Belatra is an industry old-timer established in 1993 in Minsk, Belarus. The company began as an electronic equipment and operating systems provider for brick-and-mortar casinos and game arcades. It was not until 2017 that the software provider began crafting online games after integrating with SoftSwiss. Belatra has since grown to establish offices in the US, Latin America, Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and the United States. The studio states that it works with several licenses but does not specify the institutions that issue them.

Belatra is widely known for its high-quality equipment and software delivered to location-based players and operators, but the same cannot be said for its online products. Its portfolio of over 100 games seems to be stuck in the 2000s era and fails to compete in a fast-growing online market.

Slots / Online Pokies

Belatra pokie machines are endowed with popular storylines, but they are moulded using simple audiovisuals that do not align with modern trends. While there is certainly a market for classic slot lovers, crafting its entire portfolio in the category makes it boring to get through. Some of its published titles include;

• Master of Gold

Master of Gold looks to charm punters with barrels of gold coins handed out by a white-haired old man on five reels and 25 bet lines. The generic poker face cards A, K, and Q pay the low-value wins of up to 50x the line bet, while the barrels, coins, jewellery boxes, and rings pay up to 500x. The old man plays the scatter, and three or more of his appearances trigger five free spins. He can grant more spins as the bonus plays, and a maximum of 101 freebies can be awarded. The three centre reels display colossal icons covering nine tiles. The most massive wins come from the Jackpot Bonus, which pays up to $50,000 with the Mega Jackpot.

• Crystal Digger

Crystal Digger is reminiscent of the Gold Digger pokie by iSoftBet and undoubtedly one of the most visually-appealing releases by Belatra. The 3D slot transports players underground to mine for precious gems with bets between $0.20 and $100 per spin. The game plays on a 6×5 grid, the largest one by the developer, and symbols pay in clusters. Four or more scatters trigger ten freebies, and they can be retriggered to a maximum of 300. After each freebie, the dynamite multipliers that fall out of the grid during cascades are applied to payouts.

• Irish Thunder

Belatra tells the legends of leprechauns and pots of gold on five reels and ten bet lines in Irish Thunder. The game features a signature green shade commonly associated with the tales, and the reels display playing card icons alongside lucky symbols like four-leaf clovers, horseshoes, and elves. The red-haired leprechaun offers the highest combo win of 1,000x the stake, and his shirtless companion plays the wild scatter. Aside from replacing other icons, he also triggers free spins, which play with a progressive multiplier that can climb up to 250x.

• Monkey Jackpot

Monkey Jackpot is an interesting video slot with a 3×3 classic pokie built into it. The main game plays with 25 paylines on five reels, while the free spins play on a 3×3 grid with five play lines and 7s and BAR characters. The game also has five progressive jackpots awarded according to the three-symbol combinations created in the freebies as follows:

• TripleX Hot Pepper

TripleX Hot Pepper Slot’s appeal lies in the fact that it is one of the true classics by Belatra. The pokie plays on a 3×3 grid with 27 bet lines that pay with traditional symbols like lemons, watermelons, plums, liberty bells, oranges, and BARs. The red hot chillis are the most valuable characters. Whenever the same icon covers the entire grid, wins are multiplied by two. The most rewarding feature is the Jackpot Wheel of Fortune that activates after collecting 1,000 JP.

• Legacy of Doom

Belatra uncovers the mysteries of Egypt in a ‘Book of’ style title, which is fitting. The pokie is heavily inspired by Play’n Go’s Book of Dead, from the gold and hieroglyphic touches in the visuals to the bonus features. The wild and scatter are denoted by a book, which triggers eight freebies when it lands on three tiles. Any of the regular icons can be chosen to be an expanding character.

Belatra is rather plain in its slot designs, but it does have several features that traverse most of its pokies. These additions can be rewarding for punters who get over the monotony in which they are presented, and they include;

Fixed Jackpots

Belatra has Hold & Win jackpots in several of its games that activate when a number of bonus symbols appear. The icons trigger three respins that reset whenever a new character lands on the reels. Usually, there are four pots with fixed values. In others, like Crystals Digger, there is only one jackpot triggered by a Wheel of Fortune bonus. The prize is collected when enough Jackpot Points are accrued, and the wheel’s arrow ends up on the jackpot wedge. There are other instances where the pots are progressive, like in Monkey Jackpots and TripleX Hot Pepper Slots.

Buy Bonus

Some Belatra pokies allow punters to depend on their pockets rather than luck to trigger bonus rounds. The purchase value of free spins or jackpot rounds varies depending on the game and placed bet.

Gamble Feature

Belatra has this feature in almost all of its games, and it plays in one of two ways. The first one doubles players’ winnings if they choose a card with a higher value than the dealer’s. The other requires them to select the correct card colour.