Gates of Olympus, Big Bass Bonanza, and Mental “ are the stars of this batch of games competing in the GambleBoost Slots World Cup 2026 – groups G-I.
Two more editors’ picks are going to take a stand against these top titles. Will the big names perform? Read on to find out.



Big Bass Bonanza has so many variants, it is now the biggest slot game series on the internet. Today, we’ll have a look at the original. It is clearly the favorite of the group.
Our editor Maria has chosen the ultimate horror slot: Possessed by NoLimit City. A game so tense it reminds you of Alien: Isolation.
This is the complete group:
| 1 | Wolf Gold | Europe | Pragmatic Play |
| 2 | Gold Rush | Asia | CQ9 Gaming |
| 3 | Big Bass Bonanza | Australia | Pragmatic Play |
| 4 | Possessed | Ed’s pick | NoLimit City |
We sent them all running for 1000 spins, and these are the results:
Not the best start for yet another of Pragmatic Play’s games. Wolf Gold finished 176 bets down, and it’s not looking good for the king of the woods.
Gold Rush by the relatively small CQ9 Gaming was second, and they can count themselves lucky that Wolf Gold was there.
Gold Rush accumulated losing bets almost as fast as the Wolf and ended up 131 bets down.
One of Pragmatic Play’s top popular games, the original Big Bass Bonanza was able to live up to the expectations.
The big BBB sent the other games packing with a whopping win of 241 wagers. This is now a top contender in the tournament.
A one-of-a-kind horror slot that deserves a spot in the World Cup just for its uniqueness. In the group stage, however, the volatility wasn’t on its side, and Possessed finished 50 wagers down.
Still, in this group, that’s good enough for second place. We will see the nightmare in action again.
| Rank | Game | Win/Loss |
| 1 | Big Bass Bonanza | +241x |
| 2 | Possessed | -50x |
| 3 | Gold Rush | -131x |
| 4 | Wolf Gold | -176x |
The favorite won the group, with the other games looking like nobody wants to get to the next round.
We’ll see how they fare when the slots go eye to eye.
| 1 | Blood Suckers | Europe | NetEnt |
| 2 | Starlight Princess | Asia | Pragmatic Play |
| 3 | Mental 2 | Australia | NoLimit City |
| 4 | Cluster Tumble | Ed’s Pick | Relax Gaming |
1000 spins results:
Even Steven. Blood Suckers just did enough to keep things pretty much level. At the end of a thousand spons, 7 bets won means there is nothing to complain about.
Another almost fairy like game that they like so much in Asia. Bit how the elves fall. Starlight Princes lost more than 300 wagers without giving anything back, and that means their tournament is over.
Another of NoLimit’s gruesome, atmospheric games, and we’re going to see it again. A 300 bets massive win is making sure of that.
Once this game gets going, there is almost no end to the cascades. But when it doesn’t, it loses 150 bets over a thousands spins. Like today.
| Rank | Game | Win/Loss |
| 1 | Mental 2 | +299x |
| 2 | Blood Suckers | +7x |
| 3 | Cluster Tumble | -151x |
| 4 | Starlight Princess | -304x |



| 1 | Thunderstruck II | Africa | Microgaming |
| 2 | Gates of Olympus | America | PG Soft |
| 3 | Divine Fortune | Africa | NetEnt |
| 4 | Joker’s Jewels | America | Pragmatic Play |
Another superstar in the online slots world, Gates of Olympus finally enters the stage. But the competition is stronger than you might think…
One of the games that kept a low profile, ending up just a few bets down. Solid result.
How the mighty fall! In the biggest upset yet, GoO couldn’t find any proper bonus round and finished the round with a dismal loss of 254 bets!
There is no other way to say it: GoO is out! It’s like Germany in 2018!
If your name is fortune, you expect good results. With a loss of 36 wagers in the first round, that fortune was not divine, but not too bad either.
One of the few games that represent the traditional fruit machines, Joker’s Jewels is about the fastest game we played this summer.
Within minutes, 1000 spins went by, and the money disappeared almost just as fast. 227 wagers lost means JJ is hanging by a thread.
| Rank | Game | Win/Loss |
| 1 | Thunderstruck II | -19x |
| 2 | Divine Fortune | -36x |
| 3 | Joker’s Jewels | -227x |
| 4 | Gates of Olympus | -254x |
| 1 | Avalon II | Africa | Microgaming |
| 2 | Mega Moolah | America | Microgaming |
| 3 | Gonzo’s Quest | Africa | NetEnt |
| 4 | Gold Party | America | Pragmatic Play |
Since Mega Moolah is a progressive jackpot across platforms and slots, we chose Atlantean Treasures to represent it.
| Rank | Game | Win/Loss |
| 1 | Gonzo’s Quest | +167x |
| 2 | Mega Moolah Atlantean Treasures | +54x |
| 3 | Gold Party | +30x |
| 4 | Avalon II | -45x |
Gonzo pushes thrugh!
| 1 | Twin Spin | Africa | Netent |
| 2 | Rich Wilde and the Tome of Madness | America | Microgaming |
| 3 | Gladiator | Africa | Playtech |
| 4 | Tucanito | America | PG Soft |
Incredible. The result was almost the exact same as for Twin Spin!
A solid result for a modern classic
Finally, a parrot-themed game. And a goodone, too!
| Rank | Game | Win/Loss |
| 1 | Gladiator | +149x |
| 2 | Tucanito | +70x |
| 3 | Rich Wilde and the Tome of Madness | -10x |
| 4 | Twin Spin | -11x |
| 1 | Age of the Gods | Africa | Playtech |
| 2 | Fortune Tiger | America | Pragmatic Play |
| 3 | The Matrix | Africa | Microgaming |
| 4 | Dead or a Wild | America | Hacksaw |
Since The Matrix just wouldn’t run without crashing, the game was disqualified.
An abiysmal result for the Western style game. It’s going to ride into the sundown.
| Rank | Game | Win/Loss |
| 1 | Age of the Gods | +57x |
| 2 | Fortune Tiger | -88 |
| 3 | Dead or A Wilde | -257x |
| 4 | The Matrix | — |
And with that, the group stage is over. Here are the games that made it to the second round.
| Book of Dead | Gonzo’s Quest Megaways | The Dog House | Cluster Cup |
| Gates of Olympus Megaways | Big Bass Football Bonanza | Triple Tiger | World Class Kick Off |
| Sugar Rush | Great Rhino | White Rabbit Megaways | Fortune Panda |
| Big Bass Bonanza | Possessed | Mental 2 | Blood Suckers |
| Thunderstruck II | Divine Fortune | Gonzo’s Quest | Mega Moolah Atlantean Treasures |
| Gladiator | Tucanito | Age of the Gods | Fortune Tiger |
| Mahjong Ways 2 | Starburst | Fortune Gods | Le Hooligan |
| Fire Portals | Gold Rush | Gold Party | Rich Wilde and the Tome of Madness |
The round of 32 runs next week! Tune in!
The exit of GoO is the biggest surprise in this batch of games. Also, none of the game in group I managed to turn a profit. Doesn’t look like the champion will come from that group.
Mental II and Big Bass Bonanza on the other hands went on rampages and are definitely the games to watch in the second round. Gates of Olympus, Starlight Princess and Wolf Gold – among others – are on their way home.
Stay tuned as we will shortly bring you the results of next three groups.
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