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Slot review · Pragmatic Play Medium volatility · updated 10·12

SweetBonanzaXmas

Every source we read lists Sweet Bonanza Xmas at 96.48%. Medium volatility, 21,100× maximum win.

The highest configuration any source lists. Pragmatic Play, BigWinBoard list it.

8.3/10Velven rating · how it is built
21,100×Maximum win · of the stake
MediumVolatility · 6×5
1Configurations listed · one found
Velven rating

8.3 out of 10, built from the figures.

  1. Return to player35% of the rating 8.9
  2. Win potential20% of the rating 8.1
  3. Risk and reward15% of the rating 10.0
  4. Feature depth20% of the rating 6.7
  5. Transparency10% of the rating 4.9

Our editorial rating for slots, computed the same way for every game from the figures on this page: the return (its top and its lowest configuration), the top win, whether that win rewards the game's volatility, the depth of its features, and how much of its data the studio publishes itself. Where a figure is not available, that part is left out rather than guessed. It rates the game, not a casino or the studio, and it is not a prediction of what you will win.

Velven analysis

What the figures say about Sweet Bonanza Xmas.

2 sources

Our reading

Sweet Bonanza Xmas is listed at 96.48%. Pragmatic Play publishes 96.48% on its own game page, and BigWinBoard agrees. No lower configuration was listed by the sources we read, which does not prove none exists.

The Christmas edition of the 2019 original, with the same rules in a frozen look: eight or more matching symbols pay anywhere, four or more scatters give 10 free spins, and multipliers of up to 100× in the feature are added together at the end of each tumble.

BigWinBoard prints its returns as ranges rather than single figures (96.49–96.60%, 96.48–96.51% and 95.45–95.50%), which usually means separate versions for the Ante Bet and the bonus buy; Pragmatic publishes 96.48%. It gives the maximum as 21,100× and the volatility as 3.5 of 5.

Core mechanics Studio

  • Pay anywhere
  • Tumble

Bonus features Studio

  • Free spins
  • Multiplier symbols

Free spins Studio

Four or more scatters give 10 free spins.

Multipliers Studio

Multiplier symbols up to 100× during free spins, summed at the end of each tumble.

What each source reads

2 sources, one story.

Pragmatic Play
Pragmatic Play read 12 Oct 2026 · 96.48% 96.48%
BigWinBoard read 12 Oct 2026 · 96.48% · 95.45% · max 21,100× · BWB prints ranges 96.49-96.60 | 96.48-96.51 | 95.45-95.50 96.48%

The studio's own page is read first. Third-party databases are research sources: we name them, and do not link to them. A studio can supply a game in more than one return configuration, and the casino chooses one. A higher figure at one source and a lower one at another usually means they read different configurations, not that one is wrong.

Session reality

What an hour of this game is expected to cost.

Expected cost per hour at 96.48% €8.80

That is the maths, not a prediction — a single session can end far above or below it.

0 minutes of expected playtime
Check it yourself

Thirty seconds, before your first spin.

01 Open the gameLoad it at the casino you play, in real-money or demo mode — the configuration is the same.
02 Open the rulesTap the menu or the "i" and choose Game Rules or the paytable. The theoretical return is printed there.
03 Find the returnLook for "RTP" or "theoretical return". 96.48% is the top configuration we have seen listed.
04 DecideThe same game with a higher return is often available at another casino. The difference compounds every hour you play.
Questions

What people ask about this game.

The sources we read list 96.48%. The return that applies to you is the one printed in the game rules at your casino.

21,100× the stake.

Medium. Higher volatility means longer dry runs between wins and bigger swings in a session.

Because a studio can ship several configurations and each casino chooses one. A review that quotes a single figure is quoting one configuration.

Sources

Where every figure on this page comes from.

  1. Pragmatic Play — official game pageRead · 12 Oct 2026
  2. BigWinBoardResearch source, not linked · 12 Oct 2026

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In full

The verdict.

Sweet Bonanza Xmas is a medium-volatility Pragmatic Play game, with a 6×5 layout and a maximum win of 21,100× the stake. The sources we read list a single return for it. The figure that applies to you is the one printed in the game rules at your casino. The sources agree on the figures shown.Open the game rules before you play and check the return printed there.