Pragmatic Play · 2024
Mining Rush is a Pragmatic Play cluster-pays video slot on a 7x7 grid, high volatility and a x10,000 top win; this page walks you through the symbols, the free spins and every figure.
The demo is free to spin; the real game needs an account and players aged 18 or over.
The slot, in numbers
No surprises about what the game returns or how far a single result can reach
| What it is | Says |
|---|---|
| Made by | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.51% / 96.56% |
| How wins land | High |
| Play area | 7x7 |
| Top win cap | x10,000 |
| Cap at the highest bet | A$2,400,000 |
| On sale since | 16/12/2024 |
Mining Rush is a mining-themed video slot from Pragmatic Play played on a fixed 7x7 grid, so there are no paylines to count. Wins form as clusters: five or more matching symbols joined horizontally or vertically pay, and every paying cluster disappears for a tumble that refills the empty cells from above. Play runs until no new cluster appears.
What separates it from other Pragmatic Play titles is the Nugget mechanic paired with tumble and free spins. Three to seven or more bonus symbols start a round where nuggets stay on the grid the whole time, pay random amounts on each tumble and level up as points build. Volatility runs high, and the cap sits at 10,000 times your bet.
Mining Rush bonus rounds
At Vegastars Casino the rules of each round are laid out before your first spin, so nothing surprises you mid-session.
Three, 4, 5, 6 or 7+ BONUS symbols award 8, 10, 12, 15 or 20 free spins. The triggering symbols become Nuggets that stay on screen all round, keep paying random amounts on tumbles and level up. A new BONUS symbol also converts and adds 2 free spins. Hitting the 10,000x cap ends the round at once.
Any single spinA held Nugget round
The round is bought outright rather than triggered, and the opening spin can land 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7+ BONUS symbols just as a natural trigger can. At the A$10 example bet the cost is A$1,000, which is 100 times the stake.
The base gameA paid free-spins round
A fixed 7x7 grid holds 49 cells, and 5 or more connected symbols pay. Winning symbols leave the grid, the rest fall, and new symbols fill in from above until a cascade brings no further win. One or 2 BONUS symbols on a winning spin turn into Nuggets that pay on each tumble and level up every 3 points.
A cleared gridA paytable cluster
See the grid
Each view shows the 7x7 grid and the tumbling symbols just as they appear here.
Five steps, one round
This removes the worry that a 7x7 grid is hard to read before you start playing.
You set the stake anywhere from A$0.20 up to a top bet of A$240. Nothing else is decided before the spin, so the stake is your one control over the numbers you see afterwards.
Wins come from clusters, not lines: five or more matching symbols joined horizontally or vertically anywhere on the grid. Those symbols then leave, the rest drop down and fresh ones fill the gaps from above.
Every win starts a tumble, and each fresh tumble can land more clusters for as long as wins keep forming. Bronze, silver, gold and diamond Nuggets appear when one or two BONUS symbols land with a win, paying random amounts on later tumbles.
Three or more BONUS symbols in view start the free spins, with eight for three and twenty for seven or more. That spin's BONUS symbols turn into Nuggets that hold their place for the whole round.
High volatility and a 10,000x cap mean a session can swing hard either way, so name the point where you stop. A figure chosen before the first spin is easier to keep than one chosen mid-run.
100 times the bet sets the price of the Free Spins buy, which is A$1,000 at the A$10 example bet.
| Paid entry | Cost | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins buy at 100x | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
A$100 staked is the base for all return figures. Return to player is the share paid back over time, not a promise for one visit. Vegastars shows the version it runs in the game rules.
| Return rate | RTP | Factory setting |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.56% | Yes |
| Variant 2 | 96.51% | No |
Two ways to start
You will know how the demo works and what a real-money account requires before you bet.
The demo needs no money and pays nothing, so you can learn the rules first. Real play needs a Vegastars Casino account, and you must be 18+.
PlayThe 7x7 grid holds 49 cells, yet no one can say in advance how often 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7+ BONUS symbols will land together. Each spin is random. The RTP tells you the long-run return, not when the bonus round arrives. One session can bring several rounds or none at all, whatever the RTP version.
Two RTP versions of Mining Rush exist, and the game rules are the only place that shows which one Vegastars Casino runs. Open the rules before your first spin, read the RTP line there, and only then choose a bet.
10,000x the bet is the ceiling of Mining Rush, and a round reaches it very rarely. When it does, the round ends at once and any remaining free spins are forfeited. At the highest bet allowed here, A$240, the ceiling comes to A$2,400,000.
Play is for adults aged 18+. Help in Australia comes from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and BetStop is the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can lose on Mining Rush before the first spin, and keep that amount separate from money you need for living costs.
Choose your stopping point before you start, and leave at that point even after a big win, because wins can tempt you to keep going.
Set a deposit limit and a loss limit in your account before you play, so the session ends on your rule and not on your balance.
If Mining Rush stops feeling fun, take a break, and if the urge to keep playing stays, self-exclude through BetStop.
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Player queries
After this section you will know the bets, volatility, bonus buy cost and RTP of Mining Rush.
A$0.20 is the lowest bet on Mining Rush, and A$240 is the highest. The example stakes on this page, A$0.20, A$0.50 and A$10, show how the same spin pays more as the bet rises.
A 7x7 grid of 49 cells runs on high volatility, which means wins come less often, though a single win can be large. Expect the balance to swing more than in a low volatility game.
A$0.20, the smallest stake on Mining Rush, lets the first spins start small. Each spin stays cheap while you learn how Tumble and the Nuggets behave.
A$1,000 is the price of the Free Spins buy at a A$10 bet, which is 100 times the stake. The triggering spin can land 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7+ BONUS symbols, just as in a natural trigger.
96.51% and 96.56% are the two RTP versions of Mining Rush. RTP is the share of staked money the game returns over a very long run, so it does not predict a single session.
10,000 times the bet is the cap on Mining Rush, so the top win depends on the stake. At A$10 that is A$100,000, and at the highest bet of A$240 it reaches A$2,400,000.
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