Inspired Gaming
UK gaming-technology group recognised for server-based machines and virtual sports. Its Bell-Fruit studio carries pub fruit-machine design into titles such as Golden Winner.
- Headquarters
- Burton upon Trent, United Kingdom
- Parent
- Inspired Entertainment, Inc.
- Games on site
- 1
Inspired Gaming games in the SlotSpecs database
A technology group that also makes slots
Slots are a sideline for Inspired. The group’s core business has long been virtual sports and terminals for betting shops, and that retail heritage is visible in everything it puts online. Golden Winner, for instance, is at heart a pub fruit machine, updated with a bonus loop of the modern kind. For UK players, that makes the games feel immediately familiar. Next to studios that were born online, it also makes them fairly modest in scale.
Golden Winner on the spec sheet
Our Inspired listing is Golden Winner. Confirmed figures:
| Metric | Figure |
|---|---|
| Volatility | Medium |
| RTP | 94.50% |
| Max win | 2,500x |
| Release date | 7 July 2023 |
According to Inspired’s game page, this is a 5×3, 10-line slot using classic symbols. Three bonus scatters award free spins, beginning at a minimum of 10. A 12-step trail then hands out extra spins and lifts a multiplier as you climb it. Our review highlights the dual role of the golden bell: it gathers up the values sitting on cherry symbols, and it pushes the trail along.
Two optional modes let Inspired adjust the maths:
- Fortune Bet increases the stake to 1.5x in exchange for improved odds of landing the bonus.
- Fortune Spins strips out the non-collector symbols.
Neither mode changes the basic truth that the game pays back less than it takes in over time. They alter the spread of outcomes, nothing more.
Two RTP settings, both under 96%
On its Golden Winner page, Inspired gives a choice of two RTPs, 92% and 94.5%, and labels the volatility as medium. Beyond that, we found no studio-level RTP information we could verify. Both settings fall short of the 96% that online-first studios commonly use, which is consistent with a design carried across from retail machines. SlotSpecs shows the 94.5% build.
From shop terminals to Bell-Fruit
When it announced its 2016 deal, Inspired presented itself as a provider of Server-Based Gaming, Virtual Sports and Mobile Gaming systems, operating upwards of 25,000 digital gaming terminals. Today its website splits the business into four divisions: Interactive, Hybrid Dealer, Retail Solutions and Virtual Sports.
For the slots, the pivotal moment was October 2019, when Inspired closed its purchase of the Gaming Technology Group from Novomatic UK. Six companies came with it, AstraGames Limited and Bell-Fruit Group Limited among them. Bell-Fruit makes fruit machines in Britain, and Inspired credits Golden Winner to its Bell-Fruit studio.
Ownership: the Hydra deal and since
Inspired came to market via a special-purpose acquisition company. On 23 December 2016, Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp. finalised a business combination with Inspired Gaming Group, turning the latter into a wholly owned subsidiary. The enlarged business was renamed Inspired Entertainment, Inc. and is listed on Nasdaq as INSE. At the time, it gave New York and London as its headquarters.
We looked for any subsequent change of control and did not find one. An SEC filing from Inspired dated 18 May 2026, covering a new chief financial officer, still names Inspired Entertainment, Inc. as the reporting entity. Ownership today therefore matches the 2016 structure, with Inspired Gaming beneath Inspired Entertainment, Inc.
Operating details come from the game’s own page. Inspired Gaming (UK) Limited has its registered office in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, is licensed by the Great Britain Gambling Commission (account number 1090), and carries recognition from the Malta Gaming Authority. No primary source gave us a founding year, so we have left that field empty.
The players Inspired serves best
- UK fruit-machine regulars who want the familiar look plus a more readable bonus.
- Fans of one clear progression, like a trail, over a pile of overlapping features.
- Medium-volatility players content with a 2,500x ceiling.
If you are chasing very large top multipliers or grid mechanics, look elsewhere.
Inspired weighed up
For
- Ownership is transparent and documented in Nasdaq filings.
- Authentic British fruit-machine lineage via Bell-Fruit.
- Both RTP settings and the volatility appear on game pages.
Against
- At 92% and 94.5%, the listed RTP options trail many online studios.
- Online slots are a minor strand of a group centred on terminals and virtual sports.
Your Inspired Gaming questions
Who bought Inspired Gaming, and when?
Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp. The business combination with Inspired Gaming Group closed on 23 December 2016. The merged business is Inspired Entertainment, Inc.
Is Inspired still traded on Nasdaq?
Yes. No later change of control turned up in our checks, and Inspired Entertainment, Inc. was still making SEC filings in May 2026, ticker INSE.
Where does Bell-Fruit fit in?
Bell-Fruit is a British fruit-machine company that Inspired bought in October 2019 within Novomatic UK’s Gaming Technology Group. Inspired attributes Golden Winner to its Bell-Fruit studio.
Which RTP does Golden Winner run at?
Inspired offers 92% and 94.5% builds. SlotSpecs shows the 94.5% build.
What else does Inspired do?
Its divisions span retail gaming terminals, virtual sports, hybrid dealer products and interactive games.