Pragmatic Play · 2020
Big Bass Bonanza is a high volatility 5x3 video slot from Pragmatic Play. This page covers its figures, bonus modes and what to know before your first spin.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and legal age of 18+.
Before the first bet
Use this table before your first bet, when you compare the game with its other versions.
| What it measures | Your figure |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP | 96.71% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 5x3 |
| Max win multiple | x2,100 |
| Max win in money | A$525,000 |
| Release date | 14/12/2020 |
Choose your bet before the first spin. Big Bass Bonanza is a video slot with a fishing and ocean theme and a 5x3 grid of five reels and three rows. The base game pays on ten paylines that run from left to right, starting on the leftmost reel. A win needs at least two matching symbols in a row on a payline, so the main mechanic is line matching.
Read the Free Spins rules before you count on the bonus round, because the reels play by different rules there. Scatter symbols trigger the round. Inside it, Fisherman Wild appears on every reel and collects the values of Money symbols when it lands. Every fourth Wild collected adds free spins and raises the Money multiplier, with a limit of three retriggers.
Before you stake, check what share of your money the game returns over time. The table gives that share per A$100 staked. Which version Vegastars Casino runs is shown in the game rules.
| Payout tier | RTP | Provider default |
|---|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 96.71% | Available |
Checking the game
These views remove the doubt about what the reels and the bonus display actually show.
See the whole round
After this you will recognise each stage as it happens, from stake to settlement.
Set your stake anywhere from A$0.10 to A$250 before you spin. The figures on this page use A$0.50 and A$1 as examples, not as limits of the game.
Each spin deals a 5x3 grid across 10 paylines read left to right from the leftmost reel. A payline pays when matching symbols line up from that first reel without interruption.
Base spins carry standard symbols and the SCATTER; the Fisherman is held back for the bonus. No multipliers apply outside the free spins, so base wins stay on the paytable values.
Land three or more SCATTER and the free spins open with 10, 15 or 20 spins. The Fisherman then appears on every reel and collects MONEY values as he lands.
Choose a spending limit and a stopping point before the first spin, then stop when either is reached. Losing streaks and bonus frequency cannot be predicted, so a preset limit does the deciding.
Three scatters landed
Not knowing how the bonus begins, or what happens inside it, is the worry this block removes.
Pick your bet, and the base game runs on a 5x3 grid with 10 paylines, running left to right from the leftmost reel. Only the standard pay symbols appear here. Fisherman Wild does not appear in the base game.
Placing your betPaid line wins
Land three or more scatters: 3 give 10 free spins, 4 give 15, 5 give 20. Special reels: Fisherman Wild on all reels collects money values on landing. Every 4th Wild adds 10 free spins. Retriggers lift the multiplier: x2, x3, x10. Max 3 retriggers. Max win 2100x.
Base game spinsExtra free spins
Trial mode
Vegastars Casino lets you open the demo first, then decide on real stakes.
Pick the demo to learn the rules without staking money; it pays nothing. Pick real play only with a Vegastars Casino account and the legal age of 18+.
Start playingDecide your budget before the first spin, because how often the bonus round arrives is not known in advance. The result of one session is random whatever the RTP of 96.71% says. That figure describes return over a very large number of spins, not your next hour of play. Keep each session within the limit you set before you start.
Open the game rules before you place a bet, because the RTP version running in this lobby is shown only there. Read that version, not a figure from memory or from another game, before you compare returns. Then decide whether that return suits how much you plan to play.
Read the maximum win as a ceiling that few sessions reach, not as a number to aim for. At a A$1 bet the ceiling is A$2,100, which is 2,100 times the stake. At the A$250 limit, it is A$525,000. Reaching either sum is rare, and no bet size makes it expected.
After the last spin
After this, you will have compared five other titles and picked the one that fits your budget.
Play is for those aged 18+. Call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can afford to lose before you start, and treat that sum as the whole budget.
Pick the time or the amount that ends the session before you start, and keep that end point even after a big win.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account, and set them before you open the game.
Take a break, or use BetStop to self-exclude, once the game stops being fun and feels like work.
Learn the RTP first
Vegastars Casino answers each question with the figures the game sets, and nothing more.
Before you stake, weigh the RTP: Big Bass Bonanza returns 96.71% over the long run, calculated on A$100 staked. That figure is an average across many rounds, not a promise for one session. Other Big Bass versions carry their own RTP, shown in the versions table.
Choose by the RTP and the maximum win together. Big Bass Bonanza pays the highest RTP of the series, but its maximum win of 2,100 times the bet is the lowest. Four other versions list 5,000 times, and Big Bass Splash 1000 lists 25,000 times.
Plan for uneven sessions before you bet: Big Bass Bonanza has high volatility, so wins can be far apart and vary widely in size. Nobody can know in advance when a large win comes. The maximum win of 2,100 times the bet applies within the Free Spins mode.
Choose a stake you can afford, from A$0.10 up to A$250 per spin. Payouts scale with the bet, so the figures on this page, shown at A$0.50 and A$1, change in proportion at other stakes.
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