Magic Treasures Dragon Slot Review

IGT went all-in on the Asian-inspired theme. The reels are wrapped in red and gold, with a dragon perched proudly on its mountain of coins. It is the kind of artwork that makes you think of Smaug from The Hobbit, only with a touch more gold leaf. The audio leans into traditional instruments for a ceremonial atmosphere every time the reels spin.

The paytable is filled with lucky icons. Royals (10 to A) make up the low-paying set. From there, things get shinier: golden coins, a money tree, gold ingots, koi fish, and a golden toad. 

The red dragon is the top prize symbol, paying up to 2,500x if you land the reels full of them.

Wilds appear only on reels 2 to 5, acting as substitutes for all standard symbols. The Scatter symbols are the keys to the Free Spins feature. Then there are the Money Ball symbols, which fuel the bonus game and can carry multipliers up to 5x.

The dragon symbol rules the reels. Land five of them, and you are looking at the game’s biggest payout outside of jackpots. The rest may look modest, but the Money Balls and bonus features keep the gold flowing.

IGT gave this dragon more than just shiny scales. There are three main bonus features, each tied to gold and chance. The Money Balls Bonus keeps the base game lively, the Free Spins Bonus offers potential for extended play, and the Jackpot Pick Bonus dangles those fixed prizes. Let us look closer.

Money Balls Bonus

This is the star feature. Every spin has the potential to drop Money Ball symbols carrying values between 25 and 750 coins. Land them on three or more adjacent reels from left to right and they pay out instantly.

The twist is the Money Ball pot, which can store up to 50 balls and unleash them in a single spin. Multipliers of 2x, 3x, or 5x can attach themselves, which is where the bigger wins lurk. It is a feature that rewards patience, as the longer you build the pot, the better the eventual payout can be.

Free Spins Bonus

The free spins round starts with 8 spins but can stretch far beyond that. Special symbols can add 3 more spins at a time, and in the best-case scenario you could be looking at over 100. 

The Money Ball system stays active during this round, so the pot keeps growing while you are not paying for spins. That combination of free play and accumulating value is what gives this feature its appeal, even if the base payouts are not the highest in the market.

Jackpot Pick Bonus

The fixed jackpots appear through a simple pick-and-match game. Uncover three identical jackpot icons and you win the associated prize. The jackpots come in five tiers: Mini, Minor, Maxi, Major, and the Grand worth 1,000x your stake.

Multipliers can apply here as well, boosting the payout if fortune favours you. While it is not progressive, the fixed prizes are solid, especially the Grand, which can turn a £40 spin into £40,000.

I liked parts of Magic Treasures Dragon, but it left me conflicted. The visuals are polished, the audio is atmospheric, and the features sound strong on paper. Yet, after a few sessions, it feels like the payouts never quite live up to the build-up.

I built the Money Ball pot a few times, only for the final payout to feel like a damp firecracker. The free spins are fun, but the returns were modest more often than not. It is the sort of slot that keeps you interested with promises of golden jackpots, but unless you hit that Grand, the rewards feel average.

Personally, I would call it a nice time-filler rather than a go-to slot.

Magic Treasures Dragon is beautifully built and feature-rich, but the payout potential rarely matches the excitement. It sits in that awkward space between casual entertainment and serious high-volatility thrillers.

Good enough to try, but unlikely to hold your attention for long.

Rating: 5.5