Pragmatic Play · 2020
The Wild Machine is a high volatility video slot by Pragmatic Play with a 5x5 grid and 40 fixed paylines. Figures, rounds and bonus modes follow.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and you must be 18+.
A Victorian workshop runs through this Pragmatic Play game: brass, potions and a grinning inventor. The board is a 5x5 grid with 40 fixed paylines, and wins need at least three matching symbols on adjacent reels from the leftmost one. Wilds are the engine, turning whole reels and reshaping the diamond layout of the free spins.
Random stacked wilds can fill a base-game reel, a wheel sits behind three scatters and two different free-spin rounds ask for opposing plans: wide wilds across a square grid, or a diamond board that keeps every wild in place for five spins.
The Wild Machine at a glance
Each figure is read the same way here, with no small print added later.
| What it is | Setting |
|---|---|
| Software studio | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.52% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid and paylines | 5x5 |
| Win cap, multiple of bet | x7,000 |
| Win cap at top bet | A$1,680,000 |
| First released | 12/03/2020 |
Round rules
Read this before your first spin, or when a bonus round starts.
Three SCATTER symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 start it in 5x5 format. The 30-slice wheel holds 25 red cash wedges and 5 purple FREE SPINS wedges. Up to 5 prizes per spin, cash paid at the end. Landing FREE SPINS starts the Free Spins Feature.
Three scatters landedCash or spins
The round gives 8 free spins on a 5x5 grid. Every spin, a minimum of 2 and up to 5 reels can randomly become fully stacked with WILD. The round cannot be retriggered.
Base gameStacked WILD reels
The round uses a 1x3x5x7x5x3x1 diamond grid for 5 free spins. Reels 1, 4 and 7 are guaranteed to contain WILDs. Every WILD that lands during the feature stays sticky until the round ends. This round cannot be retriggered.
Base game spinsSticky WILD spins
The base game runs on a 5x5 grid with 40 fixed paylines. Symbols pay left to right on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. As a random base game modifier, one full reel can become stacked WILD, covering all 5 positions on that column.
First spinLine wins
Ten symbols, one table
The payouts below are in money at a A$1 bet, and more matching symbols pay more.
| A$ prize | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ | 7+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WILDWild | A$0.62 | A$5 | A$12.50 | A$87.50 |
 Mad scientist portrait | A$0.62 | A$2.50 | A$12.50 | A$87.50 |
 Red logbook | A$0.25 | A$1.88 | A$6.25 | A$25 |
 Potion flask | A$0.25 | A$1.25 | A$3.12 | A$18.75 |
 Travel backpack | A$0.12 | A$0.62 | A$2.50 | A$15 |
 Gauge medallion | A$0.12 | A$0.45 | A$2.12 | A$11.25 |
 Gold key | A$0.12 | A$0.30 | A$1.88 | A$9.38 |
 Spade | A$0.05 | A$0.20 | A$1.25 | A$6.25 |
 Club | A$0.05 | A$0.20 | A$1.25 | A$6.25 |
 Diamond | A$0.05 | A$0.20 | A$1.25 | A$6.25 |
Know the path
Vegasnow Casino lays out each round in order, so you decide before the reels move.
Pick your bet between the minimum and maximum before the first spin. Every prize in the paytable is worked out from the bet, so a higher stake raises each payout.
Track each line from the leftmost reel first. Symbols pay left to right on adjacent reels across 40 fixed paylines, and at least 3 matching symbols are needed.
Watch for the random modifier that stacks one full reel with WILD. Three SCATTER symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 open the Wonder Wheel in the 5x5 format.
Track the 8 free spins of Gold Foundry on the 5x5 grid. Each spin, between 2 and 5 reels can randomly stack fully with WILD, and this round cannot be retriggered.
Set a limit before the first spin and decide when the session ends. Each spin costs your chosen bet, so the same bet means the same cost per round.
Visual guide
Useful when you want to see the bonus and win screens before deciding on a bet.
Settle on a budget before the first spin, and read the return as a share of exactly what you stake: A$100.00 played through returns A$96.52 over time, not per session. The version in play shows in the game rules.
| Payback Rate | RTP | The Default One |
|---|---|---|
| version 1 | 96.52% | Yes |
Mode choice
Vegasnow sets both paths side by side so you pick the one that suits your evening.
Choose the demo and the reels turn on credits that cost nothing and return nothing. Choose real play and you need a Vegasnow account and to be 18 or over.
Start playingExpecting the Wonder Wheel on a set schedule is where players misjudge this slot. Nothing in the maths announces how often three scatters land on reels 2, 3 and 4, and no session follows a pattern that can be timed. The return of 96.52 per cent describes a long run of spins, not the next hundred; each round resolves on its own. Plan a session as spending you accept losing, and the question of when the wheel turns stops mattering.
Choosing a game means accepting that the return figure on any page may not be the one loaded at the moment you spin. Only the game rules panel inside the slot states which configuration is running, and that is the number to check before staking, not an average pulled from a review.
Hitting the ceiling of x7,000 is possible and rare, and treating it as a target rather than an outside chance is the usual way players lose their sense of scale. At A$2 a spin it would mean A$14,000, yet most rounds land well below the maximum. Read it as the top of the game, not the expectation of a session.
Quick questions
Vegasnow Casino gives every answer before the reel moves, so you decide with the facts.
Three SCATTER symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 of the 5x5 grid start the Wonder Wheel. A purple FREE SPINS wedge on the 30-slice wheel then triggers the Free Spins Feature.
Stakes run from A$0.20 to A$240 on The Wild Machine, and the paytable shows payouts at A$1. Start small to learn how a round runs before raising the stake.
The Wild Machine has one RTP version at 96.52 percent. Volatility is high, so results vary widely from session to session. The return is a long-run figure and the table sets it out for A$100 staked.
The maximum win is x7,000 the bet. At the A$2 example bet that is A$14,000, and at the A$240 highest bet it is A$1,680,000. The figure is a ceiling, not an expected result.
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Players must be 18+. Support is available through the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and you can self-exclude through BetStop.
Decide your budget before the first spin and treat it as the full session amount. High volatility makes results swing, so a fixed budget limits losses.
Choose your stop point before the first spin, and keep to it even after a win. A winning run can tempt a longer session than planned.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you open a session. Keep every bet on The Wild Machine inside those limits, whatever the reels show.
Take a break or self-exclude once the game stops being fun. Chasing losses is a clear sign to stop straight away.
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