What is Hold And Win?

Hold and Win is a slot bonus feature in which special symbols lock in place on the reels and each fresh landing symbol resets a respin counter, with the round paying out the collected symbol values, and often fixed jackpots, when the respins run out. It is also marketed as Hold and Spin, Link and Win, or Lock and Spin, and is best known from the Hold the Spin and Book-style hits that popularised it. Triggering usually requires six or more cash-value symbols to land on a single spin. Once triggered, you typically start with three respins. Every time a new value symbol lands it sticks and the counter resets to three; any spin that adds no new symbol counts down. The feature ends when respins reach zero or all reel positions are filled, which normally awards the top Grand jackpot. Worked example: you trigger with 6 symbols and 3 respins. On respin one, two more symbols land, resetting the count to 3 and giving 8 held symbols. You add one symbol over the next two spins, then miss twice to finish with 9 symbols. If those carry values of 1x to 20x plus a 500x Mini jackpot, you sum every visible value for the total payout. Fill all 15 positions and the Grand jackpot, sometimes 2,000x stake, is added. Practical context: RTP on these features is baked into the base game, so a flashy Grand jackpot does not guarantee generous long-run returns. Always check the paytable and the slot's overall RTP and volatility before assuming the top prize is realistically reachable. Compare with respin, persistent state and fixed jackpot.