What is the RTP of Deep Sea Frenzy?

The in-game rules list a theoretical RTP of 96.52%. The RTP with the ante bet and with Buy Free Spins is also 96.52%.

What is the max win in Deep Sea Frenzy?

Wins are capped at 16,000x the bet. If a free spins round reaches the cap, it ends at once and the remaining free spins are forfeited.

How do you trigger free spins in Deep Sea Frenzy?

Land 8 or more Money symbols with 1 Collect symbol on reel 5 in the base game, or 7 or more with the ante bet on. You can also buy the round for 170x the base bet.

How many free spins do you get?

A natural trigger gives 5 free spins, or 6 with a +1 SPIN Collect symbol. The Buy Feature lets you pick a card for 5, 6, 7 or 8 spins, and +1 SPIN Collects add more during the round.

How much are Money symbols worth in free spins?

They are fixed per spin: 1x the base bet on the first spin, then 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 25x, 50x, 100x, 150x, 175x and 200x up to the 12th spin, and 200x after that.

Can I play Deep Sea Frenzy for free in Canada?

Yes. The Deep Sea Frenzy demo on CasinoDemo is free, needs no sign-up and uses virtual credits only.

Deep Sea Frenzy Guide: Rules, Money Collect, Free Spins and Bonus Buy

By the CasinoDemo editorial team · Updated 2026-11-09 · How we review

Deep Sea Frenzy is a Pragmatic Play shark slot on 5 reels, 4 rows and 50 fixed paylines. Line wins are modest; the real game is the Money shark symbols on reels 1 to 4 and the Collect sharks that land only on reel 5. Land enough of them together and the free spins start.

The twist is in the bonus. Money symbol values stop being random and climb on a fixed ladder, from 1x the base bet on the first free spin up to 200x by the 12th. We read every rules page in the demo, bought the free spins and recorded what happened, so every number below comes from the game itself.

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Deep Sea Frenzy at a glance

Provider: Pragmatic Play
RTP: 96.52%
Demo: Free, no sign-up

How Deep Sea Frenzy works

The grid is 5 reels by 4 rows with 50 paylines. All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel, only the highest win is paid per line, and wins on several lines are added together. The volatility badge in the rules reads Medium.

The paytable in the demo, read at a $2.00 bet, shows the hammerhead as the top symbol: 5 of a kind pays $16.00 (8x the bet), 4 pays $4.80 and 3 pays $0.80. The green and red sharks pay $12.80 for five, the shipwreck and treasure chest $8.00, A and K $6.40, Q and J $4.00, and 10 and 9 $3.20. The three sharks are the only symbols that also pay for 2 of a kind.

The golden octopus WILD appears on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 and substitutes for all symbols except the MONEY symbol.

Deep Sea Frenzy base game showing the 5x4 reels with sharks, shipwreck and card symbols — The base game at a $2.00 bet.

Money and Collect symbols

The MONEY symbol is a shark head with a cash value. It can appear on reels 1, 2, 3 and 4. The COLLECT symbols appear only on reel 5 and come in five versions: FRENZY, 2x, 3x, 5x and +1 SPIN.

In the base game, whenever 8 or more MONEY symbols hit along with 1 COLLECT symbol on reel 5, the values of all MONEY symbols on screen are collected and paid, and the FREE SPINS feature is triggered. A multiplier Collect multiplies the values first, then pays them. A +1 SPIN Collect adds one extra free spin to the round that follows.

That 8 symbol requirement is steep on a 16 position area, so most base game spins are plain line hits. The ante bet lowers it to 7, which we cover below.

Deep Sea Frenzy rules page showing the Money symbol and the FRENZY, 2x, 3x, 5x and +1 SPIN Collect symbols — The Collect symbols and the free spins rules from the in-game help.

Free spins: the rising Money ladder

The round starts with 5 free spins, or 6 if it was triggered with a +1 SPIN Collect symbol. During the round, any number of MONEY symbols landing with 1 COLLECT symbol on reel 5 are collected and paid, so you no longer need eight. Multiplier Collects still multiply the haul and +1 SPIN Collects still add a spin. Special reels are in play during the feature.

The big change is the value of the MONEY symbols. They are not random in the bonus. They start at 1x the base bet on the first free spin and rise to 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 25x, 50x, 100x, 150x, 175x and 200x on each consecutive spin up to the 12th. After the 12th spin the value stays at 200x. This makes every extra spin worth more than the one before it, which is why the +1 SPIN Collect matters so much. A round that only lasts 5 spins never gets past 10x per shark.

Deep Sea Frenzy free spins with $10 Money sharks and a +1 SPIN Collect symbol on reel 5 — Fourth free spin: each Money shark is worth $10 (5x) and a +1 SPIN Collect lands.

Buy Feature and pick a card

The Buy Feature has one option. You pay 170x the base bet to trigger FREE SPINS directly, without a MONEY symbol collection before it. At a $2.00 base bet the menu priced it at $340.00. Before the round starts you pick one of four face down cards: the Ace of Spades gives 8 spins, the King of Diamonds 7, the Queen of Hearts 6 and the Jack of Clubs 5. The rules list the RTP with the buy as 96.52%, the same as normal play. The Buy Feature is disabled while the ante bet is on.

Our demo buy at $2.00 drew the Jack of Clubs, so 5 free spins, the minimum. The early spins collected $2.00 Money sharks (1x), then $6.00 sharks on the third spin (3x). On the fourth spin a +1 SPIN Collect landed with $10.00 sharks, stretching the round to 6 spins, and the last spin hit a 5x Collect. The round paid $50.96, about 25x the bet, against a $340 cost. That is a single round, not an average, but it shows how much rides on the card pick and on reaching the later rungs of the ladder.

Deep Sea Frenzy Buy Feature menu offering free spins for $340 at a $2 base bet — The buy menu: 170x the base bet for 5 to 8 free spins.

Deep Sea Frenzy Select a Card screen with four cards worth 8, 7, 6 or 5 free spins — Pick a card before the bought round: 5 to 8 spins.

Deep Sea Frenzy last free spin with a 5x Collect symbol on reel 5 — The last spin of our bought round, with a 5x Collect on reel 5.

Deep Sea Frenzy free spins total win screen showing $50.96 in 6 free spins — Our bought round ended at $50.96 in 6 free spins.

Ante bet

The ante bet switches the bet multiplier from 25x (normal play) to 40x per line, so at a $2.00 base bet the toggle showed $3.20 per spin. With it on, a minimum of 7 MONEY symbols plus a COLLECT symbol on reel 5 are needed to collect the values and trigger FREE SPINS, and the chance to trigger the round is 1.8x higher. The RTP with the ante bet is listed as 96.52%. You lose access to the Buy Feature while it is on.

RTP, max win and bet range

The theoretical RTP is 96.52%, and the rules give the same figure for the ante bet and for buying free spins. The maximum win is capped at 16,000x the bet: if a FREE SPINS round reaches that, the round ends immediately and the remaining spins are forfeited. The game data puts the chance of hitting the max win at 1 in 100,000,000. In the USD demo the minimum bet was $0.25 and the maximum $400.00.

Our verdict

Deep Sea Frenzy takes the familiar money collect idea and gives the bonus a clear shape. The fixed Money ladder means you always know what the next spin is worth, and the gap between a 5 spin round (top value 10x) and a 12 spin round (200x) is enormous. That puts a lot of weight on +1 SPIN Collects and, if you buy, on the card pick. Our one bought round drew 5 spins and returned about 25x for a 170x price, which is the downside of this design in plain view. The medium volatility label feels honest for the base game, less so for the buy. Try it in the free demo before staking real money.

How to play Deep Sea Frenzy free in Canada

Press Play demo for free on the game page and the Pragmatic Play demo loads with virtual credits. There is nothing to download, no account to create and no deposit to make, and it works in your browser on desktop and mobile.

Because nothing is at stake, the demo is the easiest way to learn how Deep Sea Frenzy's features trigger and how often it pays.

Playing Deep Sea Frenzy for real money in Canada

Real-money online gambling in Canada is regulated province by province. Ontario runs a regulated market where licensed operators are overseen by iGaming Ontario and the AGCO; other provinces offer play through their own provincial sites, such as PlayNow (British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan), Loto-Québec, PlayAlberta and ALC in Atlantic Canada.

The legal age is 19 in most provinces and 18 in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec. Only play at sites licensed where you live, set limits before you start, and treat gambling as entertainment, never as a way to make money.

Deep Sea Frenzy FAQ

What is the RTP of Deep Sea Frenzy?: The in-game rules list a theoretical RTP of 96.52%. The RTP with the ante bet and with Buy Free Spins is also 96.52%.
What is the max win in Deep Sea Frenzy?: Wins are capped at 16,000x the bet. If a free spins round reaches the cap, it ends at once and the remaining free spins are forfeited.
How do you trigger free spins in Deep Sea Frenzy?: Land 8 or more Money symbols with 1 Collect symbol on reel 5 in the base game, or 7 or more with the ante bet on. You can also buy the round for 170x the base bet.
How many free spins do you get?: A natural trigger gives 5 free spins, or 6 with a +1 SPIN Collect symbol. The Buy Feature lets you pick a card for 5, 6, 7 or 8 spins, and +1 SPIN Collects add more during the round.
How much are Money symbols worth in free spins?: They are fixed per spin: 1x the base bet on the first spin, then 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 25x, 50x, 100x, 150x, 175x and 200x up to the 12th spin, and 200x after that.
Can I play Deep Sea Frenzy for free in Canada?: Yes. The Deep Sea Frenzy demo on CasinoDemo is free, needs no sign-up and uses virtual credits only.

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