Big Bass Vegas Double Down Deluxe Slot Review

The Big Bass Vegas Double Down Deluxe Slot Game

I wonder who in either Reel Kingdom or Pragmatic Play thought about fishing in Vegas. Instead, I’d have expected a slot based on Sin City to be about gambling or living fast and loose.

Big Bass Vegas Double Down Deluxe occurs in the middle of town, giving it a pastel look. The city’s bustling business district appears above the transparent 5x3 reels.

Meanwhile, an unrealistic underwater ecosystem thrives in the bubbly water body. Do you note I used unrealistically? Waterbodies around urban areas are often murky and not ideal for underwater flora and fauna to flourish.

Maybe it’s one of the artificial lakes created to offer a waterfront retreat for Las Vegas residents and angling fans. An upbeat melody cements the urban setup in sync with the fast life in Vegas.

Symbols and Payouts

As the series always does, this game’s symbols consist of the typical playing card royals and fishing-based displays. But what matters more is what these symbols bring to the player’s table.

The objective is to hit matching symbols according to the paytable. Considering the game has 10 permanent paylines, the winning combinations should align on the predefined paylines from left to right, beginning from the leftmost side.

As a responsible player, you should constantly view the paytable to match the symbol combos and payouts.      

The 10, J, Q, K, and A royals lows are worth 0.2x, 1x, and 5x for the first three and 0.2x, 2.5x, and 10x bet for the latter two. They pay for 3+ of the same.

Then, the Fish, Tackle Box, Fishing Rod, Flamingo, and Boat are the high-paying symbols in Big Bass Vegas Double Down Deluxe. They pay as follows:

• Fish (also serve as Money symbols) - 1x, 5x, and 20x stake.
• Tackle Box and Fishing Rod - 2x, 10x, and 50x bet.
• Flamingo - 3x, 15x, and 100x the stake.
• Boat - 0.5x, 5x, 20x, and 200x the bet for 2+ of its kind.

The regular payouts are incredibly decent. But don’t forget that the game also has Red and Blue Fishermen Wilds and a Fish Scatter. The Fishermen Wilds appear on all reels during the free spins and substitute for all other symbols except the scatter and money symbols. 

Big Bass Vegas Double Down Deluxe Slot Bonus Features

Angling in Vegas comes with a money collect, free spins, an ante bet, and a buy feature, allowing you to rack up to a potential 5,000x bet!

Money Symbols

As mentioned, the Fish symbols are also Money symbols, taking random money values between 2x and 5,000x bet at every spin. You can only win the money values in the Big Bass Vegas Double Down Deluxe free spins.

Free Spins

Hitting 3, 4, or 5 scatters awards 15, 20, or 25 free spins. However, if 2 scatters land in the base game without the third, one of these random features can bring it onto the screen:

• Randomly, if the scatters can move down one position without leaving the reels, a respin will start where the reels with scatters move down a position, while the reels without scatters respin.
• Randomly, a hook can pull one of the reels up to reveal another scatter.

Every Wild Fisherman symbol collects all the Money values from the reels during the free spins. The Blue and Red Wild Fisherman symbols that hit accumulate into corresponding meters.

Each 4th Wild Fisherman of any color collected in the respective meter will retrigger +10 more spins. Also, the multiplier for the Money symbol collection with the Wild Fisherman of that color increases to 2x, 3x, and 10x for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th levels, respectively. It’s impossible to retrigger the feature after the 4th level.

Randomly, when the Fisherman symbols appear on-screen without Fish at the end of a free spin, the Fish Money symbols can appear via the dynamite spin feature.

Also, randomly, where there are Fish but no Fishermen at the end of a free spin, a hook will pull a random reel upwards to bring Fishermen on-screen. Further, a Bazooka Animation can change all the symbols on-screen except the Fisherman symbols to something else.

Ante Bet

Big Bass Vegas Double Down Deluxe has an ante bet option. It lets you change the bet multiplier from 10x (regular play) to 15x (ante bet) for a boosted chance of winning the free spins naturally. However, the buy feature is inactive when using the ante bet.

Buy Feature

You can enter the free spins immediately using one of two buy options:

• Pay 100x bet for at least 3 scatters guaranteed on the triggering spin.
• Pay 300x stake for the super free spins with at least 4 scatters guaranteed on the triggering spin. In this round, you collect only 3 Fisherman Wilds of any color to retrigger the feature.

How to Win at Big Bass Vegas Double Down Deluxe Slot

Anyone above the legal gambling age can play this game, which is compatible with mobile, desktop, and tablet devices.

However, winning depends on luck after spinning the five reels and three rows, and three or more (or 2+ for the highest-paying Boat) symbols match adjacently along the 10 predefined paylines.

Since gambling is risky, you should limit your bets based on your playing budget. Luckily, the betting range in Big Bass Vegas Double Down Deluxe starts from as low as €0.10 and goes as high as €375! 

After choosing an ideal bet, hit the Spin button or use your keyboard’s Spacebar to gamble the reels for a single round. Alternatively, you can use Autoplay for several continuous rounds.

Enable the Turbo or Quickspin options for faster reel spins, and use the “i” button to expand the paytable and game rules.

Big Bass Vegas Double Down Deluxe Slot RTP & Volatility

This slot’s theoretical RTP is 96.50%, including when using the ante bet and buy feature options. Further, although it’s highly volatile, it can award up to 5,000x bet, which is pretty decent! 

The Final Thoughts

Undoubtedly, the Reel Kingdom and Pragmatic Play duo may be planning to expand the Big Bass series into hundreds of chapters. Because how else would you describe a series running into its 20s with little to no changes? It’s like being in a non-evolving relationship with nothing new to offer.

Having reviewed tens of Big Bass releases, I can’t easily comprehend my thoughts about this slot. Perhaps the only change in Big Bass Vegas Double Down Deluxe is the purplish design set within Las Vegas.

However, the mechanics and features give business as usual since the game’s agenda remains for players to collect money values during the free spins. And, thinking about it, was having two Wild Fishermen necessary? Because their presence didn’t impact the gameplay significantly.

To summarise, you may want to try this game if you’re not fed up with the same old fishing tricks. Plus, if you want to experience a different adventure in Vegas. Otherwise, it may not evoke serious excitement for anyone who’s experienced previous fishing slots.