This guide to R.I.P. City slot RTP versions and Australian online gambling law explained starts with two points most review pages skip. First, Hacksaw Gaming publishes four return-to-player settings for the game, not one. Second, Australian law doesn't put a stake cap or RTP floor on the online version. It prohibits it.
The basics most pages agree on
R.I.P. City is a Hacksaw Gaming slot released on 5 January 2023. It runs on 5 reels and 5 rows with 19 paylines, and the maximum win is 12,500 times the bet. The theme is old-school cartoon slapstick, with Ro$$ the Cat chasing Maxx the Mouse.
Four RTP settings, not one
Most reviews quote 96.22% RTP and call the game "medium volatility". Hacksaw Gaming's own game data is more specific:
| Specification | Provider figure |
|---|---|
| Layout | 5 reels × 5 rows |
| Paylines | 19 |
| Volatility | 3/5 |
| Maximum win | 12,500× bet |
| RTP settings | 96.22%, 94.27%, 92.32%, 88.02% |
The provider's figures are the right ones, because Hacksaw Gaming builds the game and sets its configurations. 96.22% is only the top setting. The bottom one, 88.02%, returns about eight percentage points less over the long run.
The RTP doesn't change how the game looks or plays on screen, so the paytable and features give you no clue which version is running.
How the features work
Wild Cat
The Wild Cat symbol can drop down to become an expanded wild, sometimes covering a whole reel. If it expands over a regular Wild, that Wild turns into a multiplier, and the multiplier applies to the whole expanded Wild Cat.
Ro$$ free spins
In the Ro$$ bonus, Wild Cats are more likely to appear. If five Wild Cats land in the top row, the result is a full screen of expanded Wild Cats.
Maxx free spins
In the Maxx bonus, the first Wild Cat to land on a reel activates that reel. Further Wild Cats can then appear on it for the rest of the free spins, so activating all five reels early gives the most spins with every reel live.
Review pages commonly say three scatters trigger Ro$$ and four trigger Maxx. Hacksaw Gaming's game page describes both bonuses but doesn't publish the scatter counts, so treat those numbers as unconfirmed by the provider.
Bonus Buy and FeatureSpins
The game ships with two optional features:
- Bonus Buy pays for direct entry to a bonus game.
- FeatureSpins raise your bet to switch on a mode:
- BonusHunt improves the odds of triggering a bonus.
- Wild Cat FeatureSpins guarantee two or three Wild Cats per spin, depending on the price.
The provider page gives no prices for these and no minimum or maximum stake.
How Australia's rules change this game
No lawful online real-money version
Under section 15 of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth), online casino games, including online slots, may not be provided to people physically in Australia. This applies to Australian and offshore providers alike, and these games may not be advertised here.
For a player in Australia, that means none of the game is lawfully on offer online for real money. This covers the base game, both bonuses, Bonus Buy and FeatureSpins.
The offence is the provider's
The Act's offences fall on the providers, not the players. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has the websites of illegal offshore providers blocked.
No Australian stake cap or RTP minimum
No online casino can be licensed in Australia. So there is no Australian stake cap for R.I.P. City, and no minimum RTP for online slots. The four settings above are Hacksaw Gaming's configurations, not an Australian regulatory floor. A site offering the game to someone in Australia is unlicensed by definition, and nothing local governs which setting it runs.
BetStop doesn't cover casino games
BetStop, the national self-exclusion register run under ACMA, covers licensed online and phone wagering, such as sports and racing bets. It doesn't cover casino games like this one.
The 2026 amendments
ACMA reports that amendments to the Act passed on 19 August 2026, with most due to start on 1 January 2027. Its summary contains no exception allowing online casino slots.
If you gamble in any form, set a limit before you start and stick to it.