Pragmatic Play · 2025
Sleeping Dragon is a 5x3 video slot from Pragmatic Play with high volatility. This page covers its figures, bonus modes, paid features and Australian rules.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and a player aged 18+.
Seven rows explained
After this table you can read any Sleeping Dragon figure against your own stake.
| What it measures | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.50% |
| Volatility | High |
| Reel grid | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x15,000 |
| Max win in money | A$3,750,000 |
| Release date | 08/05/2025 |
Set one total bet, since all 25 paylines are active and there is no per-line choice. This game of dragons, fantasy, medieval and money themes runs on a 5x3 grid. Symbols pay when they match, and a win starts with just two matching symbols. The picture symbols are the Princess, Crown, Shield and Sword, and the card ranks are A, K, Q, J and 10.
Count SCATTER symbols on every spin: three, four or five anywhere on the grid start the Free Spins. Reels 2, 3 and 4 can merge into a giant symbol, and a giant SCATTER adds three spins. A giant MONEY symbol turns the round into the Respin Bonus. Six or more MONEY symbols on one spin trigger three respins, and each new hit resets the counter.
Visual guide
These screens settle how the reels, free spins and bonus look before you play.
Buying either bonus at the A$5 example bet costs A$500, which is 100 times the total bet.
| Round type | Price tag | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins buy, 3-5 Scatter | x100 · A$500 | – |
| Respin Bonus buy, 6 Money | x100 · A$500 | – |
Before you set a stake, note that the return is counted per A$100 staked, and the version running on Sugar96 is shown in the game rules.
| Return level | RTP | Provider's pick |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.50% | Included |
How it runs
Read this before your first spin, when the bet and the limit are still open.
Choose your total bet from A$0.10 up to A$250 before the first spin. The paytable uses A$0.40 so the figures there match that stake and one value covers all 25 paylines.
Land matching symbols on any of the 25 fixed paylines, all active together, and they form a win. Two matching symbols are the fewest that can pay.
Check the jackpot ladder above the reels, where MINI, MINOR, MAJOR and MEGA stay visible. Scatter symbols anywhere lead into Free Spins, and Wild sits among the other features.
Land three, four or five SCATTER symbols anywhere to start Free Spins of 6, 9 or 50 spins. Each giant SCATTER that lands during the round adds 3 more spins.
Decide your limit before the first spin and stop once it is reached. If control slips, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858.
Payout guide
The payouts below are in money at the example bet of A$0.40, and landing more symbols pays more.
| Pay value | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scatter SymbolScatter | – | A$2.40 | A$3.60 | A$20 |
 Princess | A$0.04 | A$0.16 | A$0.80 | A$2.40 |
 Crown | – | A$0.08 | A$0.40 | A$1.60 |
 Shield | – | A$0.08 | A$0.40 | A$1.60 |
 Sword | – | A$0.08 | A$0.40 | A$1.60 |
 Ace | – | A$0.08 | A$0.32 | A$1.20 |
 King | – | A$0.08 | A$0.16 | A$0.80 |
 Queen | – | A$0.08 | A$0.16 | A$0.80 |
 Jack | – | A$0.08 | A$0.16 | A$0.80 |
 Ten | – | A$0.08 | A$0.16 | A$0.80 |
Three modes to know
After reading, you will have seen how each round starts and ends.
Land three, four or five Scatters anywhere and you receive 6, 9 or 50 free spins. Reels 2, 3 and 4 can merge into a giant symbol on an elevated paytable. A giant Scatter retriggers +3 spins, and a giant Money symbol turns the round into the Respin Bonus.
Base game spinFree spins
Land six or more MONEY symbols on one spin and you get 3 respins. Each new MONEY hit resets the counter to 3. It ends when respins reach 0 or the grid fills 15 of 15, adding a 7000x total-bet MEGA bonus on top of the summed coin values.
Any qualifying spinRespins and MEGA
Choose one total bet and all 25 fixed paylines play on every spin, with no per-line selection. The grid is 5 reels x 3 rows, and the jackpot ladder bar, showing MINI, MINOR, MAJOR and MEGA, stays visible above the reels.
Game lobby25 fixed paylines
Sleeping Dragon Demo
Sugar96 Casino keeps the demo and the real game side by side, so you choose the moment.
Choose the demo to see how Sleeping Dragon runs. It needs no money and pays nothing, while the real game needs an account and the legal age of 18+.
Play for realBefore you start a session of Sleeping Dragon, accept that the bonus round may come on the first spin or not at all. How often it arrives is not known in advance, and the result of one session is random whatever the RTP shows. Ninety-six point five per cent describes the long run across many players, not the outcome on your screen tonight.
Choosing how to play Sleeping Dragon starts with the game rules, since the RTP version running on this site is shown only there. Read that line before you stake, and compare it with the figures in the tables on this page rather than with memory of another title.
Treat the maximum win of Sleeping Dragon as a ceiling, not a target. It is x15,000 the bet, and it is reached very rarely, so set a budget for each session before the first spin and keep to it.
Sleeping Dragon is for players aged 18+. Support is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and BetStop is the national self-exclusion register.
Set a budget before the first spin, and treat it as the full cost of the session. When it is gone, the session ends.
Choose the stopping point before the first spin, and keep it after a big win as well as a loss. A win does not change the plan.
Set deposit and loss limits in the account before playing, so the amount you can lose is capped ahead of any spin.
When the game stops being fun, take a break or self-exclude through BetStop. Stepping away is a complete answer, not a failure.
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Quick replies
Plain figures, stated once and in the order a round actually runs.
Sleeping Dragon has high volatility, so payouts are less even and the swings between small and large results can be sharp. No one can know in advance which round will pay or how a session will end.
Play runs at a stake you choose, starting from A$0.10. The paytable uses A$0.40 as its reference bet, so the values can be read against a known stake. Begin at the lowest bet and raise it only with a limit already set.
Sleeping Dragon takes a single total-bet value, since all 25 paylines stay active and none can be switched off. The lowest stake is A$0.10 and the highest is A$250. Bets are set at the total-bet level before each spin.
Sleeping Dragon runs on one RTP version, set at 96.50 for each A$100 staked. RTP describes the return over a very long run of rounds, so it says nothing certain about one session. A result above or below that figure cannot be predicted from it.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols anywhere on the grid start the Free Spins, and the number of symbols sets the spins awarded. Inside the round, reels two to four can merge into a Giant Symbol, and a giant SCATTER adds three more spins.
Both the Free Spins and the Respin Bonus can be bought for 100 times the total bet. At the A$5 example bet that means A$500 each, and the purchase guarantees the trigger spin but what follows it cannot be known in advance.
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