Ice Fishing in South Africa: The 53-Segment Wheel, Three Fishing Bonus Games, Up to 5,000x
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Ice Fishing is a speed game show from Evolution. You bet on where a virtual 53-segment money wheel will stop. Leaf 1 and Leaf 2 pay on the spot. Lil' Blues, Big Oranges and Huge Reds open a bonus game where a live host reels in a fish worth 3x to 500x before any boost. The return runs from 95.17% to 97.10% depending on the bet, and Evolution gives the top win as up to 5,000x.
RTP (return to player): the share of bets the game pays back over time. Here it depends on the bet you pick or when you cash out.
The RTP moves with the bet you pick or the moment you cash out. The game's info screen gives the figures.
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In short
Ice Fishing is a live game show by Evolution, released in 2025. Studio figures: RTP 95.17% - 97.10% depending on the bet. Found at 18 casinos we cover, from R1 a round at Betway SA. No. 28 in our South African top 100.
What Ice Fishing looks like
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Images: Evolution, official game page (games.evolution.com); Our still from Evolution's official promo video (games.evolution.com).
Where Ice Fishing comes from
Evolution premiered Ice Fishing at ICE Barcelona in January 2025 and announced its launch on 6 August 2025. Its chief product officer, Todd Haushalter, said the studio had long wanted a speed game show for an audience that "craves faster, more instantly gratifying formats". In June 2026 Evolution added Ice Fishing Brasil, a Brazilian version from its São Paulo studio. 4 Fantastic Vikings Go Ice Fishing is a Yggdrasil slot, not this game.
How Ice Fishing works
Evolution calls the wheel virtual, and you bet on where it will stop, on one bet spot or several. Its 53 segments are split among five spots: Leaf 1 covers 23, Leaf 2 another 23, Lil' Blues 4, Big Oranges 2 and Huge Reds one.
A Leaf result pays at once, and a bonus segment opens the bonus game of the same name. All Bonuses places your chip on each of the three bonus spots, so a R1 chip there puts R3 on the table.
After betting closes, the wheel spins and a flapper shows the winning segment. Everyone can watch a bonus game, but only players with a bet on that bonus spot take part and win, so a Leaf bet does not get you into the fishing.
Ice Fishing bets: segments, payouts and RTP
The bonus bets' RTP is before the table's payout cap.
| Bet | Segments of 53 | A win brings | RTP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf 1 | 23 | 1:1 at once, up to 9:1 with a multiplier | 97.10% |
| Leaf 2 | 23 | 1:1 at once, up to 9:1 with a multiplier | 97.10% |
| Lil' Blues | 4 | The Lil' Blues bonus game, fish from 3x to 100x | 95.69% |
| Big Oranges | 2 | The Big Oranges bonus game, fish from 4x to 200x | 95.60% |
| Huge Reds | 1 | The Huge Reds bonus game, fish from 10x to 500x | 95.17% |
How the Ice Fishing multipliers work
Once the betting time is over, multipliers of up to 10x may be applied to random wheel segments. You cannot bet on a boost you have already seen.
On Leaf segments they are 3x, 4x, 5x, 7x or 10x. A 10x turns Leaf 1's usual 1:1 into 9:1, so R10 wins R10 at 1:1 and R90 at 9:1.
On bonus segments they run from 2x to 8x or 10x, one value for every segment of that bonus type, and every fish's multiplier is multiplied by it before the host starts reeling.
These boosts carry into the bonus rounds and give the 5,000x top win: the best Huge Reds fish, 500x, times the top bonus multiplier, 10x.
The three fishing bonus games
A bonus game moves the round to an Arctic scene full of fish, each with a multiplier: 3x to 100x in Lil' Blues, 4x to 200x in Big Oranges and 10x to 500x in Huge Reds. The bigger the fish in the name, the higher the floor and the top, and the fewer segments lead there.
The host reels in one fish slowly, its multiplier growing as more of it shows, until the final value appears. Your bet is multiplied by that fish, boost included. No fish is below 3x, so a bet in a bonus game is paid something; the ranges show how high a catch can go, not how likely it is.
What each Ice Fishing bet returns
Leaf 1 and Leaf 2 return 97.10%, "the optimal theoretical Return to Player" in Evolution's words. The bonus bets return less, and the rarer the segment, the lower the figure: 95.69% on Lil' Blues, 95.60% on Big Oranges and 95.17% on Huge Reds. All Bonuses has no figure of its own.
These figures are before the payout cap. For players betting the maximum, whose wins can reach the cap under Bet Limits, the three bonus bets return 95.15%, 95.00% and 94.55%. Over a very long run, R1,000 on Leaf bets comes back as about R971 and R1,000 on Huge Reds as about R952.
Rounds are short, so an hour puts more bets through at the same stake, each with a house edge of 2.90% on a Leaf bet and 4.83% on Huge Reds.
Ice Fishing RTP and volatility
Evolution gives Ice Fishing's return to player as 95.17% - 97.10% depending on the bet.
Top payout: 5000x.
Paying for Ice Fishing in rand
We found Ice Fishing at 18 casinos. All take cards, 16 take Ozow, 11 take Capitec Pay and 17 take cash vouchers.
The lowest minimum deposit among them is R1, at World Sports Betting and Hollywoodbets.
Winnings are paid to a bank account in your own name, after the FICA check.
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Is Ice Fishing legal in South Africa?
Ice Fishing is a live dealer game. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 18 operators we list for Ice Fishing hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money
Set a budget and a deposit limit before your first round. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict
- Leaf bets return 97.10%, the best figure in the game
- Multipliers land after betting closes, so there is nothing to time
- No bonus fish is worth less than 3x
- Evolution's rules give the segments, payouts and RTP of every bet
- Bonus bets return less: 95.17% on Huge Reds, 94.55% at the maximum bet
- A win above the table's payout cap is cut to the cap
- Short rounds put more bets through an hour
- A Yggdrasil slot has Ice Fishing in its name too: check the studio on the tile
Ice Fishing is Evolution's money wheel made quick: a virtual wheel, a live host for the fishing and multipliers set only after the bets are in. Leaf bets return 97.10% and pay up to 9:1, while the fishing returns less but its fish reach 500x before a boost. Choose it for the fishing rounds, with a set number of rounds and a set stake.
Ice Fishing FAQ
What is the maximum win in Ice Fishing?
Up to 5,000x the bet, Evolution's figure, or R5,000 for R1: the top 500x Huge Reds fish times the top 10x bonus multiplier. The table's payout cap still applies.
Do I take part in a bonus game I did not bet on?
No. Everyone can watch a bonus game, but only those with a bet on that bonus spot take part and win. All Bonuses puts your chip on all three bonus spots, so it plays whichever bonus game comes up.
Is the Ice Fishing wheel a real wheel?
No, by Evolution's own word: its game page and its rules call it "a virtual 53-segment money wheel". The live part Evolution names is the host, "a live game host casting for multiplier-laden fish in icy waters" in its ICE Barcelona preview.
What do Leaf 1 and Leaf 2 pay?
1:1, straight away, when the wheel stops on your Leaf, and up to 9:1 with a random multiplier. Each Leaf covers 23 of the 53 segments and returns 97.10%, the best RTP in the game.
Is Ice Fishing the same game as 4 Fantastic Vikings Go Ice Fishing?
No. That is a Yggdrasil video slot, released on 27 November 2025 by Yggdrasil's own game page. Check the studio name on the tile before you open it.
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Where to play Ice Fishing in South Africa
Licensed South African operators where we have found Ice Fishing, with each one's licence and our score. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
Hollywoodbets
4.9
Betway SA
4.9
SuperSportBet
4.9
Lulabet
4.9
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