How do you trigger free spins in Sweet Bonanza?

Land 4 or more lollipop scatter symbols anywhere on the screen. You get 10 free spins, and 3 or more scatters during the round add 5 more.

How much is the Sweet Bonanza bonus buy?

The buy costs 100x the base bet. At a $2 bet it costs $200 for 10 free spins. It is not available while the ante bet is on.

What do the multiplier bombs do?

They only appear in free spins and take a random value from 2x to 100x. When the tumble chain ends, all bomb values on screen are added together and multiply the total win of that chain.

What is the RTP of Sweet Bonanza?

The in-game rules list a maximum RTP of 96.6% and a minimum of 96.49%.

What is the max win in Sweet Bonanza?

The demo banner advertises a win of over 21,100x the bet.

What does the ante bet do?

It raises the bet by 25% (from 20x to 25x bet multiplier) and doubles the chance of triggering free spins naturally by adding more scatters to the reels. The bonus buy is disabled while it is on.

Sweet Bonanza Guide: Rules, Tumbles, Multiplier Bombs and Bonus Buy

By the CasinoDemo editorial team · Updated 2026-11-09 · How we review

Sweet Bonanza is the Pragmatic Play candy slot that made pay anywhere grids popular. There are no paylines: you need 8 or more of the same symbol anywhere on a 6 by 5 grid, winning symbols vanish, new ones drop in, and in free spins rainbow bombs carry multipliers up to 100x.

We played the demo, read all seven rules pages, switched on the ante bet and bought the free spins round. Everything below comes from the in-game rules or from our own screenshots.

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Sweet Bonanza at a glance

Provider: Pragmatic Play
RTP: 96.48%
Demo: Free, no sign-up

How Sweet Bonanza works

The grid is 6 reels by 5 rows. The rules say symbols pay anywhere on the screen and that the total number of the same symbol on the screen at the end of a spin decides the win. The paytable starts at 8 matching symbols, with pay tiers for 8 to 9, 10 to 11 and 12 or more.

Every win sets off the tumble feature. Winning symbols disappear, the rest fall to the bottom and new symbols fill the gaps from above. Tumbling continues until no new win appears, and the rules state there is no limit to the number of tumbles. Wins from the whole tumble chain are added to your balance once the chain is over.

The demo opens with a $2.00 bet and a $100,000 play balance. The rules list a minimum bet of $0.20 and a maximum of $300.

Sweet Bonanza base game showing the 6x5 grid of fruit and candy symbols with the Buy Feature and ante bet panels — The base game at a $2 bet

Symbols and paytable

At a $2 bet the paytable shows these values. The red heart is the top symbol: $20 for 8 to 9, $50 for 10 to 11 and $100 for 12 or more. The purple square candy pays $5, $20 and $50. The green candy pays $4, $10 and $30, and the blue candy pays $3, $4 and $24.

The fruit sit lower. Apple pays $2, $3 and $20. Plum pays $1.60, $2.40 and $16. Watermelon pays $1, $2 and $10. Grapes pay $0.80, $1.80 and $8, and the banana pays $0.50, $1.50 and $4.

The lollipop is the scatter. It is present on all reels and pays in any position: 4 scatters pay $6, 5 pay $10 and 6 pay $200 at a $2 bet. There is no wild in this game.

Free spins and multiplier bombs

Four or more lollipop scatters anywhere on the screen award the free spins feature. The round starts with 10 free spins. If 3 or more scatters land during the round, you get 5 more free spins, and that can happen again.

The multiplier symbol is a rainbow bomb that only appears during free spins. When one lands it takes a random value of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x or 100x. It stays on the screen until the tumble chain ends. At that point all bomb values on the screen are added together and the total win of that tumble chain is multiplied by the sum. Special reels are used during the free spins round.

The key detail: a bomb does nothing on its own. It only pays if the same tumble chain also produces a win. A screen full of bombs with no cluster is worth zero.

Sweet Bonanza screen announcing 10 free spins won after the bonus buy — The bought round starts with 10 free spins

Sweet Bonanza free spins with a 2x and a 10x multiplier bomb and a tumble win of $4.70 x 12 — A $4.70 tumble win multiplied by 12 in our demo round

Bonus buy: what it costs and what we got

The Buy Feature button sits on the left of the grid. The ante bet rules page describes it as the 20x bet multiplier option, which lets you buy the free spins round for 100x the base bet. At our $2 bet the button showed $200, and the confirmation screen asked if we wanted to purchase 10 free spins at a cost of $200. There is only one buy option in this game.

We bought it once at $2. The trigger paid $6 for 4 scatters. The second spin produced a $4.70 tumble win multiplied by 12, which took the round to $10.70. A few spins later a single spin added about $117.50 and set off the big win animation. The round ended after 10 spins with no retrigger, at a total of $140.20.

So our one buy returned $140.20 on $200, or about 70x the bet. That is one round, not an average. Bought rounds can pay much less or much more.

Sweet Bonanza buy feature confirmation asking to purchase 10 free spins for $200 at a $2 bet — The buy costs 100x the bet: $200 at $2

Sweet Bonanza Sensational big win animation during free spins with the win counter at $113.64 — One spin added about $117.50 in our round

Sweet Bonanza end screen showing $140.20 won in 10 free spins — Our single bought round paid $140.20

Ante bet: double chance to win the feature

The green panel under the buy button is the ante bet. Turning it on raises the bet multiplier from 20x to 25x, which means a 25% higher stake. At our base of $2 the bet became $2.50. The rules say the chance to win free spins naturally is doubled because more scatter symbols are on the reels, and the free spins purchase is disabled while it is on. Our screenshot shows the Buy Feature button greyed out once the ante was switched on.

You can buy the bonus or play with the ante, not both at once.

Sweet Bonanza with the ante bet switched on, bet at $2.50 and the Buy Feature button disabled — Ante on: $2.50 bet, buy disabled

RTP, max win and volatility

The rules page gives a maximum RTP of 96.6% and a minimum RTP of 96.49%. The rules do not say which mode uses which figure, so treat 96.49% to 96.6% as the range. The game info marks Sweet Bonanza as low volatility, which the rules describe as paying out more often in smaller amounts while still having the chance to win big.

The top banner in the demo advertises a win of over 21,100x the bet. Any operator cap can lower what you can actually collect.

We would add one opinion. The low volatility label fits the base game, where small fruit wins are common. Free spins feel very different, because almost all of the value comes from bombs landing on a winning tumble.

Our verdict

Sweet Bonanza still holds up because the rules are simple: 8 of a kind anywhere, tumbles, and bombs that multiply a whole tumble chain in free spins. The 100x buy is easy to understand, and the ante bet is a clear trade of 25% more stake for twice the natural scatter chance. Our single bought round paid $140.20 on $200, which shows how much depends on bombs hitting at the same time as a win. Try the free demo first and see how the bonus feels before you think about the buy.

How to play Sweet Bonanza free in Canada

Press Play demo for free on the game page and the Pragmatic Play demo loads with virtual credits. There is nothing to download, no account to create and no deposit to make, and it works in your browser on desktop and mobile.

Because nothing is at stake, the demo is the easiest way to learn how Sweet Bonanza's features trigger and how often it pays.

Playing Sweet Bonanza for real money in Canada

Real-money online gambling in Canada is regulated province by province. Ontario runs a regulated market where licensed operators are overseen by iGaming Ontario and the AGCO; other provinces offer play through their own provincial sites, such as PlayNow (British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan), Loto-Québec, PlayAlberta and ALC in Atlantic Canada.

The legal age is 19 in most provinces and 18 in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec. Only play at sites licensed where you live, set limits before you start, and treat gambling as entertainment, never as a way to make money.

Sweet Bonanza FAQ

How do you trigger free spins in Sweet Bonanza?: Land 4 or more lollipop scatter symbols anywhere on the screen. You get 10 free spins, and 3 or more scatters during the round add 5 more.
How much is the Sweet Bonanza bonus buy?: The buy costs 100x the base bet. At a $2 bet it costs $200 for 10 free spins. It is not available while the ante bet is on.
What do the multiplier bombs do?: They only appear in free spins and take a random value from 2x to 100x. When the tumble chain ends, all bomb values on screen are added together and multiply the total win of that chain.
What is the RTP of Sweet Bonanza?: The in-game rules list a maximum RTP of 96.6% and a minimum of 96.49%.
What is the max win in Sweet Bonanza?: The demo banner advertises a win of over 21,100x the bet.
What does the ante bet do?: It raises the bet by 25% (from 20x to 25x bet multiplier) and doubles the chance of triggering free spins naturally by adding more scatters to the reels. The bonus buy is disabled while it is on.

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