Pragmatic Play pokies at winshark88, sorted by how they pay
Each Pragmatic Play pokie at winshark88 uses one of five layouts: fixed lines, a taller 5×4 grid, pays anywhere, clusters or Megaways. Find out which rule each of the 18 online slots follows, then compare RTP, volatility and max win in one table.
Five layouts, one question: what counts as a win?
First check how a Pragmatic Play pokie decides that a spin has paid. The 18 Pragmatic Play slots at winshark88 casino use five layouts:
Fixed lines on a 5×3 screen: eight games, with 5, 10, 20 or 25 lines.
A taller 5×4 grid: Wild West Gold, the only game here with a fourth row.
Pays anywhere on a 6×5 grid: five games where 8 or more matching symbols pay wherever they land.
Clusters on a 7×7 grid: Sugar Rush and Fruit Party, where matching symbols have to touch.
Megaways on six reels: three games with changing reel heights.
Pay lines: 5, 10, 20 and 25
A pay line is a fixed path across the reels. A spin pays when matching symbols sit along one of them, and each game's paytable draws every path. More lines means more paths, not bigger prizes.
Five lines: Joker's Jewels
Joker's Jewels is the classic: five lines on a 5×3 screen. The joker pays as much as 1,000x, and bonus symbols pay 10x to 250x wherever they land, ignoring the lines. Its max win is 1,040x the bet, the smallest of the 18; its volatility rating is shown in the game info.
Ten lines: the Big Bass pair, Floating Dragon and John Hunter
Four games share a 10-line, 5×3 layout but differ once a feature starts.
Big Bass Bonanza: in free spins, the fisherman wild collects money symbols, which can be worth as much as 2,000x. Retriggers raise the multiplier to 10x. Max win 2,100x.
Big Bass Splash: before free spins, as many as five random modifiers can be added. Wilds collect money symbols worth as much as 5,000x. Max win 5,000x.
Floating Dragon Hold and Spin: Hold & Spin respins feature diamond symbols worth as much as 4,993x, and free spins have wilds collecting fish money symbols. Max win 5,000x.
John Hunter and the Book of Tut: the Book of Tut acts as both wild and scatter. Free spins add a special expanding symbol, and retriggers have no limit. Max win 5,500x.
Twenty lines: The Dog House
The Dog House uses 20 lines on a 5×3 screen. Wilds on reels 2 to 4 carry multipliers and turn sticky in free spins, staying put for the round. The max win is shown in the game info.
Twenty-five lines: Wolf Gold
Wolf Gold has the most lines here, 25 on a 5×3 screen, plus a Money Respin with three jackpots (the top one worth 1,000x) and free spins with giant symbols on reels 2 to 4.
Wild West Gold: a fourth row
Wild West Gold adds a row: a 5×4 grid instead of 5×3. Wilds carry 2x, 3x or 5x multipliers, and when more than one wild is part of the same win, their values add together: a 2x and a 5x wild make 7x. In free spins those wilds are sticky, so each one can add to later wins. High volatility, a 10,000x max win and a 96.51% RTP.
Pays anywhere: no lines at all
On a 6×5 grid, 8 or more matching symbols pay wherever they sit, touching or not. The games also tumble: winning symbols clear and new ones fall into the gaps, so one spin can keep paying until no new win forms.
Gates of Olympus adds multiplier symbols worth 2x to 500x. Max win 5,000x, RTP 96.50%.
Gates of Olympus 1000 stretches the multiplier range to 1,000x, and 4 or more scatters start 15 free spins. Max win 15,000x.
Sweet Bonanza lists its multiplier symbols, 2x to 100x, in the free spins: 4 to 6 scatters start 10 of them. RTP 96.48%.
Sweet Bonanza 1000 uses candy bomb multipliers reaching 1,000x in free spins, started by 4 or more lollipops. Max win 25,000x, the largest here.
Starlight Princess adds its 2x to 500x multipliers together after each tumble. Max win 5,000x.
Clusters: matching symbols that touch
Sugar Rush and Fruit Party use a 7×7 grid where a win needs matching symbols joined side by side.
In Sugar Rush, a cluster needs 5 or more symbols. Each winning position is marked, and a later win on a marked spot gains a multiplier that keeps doubling, as high as 128x. During free spins the marked spots stay for the whole round. In Fruit Party, winning symbols can carry a 2x multiplier, or 2x or 4x in free spins, and these combine to a ceiling of 256x. Both are high volatility with a 5,000x max win and a 96.50% RTP.
Megaways: six reels that change height
Each Megaways reel shows a different number of symbols every spin, so the count of winning combinations changes too. Great Rhino Megaways and Buffalo King Megaways list more than 200,000 ways.
Great Rhino Megaways tumbles after each win. For free spins you choose 15 to 23 spins with a 1x, 5x or 10x starting multiplier that grows by 1x per tumble. Max win 20,000x.
Buffalo King Megaways gives 12 to 22 free spins in which every wild carries a 2x, 3x or 5x multiplier. Max win 5,000x, RTP 96.52%.
Madame Destiny Megaways has wilds that double wins and a wheel that sets the free-spin count, as many as 12, and a multiplier reaching 25x. RTP 96.56%.
Three Pragmatic Play slots, three ways to pay
Gates of Olympus
The pays-anywhere example: 8 or more matching symbols anywhere on the 6×5 grid pay. Tumbles can chain wins, multiplier symbols run from 2x to 500x, and in free spins every multiplier joins a running total. High volatility, 96.50% RTP and a max win of 5,000x the bet.
Same counting rule and tumbles, with 2x to 100x multiplier symbols listed for the 10 free spins that 4 to 6 scatters unlock. High volatility and a 96.48% RTP. The max win is shown in the game info.
The fixed-line example: 25 lines on five reels, a Money Respin with three jackpots topped by a 1,000x prize, and free spins with giant symbols on the middle reels. It is the only medium-volatility game in the table, with a 96.01% RTP.
The "How it pays" column matches the layouts above. Where a cell reads "Shown in game info", open the game's info panel.
Pragmatic Play pokies: how they pay, volatility, max win and RTP
Game
How it pays
Volatility
Max win
RTP
Main feature
Gates of Olympus
Pays anywhere: 8+ matching symbols on a 6×5 grid
High
5,000x
96.50%
Tumbling reels; multiplier symbols from 2x to 500x; in free spins every multiplier adds to a running total
Gates of Olympus 1000
Pays anywhere: 8+ matching symbols on a 6×5 grid
High
15,000x
96.50%
Multiplier symbols from 2x to 1,000x; 4+ scatters start 15 free spins
Sweet Bonanza
Pays anywhere: 8+ matching symbols on a 6×5 grid
High
Shown in game info
96.48%
Tumbling reels; 4–6 scatters start 10 free spins with 2x to 100x multiplier symbols
Sweet Bonanza 1000
Pays anywhere: 8+ matching symbols on a 6×5 grid
High
25,000x
96.53%
Candy bomb multipliers up to 1,000x in free spins; 4+ lollipops start 10 free spins
Starlight Princess
Pays anywhere: 8+ matching symbols on a 6×5 grid
High
5,000x
96.50%
Multipliers from 2x to 500x add together after each tumble; in free spins they build a running total
Sugar Rush
Clusters of 5+ symbols on a 7×7 grid
High
5,000x
96.50%
Winning spots are marked and gain multipliers that double up to 128x; spots stay for the whole free-spins round
Fruit Party
Clusters on a 7×7 grid
High
5,000x
96.50%
Winning symbols can carry 2x multipliers (2x or 4x in free spins) that combine up to 256x
Big Bass Bonanza
10 lines, 5×3
High
2,100x
96.71%
Free spins where the fisherman wild collects money symbols worth up to 2,000x; retriggers raise the multiplier to 10x
Big Bass Splash
10 lines, 5×3
High
5,000x
96.71%
Up to five random modifiers before free spins; wilds collect money symbols worth up to 5,000x
The Dog House
20 lines, 5×3
High
Shown in game info
96.51%
Wilds on reels 2–4 carry multipliers; sticky wilds in free spins
Wolf Gold
25 lines, 5×3
Medium
Shown in game info
96.01%
Money Respin with three jackpots, the top one worth 1,000x; free spins with giant symbols on reels 2–4
Great Rhino Megaways
Megaways: 6 reels, over 200,000 ways
High
20,000x
96.50%
Tumbling reels; choose 15–23 free spins with 1x, 5x or 10x starting multipliers that grow by 1x per tumble
Buffalo King Megaways
Megaways: 6 reels, over 200,000 ways
High
5,000x
96.52%
12–22 free spins where every wild carries a 2x, 3x or 5x multiplier
Madame Destiny Megaways
Megaways: 6 reels
High
5,000x
96.56%
Wilds double wins; a wheel sets up to 12 free spins and a multiplier up to 25x
Wild West Gold
5×4 grid
High
10,000x
96.51%
Wilds carry 2x, 3x or 5x multipliers that add together; sticky in free spins
Floating Dragon Hold and Spin
10 lines, 5×3
High
5,000x
96.71%
Hold & Spin respins with diamond symbols up to 4,993x; free spins where wilds collect fish money symbols
John Hunter and the Book of Tut
10 lines, 5×3
High
5,500x
96.50%
Book of Tut is wild and scatter; a special expanding symbol in free spins; unlimited retriggers
Joker's Jewels
5 lines, 5×3
Shown in game info
1,040x
96.50%
Classic five-line pokie; the joker pays up to 1,000x and bonus symbols pay 10x to 250x anywhere
RTP and volatility on top of the pay rules
RTP is the share of all stakes a game pays back over a very large number of spins, not a forecast for one session. Pragmatic Play supplies a choice of RTP settings and each casino picks one, so a title can show a different figure elsewhere. winshark88 runs each game on its default, highest setting, so the table shows the figure in force here: from 96.71% for the three 10-line money games down to 96.01% for Wolf Gold.
Volatility describes how wins are spread. Sixteen games here are rated high, meaning longer quiet spells between larger payouts; Wolf Gold is medium.
About Pragmatic Play
Pragmatic Play is headquartered in Gibraltar, with more than 500 in-house slots plus live casino and other products. Its games run on mobile and desktop in 33 languages, and they are RNG-tested and certified by Gaming Laboratories International, Quinel and Gaming Associates.
Learn a layout in demo mode
winshark88 supports demo play, the easiest way to see a pay rule in action. Watch which symbols light up on a 25-line Wolf Gold spin, then count a pays-anywhere win in Gates of Olympus and follow its tumble. Demo credits have no cash value. The free pokies guide explains demo play at winshark88.
Getting started with Pragmatic Play at winshark88
Create your winshark88 account on a computer or in the phone browser on iPhone or Android; there is no app to download.
Deposit from AU$10 by PayID; the funds appear in your balance instantly.
Choose Pragmatic Play in the provider filter, or search the full title; the 1000 editions are separate games.
Check the paytable for lines, pays anywhere, clusters or Megaways.
Set your stake and spin.
Deposits and withdrawals
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winshark88 bonuses for Pragmatic Play slots
New players can claim the AU$38 registration bonus and the 40% welcome bonus. The 20% daily first-deposit bonus applies to your first deposit each day, and VIP members can collect the AU$888 upgrade VIP bonus. Current offers are on the winshark88 promotions page, and the welcome bonus page shows how to claim.
Which Pragmatic Play pokies at winshark88 use pay lines?
Eight of them. Joker's Jewels has 5 lines; Big Bass Bonanza, Big Bass Splash, Floating Dragon Hold and Spin and John Hunter and the Book of Tut have 10; The Dog House has 20; and Wolf Gold has 25.
What does pays anywhere mean in Gates of Olympus and Sweet Bonanza?
There are no lines. On the 6×5 grid, 8 or more matching symbols pay wherever they land, even if they do not touch. Winning symbols then tumble away and new ones fall in.
How are Sugar Rush and Fruit Party different from Sweet Bonanza?
They use clusters on a 7×7 grid, so matching symbols must touch each other to pay. Sugar Rush needs at least 5 in a group and marks the winning spots, which can build multipliers as high as 128x.
How many ways do the Megaways games have?
The reel heights change each spin, so the number of ways changes too. Pragmatic Play lists over 200,000 ways for Great Rhino Megaways and Buffalo King Megaways.
Does more lines or more ways mean a pokie pays more?
Not by itself. Wolf Gold has 25 lines and Joker's Jewels has 5, but the paytable and features set the size of wins.
Why might a Pragmatic Play game show a different RTP at another casino?
Pragmatic Play supplies a choice of RTP settings and each casino picks one. winshark88 runs every Pragmatic Play game on its default, highest setting.
Can I try Pragmatic Play slots for free at winshark88?
Yes. winshark88 supports demo play, so you can open a game with practice credits and watch how its lines, tumbles or clusters work before you deposit.
How fast are winshark88 withdrawals?
Withdrawals by PayID, Skrill, Neteller or Payz land within 5 minutes. The minimum withdrawal is AU$30.