Black Lounge Bell Link Slot Review & Free Play

Black Lounge Bell Link: Ring the Lucky Bells for Progressive Jackpot Rewards

Black Lounge Bell Link by EGT Digital continues the studio’s golden bell series with another progressive jackpot setup. I enjoyed their earlier bell-themed releases for their classic one-armed bandit style. So this time, I wanted to see how much the addition of expanding wilds actually changed the experience.

I was greeted by a five-reel, four-row slot operating on 40 paylines. The grid is filled with cards, bells, expanding wilds, gold bars, dice, jackpot symbols, and classic slot icons. Landing at least three matching symbols on a payline awards a payout, while five or more bell symbols anywhere on the grid trigger the Hold and Win feature.

During my playthrough, I was landing wins every 3 to 4 spins, and most returns stayed between 1.80x and 2.50x my bet. The expanding wilds helped me land wins of 8x, 10x, and 12x my bet.

My highest base game win came when expanding wilds connected three lines of lucky sevens, rewarding me with a 34x payout. Feeling lucky, I pushed that win into the gamble feature and somehow walked away with 68x instead.

Within my first 20 spins, I activated the bonus round and secured a 47x return thanks to a Mini Jackpot landing on the grid. I managed to enter the bonus feature several more times afterward, collecting payouts of 40x, 32x, and 28x my bet. In one instance, a Minor Jackpot appeared, pushing my total return to 118x my bet. 

According to the feature rules, landing between 15 and 19 bell symbols multiplies all visible prizes by 2x, excluding the Major and Grand Jackpots. Unfortunately, I never managed to land more than 13 bells during any feature. Still, I walked away fairly satisfied overall.

There is no bonus buy option here, so there is no shortcut to the features. The gamble feature, however, is always available if you want to risk doubling your winnings or losing everything instantly. Personally, I would advise caution with it, as it can turn against you very quickly.

For me, Black Lounge Bell Link improves noticeably over its predecessors in terms of payout potential. Between the expanding wilds and stronger symbol payouts, the base game itself remained entertaining enough throughout my session.