A 9 coin progressive slot machine, Treasure Nile has 5 reels and 9 paylines. It offers a wild symbol, a scatter, 9 regular symbols, 35 winning combinations and one of the largest progressive jackpots in the Microgaming repertoire. The standard coin size available is $0.50, so the maximum bet is $4.50 per spin which is recommended for players who want to qualify for the progressive jackpot. The progressive jackpot starts at $40,000, but the average payout is over $80,000.

The Pyramids symbol is wild and replaces any regular symbol to turn the non-winning spins into winning ones. The Pyramids symbol does not replace the Scarab symbol and the Pharaoh symbol for the progressive jackpot combination. Five Pharaoh symbols on the 9th payline win the progressive jackpot. The progressive trumps the 6,000 coins to 1 odds, so nobody can win both prizes.

The Scarab symbol is a scatter that appears on any reel to complete winning combinations. Three, four or five Scarab symbols on the screen multiply the total credits by 5, 10 or 50. Scatter wins are calculated by multiplying the Scarab symbols combination payout by the total number of credits bet.