Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000: demo, features & RTP
Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 is the 2026 Christmas instalment from Pragmatic Play, due out on 16 November 2026. According to the pre-release game sheet it runs at 96.50% RTP with medium volatility and a top prize of 20,000× the stake.
18+ · UKGC-licensed casinos only · £5 maximum stake per spin (£2 for ages 18–24) · T&Cs apply · BeGambleAware.org
Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 demo
The official Pragmatic Play demo runs in pounds with virtual credit, so you can watch the present boxes and the base-game collects before you stake a penny. Confirm you are 18 or over and the game loads below.
Free demo · 18+ only
Official Pragmatic Play demo · virtual credit in GBP · no real money
What makes Blast 1000 different
Most Big Bass games keep the Fisherman locked away until free spins. Blast 1000 lets him onto reels 1 and 5 in the base game, where he collects any money symbols in view and can carry a random ×2, ×3 or ×10. Base-game cash collects are the headline feature, and they change the rhythm of the slot: you are not waiting for scatters alone.
The layout is the familiar 5×3 grid with 10 paylines, given a Christmas makeover. Three wrapped present boxes sit beside the reels, and that is where near-misses on the scatter get a second chance.
The pre-release data gives a default RTP of 96.50%. Casinos can also run lower versions at 95.50% or 94.50%, so open the game's information screen at your casino and check which figure it shows. Volatility is listed as medium, a step down from the high-volatility entries in the series. A win lands roughly once in 7.91 spins, and free spins trigger about once in 112 spins on average.
- Provider
- Pragmatic Play
- Release
- 16 November 2026
- Grid
- 5×3 · 10 lines
- RTP
- 96.50%
- Volatility
- Medium
- Max win
- 20,000×
- Free spins
- 1 in 112 spins
- Fish values
- 0.5×–1,000×
Symbols: the Fisherman, money fish and scatter
Money fish carry cash values from 0.5× to 1,000× the bet. In free spins they also count as ordinary line symbols, paying up to 20× for five on a line, so a fish can pay twice: once on the line and once when a Fisherman collects it.
The Fisherman Wild substitutes on the lines and gathers every fish value on screen. In the base game he only appears on the outer reels, reels 1 and 5.
Free spins, present boxes and the bazooka
Three, four or five scatters award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Two scatters are not always a dead end: a hook may drag a third scatter onto the reels, or the pair may be collected into one of the three present boxes. The box then opens for 10, 15 or 20 free spins, depending on which one it is.
During the round every fourth Fisherman you collect adds 10 more spins and raises the money multiplier. The extra spins are played after the current batch ends.
- ×24 more Fishermen · +10 spins
- ×34 more Fishermen · +10 spins
- ×104 more Fishermen · +10 spins, no further retriggers
The bazooka is the other new piece. If a free spin ends with Fishermen in view but no money symbols, a bazooka may fire and transform all the non-wild symbols, giving those Fishermen something to collect.
For scale: 20,000× at the UK maximum stake of £5 would be £100,000. The game sheet puts the odds of reaching it at about 1 in 3,820,474 spins, so treat it as a ceiling, not a target.
Bonus Buy and Ante Bet
Bonus Buy is not available in Great Britain. UK casinos remove the buy button, so free spins can only be won by landing scatters.
Outside Great Britain and in the demo, Blast 1000 offers two buys: Free Spins for 100× the bet and Super Free Spins for 410×, the latter with a higher chance of 1,000× money symbols. The Ante Bet adds 50% to your stake for a better chance of triggering free spins; if a UK casino shows it, remember it raises the cost of every spin.
Ready for the real thing on release day? Play Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 at a UKGC-licensed casino and set a deposit limit before your first spin.
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