Big Bass Bonanza
Big Bass Bonanza carries the highest published RTP on the list at 96.71 per cent, with high volatility, ten lines and a max win of 2,100x.
- RTP
- 96.71%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 2,100x
- Lines
- 10
- Fishing
- Pragmatic Play
Pokie guide · Australia
Best pokies partnership: the shortlist, with the terms read
This page ranks five widely played online pokies on their published return figures, not on how a session feels. It then sets out the partner's bonus terms so you can see where the conditions bite before you deposit.
- 5pokies compared
- 96.71%best published return
- A$5max bet on a bonus
The ranking, and what decided it
The shortlist below is ranked on each game's published RTP and volatility, using the figures supplied with the page rather than any experience of playing them.
Checked on 19 October 2026
Madame Destiny Megaways
Madame Destiny Megaways publishes 96.51 per cent with high volatility and a 5,000x max win, and its megaways reel set changes the number of ways to win.
- RTP
- 96.51%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 5,000x
- Lines
- megaways
- Mystical
- Pragmatic Play
Gates of Olympus
Gates of Olympus publishes 96.5 per cent with high volatility and a 5,000x max win, placing it marginally below the two entries above it.
- RTP
- 96.5%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 5,000x
- Greek Mythology
- Pragmatic Play
Sweet Bonanza
Sweet Bonanza is the outlier on volatility at medium-high and publishes the largest max win here at 21,100x, with an RTP of 96.48 per cent.
- RTP
- 96.48%
- Volatility
- Medium-High
- Max win
- 21,100x
- Candy
- Pragmatic Play
Floating Dragon
Floating Dragon rounds out the list at 96.35 per cent with high volatility, ten lines and a 5,000x max win.
- RTP
- 96.35%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 5,000x
- Lines
- 10
- Asian
- Pragmatic Play
The same pokies in one table
Sort by whichever figure decides it for you.
| 1Big Bass Bonanza | 96.71% | High | 2,100x | Pragmatic Play |
| 2Madame Destiny Megaways | 96.51% | High | 5,000x | Pragmatic Play |
| 3Gates of Olympus | 96.5% | High | 5,000x | Pragmatic Play |
| 4Sweet Bonanza | 96.48% | Medium-High | 21,100x | Pragmatic Play |
| 5Floating Dragon | 96.35% | High | 5,000x | Pragmatic Play |
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What the RTP figure actually says
The return-to-player percentage on each entry is a long-run average of all money wagered on that game over an enormous number of spins. It describes the whole machine across its lifetime, not your balance across an evening.
A pokie with a higher RTP keeps slightly less of every dollar staked in that long run, but the difference between these five entries is small. No RTP figure predicts a single session, because one session is a tiny, noisy sample next to the run it describes.
Read the figure as a statement about the game's design, not as a promise about your money. A high-return pokie can still take a long string of deposits, and the volatility rating tells you that variance is expected rather than unusual.
Reading volatility and maximum win claims
Volatility describes how the payouts are distributed: a high-volatility pokie tends to pay less often but in larger amounts, while lower volatility spreads smaller wins more evenly. It shapes the shape of a session, not its final result.
The maximum win, written as a multiple like two thousand one hundred times, is the largest multiple of the stake the game can award under its rules. It is a ceiling that exists in the maths, not a target you can work towards or schedule.
Treat the max win as a statement about the top of the paytable rather than a realistic outcome for the money you are likely to stake. The realistic range of outcomes is much wider, and most of it sits well below the ceiling.
How the partner terms change the maths
Our partner publishes a six hundred per cent first-deposit cash bonus, a daily cashback of ten per cent of losses and a minimum deposit of twenty US dollars. Each of these changes the effective value of what you are playing with, compared to depositing on its own.
The cashback figure is a rate applied to recorded losses, and it is not a rebate on turnover or a guaranteed return. Whether it meaningfully softens a bad run depends on how the rest of the terms operate, so read them together rather than in isolation.
The published maximum bet while a bonus is active is five Australian dollars, and that cap applies to your play rather than to the bonus itself. Bonus funds usually carry playthrough conditions as well, so the headline percentage is only the first line of the terms.
Short answers to the common questions
What does RTP actually mean on a pokie?
It is the long-run average percentage of all money staked that a game returns across an enormous number of spins. It does not describe what any single session will return, because one session is far too small a sample.
Is a higher RTP pokie a better bet?
A higher return figure means the game keeps slightly less of each dollar staked over the long run, which is a real design difference. It says nothing about whether your next session wins or loses.
Can I beat a pokie with a strategy?
No. Each spin is generated independently and the published return is built into the game's design, so no betting pattern changes the expected result. Anyone promising a winning system is describing something that does not exist.
What do the partner's bonus terms require of me?
The published terms set a six hundred per cent first-deposit cash bonus, daily cashback of ten per cent of losses, a minimum deposit of twenty US dollars and a five Australian dollar cap on bets while a bonus is active. You should read the full terms before depositing, not just the headline percentage.
What does RTP actually mean on a pokie?
It is the long-run average percentage of all money staked that a game returns across an enormous number of spins. It does not describe what any single session will return, because one session is far too small a sample.