Pragmatic Play · 2025
Sleeping Dragon is a dragon-themed video slot from Pragmatic Play on a 5x3 grid, with high volatility. This page covers its figures, rules and bonus modes.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and is for 18+ only.
Understand each number
After this table, you will know what each figure means before placing a bet.
| Game detail | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP | 96.50% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x15,000 |
| Maximum win in A$ | A$3,750,000 |
| Release date | 08/05/2025 |
5x3 reels, 25 fixed paylines, all active on every spin at a single total bet. Sleeping Dragon is a video slot in which just 2 matching symbols make a win. Its theme blends dragons, fantasy and medieval scenes with a money motif, and the symbols run from Princess, Crown, Shield and Sword down to the card values A, K, Q, J and 10.
3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols start Free Spins with 6, 9 or 50 spins. In that round, reels 2, 3 and 4 can merge into a Giant Symbol, and a giant SCATTER adds 3 more spins. A giant MONEY symbol turns the round into a Respin Bonus, where 6 or more MONEY symbols on one spin grant 3 respins.
Visual guide
This block shows the four screens a player meets, from free spins to the win screen.
Know your next move
This block settles what happens in one round, from the bet you choose to the payout.
A$0.10 is the lowest total bet and A$250 the highest. All 25 fixed paylines stay active, so one total bet covers every line.
5 reels and 3 rows give 15 positions, and 25 fixed paylines cross them. Two matching symbols can pay, so a win does not need a full row.
Four levels, MINI, MINOR, MAJOR and MEGA, sit above the reels and stay visible at all times. The bar never leaves the screen during any spin.
3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols anywhere on the grid start the Free Spins, awarding 6, 9 or 50 spins. Reels 2 to 4 can then merge into a Giant Symbol.
A$0.10 to A$250 is the total bet range, and each spin takes one of those amounts from your balance. Set your spending limit before the first spin.
100 times the total bet is the price of each buy, which is A$1,000 at the A$10 example bet used on this page.
| Purchase | Bet multiple | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins with 3-5 Scatter | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
| Respin Bonus with 6 MONEY | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
A$100 staked is the basis of the return to player figure: the share of stakes paid back over a very long run. The version running on this site is shown in the game rules.
| Version | RTP | Standard setting |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.50% | Yes |
Bonus rules
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3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols start the Free Spins, awarding 6, 9 or 50 spins. Reels 2-3-4 can merge into a giant symbol, and a giant SCATTER retriggers +3 spins. A giant MONEY symbol converts the round into the Respin Bonus. Buying it costs 100x the total bet.
Base game reelsBonus spins
Six or more MONEY symbols on one spin start 3 respins. Each new MONEY symbol resets the respin counter to 3. The round ends when respins reach 0 or the 5x3 grid fills 15/15, which adds a 7000x total-bet MEGA bonus on top of the summed coin values.
Reels with MONEYThree respins
The base game runs on 5 reels and 3 rows with 25 fixed paylines, all active at one total-bet value. A jackpot ladder bar showing MINI, MINOR, MAJOR and MEGA stays visible above the reels.
Before any spin25 paylines
Know what wins return
The payouts below are in money at the example bet of A$0.20, and more matching symbols pay more.
| Reel picture | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 SCATTERScatter | – | A$1.20 | A$1.80 | A$10 |
 Princess | A$0.02 | A$0.08 | A$0.40 | A$1.20 |
 Crown | – | A$0.04 | A$0.20 | A$0.80 |
 Shield | – | A$0.04 | A$0.20 | A$0.80 |
 Sword | – | A$0.04 | A$0.20 | A$0.80 |
 A | – | A$0.04 | A$0.16 | A$0.60 |
 K | – | A$0.04 | A$0.08 | A$0.40 |
 Q | – | A$0.04 | A$0.08 | A$0.40 |
 J | – | A$0.04 | A$0.08 | A$0.40 |
 10 | – | A$0.04 | A$0.08 | A$0.40 |
96.50 percent is the RTP of Sleeping Dragon, and it describes the return over a very large number of spins, never the outcome of one session. How often the bonus round comes is not known in advance. The result of one session is random, whatever the RTP, and this high volatility game can go long stretches without a bonus before a large win lands.
One RTP version, 96.50 percent, is listed for Sleeping Dragon. Which version runs here is shown only in the game rules. Check those rules before you set this return against a figure from another game, because the comparison only holds when the versions match.
x15,000 of the bet is the top win of Sleeping Dragon, which comes to A$150,000 at the example bet of A$10. Reaching that ceiling is very rare. Treat the figure as a ceiling on the payout, not as an expectation for any session.
Practice Mode
Most players worry that a test round will take money from their balance.
The 5x3 demo needs no money and pays nothing; the real game needs a Vave Casino account and the legal age of 18+.
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Sleeping Dragon accepts a total bet from A$0.10 up to A$250 per spin. All 25 paylines stay active, so you set one total bet and nothing per line. The paytable uses A$0.20 as its reference bet.
The rules can be checked without a large stake: the lowest total bet is A$0.10 per spin. The paytable shows each symbol's payout at A$0.20, so you can read the values before you choose a bet. Every round runs at the total bet you set.
Sleeping Dragon sells two bonus buys, Free Spins and Respin Bonus, each at 100 times the total bet. At A$10 per spin, each buy costs A$1,000. The Free Spins buy guarantees 3 to 5 SCATTER on the trigger spin, and the Respin Bonus buy guarantees 6 MONEY symbols.
Sleeping Dragon is a high volatility game, which means wins come less often and can be large. The maximum win is x15,000 of the bet, which comes to A$3,750,000 at the A$250 maximum bet. Nobody can tell in advance when a large win will land.
You must be 18+ to play. Help in Australia is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and you can self-exclude through BetStop.
Decide the most you can lose before the first spin, and keep that sum apart from money for bills.
Pick the moment you will stop before the session starts. Keep that rule after a big win too, because the next spin can pay nothing.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you play, so a run of losing spins cannot pull more money in.
When Sleeping Dragon stops feeling like entertainment, step away for a break. If breaks do not help, self-exclude through BetStop.
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