Novomatic · Greentube · released 2005
Book of Ra Classic
Nine lines and the lowest return in the family — still widely stocked because a generation learned the game on this build.
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The 2005 original
Released into land-based cabinets in 2005 and later ported to browsers, this build defined the entire book-slot genre. Every expanding-symbol slot on the market traces back to it.
Nine lines, not ten
The original runs nine paylines. Deluxe added the tenth in 2008.
92.13% return
The lowest in the family — nearly three points below Deluxe for identical gameplay.
Still widely stocked
Operators keep it because a generation of players learned the game on this cabinet and asks for it by name.
Where to play for real money
Availability comes down to licensing, not technology. The genuine Greentube build appears only at operators licensed for your market, and the RTP setting they licensed is the one your session runs on.
Check the provider, not the artwork
Clones copy the art and change the maths. The info screen inside the game names the publisher — that is the cheapest authenticity check there is.
Check the RTP in the help screen
Operators can license configurable variants. The number on any review page, including this one, is the certified default, not a guarantee of what you loaded.
Check the licence covers you
A licence somewhere is not a licence where you live. Only a regulator with jurisdiction over you gives you a complaints route.
Compared with the other versions
There is no gameplay argument for the original over Deluxe.
What you gain
Nostalgia, and the exact reel behaviour older players remember.
What you give up
2.97 percentage points of return and one payline, permanently.
| Symbol | 2× | 3× | 4× | 5× |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer — top symbol, pays from two | 10 | 100 | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Pharaoh's mask — second highest | — | 40 | 400 | 2,000 |
| Scarab — mid tier | — | 30 | 100 | 750 |
| Golden statue — mid tier | — | 30 | 100 | 750 |
| Ace & King — low tier | — | 5 | 40 | 150 |
| Ten, Jack & Queen — low tier | — | 5 | 25 | 100 |
| Book of Ra — scatter & wild, pays anywhere | — | 2× | 20× | 200× |
Figures are multiples of your line bet and follow the Deluxe paytable. The book is the exception: its payouts are multiples of your total stake, and three or more of them anywhere start the free spins.
Popular casinos with Book of Ra
5 of 6 operators below have no affiliate link of their own yet. Their buttons still work, but the click resolves to the generic offer for your country — which may be a different operator. The brand is kept in the tracking label, so the reports show how many clicks land elsewhere. Set the offer URL in CASINOS (inc/data.php) to point a row at its own brand.
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Every operator here has been confirmed to carry the genuine Greentube build and to hold a licence in the market shown. Payout speed and the licensed RTP setting are left blank because operators do not publish them — the help screen inside the game is the only authority for your session. We earn a fee when you sign up through a configured link, which does not change what is listed.
Loads with practice credits. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.
Showing the Deluxe 6 build — this version has no separate demo available. Practice credits have no cash value and cannot be withdrawn. The balance resets when you reload.
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