Push Gaming · 2022
Big Bamboo is a high volatility 5x6 video slot by Push Gaming, with RTP from 96.13 to 96.94 percent. This page covers figures, modes, costs and rules.
The demo is free; the real game needs an account and players must be 18+.
Table guide
Oz Casino explains each figure in plain terms, so you see what it means before you stake.
| Game detail | At the table |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Push Gaming |
| Return to player | 96.13% / 96.52% / 96.71% / 96.74% / 96.76% / 96.94% |
| Volatility level | High |
| Grid layout | 5x6 |
| Max win multiple | x50,000 |
| Max win in money | A$5,000,000 |
| Release date | 03/03/2022 |
A 5x6 grid is the stage for Big Bamboo, a Push Gaming video slot with a Chinese theme, pandas and monkeys. The base game runs on a fixed grid with 50 fixed win lines, each drawn in the paytable. Two matching symbols on a line can pay, and each line pays only its highest win. Symbols include the WILD, the Panda, the Wild Boar, the Monkey, the Bird and four card suits.
Four card-suit symbols feed the right-hand conversion meter of the Free Games Feature, and each full conversion to bamboo adds spins and a multiplier. Mystery Bamboo symbols can uncover a Golden Bamboo, which starts a respin feature. After a Free Spins trigger, a prize ladder lets you collect or gamble the award, though a losing rung forfeits the free spins.
Extra spins and multipliers
This block settles how each bonus round starts and what happens inside it, step by step.
Reels 2-4 start the round when enough Scatter, BONUS and Gamble Scatter symbols land. It awards free spins and a right-hand Low-Symbol meter with four card-suit symbols. Each full conversion of a low symbol to bamboo adds bonus spins and a multiplier. More scatter landings retrigger extra spins.
Base GameFree spins
One Mystery Bamboo reveal symbol uncovers a Golden Bamboo symbol and starts the respin. Each Golden Bamboo position spins through Instant Prize, Multiplier, Scatter, Gamble Scatter and Collector symbols until resolved. Instant Prize and Collector values are summed and multiplied by the Base Bet, plus landed Multiplier and conversion multipliers.
Mystery revealGolden respins
One Free Spins trigger opens a vertical prize ladder with the awarded tier highlighted. You collect the current award or gamble it for a chance at a higher tier. A losing rung forfeits the free spins entirely.
Free Spins triggerHigher tier chance
Four purchasable options share one Base Bet stepper. They are no low symbols converted, 2 low symbols converted, 4 low symbols converted with no gamble step offered, and Mystery Free Spins. Mystery Free Spins randomly resolves into one of the other three outcomes.
Base GameInstant free spins
Each purchase costs a fixed multiple of the Base Bet, between 99 and 608 times, so at A$2 the cheapest option costs A$198.
| Purchase | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| No Low Symbols Converted | x99 · A$198 | – |
| 2 Low Symbols Converted | x179 · A$358 | – |
| 4 Low Symbols Converted | x608 · A$1,216 | – |
| Mystery Free Spins | x300 · A$600 | – |
A$100 staked returns about the RTP percentage of that amount over a very long run, while single rounds land far above or below it. The version in use is shown in the game rules.
| Version | RTP | Factory setting |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.94% | Not available |
| Variant 2 | 96.76% | Not available |
| Variant 3 | 96.74% | Not available |
| Variant 4 | 96.71% | Not available |
| Variant 5 | 96.52% | Not available |
| Variant 6 | 96.13% | Included |
Prize values
The payouts below are in money at the A$1 example bet, and more symbols pay more.
| Pays A$ | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WILDWild | A$0.50 | A$2 | A$10 | A$150 |
 Panda | A$0.50 | A$2 | A$10 | A$150 |
 Wild Boar | – | A$0.50 | A$2 | A$20 |
 Monkey | – | A$0.40 | A$1.60 | A$16 |
 Bird | – | A$0.30 | A$1.20 | A$12 |
 Club | – | A$0.10 | A$0.20 | A$0.40 |
 Heart | – | A$0.10 | A$0.20 | A$0.40 |
 Spade | – | A$0.10 | A$0.20 | A$0.40 |
 Diamond | – | A$0.10 | A$0.20 | A$0.40 |
Read wins clearly
You will have seen the free spins, bonus and win screens, and know what each shows.
Round steps
The usual worry is not knowing what a spin costs or when a win is paid.
A$0.10 is the smallest stake and A$100 the largest. Every win on the reels is paid as a multiple of the Base Bet, so the stake you pick sets the money.
50 fixed win lines run across the 5x6 grid, and each line pays only its highest win. Two matching symbols are the fewest that pay.
10 named features sit in this game, including Wild, Scatter, Mystery Symbol and Multiplier. A landed Multiplier scales the Golden Bamboo payout once that feature resolves.
Reels 2 to 4 decide the start. Enough Scatter, BONUS or Gamble Scatter symbols there award a set of free spins and show the Low-Symbol conversion meter on the right.
A$0.10 to A$100 is the bet range. Set your limit before the first spin, and stop when it is reached.
96.13% to 96.94% is the long-run RTP range of Big Bamboo, an average over a very large number of rounds, not a promise for one visit. How often the bonus round comes is not known before you spin, and the result of one session is random whatever the RTP version. Two sessions at the same bet can end far apart.
Six RTP versions of Big Bamboo run at different settings, and the version Oz Casino runs is shown only in the game rules. Check that line before you bet, because the same reels pay differently at each version.
50,000x the Base Bet is the ceiling of Big Bamboo, and it is reached very rarely. The cap applies per round, counted against the current Base Bet. Read the figure as the top of the scale, not as an expected result.
Big Bamboo facts
Maximum win, bet range, RTP versions and free spin triggers, answered in short form.
The paytable explains how Big Bamboo pays before the first stake. It diagrams all 50 fixed win lines and lists payouts at an A$1 bet. Read it before you choose a bet size.
A round pays at most 50,000 times the current Base Bet, which is the win cap of Big Bamboo. At the highest allowed bet of A$100 that comes to A$5,000,000. At the A$2 example bet the cap is A$100,000.
Big Bamboo has the lowest RTP of the four versions, at 96.13%. The other three run from 96.30% to 96.36%. Its maximum win of 50,000 times the bet sits between Bamboo Ways at 25,000 times and Big Bamboo 2 at 75,000 times.
Bets on Big Bamboo run from A$0.10 to A$100 at Oz Casino, which is the highest bet allowed here. The A$1 and A$2 figures used on this page are examples only, not limits. Every win is calculated from the Base Bet you set.
Big Bamboo runs in six RTP versions, from 96.13% to 96.94%. The RTP table gives each version's return in money for A$100 staked, so the versions compare directly. RTP describes the return over a long run of rounds, not the result of one session.
The Free Games Feature starts when enough Scatter, BONUS or Gamble Scatter symbols land on reels 2 to 4. A right-hand meter shows four card-suit low symbols, and each full conversion to bamboo adds spins and a multiplier. Further Scatter landings retrigger extra spins.
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Players must be 18+. Help in Australia is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and you can self-exclude through BetStop.
Decide how much you can lose on Big Bamboo before the first spin, and keep that amount separate from everyday money.
Set your stopping point before you spin, and keep to it after a big win as well as after a run of losses.
Use the deposit and loss limits of your account before you start a session on Big Bamboo, and review them when you raise your bet.
If Big Bamboo stops being fun, take a break or self-exclude through BetStop, and treat a long losing run as the signal to stop.
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