Push Gaming · 2022
Big Bamboo is Push Gaming's high-volatility 5x6 video slot on 50 fixed win lines, and this page walks through how it pays, its six RTP versions and its three features.
Big Bamboo figures
Each figure below shows how it plays out in a round and in A$ terms.
| What it measures | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Provider | Push Gaming |
| RTP | 96.13% / 96.52% / 96.71% / 96.74% / 96.76% / 96.94% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 5x6 |
| Maximum win multiple | x50,000 |
| Maximum win in A$ | A$5,000,000 |
| Release date | 03/03/2022 |
A 5x6 grid of fixed win lines is the base of Big Bamboo, a video slot from Push Gaming with Chinese, monkey and panda themes. The paytable diagrams all 50 lines, and a win counts when two matching symbols line up along one of them. On each line only the highest win is paid. The grid stays the same for every spin.
Four card-suit symbols fill a Low-Symbol conversion meter on the right of the reels. Each full conversion to bamboo adds bonus spins and a multiplier during the Free Games Feature, which Scatter symbols on reels 2 to 4 start. The Golden Bamboo feature is a respin: a Mystery Bamboo reveal can uncover a Golden Bamboo, and its positions spin until resolved.
Round walkthrough
Read this when you still choose the bet and the budget for the session.
A$0.10 is the smallest bet and A$100 the largest, and the stake you set multiplies every line win. Check the bet before you press spin.
5x6 grid holds 50 fixed win lines that each pay only their top win. Two matching symbols are the fewest that pay, and a round caps at 50,000x the Base Bet.
10 features are in this slot, and the Mystery Bamboo reveal can uncover a Golden Bamboo. Each Golden Bamboo position then spins through Instant Prize, Multiplier and Collector symbols until resolved.
Reels 2 to 4 decide the trigger, with enough Scatter, BONUS or Gamble Scatter symbols starting the Free Games Feature. Four card-suit symbols on a right-hand meter track the low-symbol conversions.
50,000x is the most one round can pay, so the Base Bet sets the largest possible win. Decide your budget before the first spin and stop when it runs out.
Scatters landed, now what
Players usually worry about how a feature starts, so each mode below shows its trigger and its payoff.
Reels 2-4 start the feature when enough Scatter/BONUS and Gamble Scatter symbols land, giving a set of free spins. A right-hand Low-Symbol conversion meter with four card-suit symbols adds bonus spins and a multiplier each time a low symbol fully converts to bamboo. Further scatter landings retrigger extra spins.
Base Game spinsFree spins
A Mystery Bamboo reveal symbol uncovers a Golden Bamboo underneath and starts this 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, then multiplied by the Base Bet and any landed Multiplier.
Mystery Bamboo revealRespin prizes
After a Free Spins trigger, a vertical prize ladder appears with the awarded tier highlighted. You can collect the current award or gamble it for a chance at a higher ladder tier. A losing rung forfeits the free spins entirely.
Free Spins triggerHigher ladder tier
Four options share one Base Bet stepper: 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 GameChosen bonus outcome
Nine symbols
The payouts below are in money at the A$0.20 example bet, and landing more symbols of one kind pays more.
| Which one? | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WILDWild | A$0.10 | A$0.40 | A$2 | A$30 |
 Panda | A$0.10 | A$0.40 | A$2 | A$30 |
 Wild Boar | – | A$0.10 | A$0.40 | A$4 |
 Monkey | – | A$0.08 | A$0.32 | A$3.20 |
 Bird | – | A$0.06 | A$0.24 | A$2.40 |
 Club | – | A$0.02 | A$0.04 | A$0.08 |
 Heart | – | A$0.02 | A$0.04 | A$0.08 |
 Spade | – | A$0.02 | A$0.04 | A$0.08 |
 Diamond | – | A$0.02 | A$0.04 | A$0.08 |
Every entry is priced as a multiple of the current bet, so the outlay moves with the stake rather than staying fixed.
| Paid Round | Cost | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| No Low Symbols Converted | x99 · A$99 | – |
| 2 Low Symbols Converted | x179 · A$179 | – |
| 4 Low Symbols Converted | x608 · A$608 | – |
| Mystery Free Spins | x300 · A$300 | – |
Six RTP versions of Big Bamboo exist. Each shows the share of every A$100 staked that returns to players over the long run. The version live here is listed in the game rules.
| RTP setting | RTP | Factory setting |
|---|---|---|
| variant 1 | 96.94% | No |
| variant 2 | 96.76% | No |
| variant 3 | 96.74% | No |
| variant 4 | 96.71% | No |
| variant 5 | 96.52% | No |
| variant 6 | 96.13% | Available |
Three game screens
Settles what the free spins and a winning round look like on screen.
Practise it without spending
It settles whether to practise the game first and what an account at Neospin Casino requires.
The demo needs no money and pays nothing. The real game needs an account at Neospin Casino and a player aged 18 or over.
Play nowA$96.13 is the long-run return per A$100 staked for the 96.13 version of Big Bamboo, measured over a very large number of rounds. How often the Free Games Feature or the Golden Bamboo Feature triggers is not known in advance. One session can end above or below the amount staked, whatever the RTP. Two sessions at the same bet can end in very different places.
Six RTP versions of Big Bamboo run from 96.13 to 96.94 per A$100 staked. Which version a given game runs is shown only in the game rules. Check those rules before comparing the returns of any two versions.
The x50,000 cap equals A$50,000 at the A$1 bet used in the examples on this page, and A$5,000,000 at the A$100 maximum bet. It is a ceiling reached very rarely, and no session can be planned around it. Whether a given session gets near it stays unknown until the reels stop.
Still deciding
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Play from 18 and older. If play stops being enjoyment, the National Gambling Helpline is on 1800 858 858, and BetStop holds the national self-exclusion register.
Ten cents a spin is the floor and A$100 the ceiling on Big Bamboo, so fix your session budget inside that range before the reels start moving. The cap is a limit, not a target.
High volatility means long dry patches and sudden spikes, so a win is the moment to bank the session, not to chase x50,000. Set your stopping point before the first spin.
Deposit and loss limits live in your account settings and apply across every game, whatever the bet on Big Bamboo. A win cap of x50,000 changes nothing about what you can afford to lose.
If the chase starts to feel like obligation rather than fun, step away for a while, and use BetStop when a pause is not enough. The game runs the same with or without you.
What The Search Leaves Open
Four answers on the money side of Big Bamboo, stated plainly before you consider a spin.
Six return figures are published for Big Bamboo, running from 96.13% to 96.94%. Which one governs your round depends on the configuration the game loads, so a higher figure is not a setting you pick yourself.
The original Big Bamboo pays up to x50,000 on a high-volatility 5x6 grid at 96.13%. Big Bamboo 2 lifts both numbers to 96.36% and x75,000, while Happy Bamboo and Bamboo Ways run 96.31% and 96.30% at lower ceilings.
Yes, four Bonus Buy options exist, priced as multiples of your Base Bet: x99 with no low symbols converted, x179 for two, x608 for four, and x300 for Mystery Free Spins, which resolves into one of the other three outcomes.
The win cap sits at x50,000 your bet in a single round. At A$1 a round that is A$50,000; at the A$100 maximum bet the ceiling reaches A$5,000,000. Hitting that ceiling is not predictable.
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