Starburst
Starburst tops the shortlist with a published return of 96.08%, ten lines and a maximum win of 800x.
- RTP
- 96.08%
- Max win
- 800x
- Lines
- 10
- Space Gems
- NetEnt
Pokie guide · Australia
50 Lions: RTP, volatility and where to play in Australia
Aristocrat's 50 Lions is a five-reel, fifty-line pokie first released in 2007, with a medium-low volatility rating and a maximum win of 600x. This page sets out its published return figures and how they compare with a shortlist of alternatives.
- 96.79%RTP
- Medium-LowVolatility
- 600xMaximum win
Specifications
Its figures, as the provider gives them
Return to player
96.79%
Long-run average across all spins, online versionVolatility
Medium-Low
How unevenly the return arrivesMaximum win
600x
Multiple of the stake- Grid
- 5x3
- Paylines
- 50
- Minimum bet
- A$0.01
- Provider
- Aristocrat
- Released
- 2007
- RTP in venues
- 87.5%
Return and volatility
What the pair of numbers implies
The published return for 50 Lions online is 96.79%. Read plainly, that means that across an enormous number of spins the game gives back roughly that share of everything staked, and keeps the remainder. It is a long-run average and nothing more: it does not describe a target the game aims at in an evening, and it does not move in your favour because a session has been quiet. The venue figure of 87.5% is the same idea on a different configuration, and the difference between the two numbers is larger than any edge a player could manufacture.
The volatility rating of medium-low is about the shape of the ride, not the return. Smaller, more frequent returns mean the balance tends to step down rather than collapse, and the maximum win of 600x caps how far a single hit can travel. That is a gentler profile than a high-volatility game, but gentle is not the same as favourable: over enough spins the house edge still applies, and a session is not a long run. Treat any single sitting as a cost you have chosen, not as a chance to recover a previous one.
Volatility
Medium-Low- Low
- Medium
- High
Return to player
96.79%This game 96.79%Average 95.17%
The average is the median return of the 27 pokies this site holds published figures for.
Features
Where the game's value sits: 50 Lions
Medium-low volatility
The rating points to smaller, more frequent returns rather than long waits for a single big payout. Sessions tend to grind rather than spike, though the house edge still applies over time.
Fifty paylines
Five reels and three rows with fifty lines means a wide spread of live combinations on every spin. The minimum bet is A$0.01, so line costs stay low at the bottom of the range.
600x maximum win
The top published win is 600x, and there is no jackpot or progressive tied to the game. That ceiling shapes the payout profile more than the theme does.
Two published returns
The online figure is 96.79% and the venue figure is 87.5%. The gap reflects different configuration rather than a different game, and it is the single largest difference on this page.
Step by step
One round, start to finish
- 01
Set the stake
The minimum bet is A$0.01, and with fifty paylines the total stake is built from the per-line amount. Decide the total cost of a spin before the reels turn, not after.
- 02
Spin the reels
Wins are counted along the fifty fixed paylines on the five-by-three grid. Only combinations that follow a defined line pattern pay.
- 03
Check the paytable
The paytable lists what each symbol pays and how many are needed on a line. Checking it before play is more useful than reading it after a loss.
- 04
Watch the balance
Medium-low volatility tends to produce a steadier decline rather than a dramatic one. Track the balance in money, not in spins, so the session length stays under your control.
Where to play
Picked on figures, not on promises
The shortlist below is ordered by each pokie's published return, from highest to lowest, so the comparison rests on one figure rather than on theme or presentation.
Figures checked on 16 October 2026
Wolf Gold
Wolf Gold sits second at 96.01%, rated medium volatility, with twenty-five lines and a maximum win of 5,000x.
- RTP
- 96.01%
- Volatility
- Medium
- Max win
- 5,000x
- Lines
- 25
- Wildlife
- Jackpot
- Pragmatic Play
Queen of the Nile
Queen of the Nile is third at 95.98%, rated medium volatility, with twenty lines and a maximum win of 800x.
- RTP
- 95.98%
- Volatility
- Medium
- Max win
- 800x
- Lines
- 20
- Egyptian
- Aristocrat
Pompeii
Pompeii is fourth at 95.96%, rated medium volatility, with 243 lines and a maximum win of 1,500x.
- RTP
- 95.96%
- Volatility
- Medium
- Max win
- 1,500x
- Lines
- 243
- History
- Aristocrat
5 Dragons
5 Dragons is fifth at 95.17%, rated medium volatility, with 243 lines and a maximum win of 1,000x.
- RTP
- 95.17%
- Volatility
- Medium
- Max win
- 1,000x
- Lines
- 243
- Asian
- Aristocrat
The same data, sortable
Sort by whichever figure decides it for you.
| 1Starburst | 96.08% | — | 800x | NetEnt |
| 2Wolf Gold | 96.01% | Medium | 5,000x | Pragmatic Play |
| 3Queen of the Nile | 95.98% | Medium | 800x | Aristocrat |
| 4Pompeii | 95.96% | Medium | 1,500x | Aristocrat |
| 55 Dragons | 95.17% | Medium | 1,000x | Aristocrat |
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How to read the return percentage
The published online return for 50 Lions is 96.79%, while the figure for the same game in venues is 87.5%. That gap is not a quirk of this title: venue machines are configured differently, and the lower number is what applies on a cabinet in a pub or club. The online figure is the one that matters if you are reading about the game in a browser, but it is an average across a very long run of spins, not a rate you can expect to hold in any given hour.
A return is not a promise and not a target. It describes what is left, on average, after an enormous number of spins, and individual sessions sit well either side of it. A player who puts through a hundred spins will almost never land near 96.79%, in either direction.
Why medium-low volatility matters here
Volatility describes how the payouts are spread rather than how big the return is. 50 Lions is rated medium-low, which means the game leans towards smaller and more frequent returns rather than long dry spells broken by a single large hit. The maximum win is 600x, and that ceiling shapes the experience as much as the volatility rating does — there is no progressive or jackpot attached, so the top of the range is fixed.
For one session, medium-low volatility usually means a slower, steadier drain rather than a fast one, but the drain still runs one way over time. Fifty paylines on a five-by-three grid also means more lines are live on each spin, which spreads a stake thinly across combinations.
Line games against scatter-pays games
50 Lions is a classic line game: fifty fixed paylines, wins counted along defined patterns. The shortlist below includes 243-line titles such as Pompeii and 5 Dragons, which are built on a different, ways-to-win style of evaluation. Neither approach changes the return figure by itself — the maths is set by the configuration, not by the line count — but the two styles feel different to play, and the published figures for each are the honest way to compare them.
Where a game sits in the shortlist depends on its return, its volatility rating and its maximum win. The table ranks them by published return only, which is the one figure that can be lined up directly across different providers and different reel setups.
FAQ
Questions this page gets asked
What is the RTP of 50 Lions?
The published online return for 50 Lions is 96.79%. In venues the same game is listed at 87.5%, so the two figures are not interchangeable.
Is 50 Lions a high volatility pokie?
No — it is rated medium-low, so returns tend to be smaller and more frequent rather than concentrated in rare large hits. The maximum win is 600x, with no jackpot attached.
How many paylines does 50 Lions have?
It has fifty paylines on a five-by-three grid, and the minimum bet is A$0.01. Aristocrat released the game in 2007.
Can a return figure tell me what I will win in a session?
No. A return is a long-run average across a very large number of spins, and any single session will sit away from it. It is a description of the game's maths, not a forecast.