Pragmatic Play

Black Bull

Slots Video Slots Wild West Animals Bull Desert

Wild West cash-collection slot driven by a progressive bonus meter

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

95.12%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

4,500×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

20 lines

Player rating

3.7 ★

8 votes

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3.7 / 5

8 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP8/10

RTP 95.12% → 8.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential7.3/10

x4500.00 (4500×) → 7.3/10

Features6/10

9 features → 6.0/10

Game Mechanics4.6/10

f=9 r=5 p=20 → 4.6/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

5x4 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.2–100 (×500) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation7.1/10

provider avg 7.1 → 7.1/10

Popularity6.4/10

search demand p70 + proxy blend (70/30) → 6.4/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 69 — Black Bull by Pragmatic Play

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Slot Summary

Black Bull fills a narrow gap between a 20-payline Wild West animal slot and a cash-collection game whose bonus value grows during play. Pragmatic Play makes the collecting rule do most of the work: Money symbols establish a running value, while each Wild arriving in Free Spins pays that accumulated amount. The 95.12% RTP and high-volatility profile place the emphasis on the progressive bonus rather than steady line wins.

How It Plays

The base game uses 20 paylines and a Money symbol collection rule. Cash values feed the feature rather than acting as an unrelated side prize.

During Free Spins, every new Money symbol increases the stored total. A Wild then pays that entire amount, making its arrival more consequential later in the round.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Wild West setting treats the Bull as the central threat, with Animals and Desert imagery supporting a ranch-style confrontation rather than a conventional fruit-machine presentation.

Its theme matches the collection rule neatly: accumulated Money values function like a growing ranch haul, while the Bull gives the game a direct focal character.

Wild West Animals Bull Desert

Features & Win Potential

The Additive symbol rule lets Money values accumulate during the feature. Each Wild converts the current total into an award without clearing the collected amount.

The meter also counts Money symbols during Free Spins. Every additional group of six awards two more spins, allowing the collection cycle to continue.

High volatility Free Spins Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol 5 Reels Bonus Buy RTP range 20 Paylines Additive symbol

Bonus & Free Spins

Six to eleven Money symbols award six Free Spins, while larger triggering groups award eight or ten. Their initial values become the progressive feature's starting total.

Bonus Buy costs 75x the current total bet and begins with a random quantity of Money symbols, preserving the same collection rule as a natural trigger.

Screenshots

3 gameplay frames

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Spec sheet

Black Bull at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameBlack Bull

StudioPragmatic Play

Released8/1/2022

Math

SlotRanker Score69

RTP95.12%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win4,500×

Bet range$0.20 – $100.00

Player rating3.7 / 5 · 8 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines20

Layout5x4

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 95.12% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$3.90

Cost per session$3.90

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Black Bull? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: High

Running simulation…

How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (95.12%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (4,500×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Black Bull with other games

	Black Bull Score 69This game	Beef Up the Bonus Score 73	Bulls Eye Bandits Score 65	Wild Bill ShootOut Score 61	Wheels Go Round Bull Score 48
Identity
Studio	Pragmatic Play	High Limit Studio	Playtech	Jackpot Software	Aruze Gaming
Released	8/1/2022	2/20/2024	1/15/2025	7/10/2021	8/3/2020
Math
RTP	95.12%	96.01%	95.58%	95%	93.94%
Volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility	—	—	Medium volatility
Max win	4,500×	5,000×	—	—	—
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	5
Layout	5x4	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	20	20	3125	25	50
Min bet	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.25	0.6
Max bet	100	40	100	5	6
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	✓
Wild symbol	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	—	—	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	✓	✓	—
Bonus game	—	✓	✓	✓	—
Respins	—	✓	✓	—	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Black Bull.

Comparing against

Black Bull

Pragmatic Play

RTP

95.12%

Max win

4,500×

Score

+ Multiplier+ Bonus Game+ Respins− Wild

+ Multiplier+ Bonus Game+ Respins− Free Spins− Scatter

+ Multiplier+ Bonus Game− Scatter

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