Sequels are like exes who text you at 2am, they show up uninvited, make everything worse, and somehow think you’ll be excited to see them again. The original ended perfectly, but here comes part two, stomping in with a half-baked plot, a recast side character, and the emotional depth of a soggy sock. By the time you hit the fourth one, it’s less a story and more a hostage situation.

With that rather positive review, let me introduce you to Hacksaw Gaming’s latest sequel, the Danny Dollar slot.

Is it Jaws: The Revenge or The Dark Knight

The Danny Dollar slot from Hacksaw features 19 fixed paylines across a five-reel layout. Betting starts at just $0.10, with a maximum limit of $25. If you’re betting at the upper limit, you could win up to $312,500, thanks to the 12,500x maximum multiplier. The slot has medium to high volatility, meaning wins may not be frequent but can still reach significant amounts. The RTP is 96.21%.

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When a Danny symbol lands, it transforms into a Wild Dollar-Reel—but only if it can contribute to a winning combination. These expanding wilds only extend upward to the top of the reel. If the symbol does not expand, it still acts as a regular wild occupying a single position. Only one Danny symbol can appear on a reel per spin. When a Dollar-Reel expands through an existing wild symbol, a multiplier is applied to the full reel, ranging from x2 to x200.

Nudge symbols activate after all Dollar-Reels have completed their expansion. Once triggered, they push every Dollar-Reel on the screen down by a single row, potentially creating new combinations or altering existing ones.

Triggering 3 FS scatter symbols in the base game activates the Dollar Dash bonus round, awarding 10 free spins. This feature introduces Reel Indicators, which mark the highest position reached by a Danny symbol on each reel. New Danny symbols cannot land above this marker, and if they appear below it, the marker adjusts to the new position. During the bonus, landing 2 or 3 additional FS symbols adds 2 or 4 extra spins, respectively.

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Landing 4 FS scatters instead initiates the No Bills, No Thrills bonus round, also starting with 10 free spins. This round retains the Reel Indicator mechanic but adds a Progressive Global Multiplier. Every multiplier generated by Dollar-Reels is added to this global value, which then applies to all wins during the feature.

If you’re not keen on waiting around to unlock the bonus features the old-fashioned way, you can select to purchase instead.

Is the Danny Dollar slot the better of the two siblings?

In August 2024, Hacksaw released Donny Dough, introducing a dollar-eyed, nightmare-inducing character that felt like the embodiment of capitalism itself. With the Danny Dollar slot, the company now gives us Donny’s look-alike “brother,” Danny. The main difference? Danny prefers a pipe and a maroon tux, while Donny’s more of a navy pinstripe and stogey kind of guy.

If I were a cynical man, I’d say this was just an excuse to squeeze out two slots for the development cost of one. And while both games offer entertaining mechanics and subtle differences, Danny Dollar mostly left me with the impression of a do-over. I give it a solid seven out of ten.

If you’re looking for a few Hacksaw slots that won’t make you feel like you’re seeing double, I recommend 2 Wild 2 Die and Pug Life.