Buy Feature vs Hold and Win

Players often use "buy feature" and "Hold & Win" interchangeably, but they're not the same thing. Here's the distinction, because it matters when you're choosing a game.

Buy feature vs Hold and Win

Buy feature is an option: a button that purchases instant entry to a slot's bonus round for a multiple of your stake. Hold & Win is a bonus type: a lock-and-respin round where cash-value coins stick in place, respins reset on each new coin, and filling the grid or landing jackpot symbols pays the big prizes.

How they overlap

Many offshore slots are Hold & Win games that also offer a buy button — so you can buy your way straight into the Hold & Win round. Coins of Ra Power, 88 Frenzy Fortune and A Big Catch are examples: the buy is the entry, Hold & Win is what you're entering.

Why the difference matters

• A buy on a free-spins game (e.g. Fury of Zeus) gives you spins with multipliers — variance comes from the spins.
• A buy on a Hold & Win game gives you the coin round — value comes from coins locking and jackpots.

Knowing which you're buying tells you what to expect: a Hold & Win buy tends to pay more steadily; a free-spins buy on a high-variance title is more feast-or-famine.