Sweet Bonanza Xmas Demo & Review – Play for Free at SA Casinos

Pragmatic Play has established itself as one of the top slot game providers in SA since it was first established in 2015, and for good reason – their games are GLI-certified for fairness and licensed by major global authorities like the MGA. They’re also well known for their massive daily Drop & Win jackpot pools scaling up to R40 Million across their network. 

While the original was all about candy clouds. This version feels like the holidays, with a winter wonderland feel, giant snowmen, and frozen treats. 

There’s a massive non-traditional 6x5 grid in play here with a Pay Anywhere mechanic – so you don’t have to worry about tracking paylines. You win as long as you land 8 or more of the same symbol anywhere on the screen at the end of a spin.

The numbers look good on paper, with long-term returns estimated between 96.49% and 96.6%. Pragmatic rates this as medium volatility, which usually means steady payouts too. In my experience, wins can still be sporadic, so don't be surprised if you go several spins before a big tumble hits.

Betting Range sweet bonanza xmas

This is where the game really shines for us in South Africa – a betting range suited to all budgets. You can start spinning for as little as 20c and push it all the way up to R1,750 per spin.

The most you can win here is 21,100x your stake. To hit this, you need those multiplier baubles to stack up during the free spins. If you're betting R2, the top prize is over R42,000. That’s huge for a medium volatility game.

There’s no progressive jackpot here, but with a 21,100x cap, you don’t really miss it. There are other jackpot opportunities, though, with some local casinos like Hollywoodbets including the game in various Pragmatic campaigns like the Drop & Wins, which offer up to R420,000 every single day, split into multiple cash prizes. 

• Lollipop Scatter: This symbol is present on all reels. Landing 4, 5, or 6 of these symbols triggers the bonus. They also pay out depending on how many you land. 6 of them pay 100x, 5 of them pay 5x, and 4 of them pay 1.5x.
• Multiplier Bauble: Appears during the Free Spins round and stays on the screen until the end of a tumbling sequence. It reveals a random multiplier value when it lands, starting at 2x up to 100x. The values of all the baubles are added together at the end of the tumble and applied to your total win for that sequence.

Winning symbols explode and disappear every time you hit a combination of 8 or more symbols. New symbols then fall from the top to fill the empty gaps, which can lead to a second, third, or even tenth win on a single paid spin – they’re unlimited as long as your winning sequence carries on. 

This feature is triggered when you hit 4 or more Lollipop Scatters anywhere on the screen. You start with 10 free spins, and if you’re lucky enough to land 3 or more Scatters during the round, the game gifts you an additional 5 spins. 

Special reels are in play during this mode, which include a special multiplier symbol and more of the higher-paying candy symbols.