Penalty Blast (Belatra): October’s Game of the Month takes it to penalties
Published 17 October 2026. Belatra’s football slot Penalty Blast has been named October 2026 Game of the Month by Nonstopbonus. The cluster-pays game drops paylines entirely: 5 or more connected symbols pay and cascade, Ball symbols hide multipliers up to x1000 for the Goalkeeper to collect, and a Golden Whistle sends players into an interactive penalty shootout. RTP 96.00%, medium-high volatility, max win 10,000x.
Official press art: Belatra.
Key facts
| Provider | Belatra |
|---|---|
| Release date | 24 September 2026 |
| Grid | Cluster pays (5+ connected symbols), cascading |
| RTP | 96.00% |
| Volatility | Medium-high |
| Max win | 10,000x |
| Mechanics | Ball multipliers (x1-x1000), Goalkeeper collector, Green/Red/Golden whistles, Penalty Bonus shootout, Free Games with boosters, Buy Bonus |
| Theme | Football, stadium |
Game of the Month
Nonstopbonus named Penalty Blast its Game of the Month for October 2026, days after the football slot reached wider lobby distribution. The award cites the cascading cluster mechanics, the whistle symbols and the interactive Penalty Bonus shootout. It is the fourth outing for Belatra’s recurring character, The Guy, after Blast the Bass, Ice Bass and Hunt the Bucks.
No paylines, just clusters
Wins come from 5 or more matching symbols connected horizontally or vertically. Winning symbols explode and clear, taking every other symbol of that type with them, and new ones drop in. Ball symbols carry hidden multipliers from x1 to x1000; when the Goalkeeper lands beside them, he gathers every value, multiplies by the bet and pays the total.
Three whistles and a shootout
Three coloured whistles shake up the base game. The Green Whistle fires balls across the reels, locking positions or handing over an instant Goalkeeper collection. The Red Whistle sweeps every low-paying symbol off the grid. The Golden Whistle is the big one: it opens the interactive Penalty Bonus, a shootout with prize zones of x20, x50, x100 and x250.
Free Games with stacking boosters
Four scatters start 10 Free Games; five add a Booster with an x2 multiplier, and six light up Hot Mode with x2 and x3 boosters. Every Goalkeeper during the feature fills a slot on the panel above the reels, unlocking more boosters and extra rounds, with each Goalkeeper win multiplied by the live booster. A Buy Bonus menu offers three access points (Free Games, Hot Mode, a standalone Penalty Bonus), plus a Bet +100% choice that quadruples the feature trigger frequency.