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Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake: your complete guide to playing at Fatpirate Casino

Pragmatic Play's 5-reel slot with free spins and money-collect mechanics. RTP 96.71%, high volatility means wins come less often and can be much bigger.

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A high-volatility Chinese-themed slot with free spins and wild collection

High-volatility Chinese slot with wild collection. Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake is a five-reel, three-row Chinese-themed slot from Pragmatic Play, released in January 2025. You'll land wins across ten fixed paylines, with the Golden coiled snake paying from just two matching symbols instead of three. The game runs at high volatility, meaning wins arrive less often but can be significantly larger. You can play from A$0.10 per spin, and the main features include Free Spins, a Money Collect mechanic where wilds gather coin values, and optional Ante Bet mode to boost your scatter chances.

Ante Bet and high stakes: player fit. This slot suits you if you have a bankroll for longer dry spells and enjoy chasing bigger payouts when they land. The high volatility and optional Ante Bet mode (which costs 50% more per spin) appeal to players who want elevated stakes and bonus frequency. You may find it less rewarding if you prefer steady, frequent wins on smaller bets. With a maximum win of 5,000 times your stake, the top potential at Fatpirate Casino's maximum bet of A$375 reaches A$1,875,000.

Watch wilds collect and retrigger spins. Free Spins define a round of Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake. Land three, four or five dragon scatter symbols in the base game to trigger ten, fifteen or twenty spins. During free spins, wilds appear on every reel, collect all coin-stack values visible when they land, and grow a multiplier: the fourth wild retriggers an extra ten spins and raises the multiplier to 2x, rising to 3x and then 10x on further retriggering. The round can also gain random modifiers before it starts, adding extra coins, symbol boosts or additional spins.

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Game specs at a glance

What the slot numbers tell you

Every figure below shows you what to expect when you start playing at Fatpirate Casino.

Pragmatic Play

Game studioPragmatic Play

RTP96.71%

Volatilityhigh

Layout and paylines5x3

A$1 875 000

Maximum winx5 000

Highest payout in dollarsA$1 875 000

Release date13/01/2025

Your first round

How does a round of Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake work?

You'll know how to place a bet, form a win, trigger the bonus round, and set your session limits.

Your bet before the spin

You choose your stake from A$0.10 up to A$375 per spin. If you activate the Ante Bet, your stake multiplies by 1.5 and increases your chance of landing free spins, though the option disables the bonus buy feature during that session.

How many symbols make a win?

You win when three or more matching symbols land on adjacent reels from the left, across the ten fixed paylines. The Golden coiled snake in red pouch pays from just two symbols, making it the most frequent winner on the five-reel grid.

What happens in a regular spin?

Most base game spins show the five reels spinning with no wild symbol present. When you land three or more dragon scatter symbols, the base game ends and free spins begin; the Ante Bet mode lifts your scatter frequency during these normal spins.

Floating Dragon's bonus buy option

You can purchase free spins directly for A$1,000 at an A$10 stake (100 times your total bet). This bought round skips the wait for scatters to land and takes you straight into the bonus mode.

Session limits and player controls

Before you start, you can set limits on how much you deposit or lose in a session, or set time reminders to step away. You're also able to self-exclude from the site entirely through BetStop or request a reality check during play.

4 moments in play

What does Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake look like?

Payline win with dragons and lanterns

Free spins triggered with scatter symbols visible

Wild collects money symbols and multiplier grows

Retrigger adds spins and raises multiplier level

How you trigger and play free spins

Jump straight to free spins. Pay 100 times your bet to skip the wait and start free spins immediately. At A$10 per spin, this costs A$1 000. Your free spins begin straight away at the multiplier level where the feature starts.

Trigger free spins with dragons. Land 3, 4 or 5 dragon scatters for 10, 15 or 20 free spins. The wild lands on every reel, collects all money symbols when it hits, and every fourth wild retriggers 10 more spins and raises the money multiplier up to 10x. Random modifiers can also boost your spins.

Play the regular game first. Play 5 reels across 3 rows with 10 fixed paylines that pay left to right. Match 3 or more symbols on adjacent reels from the left to win. The wild does not appear in regular spins; your RTP here is 96.71% at standard bets.

Ante bet option explained. Boost your total bet by 50% to raise the chance of scatters and see more money symbols on the reels. This changes your A$10 bet to A$15. While active, you cannot buy free spins; your RTP stays at 96.71%.

Return to Player explained

What you get back: RTP across all play modes

RTP is a long-run average over many spins. Each figure applies only to the play condition shown next to it: the standard game, the ante bet, or when you buy free spins.

RTP 96.71% · Base game, ante bet, or buy free spins

Return per A$100A$96.71

Casino keepsA$3.29

Two ways to raise your stakes

Bonus buy and ante bet options

18+You'll know what buying the bonus costs and how the ante bet changes your odds of free spins.

A$1 000 (x100)

Skip to the bonus round

Skip the wait for scatter symbols to land by paying A$1,000 per spin at a A$10 bet, and jump straight into free spins. This costs 100 times your stake, but it disables the ante bet while active.

A$10 → A$15

More scatters for a higher stake

Raise your stake by half to A$15 at your A$10 base bet, and the reels show more scatters and bonus symbols. This makes free spins easier to trigger, though you cannot use it with the bonus buy.

Your moment: sitting down to spin

When does your bonus round arrive? Every spin is random. When the Free Spins round triggers depends on luck, not pattern or timing. You might see scatters on your next spin or play through many rounds before they arrive.

Will you win or lose today? A session result is pure chance, regardless of the RTP figure. Your wins and losses over any number of spins cannot be predicted or planned. The RTP describes long-term behaviour across many players.

Treat maximum win as rare. The x5000 maximum win is a ceiling that very few spins reach. You can play for a long time without approaching it. Expect wins across the full range from small to large, or sessions with small wins only.

Other games in the series

Floating Dragon: five releases across the series

These five Floating Dragon games range from 96.07% to 96.71% RTP, with maximum wins between 5,000x and 20,000x bet.

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RTP96.50%

Max winx5 000

Year2026

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RTP96.71%

Max winx5 000

Year2025

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RTP96.70%

Max winx20 000

Year2023

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Demo or real money

Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake in demo or real money

Choose your path when you first arrive at this slot to see how it plays

Explore without spending

You spin without staking money and without winning any; the reels work the same way as real-money play, so you see the full game, every feature and every bonus round at no cost.

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Real money, real wins

You stake real money, place bets from A$0.10 to A$375, and keep any wins you land. Your account balance changes with each spin's outcome.

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Quick answers about the slot

How the slot works and what it pays

You'll know what this slot lets you stake, how it differs from others in its series, how volatile it is, what each RTP applies to, how free spins trigger, and how demo play works.

Can I play Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake on the bet size I want?+

You can stake from A$0.10 to A$375 per spin. At an example top bet of A$10, you'd win up to A$50,000 on a single spin. The slot suits different bankrolls and play styles.

Can I play Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake if I've played other Floating Dragon games?+

This slot has a 96.71% RTP and reaches x5,000 on the max win. Other games in the series vary: Wild Horses hits x5,000 at 96.50%, while New Year Festival Ultra Megaways and Dragon Boat Festival reach higher multipliers but have different RTPs and volatility profiles.

Where does Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake land on volatility?+

This is a high volatility slot, which means wins come less often and can be much bigger. Long stretches without a win are normal, but when one hits, the payout can be substantial.

Can I see the RTP for Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake in different ways I play?+

The standard game runs at 96.71% RTP. When you use Ante Bet (a 1.5x multiplier on your stake), it keeps that same 96.71%. If you buy free spins at 100x your bet, that bought bonus round also plays at 96.71%.

Where do free spins start in Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake?+

Free spins trigger when 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols (dragons) land on the reels, awarding 10, 15, or 20 spins. Every time a wild lands and collects money symbols, it can retrigger extra spins and raise your money-collection multiplier.

Can I try Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake without real money?+

Yes. The demo version on this page lets you spin the reels and see how the game plays, bonus features and all. You won't stake real money or win real funds in demo mode.

Keep your session under control

Decide your spending limit. Decide how much you can afford to lose before you spin. Set a budget for this session and stick to it, whatever happens on the reels.

Set your stop point now. Plan when you will stop playing, both if you lose your budget and if you land a big win. Walk away at that point, even if the game feels hot.

Floating Dragon and your limits. Use your account's deposit and loss limits to cap what you spend. These tools let you control your play across sessions, not just today.

Taking time away. If the game stops feeling like entertainment, pause or self-exclude from your account. Gambling Help Online, Lifeline Australia and BetStop can support you.