Hold & Spin Slots

How Hold & Spin Works

Hold & Spin is a lock-and-respin bonus: qualifying symbols hold their positions while the rest of the grid keeps respinning. Each newly landed value symbol locks and refills the respin counter, and the round closes when the counter empties or every position is filled.

The collected symbols carry the round’s value: bet-multiple coins, Cash Symbols, and fixed or Progressive Jackpot tiers on the rarest symbols. Filling the entire grid typically unlocks the top fixed prize, which is where these bonuses concentrate their volatility.

Providers attach different names to the loop, and Hold & Spin is one of the two dominant labels alongside Hold & Win; the underlying structure, a persistent-state Respins sequence, is the same. Entry is usually via six trigger symbols, and Bonus Buy access is common.

When cataloguing games, treat the two labels as one mechanic family and record the game-specific parameters that actually differ: counter size, grid dimensions, value ranges and whether jackpot tiers are fixed or progressive.