Bonus Crab Payouts Across Online Casinos

Many were asking, "Why are bonus crab prizes different across casinos?" So we’ve researched bonus crab payouts across different casinos. We've checked 147 unique online casino brands. Here are the results:

• Freespins (273 entries): The most common prize, averaging 25.3 spins per win, with a range from 5 to 60 spins.
• Bonus Money (142 entries): Averages €19.50, typically ranging between €10 and €40.
• Real Money (128 entries): The most coveted prize, averaging €10.20 with a maximum of €20 in the "claw" pool.
• Coins (114 entries): Used in loyalty shops, averaging ~15 coins per grab.

16 out of 147 casinos have paused their bonus crab games at all - you won't find any at Cazeus, for example.

So the prize payouts are different indeed, and here is the table with min and max payouts:

Prize Type	Smallest Amount, €	Biggest Amount, €	Casino with the Biggest Payout
Freespins	5.00	60.0	VIPHive
Bonus Money	5.00	40.0	VIPHive
Real Money	5.00	20.0	VIPHive
Coins	1.00	100.0	Neon54
FUT Coins	100.00	100.0	Only at: Spinanga, Casinia, Malina, Allyspin

Free spins that are given as a prize are working only on eligible games, the full online slots list is:

1. Detective Fortune (ELA Games)
2. Cash of Gods (ELA Games)
3. Buffalo Force (ELA Games)
4. It's Shark Time (ELA Games)
5. Book of Dead (Play'n GO)
6. Big Bass Bonanza (Pragmatic Play)
7. Spinanga (ELA Games)
8. Bigger Bass Bonanza (Pragmatic Play)
9. Money Train 3 (Relax Gaming)
10. Money Train 2 (Relax Gaming)
11. Moon Princess (Play'n GO)
12. Reactoonz (Play'n GO)
13. Scroll of Dead (Play'n GO)
14. Wolfs Gold (Pragmatic Play)
15. Pixie Wings (Pragmatic Play)
16. Duck Hunters (Nolimit City)
17. Wanted Dead or a Wild (Hacksaw Gaming)
18. Le Cowboy (ELA Games)
19. Wealth Of Legends (ELA Games)
20. Pinata Festival (ELA Games)

Some of the slots are seen more frequently as eligible games for bonus crab free spins than others, so here are the statistics for the top 5 of them:

Rank	Slot Name	Number of Eligible Casinos	Provider	RTP	Features
1	It's Shark Time	76	ELA Games	94.7%	Hold & Win Bonus: Land 3 bonus symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4 to trigger a 7-spin round where cash symbols stick.
2	Spinanga	64	ELA Games	94.74%	Unlimited Free Spins: Triggered by 3+ scatters.
3	Detective Fortune	48	ELA Games	95.0%	Cash Prize Feature: The Detective wild symbol collects criminal icon values when they appear together.
4	Buffalo Force	43	ELA Games	94.04%	Three Jackpot Tiers: Grand (1000x), Major (100x), and Minor (25x).
5	Scroll of Dead	7	Play'n GO	96.28% (variable)	6th Reel Unlock: An extra reel opens only during free spins.

The most common configurations are shared by large groups of casinos:

1. Group of 41 Casinos: This is the most widespread setup. These casinos all offer:
   • Owl: €10 Real Money
   • Elephant: €20 Bonus Money
   • Bear: 20 Freespins on Spinanga
   • Duck: 30 Freespins on It's Shark Time
   • Octopus: 10 Coins
2. Group of 17 Casinos: A very similar setup but with different eligible games:
   • Owl: €10 Real Money
   • Elephant: €20 Bonus Money
   • Bear: 20 Freespins on Buffalo Force
   • Duck: 30 Freespins on Detective Fortune
   • Octopus: 10 Coins
3. Group of 13 Casinos: Identical to the first group, but rewarding 10 Coins (plural category) instead of a single coin unit for the Octopus symbol.
4. Group of 9 Casinos: Standardizes the payouts but replaces the Octopus reward with €10 Bonus Money instead of coins.

Conclusion

Of the 147 casinos, 16 have inactive bonus crab, so the 131 casinos with recorded payout data, 106 casinos (approx. 81%) share their exact payout table with at least one other brand. There are only 37 unique configurations across the entire research, meaning many casinos use identical templates for their Bonus Crab rewards.