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Sweet Bonanza 1000

Sweet Bonanza 1000 Review

by Pragmatic Play

RTP
96.53%
Risk level
High
Max cash prize
25,000x
Reels
6x5
Paylines and ways
Scatter pays
Release date
03/06/2024

The extras, not the Scatter pays, do the heavy lifting

Sweet Bonanza 1000 carries the highest published return of the five Sweet Bonanza games, and it does so with the series' familiar candy backdrop. That places it at an odd point: 2019's original pays out more, yet this 2024 build raises the Multiplier ceiling to 1000x and adds a Super Free Spins purchase. The result is a game whose Extra features carry more of the proposition than its base Scatter pays do.

Sweet Bonanza 1000 review: a game of states, gates and one ceiling

Ten is only the starting number

The award screen promises 10 Free Spins. It does not promise that all ten will run. Three or more Scatter symbols during the round add 5 more. One recorded Super Free Spins round ran from 10 to 15 spins that way. The opposite can happen too. If the round total reaches 25,000x bet, the feature ends at once. Remaining spins are forfeited. The length of Free Spins is therefore settled during play, not at the trigger. That is the key to reading this build. Screens state a number first. The clock that governs it settles later. Every state here works on that order.

A bomb lands early and is valued late

Base game spins cannot produce the Multiplier bomb. The symbol lives inside Free Spins alone. Once it lands, it stays on screen until the tumble sequence ends. Its value is drawn from a range of 2x to 1000x. All bombs on screen are then added together. The sum multiplies the total win of that sequence. The order is the point. A bomb lands early and is valued late. Its worth depends on every tumble that follows it. The base game shares the same 6x5 grid. It runs the same Scatter pays rule and the same Tumble chains. It holds no deferred layer of this kind. Two states that look identical run on different time. Super Free Spins narrow the draw to a 20x floor on every bomb. The 1000x figure is a per-bomb ceiling. It is separate from the 25,000x cap on the whole round.

Three ways in, one of them open in Britain

The documented build offers three entries into Free Spins. Four or more Scatter symbols trigger the round naturally. A 100x total bet purchase guarantees at least four Scatter symbols on the triggering spin. A 500x total bet purchase adds a 20x floor on every bomb. The Ante Bet trades differently. It doubles the natural trigger chance and disables both buys. Every one of these choices is made before a spin, never during one. Recorded demo outcomes mark what the paid gates commit. A $200.00 buy returned $47.40. Two $1,000.00 buys returned $544.30 and $51.50. The purchase buys entry, not a result. The confirmation dialog is the last reversible moment in that sequence. In Britain the sequence narrows. UK rules remove the two buy buttons, and autoplay and accelerated spin modes go with them. The local session is single-file. Manual base spins run until Scatter symbols open the only remaining gate.

Purple popup confirms buying 10 free spins for $200.00, with red NO and green YES buttons

What the clocks do not change

The states differ in pacing. They barely differ in price. The published return is 96.53% in normal play. The Ante Bet prints 96.50%. Buy Free Spins prints 96.52%. Buy Super Free Spins prints 96.55%. The widest gap is 0.05 percentage points. Volatility stays High across every mode. Inside the series, only the 2019 original publishes a higher return. Sweet Bonanza Xmas, Sweet Bonanza Super Scatter and Sweet Bonanza 2500 all sit lower. This build keeps the earlier game's Candy and Fruit machine classics theme. It keeps the Scatter pays grid. What changes between states is not value but pacing. The difference lies in the wait and in what fills it.

Bankroll management and volatility explained

Sweet Bonanza 1000 offers four paid levers: an Ante Bet toggle, two bonus buys, and an Autoplay panel. Each changes cost, trigger odds or round structure differently, and the documented RTP spread between them is small. None of them changes how a round resolves once started.

Ante Bet trades price for trigger odds
Switching Ante Bet ON raises the total bet by 25 percent and doubles the natural chance of triggering Free Spins, but it disables both buy buttons. The documented RTP drops from 96.53 to 96.50. It suits organic play only; it cannot be combined with a purchase.
The two buys differ in bomb values, not structure
Buy Free Spins costs 100x bet, Buy Super Free Spins costs 500x, and both grant the same 10 spins. The Super variant only guarantees every Multiplier bomb is at least 20x. Captured rounds returned $47.40, $544.30 and $51.50, so a purchase can pay back less than its price.
Autoplay lacks visible stop limits
The Autoplay panel offers Turbo Spin, Quick Spin and a spin-count slider, but no loss-limit or win-limit fields were visible on the captured screen. Such controls may exist elsewhere in this build; that was not verified. Players setting long autospin runs cannot rely on documented automatic stops.

Game modes

Sweet Bonanza 1000 runs on one Scatter pays grid where every listed mode changes a different state: the Base Game defines the spin, Ante Bet alters the trigger odds, Free Spins adds Multiplier bombs, and the two purchase options enter that round directly at fixed costs.

Final free spin shows a 25x bomb multiplier, WIN $51.50, free spins left 0, under 1000x banner
Base GameThe grid stays fixed at 6 reels and 5 rows, and eight or more matching symbols anywhere pay without paylines. Each win clears its symbols, new ones drop in, and the Tumble repeats with no cap until no win remains. All cascade wins from one spin are summed into a single payout.
Ante Bet (Double Chance to Win Feature)Switching it on moves the bet multiplier from 20x to 25x, raising the total bet by 25 percent. That state doubles the natural chance of triggering Free Spins through scatters. While active, both purchase options are disabled, so the round can only be entered organically.
Free SpinsFour or more Scatter lollipops anywhere award 10 free spins, and three or more during the round retrigger 5 more. Multiplier bombs appear only in this mode, hold random values from 2x to 1000x, and stay until a tumble sequence ends. Their values are summed and multiply that sequence's win.
Buy Free SpinsPaying 100x the total bet guarantees four or more Scatter symbols on the next spin, skipping the natural trigger. The round that follows is the standard Free Spins mode: 10 spins with bombs drawn from the full 2x to 1000x range and the usual retrigger rule.
Buy Super Free SpinsPaying 500x the total bet enters the same Free Spins structure with one changed state: every Multiplier bomb carries at least 20x, up to the same 1000x ceiling. The trigger still guarantees four or more scatters, and three or more scatters mid-round still retrigger 5 additional spins.

In-game screenshots

Preview grid shows candy and fruit symbols with the Sweet Bonanza 1000 logo and 25,000x bet win cap
Base game 6x5 grid displays fruit and candy symbols beside buy free spins and ante bet buttons
Congratulations screen reveals a $47.40 total win across 10 free spins on the final spin
Tumble win of $2.30 triggers as 8x and 10x bomb multipliers appear with 9 free spins left
A small base game win of $0.08 pays out on grapes at a $0.20 bet with ante bet switched off
Super free spins round shows a 20x bomb multiplier and $6.50 win with 6 free spins remaining
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Preview grid shows candy and fruit symbols with the Sweet Bonanza 1000 logo and 25,000x bet win cap
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Base game 6x5 grid displays fruit and candy symbols beside buy free spins and ante bet buttons
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Congratulations screen reveals a $47.40 total win across 10 free spins on the final spin
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Tumble win of $2.30 triggers as 8x and 10x bomb multipliers appear with 9 free spins left
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A small base game win of $0.08 pays out on grapes at a $0.20 bet with ante bet switched off
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Super free spins round shows a 20x bomb multiplier and $6.50 win with 6 free spins remaining
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Symbols and their payouts

Game rules page 1 lists candy and fruit symbol payouts plus scatter lollipop values, page 1/7

x8 / x10 / x12 / x4 / x5 / x6

  • Red heart candy High 10.00 / 25.00 / 50.00 / — / — / —
  • Purple/magenta square candy High 2.50 / 10.00 / 25.00 / — / — / —
  • Green pentagon candy High 2.00 / 5.00 / 15.00 / — / — / —
  • Blue oval/pillow candy High 1.50 / 2.00 / 12.00 / — / — / —
  • Red apple Low 1.00 / 1.50 / 10.00 / — / — / —
  • Purple plum Low 0.80 / 1.20 / 8.00 / — / — / —
  • Green melon/watermelon (whole) Low 0.50 / 1.00 / 5.00 / — / — / —
  • Purple grape cluster Low 0.40 / 0.90 / 4.00 / — / — / —
  • Yellow banana Low 0.25 / 0.75 / 2.00 / — / — / —
  • SCATTER (swirl lollipop) Scatter — / — / — / 3.00 / 5.00 / 100.00
  • MULTIPLIER symbol (bomb) Other — / — / — / — / — / —

How to place a bet

Sweet Bonanza 1000 plays on a 6x5 grid with Scatter pays. Eight or more matching symbols anywhere pay, then Tumble removes winners and drops new symbols until no win remains. The player sets a stake, spins, and repeats; four Scatter symbols open Free Spins.

  1. Set the stake

    Tap minus or plus beside the spin button to change the total bet, which runs from $0.20 to $240.00. Optional: switch the Ante Bet toggle ON to double the chance of Free Spins; this raises the total bet and disables both buy buttons.

  2. Spin the grid

    Press the spin button, SPACE or ENTER. Symbols pay anywhere, and each win starts a Tumble: winning symbols disappear, new ones fall in, and the cycle repeats until no win remains. All tumble wins then add to the balance together.

  3. Reach or buy Free Spins

    Land 4 or more Scatter lollipops to win 10 Free Spins, where Multiplier bombs boost each tumble sequence and 3 Scatters retrigger 5 more spins. Alternatively, Buy Free Spins or Buy Super Free Spins starts the round directly from the base game.

What bonuses are on offer

Buy bonus option
Yes · Cost 100.00x
Ante bet increase
1.25x

Bonus buy options

Default option Buy Free Spins Cost 100.00x
Buy Super Free Spins Cost 500.00x

Part of the series

Sweet Bonanza

Sweet Bonanza 1000 keeps the family chassis: a 6x5 scatter-pays grid, unlimited tumbles, ten free spins, and the 1.25x ante toggle. Its multiplier bombs now reach 1000x, where the original Sweet Bonanza and Sweet Bonanza Xmas stop at 100x. Max win rises to 25,000x against their 21,100x, though Sweet Bonanza Super Scatter goes further at 50,000x. Like Super Scatter, it sells a 500x Super Free Spins round with 20x-minimum bombs. Uniquely among these four, it prints a separate RTP per mode, from 96.50 to 96.55.

Games in series
5

Game themes

Fruit machine classicsCandy

Compatibility

Auto-spin feature
Yes

Features

  • Ante Bet
  • Free Spins
  • Multiplier
  • Retrigger
  • Scatter
  • Tumble

Studio behind the game

Pragmatic Play

Pragmatic Play is a Gibraltar-based content supplier to the iGaming industry, led by CEO Julian Jarvis. It distributes its full portfolio through a single API integration, covering online slots, live casino, bingo, virtual sports and other RNG games. The studio holds certification or licensing across more than thirty jurisdictions, including the Malta Gaming Authority and the UK Gambling Commission. Its games are built on a mobile-first HTML5 architecture aimed at regulated markets. Within this mirrored catalogue, output leans heavily toward video slots, spanning recurring series and mechanics like Megaways, Hold and Spin and Money Collect, alongside smaller runs of scratch, crash and table titles.

Bets and stakes

Min. bet
0.20
Maximum bet
240.00
Bet currency
USD

Our take

What players like

  • Scatter-pays with uncapped tumbles lets one paid spin chain into several counted wins.
  • RTP holds between 96.50% and 96.55% across ante and both buys, so entry cost stays honest.
  • The 500x super buy guarantees every bomb lands at 20x or better, pricing variance openly.

Downsides to consider

  • Multiplier bombs appear only in free spins, leaving the base game flat between triggers.
  • Bought rounds can return far below cost; one observed $1,000 super buy paid back $51.50.

Sweet Bonanza 1000 suits the British player who accepts high volatility and wants the weight sitting in the bonus round. The base game is plain but honest. The two priced entries and the ante toggle give clear control over how the session is shaped, at stakes that scale from 20p upward.

Common questions about the game

How do wins form in Sweet Bonanza 1000?

Wins form through Scatter pays. Eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the 6x5 grid pay, with no paylines involved. Payouts scale at 8-9, 10-11 and 12 or more of the same symbol. The Tumble feature then removes winning symbols and drops new ones in, and one spin can produce unlimited consecutive tumbles.

What is the RTP and volatility of Sweet Bonanza 1000?

The theoretical RTP is 96.53% and volatility is High. High volatility means wins land less often on average but large hits can arrive in a short span. The RTP shifts slightly by mode: 96.50% with Ante Bet active, 96.52% with Buy Free Spins and 96.55% with Buy Super Free Spins.

What is the maximum win in Sweet Bonanza 1000?

The maximum win is capped at 25,000x the total bet in both the base game and Free Spins. If a Free Spins round reaches that cap, it ends immediately and any remaining spins are forfeited. The separate 1000x figure refers only to the highest single Multiplier bomb value, not the overall win ceiling.

How do Free Spins and multiplier bombs work here?

Four or more Scatter lollipops award 10 free spins, and three or more during the round add 5 more. Multiplier bombs appear only in Free Spins, carrying values from 2x up to 1000x. When a tumble sequence ends, all bomb values on screen are added together and multiply that sequence's total win.

What do the two bonus buy options cost and include?

Buy Free Spins costs 100x the total bet and guarantees at least four Scatters on the triggering spin. Buy Super Free Spins costs 500x the bet and guarantees every Multiplier bomb in the round starts at a minimum of 20x. Both options are disabled while the Ante Bet toggle is switched on.

What does the Ante Bet change in Sweet Bonanza 1000?

The Ante Bet doubles the natural chance of triggering Free Spins. It raises the total bet by 25%, moving the bet multiplier from 20x to 25x. Switching it on also disables both bonus buy options, so it suits players who prefer to reach the feature through normal spins.

Is there a wild symbol in Sweet Bonanza 1000?

No wild symbol appears in this game. The rules and paytable list nine regular symbols, the Scatter lollipop and the Free Spins Multiplier bomb, with no substitute symbol among them. The game builds its payouts entirely through Scatter pays, tumbles and multiplier bombs instead.

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