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WMS built Gorilla Chief on the Bluebird 1 cabinet back in 2010, and on units carrying the linked progressive, the jackpot isn't left to chance -- it's set to pay out before the meter clears $50 (mini) or $150 (maxi). Stack that against the Hot Hot Super Re-Spin, a 15x-line-bet add-on that locks reel 1 for two guaranteed re-spins when it lands stacked, and you've got a paid bonus sitting on top of an already-generous jackpot structure.
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Gorilla Chief is a 2010 WMS release built on the company's Bluebird 1 upright cabinet, set in a savannah/jungle theme with a gorilla-face Wild symbol running through the reels. It's a confirmed, currently-tracked physical machine -- not an online-only curiosity -- with location tags at casinos including Flamingo Las Vegas, Osage Casino, and Cherokee Casino - Ramona. A sequel, Gorilla Chief 2, later moved the franchise onto WMS's newer Blade cabinet hardware.
WMS Gaming (later folded into Scientific Games, now Light & Wonder) released Gorilla Chief in 2010 on its Bluebird 1 (BB1) upright cabinet, a single-LCD-monitor platform that also shipped in later Bluebird 1.5, Bluebird 2, and Bluebird Meta hardware revisions. A sequel, Gorilla Chief II, moved to WMS's later Blade cabinet generation, so the two games look and feel noticeably different even though they share a name and theme.
A gorilla-face Wild symbol substitutes for every regular symbol except the Scatter, but by design it only ever lands on reels two through five -- never reel one, a detail that's useful for confirming the game from a photo or short clip. Landing three Savannah scatter symbols across the first three reels opens a free-spins bonus that adds extra Wild symbols to the mix and can retrigger for additional spins.
Gorilla Chief also offers an optional "Hot Hot Super Re-Spin" side bet, priced above the normal wager. When active, landing stacked identical symbols on reel one locks that reel in place and awards two guaranteed re-spins on the rest of the reels -- an opt-in, paid bonus layered on top of the base game rather than something that happens automatically.
Published RTP figures for Gorilla Chief conflict across slot-review sites, with some citing a number that other sources separately and specifically attribute to the sequel, Gorilla Chief 2, rather than the original -- a reminder to treat any single RTP figure you find online with some skepticism until you can confirm it against the actual cabinet. Some physical units also carry a linked progressive jackpot with tiered payout levels; not every cabinet has this jackpot feature, so check the machine itself rather than assuming.
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