Hold & Spinner Megaways
Most players worry they cannot tell what a 96.70% RTP or a high volatility means in practice.
| What you see | Game setting |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player (RTP) | 96.70% |
| Volatility | High |
| Maximum win multiple | x20,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$4,800,000 |
| Release date | 28/08/2023 |
If you want a fishing game with a shifting grid, Big Bass Hold & Spinner Megaways is a video slot with fishing and ocean themes. Reels 1 and 6 show six symbols, while reels 2 to 5 show two to six, plus a top strip of one to four rows. Up to 147,456 ways can pay, and a win can start with two matching symbols. The Tumble Feature clears winning symbols and refills from above.
Pick this game if you want more than one bonus route. Besides the Base Game, it has Free Spins and a Hold & Spinner mode. Its feature list adds Money Collect, Multiplier, Mystery Symbol, Scatter and Wild alongside Megaways and Tumble.
Mid-round check
Useful when you want to recognise the win and bonus layouts before you choose a bet.
Before you buy, know each price is a multiple of the bet, and the top example bet is priced in the table.
| Option label | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins bonus buy | x100 · A$500 | – |
| Hold & Spinner bonus buy | x120 · A$600 | – |
Before you bet, check what the return to player measures. It is the share of staked money paid back over time, shown per A$100 staked. The version running here is in the game rules.
| Variant | RTP | Shown as standard |
|---|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 96.70% | Available |
Between two spins
This block settles how one round runs, from your bet to payout, before the first spin.
Choose a bet from A$0.20 up to A$240 before the first spin on the Base Game grid. This page uses A$0.40, A$1 and A$5 as its example bets.
Check how many ways to win the grid gives on each spin, since the top strip changes at random. Winning symbols tumble away, then new ones fall in until no wins remain.
Keep the Wild, Scatter and Multiplier in mind when reading each result, since they sit beside the Tumble Feature. The game also lists Mystery Symbol and Money Collect among its features.
Watch for Free Spins, the separate mode you reach during a round. Look at which mode is showing before reading any result.
Set a loss limit before spinning, since no one can know how a session ends. Call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 if play feels out of control.
Extra rounds ahead
Ozwin Casino describes each mode in plain words before you start, so no bonus begins as a surprise.
Pick a bet to open a Megaways grid. Reels 1 and 6 fixed at 6 symbols, reels 2-5 with 2-6 symbols plus a top strip of 1-4 extra rows. Up to 147,456 ways can pay. Tumble Feature cascades winning symbols and refills from above until no more wins.
Placing a betTumble wins
Free Spins is one of the three modes of this slot, next to the Base Game and Hold & Spinner. Scatter and Free Spins both appear in the feature list, along with Multiplier and Mystery Symbol.
Base game spinsFree spins
Hold & Spinner stands apart as its own mode in this slot, next to Free Spins. Money Collect and Wild are listed among this slot's features as well.
Base game spinsHold and Spinner
Before you choose a bet, know that how often the bonus round arrives cannot be predicted in advance. The outcome of one session is random, whatever the RTP printed in the rules. Two players with the same bet can finish with very different balances, and no page can tell you which side of that spread you will land on.
Choosing this title means checking the RTP version first, and that figure appears only in the game rules. Each version of the game carries its own figure, so a player who wants a particular RTP should read that page before the first bet.
Treat the maximum win as a ceiling, not a target you can expect to reach. Big Bass Hold & Spinner Megaways pays that ceiling very rarely, and no session length or spin count brings it closer. Set your budget and bet size first, then judge the top prize against those numbers.
Demo or cash
Worried that a trial round will charge your account or push you into real betting?
Choose the demo to learn without money; it needs no deposit and pays nothing. Choose the real game with an account, if you are 18 or older.
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Once you finish, you will know the bet limits, the RTP and what high volatility means.
The lowest bet is A$0.20, so you can watch the Megaways grid and Tumble Feature at a small stake first. The paytable is based on A$0.40 bets, and bets go as high as A$240. Your stake sets what every round can pay.
Free Spins can be bought for 100 times the bet and Hold & Spinner for 120 times the bet. At a bet of A$5, the Free Spins buy costs A$500 and the Hold & Spinner buy costs A$600.
The volatility is high, so wins arrive unevenly, with long quiet stretches and occasional large results. The maximum win is x20,000 of the bet, a ceiling rather than an expectation. How often a bonus appears cannot be known before you play.
This version has an RTP of 96.70%, the long-run return per A$100 staked. It does not predict what one session returns. A single session can end well above or below that figure.
Four of the five other versions cap the maximum win at x5,000, and Big Bass Splash 1000 caps it at x25,000. Their RTP runs from 96.50 to 96.52, below the 96.70 of this version. Compare the maximum win and RTP figures before you pick a version.
Players must be 18+ to play this game. Get help by calling the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide the amount you can lose on this game before the first spin, and do not top it up during the session.
Pick your stopping point before you start, and keep to it after a win as well as after a loss.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you play, so the amount you can spend is fixed before any round starts.
Take a break as soon as the game stops being fun. If you keep returning to it against your plan, self-exclude with the national register.
Picking your next spin
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