Christmas Big Bass Bonanza slot
Christmas Big Bass Bonanza is Pragmatic Play’s festive version of Big Bass Bonanza, built with Reel Kingdom and launched in December 2021. Santa takes over from the fisherman as the wild, and in the free spins he collects the cash values carried by the fish, on the same 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines as the original. It is in the Fortune Games lobby, with stakes from 10p a spin.
Editorial note: this guide explains how Christmas Big Bass Bonanza works. Rules, features and payout figures are set by the studio and can differ between operators and game versions, so check the game’s information panel before you play. Slots are games of chance, and nothing here predicts results. Availability at Fortune Games can change.
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Christmas Big Bass Bonanza: key facts
| Studio | Pragmatic Play, developed with Reel Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Released | 2 December 2021 |
| Reels and paylines | 5 reels, 3 rows, 10 paylines |
| Top line payout | Five baubles on a payline: 200x the stake (£100 at a 50p stake), as the game rules in our lobby show |
| Free spins | 10, 15 or 20 for 3, 4 or 5 scatters, as the game rules in our lobby show |
| Santa wild | In the free spins, collects the cash value of every fish money symbol in view |
| Santa count | Every Santa that lands in the free spins is collected until the round ends |
| Retriggers | Every fourth Santa adds 10 spins; the collect multiplier becomes 2x, then 3x, then 10x on the third retrigger, as the game rules in our lobby show |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stake per spin at Fortune Games | From 10p. UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
| Maximum win | Up to 2,100x the stake; a free spins round that reaches it ends at once, as the game rules in our lobby show |
| Series | Big Bass (the original and a later Christmas entry are compared below) |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
The first page of the game rules in our lobby, at 50p a spin: five baubles on a line pay £100, which is 200x the stake, and five rods £50. Santa is the wild, appearing on all reels in the free spins and substituting for all symbols except the scatter. Game and artwork © Pragmatic Play (developed with Reel Kingdom).
How Christmas Big Bass Bonanza plays
The low symbols are card royals from 10 to ace with snow on top, and the premium set includes a sleigh and a fishing rod among its fishing kit. Wins pay along the 10 lines. Apart from the winter art and the change of wild, the base game runs as it does in the original, with one job: landing three or more scatters to reach the free spins.
Christmas Big Bass Bonanza in our lobby on 12 November 2026, at 50p a spin: five reels and three rows, with a sleigh, festive tackle boxes and snow-topped card symbols. The bottom line shows your net position and time played, which UK rules require for online slots. Game and artwork © Pragmatic Play (developed with Reel Kingdom).
The fish are the symbols to follow once the round starts. In the free spins each one lands showing a random cash value, and that value is paid only when Santa lands on the same spin to collect it. Line wins aside, the free spins are the game’s only feature.
Free spins with the Santa wild
Santa does his collecting over a round of 10, 15 or 20 free spins, the number set by the three, four or five scatters that opened it. Whenever the Santa wild lands, he collects the value of every fish money symbol on screen, so two fish showing when he arrives are both paid. Each Santa is also set aside in a running count, and that count is kept until the round ends rather than being cleared at any point. It is this count that brings the retriggers, as the next section shows.
Page 2 of the game rules in our lobby: fish money symbols take one of eight values from 2x to 2000x the total bet, 3, 4 or 5 scatters give 10, 15 or 20 free spins, and every 4th wild collected adds 10 spins. The maximum win is limited to 2,100x the bet. Game and artwork © Pragmatic Play (developed with Reel Kingdom).
Retriggers and the 10x multiplier
Every fourth Santa in the count retriggers the round, adding 10 free spins and raising the multiplier on everything he collects. The first retrigger sets it at 2x, the second at 3x and the third at 10x, the top step. A round that opens with 10 spins from three scatters therefore has 20 after four Santas, 30 after eight and 40 after twelve, with every fish collected from the twelfth Santa onwards paid at 10x.
Christmas Big Bass Bonanza compared with Big Bass Bonanza and Big Bass Christmas Bash
The original Big Bass Bonanza (December 2020) shares the grid, the lines, the free-spin counts and the 2x, 3x and 10x retrigger ladder, with a fisherman in the role Santa plays here. Big Bass Christmas Bash (November 2023) is a later festive entry with more going on. Up to five random modifiers can be added before its free spins, such as more fish, more fishermen or a start at the second level.
| Game | Released | Free-spins wild | Pre-round modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bass Bonanza | December 2020 | Fisherman | None |
| Christmas Big Bass Bonanza | December 2021 | Santa | None |
| Big Bass Christmas Bash | November 2023 | Fisherman | Up to five |
Christmas Big Bass Bonanza at Fortune Games
Christmas Big Bass Bonanza is one of the slots in the Fortune Games lobby (18+), playable from 10p a spin. Every adult’s stake on an online slot in Great Britain is capped at £5 a spin, falling to £2 for those aged 18 to 24, and the game has no autoplay or turbo here. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Santa count reset after a retrigger?
No. There is one running count for the whole round, so a Santa who lands just after a retrigger already counts towards the next one. The fourth, eighth and twelfth Santas bring the three retriggers, and each one moves the multiplier up a step from where the previous retrigger left it.
How many free spins can one round reach?
Five scatters give the largest start, 20 spins. Add the 10 spins from each of the three retriggers and that round can run to 50 free spins in total, with the fish paid at 10x for whatever spins remain after the twelfth Santa.
When did Christmas Big Bass Bonanza come out?
Pragmatic Play announced the launch on 2 December 2021, a little under a year after the original game’s wide release on 14 December 2020. A later Christmas edition, Big Bass Christmas Bash, followed in November 2023 with the pre-round modifiers described in the comparison above.
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Checked on 1 November 2026 against Pragmatic Play’s game pages and launch announcement, the OLBG, SlotCatalog, Gambling.com and casinos.com game records, World Casino Directory’s launch report, the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit guidance and remote technical standards, and the game in the Fortune Games lobby on 12 November 2026. Reviewed by Kay Cheadle on 12 November 2026. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.