Big Bass Day at the Races

General information about Big Bass Day at the Races

Big Bass Day at the Races is a Pragmatic Play slot published on the provider’s website on February 27, 2024. It is the first game in the series where the lake gave way to the racecourse. The familiar Big Bass features are kept but adapted to the new theme.

The grid is 5×3 with 10 fixed paylines. Wins come from combinations of beer, binoculars and champagne glass symbols. The base game RTP is 96.07%, with the Ante Bet 96.06%, and with the Bonus Buy 96.07%. Bets range from $0.10 to $250 per spin; the Ante Bet increases the bet by 1.5 times.

The max win is capped at 10,000x the bet; with the Ante Bet it is 6,666x the increased bet. According to the provider, the max win occurs about once in 14.3 million spins. The model is very volatile.

Big Bass Day at the Races specifications

Symbols and payouts

The paytable has four premium symbols (among them beer, binoculars and a champagne glass) and five low ones. The top symbol gives 200x for five and 0.5x already for two on a line. The low symbols are split into two groups paying 10x and 5x.

Money symbols do not form line wins here. Their value is collected by the fisherman.

Payouts are shown as a multiple of the total stake.

Symbol	5×	4×	3×	2×	Role in the game
Premium Symbol I	200x	20x	5x	0,5x	The highest-paying symbol in the game. Pays already for 2 matching symbols on a line.
Premium Symbol II	100x	15x	3x	—
Premium Symbol III	50x	10x	2x	—
Premium Symbol IV	50x	10x	2x	—
Money Symbol Money	—	—	—	—	A symbol with an instant money prize. It does not form line wins; its value is collected by the fisherman.
Low Symbol I	10x	2,5x	0,2x	—
Low Symbol II	10x	2,5x	0,2x	—
Low Symbol III	5x	1x	0,2x	—
Low Symbol IV	5x	1x	0,2x	—
Low Symbol V	5x	1x	0,2x	—
Wild (Fisherman) Wild	—	—	—	—	The Fisherman Wild collects money prizes. Every 4 fishermen add 10 free spins and raise the multiplier.
Scatter Scatter	—	—	—	—	3 Scatters trigger the bonus. If there are two Scatters, a random feature can add a third.

Bonus features and mechanics

Triggering free spins

The bonus requires three Scatters. If two land, a random feature can add a third and trigger free spins. The bonus can be bought for 100x the bet, and the Ante Bet increases the chance of triggering it.

Horse pick

Before free spins, the player picks one of the horses. Each one reveals a modifier that lasts until the end of the bonus: extra spins, guaranteed instant money prizes, removal of the lowest money value and others.

Collection and levels

The fisherman collects the money prizes on the screen. Every four fishermen add 10 free spins and gradually raise the multiplier.

A modifier that lasts the whole bonus is the main difference from the early games, where upgrades only landed at the start.

Pros and cons

Here is how the balance of advantages and limitations looks.

Hands-on testing in demo mode

In the demo, the base game is more restrained than in the original: Money symbols don’t form line wins, so there are fewer small wins. Pulling in the third Scatter sometimes helps trigger the bonus.

In free spins, the modifier noticeably changes the outcome. Guaranteed money prizes make the bonus more consistent, and removing the lowest value raises the worth of each collection. Most bonuses end at the first multiplier levels.

The spread matches very high volatility.

Verdict and rating

Big Bass Day at the Races is the first racing game of the series, and it introduced an interesting idea: a modifier for the whole bonus. The 10,000x cap gives potential, although it is reached very rarely.

Beginners will find the horse pick mechanic clear. For long sessions with a micro bankroll, the game is a limited fit due to the long drawdowns. High rollers should take into account the 96.07% RTP.

Editorial rating: 7.9 out of 10.

Rating methodology

We rate every slot in the series using the same scheme so that scores can be compared with each other.

• Mathematical model (30%) — RTP of the base game and extra modes, the max win and its frequency according to the provider, the bet range.
• Bonus features (30%) — how free spins are triggered, how meaningful the multipliers, modifiers and retriggers are.
• Session balance (20%) — how often small wins occur in the base game and how far the bankroll stretches between bonuses.
• Usability (10%) — readability of the grid, demo loading speed, controls on a smartphone.
• Transparency (10%) — whether the rules, paytable and RTP information are available right in the game.

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