How Cleopatra works
- Twenty adjustable paylines.
- Fifteen free spins with all prizes tripled.
- The round can retrigger up to one hundred and eighty spins.
- Structure identical to the physical cabinet.
The total bet is what matters, not any per-line figure. The studio tunes symbol weights and paytable values to hit the published return over the long run.
How Cleopatra compares
| Game | RTP | Volatility | Max win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleopatra (this page) | 95.02% | medium | 10,000x |
| Gates of Olympus | 96.50% | high | 5,000x |
| Sweet Bonanza | 96.51% | high | 21,100x |
| Gates of Olympus 1000 | 96.50% | high | 15,000x |
| Big Bass Bonanza | 96.71% | medium-high | 2,100x |
This is not a recommendation
We publish technical data, not playing advice. RTP values come from the developer's documentation; an operator may deploy a different configuration, so check the figure inside the game's own info panel. Gambling can be addictive — only ever stake money you can afford to lose.
The same machine returns differently online and on a casino floor
Cleopatra is one of the few titles where this can be stated plainly. The online build returns 95.02%. The physical cabinet, on a casino floor, is configured by the venue within whatever its jurisdiction permits, and commonly returns less. Same artwork, same symbols, same free-spins round, separately set economics.
That is worth knowing before comparing this sheet with a memory of the machine. It also explains why 95.02% reads low against modern releases: the game was built for a floor cabinet in the mid-2000s, ported online in 2012, and the online figure is the generous end of its range rather than the stingy one.
There is no official Cleopatra Megaways
Search for one and you will find Legend of Cleopatra Megaways, which is a different game by a different studio. It belongs to Playson, not IGT, and shares nothing with this title but the name of a queen who has been in the public domain for two thousand years.
| Title | Studio | Published RTP | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleopatra (this sheet) | IGT | 95.02% online | 5x3, 20 adjustable lines, 15 free spins at 3x |
| Cleopatra II | IGT | Not published by the studio | Climbing free-spins multiplier, up to 50 spins, far higher ceiling |
| Cleopatra Plus | IGT | Not published by the studio | 40 lines, LevelUp system, multipliers to 150x |
| Cleopatra MegaJackpots | IGT | Not published by the studio | Progressive jackpot bolted onto the original |
| Legend of Cleopatra Megaways | Playson | Around 95% | Unrelated game, Megaways engine, released 2020 |
IGT does not publish per-game returns the way Pragmatic Play does, which is why four of the five rows above say so rather than carrying a number copied from a review page. If a listing gives you a confident figure for Cleopatra II, ask where it came from.
Figures that conflict on this one
95.02% is consistent across the serious listings. Two other numbers circulate. One page states 95.7% as the payout percentage in the same article where it gives 95.02% for the RTP, which is not a distinction that exists — they are the same measure under two names. The volatility label also splits: some sources call the game medium, others low. Neither is wrong exactly, because IGT publishes no volatility rating for it and every label you see is a third party's own scoring.
The maximum of 10,000x comes from five Cleopatra symbols on a line at the top bet level. On a game with adjustable paylines, that ceiling depends on how the bet is configured, which is a detail almost no listing mentions.
What the free-spins round actually does
Three or more sphinx scatters award 15 free spins with every win tripled, and the round can retrigger. The retrigger is the part that built the game's reputation: chains running into the hundreds of spins are documented, and the tripled wins compound across them.
It is also the entire reason the base game feels thin. On a 95.02% game, a feature capable of that much upside has to be paid for somewhere, and it is paid for by the ordinary spins between triggers.
Who owns this game now
The IGT that built Cleopatra was a Nevada company. It was acquired by GTECH in 2015 and the resulting group kept the IGT name under a UK-registered parent; the gaming division has since been moving toward a separate ownership structure again. None of this changes the maths on the sheet, but it matters if you are checking a licence: the entity named on a regulator's register may not be the name printed on the cabinet.
Questions people actually ask about this game
What is the Cleopatra RTP? 95.02% in the online version. Land-based cabinets are set by the venue and commonly return less.
Is there a Cleopatra Megaways? Not from IGT. Legend of Cleopatra Megaways is a Playson game and unrelated.
Why is the RTP lower than modern slots? The game dates from the mid-2000s and was designed for a floor cabinet, where returns are typically set lower than online.
How long can the free spins retrigger for? Chains of well over a hundred spins are documented. The trigger frequency that gets you there is not published.