Mining Rush at Casinova Casino: what the slot pays and how to play
Pragmatic Play's Mining Rush runs on a 7x7 grid where clusters of five or more matching symbols form wins. High volatility means larger wins come less often. The slot pays out at 96.56% RTP in the standard game.
How cluster pays and tumbles shape your round
How the 7x7 layout works. Mining Rush is a seven-by-seven grid slot from Pragmatic Play, released in December 2024, where winning clusters tumble away to make room for new symbols. Instead of paylines, five or more matching symbols touching horizontally or vertically form a win. After each payout, the grid reshuffles and keeps spinning until no new wins land. The mining theme sits behind high volatility, meaning wins arrive less often but can grow large as tumbles chain together.
Who wins here and who struggles. This slot suits players with a bankroll for longer sessions and the patience for gaps between wins. Bets range from NZ$0.20 to NZ$240, so you can start small at NZ$0.40 or go big at NZ$10. The tumble mechanic rewards patience—lucky chains can grow a single spin into multiple payouts. Players chasing frequent small wins may find the high volatility frustrating; those aiming for the x10,000 maximum win will feel at home.
Do tumbles happen only in bonus rounds. Tumbling is what makes a round tick. When you land a winning cluster, those symbols vanish and the rest fall down. New symbols drop in from above to fill empty cells. If the new layout makes another win, the tumbles repeat without a new spin. This cascade can happen many times from one bet, turning a modest cluster into a significant payout. The feature runs the same in both the base game and free spins mode.
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NZ$2 400 000
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From base game to the bonus round
What bonus symbols become? Land 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7+ bonus symbols to start 8, 10, 12, 15, or 20 free spins. These bonus symbols become nuggets that stay on screen, pay random amounts when tumbles happen, and level up with each 3 points earned. New bonus symbols during the round convert to nuggets and add 2 more spins. The round ends when you reach the 10,000x bet cap.
Want to skip straight to free spins? You can buy into free spins at any time for NZ$1,000 when staking NZ$10. The triggering spin lands 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7+ bonus symbols, just as in a natural trigger, awarding 8, 10, 12, 15, or 20 free spins. Nuggets behave the same way as in earned rounds, and the 10,000x bet cap still applies.
How tumbles build your winnings. On the fixed 7x7 grid, any cluster of 5 or more matching symbols connected horizontally or vertically wins. Winning symbols drop away, remaining ones tumble down, and new symbols fill from above. Bonus symbols landing during this process transform into nuggets that pay random amounts and level up, repeating until no more wins form.
What nobody can know about Mining Rush in advance
Triggers stay unpredictable. Bonus symbols arrive without warning, and when they do is outside your control. You might see them twice in ten spins or go much longer without triggering the round.
What a session actually pays you. Your result in any session depends entirely on chance. The RTP tells you what the game returns over millions of spins across all players, not what your day will bring.
The prize ceiling in practice. The maximum win of NZ$2,400,000 exists as a ceiling, but reaching it happens extraordinarily rarely. Most players never see it.
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Jump directly into free spins by purchasing them at your current bet. At NZ$10, buying in costs NZ$1,000 and awards the same free spins you'd earn through a natural trigger.
Mining Rush returns NZ$96.51 to NZ$96.56 per NZ$100 staked
RTP is the average amount the slot returns over many spins. Mining Rush has two RTP figures because one applies when you buy the bonus round, and the other applies to the standard game without buying.
RTP 96.56% · Standard game
RTP 96.51% · Buy Free Spins bonus bought
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Set boundaries before you play
Plan your budget first. Decide what you can afford to lose on Mining Rush before you begin. Set a budget that fits your weekly entertainment spending and stick to it, even if the game feels close to a big win.
Mining Rush plays long but ends when you choose. Choose a stopping point before you play, whether you hit a win or a loss. Mining Rush is high volatility, meaning wins can be substantial but far apart; know when to finish regardless.
Before spending grows, after you set the line. Use deposit limits and loss limits on your Casinova account. These tools sit quietly in the background and stop play when your chosen limit is reached, keeping the session within your control.
Fun first, pause always. If Mining Rush stops feeling like fun or feels like pressure, step away and take a break. The Multi-Venue Exclusion Programme and Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand offer support.