Updated 20 August 2026 · By Editorial Team · 5 min read

Gates of Olympus 1000: How Pragmatic Play's Sequel Differs From the Original

Gates of Olympus 1000 is Pragmatic Play's higher-ceiling follow-up to the original Gates of Olympus (released February 2021). It keeps the Zeus theme and cascading-wins mechanic but raises the multiplier-symbol cap from 500x to 1,000x, which doubles the maximum win from 5,000x to 15,000x stake.

What actually changed

Gates of Olympus 1000 belongs to Pragmatic Play's "1000 series" — reworked versions of the studio's most-played titles with a raised win ceiling. The base structure is unchanged: a 6x5 pays-anywhere grid where eight or more matching symbols anywhere on screen count as a win, tumbling wins, and multiplier symbols that collect through a spin or free-spins round. What moves is the cap on those multiplier symbols — up to 1,000x each instead of 500x — which is what pushes the theoretical maximum from 5,000x to 15,000x stake. Advertised RTP is 96.50%, the same as the original.

Both titles remain available side by side at operators carrying Pragmatic Play's catalogue; the original was not withdrawn when the sequel shipped.

Why it matters for players

A higher multiplier ceiling changes the shape of possible outcomes more than it changes day-to-day play. Top-tier wins are rare in either title, and doubling the theoretical ceiling mostly affects the extreme tail of outcomes — the kind of result that gets clipped and shared rather than something a typical session will hit. For ordinary bankroll and session-length decisions, the difference between the two versions is small. What matters more is which build a specific operator actually runs, since Pragmatic Play permits regional RTP variants on some titles — check the in-game paytable, not a review site, before you rely on a specific number.

How to choose between the two

There's no fixed rule for picking one over the other — both share the same theme, base RTP, and core mechanic. If a specific max-win figure, hit-frequency, or volatility comparison matters to your decision, verify it in Pragmatic Play's own game info or the operator's paytable rather than relying on third-party claims that can't be independently checked.

Availability

Gates of Olympus 1000 ships under Pragmatic Play's standard licensing and is available at operators carrying the studio's certified catalogue, subject to each jurisdiction's own rules — for example, buy-feature and bonus-buy restrictions apply in some regulated markets, including the UK.