Claim Your Share of the Prize: Drops and Wins Slot Games Explained
Drops & Wins is a promotion from Pragmatic Play that gives players extra chances at cash prizes on selected slots. It has two parts: random prize drops and leaderboard tournaments. This guide explains how both work, where to find them and what to check before you play.
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What are Drops & Wins and Where to Find Them
Drops and Wins is a promotional campaign designed by Pragmatic Play. It adds an extra layer of excitement to online slots, with additional prizes on top of your normal slot winnings.
It is a network promotion, so it runs at partner casinos. You will usually find it under the promotions page or the ongoing network tournaments section. On our tournaments page we note that it runs at selected sites such as Hollywoodbets, LevelUp and Zarbet.
Casinos do not always run it. For example, our GBets review says the site has previously featured Drops & Wins, with daily tournaments and weekly prize drops, so contests may be added at some point. Always check the casino’s promotions page for what is live now.
How Do Drops and Wins Work?
Only a selected group of slots takes part. These games often show a distinctive Drops and Wins logo or symbol. When you play them, you can qualify for two types of reward: prize drops and tournaments.
Prize drops
Prize drops can occur randomly while you play, and they pay out cash. A drop can land at any moment, so there is no way to predict or force one.
Casinos can also run drops in set windows. For example, one Hollywoodbets festive promotion powered by Pragmatic Play had prize drops every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday between 12:30 and 22:30. Drops landed randomly within those times. Our festive prize drop article has the details of that campaign.
Tournaments
Tournaments let you compete against other players. Points are accumulated based on wins, and the players with the highest scores at the end of the tournament period are rewarded with cash prizes.
Some campaigns combine both. For example, in 2026 Hollywoodbets ran Games in Olympus from July 15 through July 31, with R400,000 available through prize drops and a leaderboard tournament. The prize drops ran first, and the leaderboard tournament ran from July 22 through July 31. That promotion is over, so treat it as an example of the format, not a current offer. Read the full story in our report on the two Pragmatic Play events. For more on the formats, see types of online slot tournaments.
Popular Slots with the Drops & Wins Logo
Some of the studio’s popular titles that have carried the Drops & Wins logo are listed below. Which games are eligible differs between casinos and campaigns, so check the promotion terms.
- Buffalo King Megaways (an upgraded version from 2021 featuring 6 reels and up to 200,704 win ways, including cascading wins and wilds)
- Cleocatra
- Wild West Gold Megaways
- Gates of Olympus (a volatile ride with up to 500x multiplier orbs and a 6×5 layout featuring the Pay Anywhere engine, released in 2021)
- Wolf Gold (an enticing slot from 2017 with unmatched graphics and diverse payout features playing out in a native American theme)
- Wild Wild Riches
- Sweet Bonanza (a surreal world filled with candy, sweets and fruit from 2019 that plays out on 6 reels, 5 rows and a “cluster pays” engine)
- Great Rhino Megaways (based on the original and first slot from Pragmatic Play utilizing Megaways, created in 2020, and featuring 200,704 potential ways to win on 6 regular reels)
- Big Bass Bonanza (a fishing expedition from 2020 that plays out on 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 win ways with a max win capped at 2,100x the stake)
For a wider look at how slots like these work, see our video slots guide.
What to Check Before You Join
Drops & Wins prizes are extras, not a way to make money. A drop is random and a tournament place is never guaranteed, so you can play for a long time without a prize. Before you play, check:
- which games are eligible;
- the prize pools and how they are split across tiers;
- the tournament schedule and how points are earned;
- any terms attached to the prizes, such as wagering.
Playing Smart
Learn the mechanics, paytable and bonus features of a participating slot before you play it, so you know what you are betting on.
Manage your bankroll. Set a budget and stick to it. Think about how long the promotion runs, the size of your wagers and the number of spins you plan to make. Never chase a prize with money you cannot afford to lose.
Some casinos in South Africa offer bonuses or free spins that go with these campaigns. Read their terms first.
In tournaments, you only earn points by playing the designated slots, so check how points are counted.
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