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Sweet Bonanza: 96.48% published RTP

Sweet Bonanza is a Pragmatic Play title and a published return of 96.48%. Operators can legally ship a reduced-RTP configuration of the same title without disclosing it in the lobby, so the paytable in the game's info screen is the figure to trust.

STUDIO-PUBLISHED FIGURESVOLATILITY NOT PUBLISHED
Pragmatic Play's own game page
Lars P.Founder & editorLast updated
Sweet Bonanza game artPragmatic Play
RTP
96.48%
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Key figures

Each figure links to its source in the fact table below.

Published RTP
96.48%
Per Pragmatic Play's game page
Volatility
Not published
Pragmatic Play doesn't publish one
Max win
Not published
Pragmatic Play doesn't publish one
Provider
Pragmatic Play
See the studio profile for RTP policy
Holds up
+Published return of 96.48% in the full build
Falls short
−Operators can ship a lower-RTP build without saying so in the lobby
−Pragmatic Play doesn't publish a volatility rating for it
−Bonus buys move variance, not expected value

Published figures

From Pragmatic Play's own game page, checked 15 Sep 2026.

Source: pragmaticplay.com ↗
Published return
96.48% in the full build
Cited
Configurations
Not published on the game page
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Volatility
Not stated
Not stated
Max win
Not stated
Not stated

Questions readers ask

We haven't field-tested a per-operator build for this title yet. Until we have, treat the published return as the ceiling, not a guarantee at any specific casino.
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8.1/ 10
Our reviewCryptoSlotGuide games desk · edited by Lars P. · read 9 October 2026

Sweet Bonanza: our verdict

The original pay-anywhere tumble slot from Pragmatic: eight or more matching symbols anywhere pay, multiplier symbols up to 100× in the free spins, a 21,100× ceiling and a published return of 96.48%.

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Sweet Bonanza game art
RTP
96.48%
VolatilityMedium
Max win21,100×
Layout6×5
Bet range0.2 – 125
Released25 June 2019

Why it is on the list

Sweet Bonanza is the base game the 1000 edition was built from, and it still holds its own on the list. By Pragmatic's own description, you land 8 to 12 or more matching symbols anywhere on the tumbling reels to win, and a matching group of that size pays up to 50×. Winning symbols clear, new ones fall into the gaps, and a single spin can keep paying as long as fresh wins form. It is a simple rule, and it is the one the 1000 edition is built on.

How it plays

From the studio's own game page: four to six scatters trigger the bonus game with 10 free spins, and the scatters themselves award up to 100×. During the feature, multiplier symbols with values from 2× to 100× can land, and at the end of the tumbling sequence the values of all multiplier symbols on screen are added together and applied to the win. That end-of-sequence sum is where the large results come from, so a long tumble chain in the free spins is the moment to watch. The base game is there to reach the scatters.

The maths

Pragmatic's game page publishes one return for this title: 96.48%. The studio does not say on that page whether lower configurations are licensed, so the paytable inside the game is the only confirmation of the build you are on. Volatility is rated high, and the max win is 21,100× the bet. Neither of those last two figures is shown on the studio's game page, which lists the RTP alone, so the in-game rules are the place to check them before you settle on a stake size.

Who it is for

Players who want the tumble format in its plainest form, with the multipliers saved for the bonus rather than spread across every spin. If you want the same engine with a higher ceiling, Sweet Bonanza 1000, also on this list, carries a 25,000× max win and a published return of 96.53%. The choice between the two comes down to how much of the result you want riding on the free spins.

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