Full explanation
Le Zeus pays on 19 fixed paylines across its 6x5 grid. Wins are evaluated left to right and must start on the leftmost reel, which is the standard payline setup rather than an all-ways or cluster model.
Nineteen is a moderate count. It gives more chances to connect a combination than a tight 10-line classic, but nowhere near the hundreds or thousands of ways some modern grids offer. That middle-ground design is part of why the base game lands around 36.6% of spins: enough lines to hit regularly, not so many that every spin pays peanuts on everything.
Because the lines are fixed, you are not choosing how many to play, so your bet covers all 19 every spin. Where the line layout matters less than you might think is the feature side: the Mystery Reveal chains and Mystery Reels are not paylines at all, and that is where the real payouts live.
So the 19 lines shape the rhythm of the base game, while the Mystery mechanics shape the upside. Both matter, but for the big wins the feature is the part to watch.
Lines versus the feature
It is easy to overweight the payline count when judging a slot. In Le Zeus the 19 lines mostly govern the small, frequent base-game wins. The payouts that actually decide a session come from the Mystery Reveal chains and Mystery Reels, which are not paylines at all.
So when you compare Le Zeus to a higher-line or all-ways game, the line count tells you about the texture of base play, not the big-win potential. Two slots with very different payline systems can have similar real-money behaviour if their features carry the weight, which is exactly the case here.
The nineteen-line setup is already baked into that 96.26% return and the 36.6% hit rate, so there is no separate lever to pull. Wins are evaluated the same way on every spin regardless of how you bet. Read the paytable once to see which combinations pay, then let the layout do its job without trying to game it.