How Sweet Bonanza 1000 Works

by Pragmatic Play

RTP: 96.53%
Variance: High
Maximum payout: 25,000x
Reels: 6x5
Win combinations: Scatter pays
Released: 03/06/2024

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Multiplier bombs gate the big wins in Free Spins

A 25,000x bet cap ends any round the moment it is reached; in Free Spins the win is awarded and all remaining spins are forfeited. The second ceiling sits inside that limit: Multiplier bombs rolling 2x to 1000x appear only during Free Spins on the 6x5 Scatter pays grid, so the large-win potential of this High volatility build lives entirely behind the feature. Its place in the Sweet Bonanza sequence fits the same design. Released 2024-06-03 at a published return of 96.53%, it ranks below the 2019 original and above every later sibling. With the base game kept lean, the Ante Bet doubles the natural trigger chance at a 1.25x bet multiplier and disables both buys, leaving the two purchase options at 100x and 500x.

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A first deposit of $10 or more releases 120 free spins, issued in daily batches of 30 over four days. Each spin is worth $0.10 and runs on one selected slot. Winnings carry 35x wagering within seven days.
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Bankroll management and volatility explained

Sweet Bonanza 1000 leaves four documented decisions to the player, each changing what a route into Free Spins costs. Raising the stake scales every branch, the Ante Bet trades a 25 percent higher spin cost for double natural trigger odds, and two buy buttons skip the trigger at 100x or 500x with different Multiplier floors.

Ante Bet locks the buys and doubles natural trigger odds: Ante Bet is a toggle on the left panel. Switching it on locks both Buy Free Spins and Buy Super Free Spins until it is off, moves the bet multiplier from 20x to 25x so each spin costs 1.25 times the stake, and doubles the natural Free Spins trigger chance. RTP with the toggle on is 96.50% against 96.53% base; the exact trigger probability stays undisclosed.
Buy Free Spins fixes entry at 100x, not the outcome: Buy Free Spins stays available while Ante Bet is off and costs 100 times the total bet. Confirming the purchase guarantees 4 or more Scatter symbols on the buying spin and starts the standard 10-spin Free Spins round, with Multiplier bombs from 2x to 1000x. Entry is fixed, the result is not: a captured round paid $47.40 on a $200.00 buy. RTP for this mode is 96.52%.
Buy Super Free Spins pays 500x for a 20x Multiplier floor: Buy Super Free Spins is also locked while Ante Bet is on and costs 500 times the total bet. Confirming it guarantees 4 or more Scatter symbols and a minimum 20x value on every Multiplier bomb, the 1000x cap unchanged. The floor lifts only the weakest bombs: captured rounds returned $544.30 and $51.50 on $1,000.00 buys. RTP for this mode is 96.55%.
The stake sets the absolute price of both buys: TOTAL BET floors at $0.20 and caps at $240.00 in normal play; the $300.00 printed in the rules is the Ante Bet ceiling, since $240.00 times the 25x multiplier equals it. Both buy buttons scale at 100x and 500x of the stake, so each raise lifts entry cost in step, up to $24,000.00 and $120,000.00 at the cap.

What each symbol pays

x8 / x10 / x12 / x4 / x5 / x6

Red heart candy High 10.00 / 25.00 / 50.00 / — / — / —
Purple/magenta square candy High 2.50 / 10.00 / 25.00 / — / — / —
Green pentagon candy High 2.00 / 5.00 / 15.00 / — / — / —
Blue oval/pillow candy High 1.50 / 2.00 / 12.00 / — / — / —
Red apple Low 1.00 / 1.50 / 10.00 / — / — / —
Purple plum Low 0.80 / 1.20 / 8.00 / — / — / —
Green melon/watermelon (whole) Low 0.50 / 1.00 / 5.00 / — / — / —
Purple grape cluster Low 0.40 / 0.90 / 4.00 / — / — / —
Yellow banana Low 0.25 / 0.75 / 2.00 / — / — / —
SCATTER (swirl lollipop) Scatter — / — / — / 3.00 / 5.00 / 100.00
MULTIPLIER symbol (bomb) Other — / — / — / — / — / —

Exploring the game modes

All five listed modes operate on the same 6x5 Scatter pays grid and differ by how the Free Spins round is reached and priced: the base spin costs the standard 20x multiplier, Ante Bet raises it to 25x for double the natural trigger chance, and the two buy options skip the trigger at 100x or 500x total bet, the latter setting a 20x floor on every Multiplier bomb.

Base Game: Played on a fixed 6 reel, 5 row grid where Scatter pays award from 8 matching symbols anywhere, with no paylines. The Tumble removes every winning symbol and drops replacements from above, repeats uncapped until no new win forms, and all tumble wins from one spin sum into a single balance credit.
Ante Bet (Double Chance to Win Feature): An optional toggle that raises the bet multiplier from 20x to 25x, so the total bet scales by x1.25. In exchange it doubles the natural probability of triggering Free Spins through Scatters, and both Buy Free Spins and Buy Super Free Spins stay disabled while it remains on.
Free Spins: Awarded by 4 or more Scatter symbols anywhere for 10 spins, with 3 or more Scatters during the round adding 5 more. Multiplier bombs appear on the reels only during this feature, each taking a random value from 2x to 1000x; when a tumble sequence ends, all bomb values on screen sum together and multiply that sequence's total win.
Buy Free Spins: A purchase priced at 100x the total bet that guarantees 4 or more Scatter symbols on the buying spin, entering the same Free Spins round as the natural trigger: 10 spins with Multiplier bombs taking random values from 2x to 1000x.
Buy Super Free Spins: Costs 500x the total bet, five times the price of the standard buy, and guarantees 4 or more Scatter symbols on the buying spin plus a minimum 20x value on every Multiplier bomb, still capped at 1000x. The round retrigger rule carries over, so 3 or more Scatters extend the 10 spins, observed to 15.

Getting started: step by step

Sweet Bonanza 1000 is a 6x5 Scatter pays slot: 8 or more matching symbols anywhere form a win, and Tumble repeats the drop until no new win appears. The objective is to carry those wins into Free Spins; the loop is stake, normal spin or Ante Bet/buy branch, then resolution.

Set TOTAL BET

Open the bet menu or press the - and + controls until TOTAL BET shows $0.20 at the floor or $240.00 at the base-game ceiling; BET MAX selects the maximum.
Branch after the stake

With Ante Bet off, the next action is SPIN. Switching Ante Bet ON multiplies the stake by 1.25 and doubles the natural Free Spins chance, and it disables BUY FREE SPINS and BUY SUPER FREE SPINS; choosing either buy button opens a plaque where YES awards 10 Free Spins.
Start the selected round

For normal play, press SPIN or use SPACE and ENTER; HOLD SPACE runs Turbo Spin. For a bought round, confirm the purchase plaque with YES. A qualifying natural drop of 4 or more Scatter symbols also moves the game to the Free Spins award screen.
Resolve tumbles and end

Each spin pays for 8 or more matching symbols anywhere, removes winners, drops replacements, and repeats until no win appears. In Free Spins, Multiplier bombs stay for the tumble sequence, their values are added, and the sequence win is multiplied by that total; Retrigger adds 5 spins for 3 or more Scatter symbols, and the round ends at the win screen or the 25,000x cap.

What bonuses are on offer

Bonus purchase	Yes
Ante wager boost	1.25x
Buy Free Spins	Cost 100.00x
Buy Super Free Spins	Cost 500.00x

Theme and setting

Fruit machine classics
Sweets

Wager sizes

Min. bet: 0.20
Maximum bet: 240.00
Currency: USD

Compatibility

Has autoplay: Yes

Game features

Ante Bet	Free Spins
Multiplier	Retrigger
Scatter	Tumble

Editor's rating

Pros

Super Free Spins sets a 20x floor on every bomb, skipping the low end of the 2x-1000x range for a 500x cost.
Bets span $0.20 to $240 and both buys scale linearly off the stake, keeping feature entry proportional.
Retriggers add 5 spins mid-round; one observed super buy extended from 10 to 15 spins.

Weaknesses

Multiplier bombs exist only in free spins, so base-game tumble chains build no multiplier escalation.
Ante Bet doubles trigger chance at 1.25x cost but locks out both buy buttons, forcing one entry route.

Sweet Bonanza 1000 loads nearly all its upside into the bonus round: the base game tumbles honestly without multipliers, while free spins sum bomb values up to 1000x against a 25,000x cap. Two priced entries suit different risk appetites, and Ante Bet trades direct buys for doubled trigger odds. Best for readers who accept long dry stretches chasing outsized feature payouts.

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Date published: 12/10/2026

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