Pragmatic Play · 2024
Big Bass Day at the Races is a high volatility 5x3 video slot from Pragmatic Play. This page walks through its figures, rounds and bonus modes.
Demo play is free. The real game needs an account and you must be 18+.
Symbols land on a 5x3 grid of five reels with three rows, and wins form on 10 fixed paylines that run from left to right. Two matching symbols on a payline already pay. The symbols mix fishing and sports themes: a Tackle Box and a Beer Pint Glass sit alongside the card ranks A to 10.
Money Symbols land with cash values, and a random event can collect all visible ones with a multiplier from 1x to 50x. Pick a Horse runs before the free spins: its 14 named horse entries reveal modifiers that add free spins, fix Money Symbols on the reels, or count Man Wilds toward a retrigger. Free spins add Man Wilds that collect visible Money Symbols.
Seven figures to read
Read this before your first spin, when you pick a bet size.
| What it shows | Your reading |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.06% / 96.07% |
| Volatility | High |
| Reel grid | 5x3 |
| Top win multiple | x10,000 |
| Top win at max bet | A$3,750,000 |
| Release date | 07/03/2024 |
Extra spins, clear rules
Read this before your first free spin or when a bonus starts on the reels.
The reels lead into Pick a Horse, a pre-FS bonus with 14 named horse entries. Pick until AND THEY'RE OFF ends the phase. Picks reveal MORE FREE SPINS (+1/+2/+3, max +6 total) and FIXED HORSE (up to 3 guaranteed MONEY SYMBOLS per spin).
Base Game spinsBoosted free spins
On the reels, MAN WILD appears on all reels and collects every visible MONEY SYMBOL value on landing. The mode opens with 10 base spins plus pick-bonus additions. Every 4th collected MAN WILD retriggers +10 FS and raises the collection multiplier: 1x, 2x, 3x, 10x, 20x, 30x, 40x, 50x.
Pick a HorseRising multiplier
On the 5x3 grid, the reels pay along 10 fixed paylines, left to right. A random event may collect all visible MONEY SYMBOL values and award them with a random 1x-50x multiplier applied to the total.
Opening spinPaylines and collects
When exactly 2 SCATTERs land on the reels without a third, a random assist may trigger. Either the SCATTER-containing reels shift down one row while the other reels respin, or a lasso converts one symbol to SCATTER.
Two SCATTERs landedRespin or lasso
Buy Free Spins costs 100 times the bet, so the price follows your stake; the money at the top example bet sits in the table.
| Paid feature | Amount paid | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
Each spin pays back part of every stake, and RTP measures that share. Per A$100 staked, the money returned sits in the table below. The version Cafe Casino runs is shown in the game rules.
| Payout | RTP | Provider default |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.07% | Yes |
| Variant 2 | 96.06% | Unavailable |
Recognise symbols fast
Three screens show the bonus stages, so you know what the reels look like before you play.
Play guide
Settles the order of a round, from the bet to the free spins and your budget.
Before the reels turn, you pick a bet from A$0.40 to A$375. Wins run along 10 fixed paylines from left to right and a bigger bet raises every payout.
Symbols land on the 5x3 grid, and a win needs at least two matching symbols on one of the 10 paylines, read from the left.
Exactly two SCATTERs without a third can start a Scatter Assist. A random event may collect visible MONEY SYMBOL values at a 1x to 50x multiplier.
Picks in Pick a Horse can add up to 6 free spins before the AND THEY'RE OFF phase ends. Free spins then start with 10 base spins.
Nothing on the reels shows when a session will end, so set your budget before the first spin. The National Gambling Helpline is 1800 858 858.
Big Bass Day
Whether you can try the game first, and what real play requires.
The demo needs no money and pays nothing. Real play needs a Cafe Casino account and the legal age of 18+.
Start playingEach spin lands symbols at random, so the bonus round can arrive early or after a long run of spins. How often it comes is not known in advance. The result of one session is random whatever the RTP, because RTP describes returns across very many spins, not one visit to the reels.
Spins on the 5x3 grid run on one of the two RTP versions listed in the table, and Cafe Casino decides which one is live. Only the game rules state that choice, so read them before you spin.
Big combinations on the reels can climb toward the top of the paytable, yet the maximum win is a ceiling that very few sessions reach. The ceiling is a multiple of the bet, so it moves with the stake.
Players must be 18+. In Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or use BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Set a money budget before you open the game, and stop when it is spent.
Decide when you will stop before you spin, and keep that point after a win too.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account before you play. A limit set in advance is easier to keep than one set mid-session.
Take a break when the game stops being fun. For a longer stop, register with BetStop to self-exclude.
Know the game first
Read this when you compare the RTP versions or check the bet limits.
Big Bass Day at the Races is a high volatility slot. High volatility means wins come less often but can be large, so a losing streak can be long. The maximum win is 10,000 times the bet, which is A$3,750,000 at the A$375 maximum bet.
The slot has two RTP versions. RTP is the share of staked money the game pays back over a long run, so a single session can finish above or below it. Each version's return per A$100 staked sits in the RTP table on this page.
Before you stake real money, read the paytable at the A$0.40 minimum bet. It shows what each symbol pays at that bet, so you can check payouts before you play. The bonus rules are described on this page, so read them before the first spin.
Buy Free Spins is part of this slot and costs A$1,000 at the A$10 top bet, which is 100 times the bet. The Ante Bet costs 1.5 times the bet and disables the buy option, so the two cannot be combined.
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