Pragmatic Play · 2025
Sleeping Dragon is a high volatility slot by Pragmatic Play on a 5x3 grid. This page covers its figures, rules and bonus modes before the first spin.
The demo is free; the real game needs an account and players aged 18+.
Each spin lands symbols on a 5x3 grid and checks 25 fixed paylines, all active under one total bet. A win can form from just 2 matching symbols. The game mixes dragons, fantasy, medieval and money themes. The symbols include Princess, Crown, Shield and Sword, plus A, K, Q, J and 10. The jackpot ladder bar stays visible above the reels, showing MINI, MINOR, MAJOR and MEGA.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols anywhere on the reels start the Free Spins, which award 6, 9 or 50 spins. Reels 2, 3 and 4 can merge into one giant symbol, and a giant SCATTER retriggers for 3 more spins. Six or more MONEY symbols on one spin trigger the Respin Bonus, which resets to 3 respins whenever a new MONEY symbol lands.
Figure guide
After this table you will know what each figure means in money before the first spin.
| Game detail | In the game |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.50% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid layout | 5x3 |
| Max win multiple | x15,000 |
| Max win in money | A$3,750,000 |
| Release date | 08/05/2025 |
Five steps in order
Not sure what happens after you press spin? Here is the full order of a round.
Reels spin once you set a total bet between A$0.10 and A$250. All 25 paylines stay active, so that one total bet is the only value to choose.
Reels in the 5x3 grid pay when two or more matching symbols line up on one of the 25 fixed paylines, which are all active every spin.
The reels can show Scatter, Wild and Prize Symbols, and the jackpot ladder above them always lists MINI, MINOR, MAJOR and MEGA.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols landing anywhere on the reels start Free Spins, which award 6, 9 or 50 spins.
Reels keep spinning until you stop or your balance runs out, so decide your limit before the first spin.
Visual guide
After this, you will have seen the bonus and free spins screens, and what each one shows.
Know your extra spins
Read this before the first Scatter lands, or when a bonus starts on the reels.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols land anywhere on the reels and start Free Spins, awarding 6, 9 or 50 spins. Reels 2, 3 and 4 can merge into a giant symbol. A giant SCATTER retriggers +3 spins, and a giant MONEY turns the round into the Respin Bonus.
Base Game spinsUp to 50 spins
6+ MONEY symbols land on a single spin and trigger 3 respins. Each new MONEY hit resets the respin counter to 3. It ends when respins reach 0 or the 5x3 grid fills 15/15, which adds an extra 7000x total-bet MEGA bonus on top of the summed coin values.
Any spin3 respins
Symbols land across 5 reels x 3 rows, and all 25 fixed paylines are active. The bet is a single total-bet value with no per-line selection. The jackpot ladder bar, MINI, MINOR, MAJOR and MEGA, stays visible above the reels.
From the lobby25 active paylines
Buying either bonus costs 100 times the total bet, or A$200 at the A$2 top bet.
| Feature | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins Buy at 100x | x100 · A$200 | – |
| Respin Bonus Buy at 100x | x100 · A$200 | – |
Each spin on the reels draws from your stake, and the return to player is the share of A$100 staked that the game pays back over time. The game rules show the version in use.
| Payback | RTP | Factory setting |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1 | 96.50% | Yes |
Know what pays
The payouts below are in money at the A$1 example bet, and landing more matching symbols on a payline pays more.
| Symbol | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 ScatterScatter | – | A$6 | A$9 | A$50 |
 Princess | A$0.10 | A$0.40 | A$2 | A$6 |
 Crown | – | A$0.20 | A$1 | A$4 |
 Shield | – | A$0.20 | A$1 | A$4 |
 Sword | – | A$0.20 | A$1 | A$4 |
 Ace | – | A$0.20 | A$0.80 | A$3 |
 King | – | A$0.20 | A$0.40 | A$2 |
 Queen | – | A$0.20 | A$0.40 | A$2 |
 Jack | – | A$0.20 | A$0.40 | A$2 |
 Ten | – | A$0.20 | A$0.40 | A$2 |
Two Options Compared
Stake Casino starts with the demo, so you see how the reels move before any money is involved.
The demo needs no money and pays nothing. The real game needs a Stake Casino account and a player aged 18 or older.
Play for realEach spin on the 5x3 reels lands a new mix of symbols, and the Free Spins or Respin Bonus may show up early in a session or not at all. How often that happens is not known in advance. Each spin is random, so past spins do not tell you what the next one holds. The result of one session is random too, whatever the RTP says.
Every payout on the reels follows one RTP version, and the version this site runs is shown only in the game rules. Read those rules before your first bet, and keep them handy while you explore the Free Spins and Respin Bonus features.
The largest win the reels can pay is a ceiling, and a spin reaches it very rarely. The ceiling is the most a single bet can return, not an expected result, so plan each session around the stake you set.
You must be 18+ to play. For help in Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Fix the amount you can afford to lose before the first spin. A high volatility game can drain a budget quickly.
Set your stop point before you start, and keep it after a win too. A win does not make the next spin any more likely to pay.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account before you play, so each session stays within what you planned.
When Sleeping Dragon stops being fun, pause the session and come back another day, or self-exclude for a longer period.
Ready to spin
The rules, the limits and the free spins trigger, settled before your first bet.
Six or more MONEY symbols landing on one spin start the Respin Bonus, which gives three respins. Each new MONEY symbol resets the counter to three. The round ends when respins reach zero or when all 15 grid positions fill.
Sleeping Dragon takes stakes from A$0.10 per spin, the minimum bet. The highest bet allowed is A$250, and A$1 and A$2 are the examples used on this page. All 25 paylines stay active, so one total bet covers the whole grid.
The top prize is x15,000 of your total bet. At the A$2 example bet that reaches A$30,000, and at the A$250 maximum bet it reaches A$3,750,000. Hitting it depends on chance, and no session can promise it.
Sleeping Dragon has high volatility. That means wins can come far apart, and the results of a session can swing a lot in either direction. Size your bet so a long run without a win still fits your budget.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols anywhere on the reels start the free spins, which award 6, 9 or 50 spins. During free spins, reels 2, 3 and 4 can merge into a giant symbol. A giant SCATTER adds three more spins.
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I check every slot entry against the game rules published by its provider, from RTP to paylines, and I rewrite the responsible gaming section whenever the national helpline or self-exclusion details change.
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