The Dog House Megaways slot

The Dog House Megaways slot in a nutshell

Pragmatic Play took its line-based The Dog House and rebuilt it on the Megaways engine. Out went the fixed 20 paylines; in came reels that change height on every spin and up to 117,649 ways to win. The canine theme and multiplier wilds survived, and the bonus gained a choice between two very different styles of free spins. Our Dog House series page lists the other entries.

Independent listings, such as the casinos.com review of The Dog House Megaways (opens in a new tab), describe the same wild and free spins features summarised below.

How the features work in The Dog House Megaways

Multiplier wilds

The dog house symbol is the wild. Whenever it forms part of a win, it applies a random multiplier to that win. If more than one wild contributes to the same win, their multipliers combine, so a win built with two or three wilds can be boosted well beyond one built with a single wild. The paytable shows the possible values and exactly how they combine. Our pages on wild symbols and multipliers explain both ideas in general.

Paw print scatters

Three or more paw print scatters, landing anywhere, trigger free spins. Rather than one fixed bonus, the game then asks you to choose between two modes.

Sticky Wilds free spins

In this mode, any wild that lands stays in place for the rest of the round, and keeps its multiplier too. Each wild that sticks makes every later spin more likely to form wins through it, and those wins carry its multiplier. The round tends to build as wilds accumulate. Sticky wilds have their own guide.

Raining Wilds free spins

In this mode, wilds don’t stay put; instead, up to six wilds drop onto the reels on each spin. Every spin gets a fresh chance at several wilds, but nothing carries forward from one spin to the next. The number of spins each mode awards is set out in the help screen.

Since a Gambling Commission warning in January 2020, feature buy-ins are not offered to British players, so either mode can only be reached through normal spins.

Sticky Wilds or Raining Wilds: which Dog House Megaways mode suits you?

Neither mode is described as paying more on average, so the decision is about how you want the round to behave. This table sets out the trade-off using only how each mode is described.

The illusion to avoid is that one mode is ‘due’ after a poor round with the other. Each bonus is independent of the last, as our page on whether a slot can be due a win explains. Pick the one whose shape you enjoy and stick with it.

Up to 117,649 ways: The Dog House Megaways arithmetic

The ways count on any spin is the number of symbols showing on each reel multiplied together. With six reels and up to seven symbols per reel, the maximum is 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 = 117,649. A spin showing 3, 5, 7, 4, 6 and 2 symbols gives 3 × 5 × 7 × 4 × 6 × 2 = 5,040 ways.

A high ways count sounds generous, but the paytable is designed around it, so it doesn’t raise the average return. What it can do is change the rhythm of the base game, with more ways for small wins to form, with the multiplier wilds providing the occasional big result. Our comparison of Megaways vs cluster pays shows how the two formats differ.

The Dog House Megaways RTP versions and what they cost

Pragmatic Play supplies three RTP settings, and the casino chooses one. Here they are priced per £1,000 staked, and over 200 spins at a 20p stake.

The bottom version costs about 58% more on average than the top for exactly the same game. Those are long-run figures, and a single session on a very high volatility slot will rarely land near them, but they show what you pay over time. See why some slots have different RTPs at different casinos, and check the game’s information screen for the version you’re on.

A £20 budget on The Dog House Megaways at 10p, 50p and £1

Very high volatility means much of the return sits in rare, large wins, especially in free spins with multiplier wilds. Using the 96.55% version:

• At 10p, £20 covers 200 spins even if nothing is won, and the expected cost per spin is about 0.35p. This gives the free spins the most chances to appear in one session.
• At 50p, the same £20 covers 40 losing spins, at an expected 1.73p a spin. A couple of wild-boosted wins can stretch the session, but a dry run ends it quickly.
• At £1, it’s 20 losing spins at an expected 3.45p each. Each result is bigger, but on a game this volatile, 20 spins without a meaningful win is entirely normal.

Changing the stake doesn’t change the odds; it changes the size of each result and how fast the budget moves. Our guides to making a casino budget last and slots strategy that actually matters cover the practical side.

The Dog House Megaways max win: 12,305x stake

The top prize is 12,305 times the stake. That works out at £1,230.50 at 10p, £6,152.50 at 50p, £12,305 at £1, £24,610 at £2 (the top stake for 18–24s) and £61,525 at £5 (the top stake for over-25s). It’s nearly double the original The Dog House’s 6,750x cap.

Results anywhere near the cap are very rare. Our explainer on max win caps covers how they work.

The Dog House Megaways against the original and other Pragmatic Megaways

The original is the gentler option, with fixed lines and a lower cap; the Megaways edition is the more volatile of the two. For more on the original’s features, OLBG’s The Dog House review (opens in a new tab) is a useful independent summary. Our animal slots page lists other games with a similar theme.

How to play The Dog House Megaways online

1. Set a deposit limit with your UKGC-licensed casino; you’ll be prompted for a financial limit before your first deposit.
2. Open the game and check the information screen for the RTP version, wild multiplier values and free spins rules.
3. Choose a stake; UK versions are capped at £5 a spin, or £2 if you’re aged 18 to 24.
4. Spin each round by hand. If three or more paw prints land, pick Sticky Wilds or Raining Wilds.
5. Keep track of the net position and time on screen, and stop when you reach your limit.

The Dog House Megaways and UK slot rules

• Stake limits of £5 per spin for over-25s and £2 for 18–24s, from 9 April and 21 May 2025, set out in the Commission’s online slots stake limit guidance (opens in a new tab). See our slot stake limits page.
• No autoplay, no turbo or slam stop, and a minimum 2.5 seconds per spin since 31 October 2021. Our autoplay ban page has the background.
• No celebrating a return that doesn’t exceed the stake.
• No bonus buy, so the free spins choice only appears after a scatter trigger.

Where to play The Dog House Megaways in the UK

We can’t confirm which partners stock The Dog House Megaways, so search the casino’s game lobby and check the RTP in the rules. Our partners’ welcome offers are slot spin offers, and none names this game. All are 18+ and terms apply.

• PlayOJO: new UK customers (excluding Northern Ireland) get 80 free spins on Big Bass Bonanza, worth 10p each, with a first deposit of £10 or more. Winnings are paid in cash with no wagering. It can’t be combined with other offers and is available only through the designated offer link.
• Coral: deposit and bet £10+ on slots as a new player to get 100 free spins, 10p each, on selected games. Accept within 48 hours and use within 7 days, with no wagering on winnings. Neteller, PayPal, Paysafe, Skrill, prepaid cards and certain debit cards don’t qualify.
• Ladbrokes: deposit and spend £10 on slots as a new customer for 50 free spins a day over 10 days, up to 500, at 10p each on selected games. Claim by 23:59 each day; spins last 7 days and have no wagering. Prepaid cards, PayPal, Paysafe, Neteller, Skrill and Moneybookers deposits are excluded.

LC International Limited runs both Coral and Ladbrokes, so holding new accounts at both may not be possible.

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