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China Gold

Class IIClass IIIHHR
China Gold game screen — Ainsworth
Game artwork · Ainsworth

About this machine

A proven low volatility performer, China Gold remains popular on many Class II slot floors. Players can win up to 50 Free Games with a 4x Multiplier.

Description sourced from the manufacturer's public product page.

China Gold on video

Real footage of this machine — 6 clips whose title names it. We index them; the videos live on YouTube. More on YouTube ↗

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Artwork & cabinet

Why China Gold doesn't have an RTP in the usual sense

This machine is designated HHR — historical horse racing. Despite the reels on the screen, it is not running a slot maths model at all: each play is a parimutuel wager settled against the archived result of a real horse race that has already been run, with identifying details stripped out.

That distinction is what lets these machines operate in states that never legalised slot machines — Kentucky, Virginia, New Hampshire and Wyoming among them. It also changes where the money comes from: payouts are funded from a wagering pool shared with other players, not from a fixed theoretical return set by the manufacturer.

So the honest answer is that the return depends on the pool and the takeout rate the operator applies, not on a par sheet inside this cabinet.

Reels, symbols and bonus animations on an HHR machine are a presentation layer over the race result. Ainsworth builds the cabinet and the presentation; the wagering system underneath is regulated as parimutuel racing.

Where to play

We don't yet have verified floor placements for this machine. Our casino cross-reference covers 442 properties, but only through IGT's public linked-progressive data — which doesn't reach Ainsworth titles. We would rather show nothing than guess.