Pragmatic Play · 2021
Santa's Wonderland is a Christmas Pragmatic Play slot on an 8x8 grid where clusters pay and tumble away. Start with the figures before your first spin.
Seven figures, plain meaning
After reading this table you will know what each figure means for your bets.
| Which figure? | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player (RTP) | 96.23% / 96.38% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid size | 8x8 |
| Maximum win, times bet | x7,500 |
| Maximum win in money | A$750,000 |
| Release date | 29/11/2021 |
Choose this slot if you want a Christmas theme on a large 8x8 grid. Santa's Wonderland pays through clusters of matching symbols. You need five or more of the same symbol in one cluster to win. After each win, the winning symbols tumble away and new ones drop into place. The seven symbols include a Teddy Bear, a Train, a Biplane and four ornaments.
Pick Santa's Wonderland for its extra features. Each spin hides five feature markers on random cells of the grid. A win on a marked cell triggers its feature once the tumbles finish, and features play in a fixed order. Collect 140 or more winning symbols in one base spin and you enter Midnight Riches, a five-level bonus with multipliers from x3 to x15.
Feature guide
Read this before you spin, or when the bonus starts on screen.
Midnight Riches opens when one base spin collects 140 or more winning symbols. It has five levels, each guaranteeing all five features in fixed order. Multipliers run from x3 on level one to x15 on level five. The bonus ends when a threshold is missed or level five completes.
Base game spinAll five features
Each spin plays on an 8x8 grid with cluster pays and tumble. Five hidden spin-feature markers sit on random grid cells, one each for REFRESH, WILD SANTA, BLOCKS, SUPERSIZE and LUCKY SANTA. A cluster win on a marked cell triggers that feature after the current tumble resolves.
Placing a betMarked-cell features
Santa's Wonderland in play
Midnight Casino shows these screens as the game draws them, so you know what to expect.
The buy costs 100 times the bet, so at A$5 you pay A$500 to start the Midnight Riches bonus straight away.
| Bonus buy | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight Riches | x100 · A$500 | – |
Check RTP first: it is the share of each A$100 staked paid back to players over a long run. It says nothing about one session. The version we run is shown in the game rules.
| RTP level | RTP | Preset |
|---|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 96.38% | No |
| Edition 2 | 96.23% | Yes |
Five steps to a payout
Before the first spin you see what a round costs, so the bet never comes as a surprise.
You choose the bet first, anywhere from A$0.20 up to A$100 per spin. Every payout scales with that stake, so a bigger bet means bigger wins.
You look for clusters of at least 5 matching symbols that touch on the 8x8 grid. A win clears those symbols, new ones fall in and the tumble repeats.
You keep spinning while 5 hidden markers sit on random cells: REFRESH, WILD SANTA, BLOCKS, SUPERSIZE and LUCKY SANTA. A win on a marked cell fires that feature after the tumble.
You aim for 140+ winning symbols in one base spin to reach the bonus. Midnight Riches opens at level 1 of 5, and every level runs 5 spin features in fixed order.
You decide how much to stake before the first spin and stop when that amount is gone. If gambling stops being fun, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858.
Choose your stake knowing that nobody can predict when the bonus round will land. How often it comes is not known in advance, and the result of one session is random whatever the RTP. RTP describes the return averaged over a very large number of spins, so it cannot tell you what your own session will pay.
Open the game rules before you play, because the RTP version running on Santa's Wonderland is shown only there. Read that line first, then set your stake. The version named in the rules is the one behind every spin you make in that game.
Treat the maximum win as a ceiling, not a target, since Santa's Wonderland reaches it very rarely. Set your session budget before the first spin and keep it. Any single spin can end with a small return or none at all.
Santa's Wonderland demo
Worried about losing money before you know how the grid pays? The demo answers that.
Choose the demo to learn with no money at stake; it pays nothing. Choose the real game only with an account and when you are 18 or older.
Start playingKnow what to expect
After this, you will know the max win, bets, volatility and RTP before you spin.
Keep the top win in mind before you choose a bet. The maximum win is x7,500 of your bet, which comes to A$37,500 at A$5 and A$750,000 at the highest bet of A$100. Every bet scales from that multiple.
Pick a bet from A$0.20 up to A$100, the highest bet allowed here. A$0.40 and A$5 are the example bets used on this page, not the only choices. The bet you pick sets what each spin costs.
Decide whether the buy suits you, since it costs 100 times your bet. At A$5 the Midnight Riches buy costs A$500. The same bonus also starts in the base game when one spin collects 140 or more winning symbols.
Expect a bumpy session, because the volatility is high. A single win can be large, while quiet stretches can run long. How a session will go cannot be known in advance.
Start with the lowest bet of A$0.20 and learn the board before raising the stake. The paytable on this page uses A$0.20 as its bet, so the figures there match your first spins. A bigger bet changes only the amount you risk per spin.
Read the RTP as a long-run average, not a promise for one session. The two versions differ, and the table shows each return on A$100 staked. The higher version returns more over many spins, while a single session can end far from that average.
Other games
After reading this, you can pick the next Pragmatic Play title on this site to try.
Players must be 18+. For help, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 or use the BetStop national self-exclusion register.
Set a fixed amount for Santa's Wonderland before you open the game, and stop when it is spent. Never use money meant for bills.
Set your stop point before the first spin, and keep it after a big win. A large win can tempt you to keep going.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you play Santa's Wonderland. Do not change them during a losing run.
Take a break as soon as the game stops being fun. If you cannot stop, self-exclude through BetStop.
Senior editor with a payments operations background
I check every bonus term and wagering requirement against the casino's own terms before it appears here, and I reconcile the payout and withdrawal figures so readers see what they will actually receive.
We use cookies to make the site work and, with your consent, to improve it.
