Lucky Lady Charms Super Games (£500 B3): How Its Bonus Structure Works and Why It’s Legal in the UK
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On Category B3 machines like Lucky Lady Charms Super Games, the £500 legal maximum applies to each individual game event, not to the total across a multi-spin bonus feature such as Super Games.
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The Super Games bonus awards a fixed number of separate £2 game events, each independently random and legally capped at £500, which is why the combined bonus can exceed £500 without breaking UK gambling regulations.
The £500 jackpot Category B3 version of Lucky Lady Charms Super Games, produced by Novomatic, has raised questions among players and operators, particularly because each bonus spin can award up to £500, and multiple bonus spins occur in sequence during the bonus.
At first glance, this appears to exceed the UK’s strict £500 jackpot limit. However, when examined under UK Gambling Commission regulations and technical standards, the structure is compliant.
The UK Legal Framework: Category B3 Machine Limits
Category B3 machines are governed by the Gambling Act 2005 and Gambling Commission technical standards. These machines have two key statutory limits:
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Maximum stake: £2 per game
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Maximum prize: £500 per game
The crucial phrase here is “per game.”
The law does not necessarily limit the total amount that can be won across multiple legally separate game events triggered within a bonus feature.
Compliance depends entirely on how the machine defines an individual game event.
How the Super Games Feature Works
When the Super Games feature is triggered, the machine typically awards:
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£30 worth of Super Games
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Each Super Game is effectively a £2 stake
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This results in 15 individual Super Game spins
Each Super Game spin:
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Is a fully independent, random game event
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Has its own separate outcome
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Can award up to £500
This means theoretically:
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15 spins × £500 maximum each
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Potential total feature payout: £7,500
However, and this is the key legal distinction, no single individual game exceeds £500.
Instead, the machine delivers multiple legally separate game events in sequence.
Why the Machine Doesn’t Display a Single “Bonus Total”
You may notice that at the end of the Super Games feature, and one I’ve pointed out during my videos when I play the game, the machine does not prominently present a single bonus total.
This is not accidental. It reflects how the software defines game boundaries for compliance purposes.
Each Super Game is treated as:
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A separate game cycle
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With its own independent maximum prize limit
This ensures compliance with the £500 per-game maximum.
Why This Passed Independent Testing and Compliance
All UK B3 machines must pass certification by independent testing laboratories approved by the UK Gambling Commission. These include internationally recognised test houses such as:
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Gaming Laboratories International (GLI)
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eCOGRA
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BMM Testlabs
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Quinel
These organisations verify:
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Maximum prize limits per game event
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Random number generator behaviour
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Bonus feature structure
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Game cycle definitions
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Compliance with technical standards
They examine both:
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Source code and compiled software
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Long-term statistical outcomes across millions or billions of simulated plays
If any single game event could exceed £500, certification would be refused.
The Critical Compliance Principle: Defining the “Game”
The reason Lucky Lady Charms Super Games remains legal is because of how a “game” is defined.
Legal structure:
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Base spin = one game
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Each Super Game spin = separate game
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Each gamble attempt = separate game
Illegal structure (not permitted):
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One bonus defined as a single game paying more than £500
The machine is explicitly designed to comply with the legal structure.
So, hopefully in the future we will get other games from other providers which will use a similar structure.