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How the ways are counted

A classic slot has fixed paylines. A Megaways slot has none: a win needs matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left, and every symbol position counts. Multiply the symbols showing on each reel and you have the number of ways on that spin. The headline figure is only the ceiling, reached when every reel shows its maximum.

• The Dog House Megaways: 6 reels of 2 to 7 symbols. Seven on every reel gives 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 = 117,649 ways.
• Mega Moolah Megaways: the same 117,649 ceiling, with an extra horizontal reel above reels 2 to 5 that adds a symbol to each of them. Wilds land only on that extra reel.
• Buffalo King Megaways: reels 1 and 6 hold up to 7 symbols and reels 2 to 5 up to 8 (including a horizontal top reel), so 7 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 7 = 200,704 ways.
• Big Bass Bonanza Megaways: reels 1 and 6 hold up to 6 symbols, reels 2 to 5 up to 5 plus a top row, which gives a ceiling of 46,656 ways.

At the other end, a spin where every reel shows just two symbols has 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 64 ways. That swing from spin to spin is the whole point of the format. Three of the four provider sheets also describe tumbles or rolling reels: winning symbols are removed, new ones fall in.

More ways do not mean a higher return. The number of ways says how a win can form; the RTP and the paytable decide how much the game pays back over time. Buffalo King Megaways has the most ways of the four and a 96.52% RTP; Big Bass Bonanza Megaways has the fewest and the highest RTP of the group at 96.70%.

The four Megaways games side by side

The Dog House Megaways has the largest published max win here, 12,000x the stake, and lets you choose between two free spins rounds: Sticky Wilds or Raining Wilds. Buffalo King Megaways is the only one rated high volatility by its provider among the three Pragmatic titles; its ante bet costs 1.25x the stake, doubles the chance of free spins and switches off the bonus buy. Big Bass Bonanza Megaways caps a free spins round at 4,000x and has no buy option at all.

Mega Moolah Megaways is the outlier. Its 92.23% RTP is more than four points below the others: over a long run that is about C$7.77 kept per C$100 wagered, against about C$3.30 on Big Bass Bonanza Megaways. Collecting wilds can trigger the Mega Moolah jackpot wheel with four progressive prizes, and no fixed max win is published. If the jackpot is the reason you play, read jackpot slots; if it is not, the lower RTP is a real cost.

Where a provider offers lower RTP settings, the casino picks which one it runs. Check the info screen in the casino's version before you play; our RTP versions guide explains why the same slot can pay differently.

Where to play Megaways slots in Canada

The casino list above is ranked by how many of these four games each casino's published provider list covers. A provider on the list is a strong hint, not a guarantee of a title, so we also note where a game appeared in a casino's own featured-games row. Buffalo King Megaways was on the home or lobby pages of LeoVegas, Lucky Days, High Flyer, Spinz, Wildz and Qbet when we checked on 23 October 2026; The Dog House Megaways was on PickWin's home page the same day. Profiles: LeoVegas, Lucky Days, High Flyer, Spinz, Wildz, Qbet, PickWin.

Where you live decides which of these sites is open to you. In Ontario, only sites registered with the AGCO that hold an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario are regulated. In Alberta, sites registered with the AGLC under an AiGC agreement have been live since 13 July 2026. Other provinces run their own sites, and offshore casinos are not licensed by any province. A brand's Ontario site and its offshore site are often run by different companies with different game lobbies and terms, so the province pill on each card matters more than the brand name.

Before you pick a casino for Megaways, try the free demo of the game first (the Play free button on each tile), then check three things on the casino's own pages: that the title is in its lobby, which RTP its version shows, and whether a bonus counts Megaways slots at 100% toward wagering. Casino games are for adults: 19+, or 18+ in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec.