Jack and the Beanstalk slot

Jack and the Beanstalk slot overview

This is one of NetEnt's story-led classics. NetEnt was founded in 1996, is based in Stockholm and has been part of Evolution since December 2020. Its best-known titles include Starburst and Gonzo's Quest, and Jack and the Beanstalk follows the same five-reel shape with a stronger focus on wilds.

The structure is easy to follow on a small screen: line wins across 20 paylines, one type of wild that moves, and one free spins round. It sits with the other titles in our slot reviews.

How the features work: walking wilds and the key collection

Walking wilds and respins

Whenever a walking wild lands, you get a respin at no extra cost. On that respin the wild moves one reel to the left, and if it is still on the reels another respin follows. This continues until the wild has walked off the left-hand edge.

The practical effect is that a wild landing on the right side of the grid stays in play for more respins than one landing on reel 1. Each respin is a fresh chance for the wild to complete lines as it passes through.

Free spins and the treasure chests

Three or more treasure chest scatters trigger 10 free spins. During the round, key symbols that appear on reel 5 are collected.

Key upgrades

Every three keys upgrade the walking wilds. The upgrade path runs in a fixed order:

The key counts in the first column are simple arithmetic from the every-three rule. Taller wilds cover more positions as they walk, which is why the later stages of the round matter most. For the exact wording, open the game's help screen.

What Jack and the Beanstalk costs per hour

With an RTP of 96.28%, the house edge is 3.72%. The expected cost of a session is the total staked multiplied by that figure. The table assumes a relaxed 300 spins in an hour; UK rules allow no more than one spin every 2.5 seconds, so the true ceiling is 1,440 spins an hour.

Medium-high volatility sits between a steady low-variance game and a feast-or-famine one. On a £20 budget at 10p you have 200 spins before any wins are added back, which normally gives a reasonable look at the walking wilds. At £1 you have 20 spins, and a run without a free spins round can easily use the lot.

These are long-run averages. Any single session can finish well above or well below them, and the most likely result over time is a loss.

Jack and the Beanstalk maximum win: what we can and can't say

The specifications we rely on don't include a verified maximum win, so we don't quote one. Figures circulate online, but they vary and we haven't been able to confirm them against a source we trust.

If the cap matters to you, open the paytable inside the game. The paytable shows symbol payouts at your chosen stake, and the version shown by your casino is the one that counts.

Checking the Jack and the Beanstalk RTP in your app

A casino app doesn't automatically mean a lower RTP. The app opens the same NetEnt game as the website. The only reason a figure could differ is that the casino has chosen another RTP setting where the studio offers one.

1. Open the casino app and find Jack and the Beanstalk in the slots lobby.
2. Load the game in real-money or demo mode, without spinning.
3. Open the menu or information button within the game frame.
4. Look for the line that states the theoretical return to player.
5. If it differs from 96.28%, that casino runs another version: decide whether you're happy with it.

See our step-by-step guide to finding a game's RTP in an app and the explainer on RTP on mobile.

Playing it on iPhone, Android and tablets

NetEnt builds its games in HTML5, so Jack and the Beanstalk loads inside a casino's iPhone or Android app without a separate download. The game's 5 × 3 layout is wider than it is tall, so many players will find landscape the easier view, though our sources don't state which orientations the game supports.

• A larger screen, such as an iPad, makes the walking wild animations easier to follow; see our iPad casino apps guide.
• If your connection drops during respins or free spins, the casino's terms explain how an unfinished round is completed, so read them before playing on patchy mobile data.
• Turn off notifications from other apps while you play so you don't lose track of your spend; our guide to turning off casino app notifications helps with the casino's own alerts too.

UK slot rules that apply to Jack and the Beanstalk

The stake limits come from the Gambling Commission's online slots stake limit guidance (opens in a new tab), and the spin-speed rules from its technical standards (opens in a new tab). Our pages on slot stake limits and game speed rules explain them in plain English.

Walking wild respins are part of the spin you paid for, so they don't need a new tap. Since a Gambling Commission warning in January 2020, feature buy-ins are not offered to British players, so the free spins can only be reached through normal play.

Slots like Jack and the Beanstalk

Fans of fairy-tale themes and line-based NetEnt games could compare these. Every figure is the published one for that game.

Big Bad Wolf is the closest match on theme. Gonzo's Quest shares the 20-line layout, and Blood Suckers is a lower-volatility NetEnt option with a high published RTP.

Our verdict on the Jack and the Beanstalk slot

It suits players who like a readable classic with one well-defined feature rather than a screen full of modifiers. If you want something busier, browse our list of the best slot apps and their lobbies.

Where to play Jack and the Beanstalk with a welcome offer

Game libraries change, so check each app's lobby for Jack and the Beanstalk before you join. Our partners' spins are tied to their own selected slots, not necessarily this one. Everything below is 18+ and terms apply.

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One person may struggle to hold new accounts at both Coral and Ladbrokes, because LC International Limited (Entain) operates both.

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