Pragmatic Play · 2022
A Pragmatic Play video slot on 5x3 reels, rated high volatility with a 5,000x win cap. This page sets out the figures, the payouts, the modes and what this market offers.
The Great Stick-Up figures
Seven figures that tell you how this slot pays, how far it can go and when it appeared.
| What you are reading | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to Player | 96.30% |
| Volatility | High |
| Reels and Rows | 5x3 |
| Win Cap as a Multiple | x5,000 |
| Win Cap in Money | A$500,000 |
| Release | 19/05/2022 |
Reels roll on a mafia-themed 5x3 grid, and the western styling gives the gang a dusty frontier edge. Twenty paylines run left to right, and every paying symbol needs at least three matching from the leftmost reel, with WILD stepping in for anything but SCATTER. The Great Stick-Up keeps its main mechanic in the bonus round, where mystery tiles lock in place and climb a ladder of symbols.
What separates this one from other Pragmatic Play titles is the free spins ladder. Three or more SCATTERs open seven spins, sticky mystery tiles stay put, and each revealed step moves the symbol upward from Pipe to Femme Fatale. Two Overlay SCATTERs per advancement add another spin, and the round can end early once the win cap is hit.
Round Walkthrough
Bonanza Casino sets out every round the same way, so nothing on the reels is a surprise.
Set your stake between the game's floor and ceiling, then confirm the spin. The amount you pick fixes what every win below is worth.
Land three to five of the same paying symbol on one of the 20 paylines, reading left to right. WILD covers every symbol except SCATTER, so a wild line can complete a payout you did not start.
Watch for SCATTER symbols as the base game turns. Three or more in any position start the Free Spins round, while each paying symbol shows its value on the paytable above.
Discover three or more SCATTER tiles anywhere on the grid and the round opens with 7 spins. Sticky Mystery tiles lock in place and reveal a bigger symbol at each step, from Pipe up to Femme Fatale.
Decide your stop point and wallet limit before the first spin, then leave when either is reached. The National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 is there if a session stops being fun.
Reels pay back a share of staked money over the long run; that share is the return to player. Figures use A$100 staked as the base. Bonanza Casino's version is shown in the game rules.
| Version | RTP | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.30% | Available |
What each symbol returns
These payouts are cash at the A$1 example bet, and a line of more symbols always pays more than a short one.
| Symbol | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
 WILDWild | A$5 | A$15 | A$75 |
 Femme Fatale | A$3.25 | A$10 | A$50 |
 Green Suspect | A$2.50 | A$7.50 | A$35 |
 Dark Detective | A$1.50 | A$5 | A$25 |
 Villain | A$1 | A$3 | A$15 |
 Revolver | A$0.60 | A$1.75 | A$10 |
 Cash | A$0.35 | A$0.75 | A$5 |
 Wanted Scroll | A$0.25 | A$0.50 | A$3 |
 Handcuffs | A$0.20 | A$0.45 | A$2 |
 Detective Hat | A$0.15 | A$0.35 | A$1.50 |
See The Grid
These frames settle how the grid, the mystery tiles and the win display behave.
Spin by spin
Bonanza Casino lays both rounds out plainly, with the same figures you see at the reels.
Landing 3 or more SCATTERs gives 7 initial spins. Sticky Mystery tiles lock in place and then reveal a symbol that climbs from Pipe (1x) up to Femme Fatale (50x) across 11 steps; every 2 Overlay SCATTERs you collect moves the ladder up a step and adds 1 spin.
Any base spinSticky mystery pays
Five reels and three rows run 20 paylines left to right. Every paying symbol needs 3 to 5 of a kind, and WILD stands in for each symbol except SCATTER. A 5000x cap applies here as well as in the bonus round.
Before the first spinA paying line
The Great Stick-Up demo
The most common worry is losing money before learning how the features behave.
The reels spin on the demo without any money, and the demo pays nothing. The real game needs a Bonanza Casino account and you must be 18 or older.
Start playingEach spin lands symbols on the 5x3 grid, and three or more SCATTER symbols trigger the Free Spins. How often that happens is not known before you play. One session can bring several Free Spins rounds or none, and its result is random whatever the RTP.
Every spin on the reels runs under one RTP version, and the game rules are the only place that names it. Look there before you stake money, because the version running on your account is not shown elsewhere.
Stacked wins on the reels can climb toward the maximum win of x5,000 of the bet. That ceiling is reached very rarely, and the Free Spins round ends early once it is hit. Plan every session around the bet you can afford to lose, not around that top figure.
Bonanza Casino is for players aged 18 and over. If play stops feeling like entertainment, the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and the BetStop register are there.
Decide what you can spend on this slot before it loads and treat that figure as the whole session. Once it is used, the reels stay closed for the day.
Name a stopping point while you are calm, before the first spin and again after any win. A good result is a reason to bank it, not to chase a better one.
The account tools take a minute and hold when the mood does not. Pick a deposit and a loss limit that match your income, not the size of the last win.
Play that has turned into chasing a loss, or that you keep thinking about after closing the page, calls for a pause. A short break or self-exclusion through BetStop resets the picture.
The Great Stick-Up facts
Read this once the slot name is on screen and you want the plain numbers before spinning.
Bets on The Great Stick-Up start at A$0.20 and run up to A$100. The examples on this page use A$1 and A$2 stakes, which keeps the win figures easy to compare.
The Great Stick-Up returns 96.30% to players over a long run of spins, paid at a single setting rather than several. A A$100 staked across that run would return about A$96.30 on average, which still leaves room for swings.
Landing three or more SCATTER symbols opens the free spins with 7 spins to begin. Sticky Mystery tiles then hold their place and reveal progressive symbols as the round goes on.
There is no demo mode listed for The Great Stick-Up here, so the paid game is the way to see it. Try a low stake such as A$0.20 first if you want a feel for the pace.
The Great Stick-Up is built as a high volatility slot, so many spins pass with little and the bigger returns cluster. Budget for a longer session than you would on a gentler game.
Wins on The Great Stick-Up are capped at x5,000 the stake, which is A$10,000 at the A$2 example bet and A$500,000 at the A$100 maximum. The cap holds in the base game and the free spins, where the round ends once it is reached.
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