PowerUP Roulette: what the chained bonus rounds actually do
PowerUP Roulette is Pragmatic Play's second multiplier table after Mega Roulette, and it takes a different route to the big number. Instead of striking numbers with a fixed multiplier before the spin, it sends a winning PowerUP number into a bonus round, and then potentially into another, and another, up to five, with the prize pool doubling each time. The headline is 15,525x. The cost is the same one every multiplier table charges, and it is worth understanding before the lights come on.
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The base game
A live single-zero wheel with a dealer, standard betting layout, standard payouts on every bet except the straight-up. Before the spin, a set of PowerUP numbers is announced. If the ball lands on one and you have a straight-up on it, you go to the bonus round. If it lands on one and you do not, nothing special happens. If it lands on any other number, every bet settles normally, with the straight-up at a reduced payout rather than 35:1.
Pragmatic launched the table in October 2022 as part of its live casino range, with favourite-bet saving and autoplay for regulars.
The bonus rounds
Here is where it differs from Mega Roulette and from Lightning. A winning PowerUP number opens a bonus round in which every straight-up bet on the table qualifies for extra prizes, added to whatever has already been won. If the bonus round produces another PowerUP hit, a second round follows with the prize pool doubled. This can repeat up to five times. The provider's figures: the maximum prize in the fifth round is between 2,600x and 8,000x, and the accumulated total across main game and all five rounds runs from 800x to 15,525x on a straight-up, capped at €500,000.
Most sessions see no bonus round. Some see one. Chains of three or more are the kind of event the game is built around and the kind most players will never experience.
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What it costs
The base straight-up payout is cut below 35:1. Pragmatic does not publish a per-bet return for PowerUP in its launch material, and third-party figures vary, so the honest statement is: expect a straight-up return somewhat below the 97.30% of a plain table, in the region of its sister game Mega Roulette's 96.50%, with the exact figure in the in-game help. Outside bets are unaffected: red is red at 2.70%.
That means a number bettor pays a small premium on every ordinary spin for the chance at a chained bonus. An outside bettor pays nothing extra and gets the show.
PowerUP against Mega Roulette
Pragmatic's two multiplier tables share a studio style and a reduced straight-up. Mega Roulette strikes one to five numbers with 50x to 500x before the spin and pays the multiplier straight away. PowerUP announces numbers and then sends a hit into chained rounds with a far higher ceiling and a longer wait. The comparison page lays them side by side; RouletteFinder's Mega Roulette review has the full breakdown of the simpler of the two, including the 29:1 base and the 96.50% straight-up return.
Who should play it
Outside bettors who want a lively table: no reason not to. Number bettors who understand they are buying a chain-reaction lottery ticket with each straight-up: fine, at a stake sized for a long wait. Number bettors who want 35:1 every time: a standard live table, which is in the same lobby and six units better on every ordinary win.
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Questions and answers
What is PowerUP Roulette?
A live roulette table from Pragmatic Play, launched in October 2022, where certain numbers are announced as PowerUP numbers before the spin. A straight-up on one of them that wins enters a bonus round, and up to five bonus rounds can chain, with the prize pool doubling each time.
What is the maximum win on PowerUP Roulette?
The provider's launch material gives a maximum straight-up payout of €500,000 per round, with the total accumulated multiplier across the main game and all five bonus rounds reaching as high as 15,525x.
Does PowerUP Roulette pay 35 to 1 on a number?
No. Like every multiplier table, the base straight-up payout is reduced below 35:1 to fund the bonus rounds. The in-game paytable shows the figure for the table you are on; outside bets pay standard odds.