Pragmatic Play · 2020
Big Bass Bonanza is a high volatility 5x3 video slot from Pragmatic Play with a fishing theme. This page covers its figures, rounds, payouts and bonus modes.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and players must be 18+.
Each spin lands symbols on a 5x3 grid of five reels and three rows, themed on fishing and the ocean. The base game runs 10 paylines, read left to right from the leftmost reel. The symbols are Lure, Rod and Reel, Dragonfly, Tackle Box, Fish, and the card ranks A, K, Q, J and 10. Two matching symbols can already win.
Three or more Scatter symbols start Free Spins, and the more Scatters land, the more spins you get. Fisherman Wild only appears in Free Spins, where it lands on every reel and collects Money symbol values. Each fourth Wild collected adds spins and raises the Money multiplier, capped at three retriggers. Money Collect, Multiplier and Wild set it apart.
Big Bass Bonanza figures
Useful before your first spin, when comparing the RTP and maximum win with other slots.
| Game term | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.71% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid layout | 5x3 |
| Max win multiple | x2,100 |
| Max win at top bet | A$525,000 |
| Release date | 14/12/2020 |
Game screens
Richard Casino shows each screen as the game draws it, with captions in the game's terms.
Big Bass Bonanza extras
You will know how each mode starts and what the Wild and Scatter do in it.
Three Scatters start the mode with 10 free spins, four with 15 and five with 20. Fisherman Wild lands on all reels and collects MONEY symbol values. Every 4th Wild collected adds 10 spins and raises the MONEY multiplier to x2, x3 and x10 across three retriggers.
Base Game spinExtra spins
Each spin lands symbols on a 5x3 grid and pays along 10 paylines, read left to right from the leftmost reel. Only standard pay symbols appear, so Fisherman Wild stays out of the base game.
Placing a bet10 paylines
Each spin adds to a long-run return. RTP 96.71 means that over many spins, A$100 staked returns A$96.71 on average. The version Richard Casino runs is shown in the game rules.
| Variant | RTP | Set by provider |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.71% | Yes |
Clear picture, fewer surprises
Settles what each stage of a round asks of you, from the stake to the session limit.
The reels only turn once you set a bet, from A$0.10 up to A$250. Every spin is charged at that amount, and the paytable shows wins at A$0.40.
The 5x3 grid pays along 10 paylines, read left to right from the leftmost reel. Only standard pay symbols land here, and two matching symbols can already pay.
Three or more Scatter symbols on the reels start Free Spins. Fisherman Wild stays out of the base game, so Money Collect and Multiplier only apply after the trigger.
Landing three or more Scatter symbols starts Free Spins, and more Scatter symbols give more spins. Special reels switch on, and Fisherman Wild appears on all of them.
Set your limit before the first spin, because the reels keep turning until you stop. The total moves with every spin, since each one is charged at your bet.
Big Bass Bonanza lobby
Richard Casino keeps the choice with you: test the game first, then decide on a stake.
Reels spin in the demo for no money and pay nothing. The real game needs an account at Richard Casino and the legal age of 18+.
Play for realEach spin on the 5x3 grid lands its symbols at random, so Free Spins can come on the next spin or stay away for a long stretch. Nothing on the reels tells you when that moment comes. How often Free Spins appear is not known in advance, and the result of one session is random at any RTP.
Each spin pays out at the RTP version Richard Casino runs for this game, and that version is shown only in the game rules. A figure seen elsewhere on the page does not replace it. Open the rules before the first spin and read the version listed there, since the rules are the only place it appears.
Every fourth Wild collected in Free Spins adds 10 spins, but the top payout remains a ceiling. The maximum win of Big Bass Bonanza is 2,100 times the bet, and that ceiling is reached very rarely, so no session should be planned around it.
Big Bass Bonanza FAQ
Useful before the first spin, when you want the bets, wins and free spins explained.
Bets on Big Bass Bonanza run from A$0.10 to A$250 per spin, the highest bet allowed here. The tables on this page use A$0.40, A$0.50 and A$10 as examples only.
Big Bass Bonanza has an RTP of 96.71 percent, above the 96.50 to 96.52 of the other series versions. Its maximum win of x2,100 is lower than the x5,000 and x25,000 maximum wins of those versions.
The maximum win is x2,100 times the bet. At the highest bet of A$250, that comes to A$525,000. At the example bet of A$10, it is A$21,000.
The volatility of Big Bass Bonanza is high. Wins come less often but can be larger, so the balance can move sharply up or down during a session.
Three or more Scatter symbols trigger free spins, with 10, 15 or 20 spins depending on whether three, four or five land. The Fisherman Wild only appears during these free spins.
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The legal age is 18+. Help is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and BetStop is the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you will spend before the first spin, and treat that sum as the full cost of the session.
Choose the point where you stop before you start, and keep to it even when a win makes another round tempting.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you play, so the amount you can lose stays within the limit you chose.
If the game stops being fun, take a break from the reels, and self-exclude through BetStop if the break does not help.
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