Pragmatic Play · 2020
Gems Bonanza is a high volatility 8x8 video slot from Pragmatic Play, with cluster pays, tumbles and a progressive bonus round called Gold Fever.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account, and you must be 18+.
You choose Gems Bonanza when you want an Aztec and treasure theme on an 8x8 grid. Wins do not come from paylines. Instead, five or more matching symbols that touch horizontally or vertically form a cluster and pay. Winning symbols disappear, and new ones tumble into their places, so the grid refills after every win. Seven coloured symbols, from ruby to blue gem, fill the board.
You pick Gems Bonanza for its layered bonus. Random coloured marks can trigger one of five spin modifiers after a win lands on them: Nuclear, Wild Gem, Squares, Colossal Symbol and Lucky Wilds. Collecting 114 winning symbols in one base spin starts Gold Fever, a progressive bonus. The win multiplier climbs from 2x to 10x across five levels. Their frequency cannot be known in advance.
Gems Bonanza at a glance
Many players are unsure what RTP, volatility and the grid mean for their money.
| Game detail | Meaning for you |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP | 96.55% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 8x8 |
| Release date | 01/10/2020 |
Gems Bonanza modes
Decide with the facts first, and Goldbet Casino explains each mode before you spin.
Collect 114 winning symbols in a base spin to enter Gold Fever. Each of its five levels plays the five spin modifiers once, in fixed order: NUCLEAR, WILD GEM, SQUARES, COLOSSAL SYMBOL, LUCKY WILDS. The multiplier rises 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x and 10x from level 1 to level 5.
During base spinsRising multipliers
Start a spin on the 8x8 grid, where a win needs at least 5 connected symbols horizontally or vertically. After each win the tumble feature refills the grid. Random coloured marks can trigger one of 5 spin modifiers when a win lands on a marked spot.
Before you spinCluster wins
Gems Bonanza round, step by step
Settles what happens from the moment you set a bet to the moment a win lands.
Choosing the bet starts the round. The stake runs from A$0.20 to A$240, and every figure on this page is read against A$0.50 or A$5 so you can scale it to your own stake.
Winning symbols must touch in a group of five or more, across or down, anywhere on the 8x8 grid. Those symbols clear, the ones above tumble down, and fresh symbols fill the gaps for another chance.
Coloured marks can land on the grid and unlock one of five spin modifiers once a win hits that spot: Nuclear, Wild Gem, Squares, Colossal Symbol or Lucky Wilds. These land at random.
A single base spin that clears 114 or more winning symbols opens Gold Fever, where all five modifiers play in a fixed order and the multiplier climbs from 2x to 10x.
Ending well means setting a time or money limit before that first spin, because no round and no session has a known outcome. The National Gambling Helpline is on 1800 858 858 if you want to talk it through.
Gems Bonanza paytable
The payouts below are in money at a bet of A$0.50, and more symbols pay more.
| Symbol | 12+ | 15+ | 20+ | 25+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Red ruby | A$6.25 | A$12.50 | A$50 | A$250 |
 Purple gem | A$3.12 | A$6.25 | A$25 | A$125 |
 Green emerald | A$1.88 | A$3.75 | A$12.50 | A$75 |
 Turquoise gem | A$1.25 | A$2.50 | A$6.25 | A$37.50 |
 Amber gem | A$0.94 | A$1.88 | A$5 | A$25 |
 Magenta gem | A$0.62 | A$1.25 | A$3.75 | A$18.75 |
 Blue gem | A$0.50 | A$0.94 | A$2.50 | A$12.50 |
See it before you spin
Removes the worry that an 8x8 grid of gems is impossible to read at speed.
Pricing follows the bet, so the entry costs one hundred times your stake, which is A$500 when you are playing at A$5 a spin.
| Feature | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Gold Fever at 100x Stake | x100 · A$500 | – |
Every A$100 staked returns A$96.55 on average across millions of spins, though a single session can land far either side. The version Goldbet Casino runs is named in the game rules.
| Payout version | RTP | Runs at Goldbet |
|---|---|---|
| configuration 1 | 96.55% | Yes |
Settle in knowing the bonus round arrives on its own schedule, and you cannot know in advance when that will be. A Gold Fever round can land on your third spin or never in a session, and the result of any single session stays random no matter how the numbers are set. RTP describes the long run, not your evening.
Decide with the rules open, because the return figure lives in the game rules panel and changes between settings. Open the rules from the game screen and read the RTP line before your first stake, so you know which version the figures belong to rather than assuming the highest one.
Treat the maximum win as a ceiling, not a target. It is the theoretical top a round can reach, hit very rarely and never on command. Plan your bets around what you can comfortably spend on each spin, not around the promise of that ceiling landing in your session.
Players must be 18+. Get support from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can lose before you open Gems Bonanza, and keep that amount for the session only.
Choose your stopping point before the first spin, and stop when you reach it, even after a big win.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account before you start, and keep them in place for every session.
Take a break, or self-exclude through BetStop, as soon as Gems Bonanza stops being fun.
Know what to expect
Most players worry about losing more than planned, so these answers show the real costs first.
Open Gems Bonanza at the minimum bet of A$0.20, which keeps early spins small. The paytable uses A$0.50 as its bet, which shows the payouts at a low stake.
Check the price before you buy Gold Fever on Gems Bonanza, since the purchase costs 100 times the total bet. At the example top bet of A$5 it costs A$500, so the price moves with your stake.
Pick a bet between A$0.20 and A$240, since those are the limits at Goldbet Casino. The A$0.50 and A$5 bets are examples used on this page only.
Expect high volatility from Gems Bonanza, so wins come in bursts rather than steady small amounts. How often a bonus arrives cannot be known before you play.
Accept that the largest win of Gems Bonanza cannot be known before a round starts. Clusters of at least five matching symbols start the wins, and Gold Fever multipliers rise from 2x at level 1 to 10x at level 5.
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