Pragmatic Play · 2017
Santa is a 5x3 video slot by Pragmatic Play with a Christmas theme and medium volatility. Here you find its figures, bonus pick and free spins.
Five reels of three rows spin, and a win forms when matching symbols land. Santa is a Christmas and Winter video slot from Pragmatic Play on a 5x3 grid. Just two matching symbols can pay. The board uses the card values 10, J, Q, K and A, the Elf, Reindeer, Jingle bells and Candy cane, plus the Christmas tree SCATTER and the gift box BONUS symbol, which start the two bonus rounds.
Three SCATTER symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 start the Free Spins, which award 6 spins. Before any spin completes, the WILD Santa can fully cover reels 2, 3, 4 or 5. Free Spins cannot be retriggered, and the Bonus Pick Game cannot start during them. Three gift box BONUS symbols together on reels 1, 3 and 5 open the Bonus Pick Game instead.
Five figures to check
Useful before you pick a bet and before your first spin on the reels.
| What it tells | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP (return to player) | 95.92% |
| Volatility | Medium |
| Reels and rows | 5x3 |
| Release date | 01/12/2017 |
Spins on the reels hand back a share of every A$100 staked over the long run. Winbig21 Casino shows the version it runs in the game rules, so check them before your first spin.
| RTP version | RTP | Provider's standard |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 95.92% | Supported |
Round rules
Useful when the trigger symbols start landing, and you want to know what they open.
Three SCATTER (Christmas tree) symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 start Free Spins, awarding 6 free spins. Before any spin completes, reels 2, 3, 4 or 5 can become fully covered with WILD (Santa) symbols. The Bonus Pick Game cannot trigger during Free Spins. Free Spins cannot be retriggered.
Base Game spins6 free spins
Three BONUS (gift box) symbols on reels 1, 3 and 5 start the Bonus Pick Game. 12 wrapped gifts sit in a pyramid. Open them one at a time until a JACKPOT symbol ends the round. Your payout sums the revealed cash prizes plus the jackpot tier value.
Base Game spinsCash prizes
Every round starts on the 5x3 grid. Three SCATTER symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 open Free Spins, and three BONUS symbols on reels 1, 3 and 5 open the Bonus Pick Game.
Game lobbySymbol wins
Santa paytable
The payouts below are in A$ at the A$2 example bet, and more symbols pay more.
| What lands | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Christmas treeScatter | – | A$4 | – | – |
 Elf | A$0.20 | A$2.50 | A$12.50 | A$40 |
 Reindeer | A$0.20 | A$1.50 | A$10 | A$30 |
 Jingle bells | – | A$1 | A$5 | A$20 |
 Candy cane | – | A$1 | A$5 | A$15 |
 A | – | A$1 | A$2.50 | A$10 |
 K | – | A$0.50 | A$1 | A$5 |
 Q | – | A$0.50 | A$1 | A$5 |
 J | – | A$0.50 | A$1 | A$5 |
 10 | – | A$0.50 | A$1 | A$5 |
See the bonus first
Settles which screens show the base game, the free spins and the gift pyramid before you play.
Know each step
Read this before your first spin, when you want the full sequence of a round.
The reels wait until you set a bet between A$0.20 and A$240. Paytable amounts are shown for A$2, and A$10 is the other example bet.
Symbols land across the 5x3 grid, and two matching symbols are enough for a win. Each win is calculated from the bet you chose.
On the reels, Wild and Stacked Wild symbols stand in for paying symbols. Three gift box symbols on reels 1, 3 and 5 open the Pick Bonus.
Three SCATTER Christmas trees on reels 2, 3 and 4 start six free spins. Before a spin completes, any of reels 2 to 5 can fill completely with WILD Santa symbols.
Each round ends when the reels stop, so you decide when to finish. Set a spending limit before the first spin: no session result can be known in advance.
Santa trial run
This section settles whether to test Santa in practice mode or stake real money from the start.
The demo needs no money and pays nothing, while the real game needs a Winbig21 account and you must be 18 or older.
Play for realEach spin lands new symbols on the 5x3 reels of Santa, and nobody can say in advance when the Bonus Pick Game will come. How often it comes is not known before play. The result of one session is random whatever the RTP of 95.92%, so that return says nothing certain about the next session.
Reels stop on a fresh result after every spin. Which RTP version Winbig21 Casino runs for Santa is shown only in the game rules, so check there before the first spin. Read the version name and its return there before you stake real money.
Wild symbols can fully cover any of reels 2 to 5 during Free Spins, yet the maximum win of Santa is a ceiling reached very rarely. Hitting that top win is not something a player can plan. Treat it as a ceiling to know about, not a result to expect.
Choosing before you spin
Not sure Santa suits your taste? Compare it with other slots in the lobby.
Players must be 18+. Help in Australia is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and the BetStop national self-exclusion register is open to you.
Each stake on Santa comes out of your balance, so set the sum you can afford to lose before the first spin.
Reel wins can make the next spin feel certain, but results are random. Set your stop point before play and keep to it, even after a win.
Every spin on the reels draws from your balance, so set deposit and loss limits in your account before you start.
When the reels stop being fun, take a break. If the urge to keep spinning persists, self-exclude with BetStop.
Santa, explained
You will leave knowing how Santa's rounds, features and stakes work before the first spin.
Spins on the reels bring a mix of smaller wins and occasional bigger ones, which makes Santa a medium volatility slot. Your balance will rise and fall more than in a low volatility game. No one can predict when a bigger win lands.
Three gift boxes on reels 1, 3 and 5 start the Bonus Pick Game. Your payout there is every revealed cash prize plus the jackpot tier value, and the bonus has no MEGA tier. Which gifts you open sets the total, so nobody knows the top win in advance.
Three Christmas tree SCATTER symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 trigger the free spins, which award 6 spins. Before any spin completes, WILD Santa symbols can fully cover reels 2, 3, 4 or 5. Free spins cannot be retriggered, and the Bonus Pick Game cannot start during them.
Stakes run from A$0.20 to A$240 a spin, the highest bet allowed here. The paytable uses A$2 as its base, and A$10 is the example top bet on this page.
Reels turn for real money here, from A$0.20 a spin up to A$240. Starting at the lowest stake lets you learn the free spins and gift pick at the smallest cost before you raise your bet.
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