Pragmatic Play · 2022 · hold and win / money collect
Big Bass Hold & Spinner on a phone
No portrait build. It is in the 104 titles out of 306 that still expect a sideways phone, and it loads in 2.4 s.
The phone check
Sideways is the only layout and the buttons are built for it. Fine in two hands, awkward hanging off a pole on the subway. The demo pulls about 10 MB before the first tap registers, which on a poor bar is where the 2.4 s goes. Getting money back out is a separate count and we keep it at cashout.
This title ships in more than one return build
Pragmatic Play licenses 3 configurations of Big Bass Hold & Spinner. The spread from top to bottom is 4.93 points, which is about C$49 in expected cost per C$1,000 staked. Same reels, same features, different maths.
| Configuration | Return | House edge | Cost per C$1,000 vs the top build |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest build the studio licenses | 96.71% | 3.29% | baseline |
| Middle build | 94.09% | 5.91% | C$26 |
| Lowest build | 91.78% | 8.22% | C$49 |
How to see which one you are on, in three taps
- Open the demo and tap the burger or the ⓘ in the game's own toolbar, not the casino's.
- Scroll the info panel to the bottom. The return figure is printed in the rules footer.
- Compare it to the table above. If it is not the top row, that is the build you are being served.
123 of the 306 titles on this board carry more than one build, so this is worth doing once per game rather than once ever.
Where it sits on the board
That puts it 270 of 306 on our phone score, which weighs orientation first, then how long you wait, then whether the buttons are a sensible size. That is 0.3 s slower than the 2.1 s median, every time you open it.
For context, 52 of the 71 Pragmatic Play games on this board hold portrait and the studio median is 1.9 s.
What the game is
Out in 2022. Pragmatic Play built it as 5x3 with hold and win / money collect. Big Bass entry that swaps free spins for a hold-and-win style respin round of money fish and collecting fishermen.
Volatility reads high, so the balance moves in lumps, and fifty spins will mislead you either way. Twenty dollars buys around 200 spins at the C$0.10 floor. The studio does not publish a capped maximum for this one.
The rest of it
| Studio | Pragmatic Play |
|---|---|
| Released | 2022 |
| Board | 5x3 |
| Mechanic | hold and win / money collect |
| Volatility | High |
| Top licensed return | 96.71% |
| House edge on that build | 3.29% |
| Max win | not published |
| Minimum stake | C$0.10 |
| Spins on twenty dollars | about 200 |
| Free demo | yes, no account needed |
| Tags | hold-and-win, bonus-buy |
Done with the demo?
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