Oil barons have spent the last century proving that if you dig a deep enough hole in the ground, eventually money, political influence, and a suspicious number of private jets start pouring out. They are basically pirates with better tailoring, fewer parrots, and a far more sophisticated understanding of tax law.

Back in the day, however, these prospectors represented a dirtier and more dangerous kind of gold rush. There was definitely more reverence than revulsion when it came to the men getting rich from it. So, it’s no surprise that Betsoft has gone period with its new The Oil Barons slot.

Time to look for that black gold

The Oil Barons slot features 15 paylines spread across five reels. The slot offers betting from $0.20. If you’re betting at the maximum of $30 a spin, you’ll have a shot at $375,000 thanks to the 12,500x maximum multiplier.

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The slot’s very high volatility means that wins can be few and far between, but there is greater potential for larger payouts when they do arrive. The Oil Barons slot expected RTP is 96.26%.

While the slot doesn’t offer much in the way of base game features, it does give you the chance to trigger three different rounds of free spins.

Landing three or more Stuck Oil scatter symbols will trigger ten Stuck Oil free spins. During the round, any wild symbol that lands on the reels becomes sticky and remains in place for the duration of the feature.

Ten Contract Duel free spins are triggered by landing three or more Duel scatter symbols. During the feature, VS symbols may appear, triggering the Versus feature.

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Once triggered, a VS symbol will expand to cover the entire reel if doing so creates part of a winning combination. It will then reveal two multipliers of up to 100x, which will duel against each other. The remaining multiplier will be applied to your winning amount.

If multiple VS symbols land and expand on the same spin, the winning multipliers will first be added together before being applied to your win.

The third set of free spins is The Gusher free spins, which are triggered by landing three or more Gusher scatter symbols. The round begins with a hold-and-win-style feature that gives you three spins to collect multipliers and wilds. Each time you land either one, the spin counter resets to three. If you go three consecutive spins without landing a multiplier or wild, you will move on to the free spins.

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During The Gusher free spins, the number of wilds you collected during the opening hold-and-win feature will be added to every spin. Additionally, any winning combination will be multiplied by the multiplier you accumulated during that initial stage of the feature.

The Oil Barons slot gives you a shot to purchase any of the three rounds of free spins through the Buy Bonus feature.

Is The Oil Barons slot your ticket to a fortune?

I’m surprised I haven’t seen this theme before. Trying to strike it lucky with oil feels like the perfect setup for a slot game, yet I don’t think I’ve ever seen a provider use it before. So, on the originality front, this one passes. That said, it definitely gave me some There Will Be Blood vibes.

I would have liked a few more base game features to keep things interesting, especially given the slot’s very high volatility. However, the range of free spins features does a good job of making up for it, and there is plenty here to keep you coming back.

I give The Oil Barons slot a rare ten out of ten. I would recommend it.

If you’re looking for a few other Betsoft slots that I recommend, try out Heist: Bank Rush – Hold & Win and Alkemor’s Elements.