Aztec Bonanza

By Matthew Kennedy | Updated 10 June 2026

Get ready to head off to the South American jungle with Aztec Bonanza from Pragmatic Play. The slot offers you mystery symbols, tumbling reels, colossal symbols and symbol upgrades to increase your chances of winning.

About the slot

Aztec Bonanza is a 5 reel video slot with 384 up to 7,776 ways to win. It can be played across all devices from 30p up to £150 per spin, so will suit a wide variety of players. The reels are set up in a 2, 4, 6, 4, 2 format.The reels are encased in an Aztec type frame and sit on a background with an Aztec temple, waterfalls and lush greenery. A wooden totem pole sits to the right hand side.Symbols are stone blocks containing spades, clubs and heart suits, orange rectangles, turquoise crescent moons, blue oval gems and green gems, the latter having the highest value, 5 on a payline will give you x2.5 of your wager.

Gameplay

After 2 winning combinations have been formed, one of the blocked corners will be removed in order and the ways to win will increase to 7,776. Each corner that is removed will light one section on the totem pole.The top left corner will add a random amount of mystery symbols to the reels which will also match.The top right corner will transform up to 3 of the lower value symbols into higher value ones.The bottom left corner will see all the symbols on the 1st and 2^nd reels change to 2×2 symbols.The bottom right corner will see all symbols on the 4^th and 5^th reels change to 2×2 symbols.The free spins feature is triggered when all blocks have been removed and you will be awarded with 5 bonus spins and 1 of the modifiers will be selected at random on each spin.Aztec Bonanza is a super slot with great graphics and animations as well as the tribal soundtrack. You have the potential to win up to x19,000 of your wager, so it is certainly worth a spin or 2. It is a medium variance slot with an RTP of 96.53%.

Matthew Kennedy

Co-founder & Technical Director at Play Cash Games

Matthew Kennedy co-founded Take Marketing Limited in 2008 alongside Becky Mosley and has worked in the UK online gambling industry ever since. He runs the technical side of the operation, building and maintaining the platforms that power Play Cash Games and the wider Take Marketing portfolio.

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Over 17 years in the industry, Matt has worked directly with affiliate platforms, casino operators, and software providers. He has seen the market move from desktop Flash slots to mobile-first HTML5, lived through every iteration of UK Gambling Commission rules, and built the systems that keep our coverage compliant as regulation evolves. He has a particular interest in responsible gambling tooling and player-fund safety — the parts of the industry most people do not see but that matter most.

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