Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights is one of NetEnt's original progressive jackpot pokies, a five-reel slot set in the storybook world of the 1001 Nights. Kiwi players searching for the Arabian Nights slot or its RTP usually arrive for one thing: the shared, ever-growing jackpot that has been paying out since the game first appeared in 2005. You can spin it in NZD, and the uncluttered reels, gentle pace and desert-night soundtrack make it an easy pokie to sit down with whether you are new to slots or have played NetEnt classics for years.

How Arabian Nights plays

The game uses five reels, three rows and ten fixed paylines, with wins paying left to right across symbols such as the magic lamp, the flying carpet, the scimitar and the golden ring. The Sultan is the wild. He stands in for other symbols to complete a line and doubles the value of any win he helps form. The magic lamp acts as the scatter, and landing three or more of them starts the free spins round, where every win is tripled and the feature can be retriggered. Line up a tripling free spin with a doubling Sultan wild and a single payline can return far more than it would in the base game. Land five Sultan wilds along an active payline and you take the progressive jackpot itself.

Arabian Nights RTP, volatility and jackpot

Arabian Nights has a published RTP of around 95.62 percent, a touch below the modern average because a small part of every bet feeds the shared jackpot pool. The base game sits at the low to medium end of the volatility scale, so the ten lines and high hit rate hand out frequent small wins that keep a session ticking along. The real headline is the pooled progressive jackpot, which climbs across every casino running the game until a lucky spin lands five wilds on a line. There is no fixed maximum multiple on that top prize; it is simply whatever the pool has grown to when it finally drops, which is why it remains one of the most talked-about jackpots NetEnt has ever built.

Playing Arabian Nights in New Zealand

New Zealand does not yet license domestic online casinos. That changes from December 2026, when the Department of Internal Affairs begins issuing licences under the new Online Casino Gambling Act, but until those go live Kiwis play the Arabian Nights pokie at casinos licensed offshore. The casinos listed on this page accept New Zealand players and let you deposit and play in NZD. You can also load the free demo above to try every feature, including the free spins round, without an account or any risk, which is a sensible way to learn how the jackpot symbols behave before you wager real money.

Is Arabian Nights worth playing?

Arabian Nights shows its age in the simple graphics, yet that is part of the appeal: it is a clean, low-pressure pokie with a genuinely huge jackpot attached. The RTP is modest and the top prize is a long shot, so treat the jackpot as a bit of fun rather than a plan. If you enjoy classic NetEnt slots and the idea of a pooled prize, it is worth a few spins. Set a budget, keep it entertainment, and read our responsible gambling guide before you play.