Push Gaming · 2022
Big Bamboo is a high volatility video slot by Push Gaming on a 5x6 grid. This page covers its figures before your first spin.
Big Bamboo at a glance
Casino Mate shows each figure with what it means, so the numbers stay clear before you bet.
| What it means | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Provider | Push Gaming |
| Return to player | 96.13% / 96.52% / 96.71% / 96.74% / 96.76% / 96.94% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid size | 5x6 |
| Max win multiple | x50,000 |
| Max win at highest bet | A$5,000,000 |
| Release date | 03/03/2022 |
Five reels of six rows form the grid, and wins come from 50 fixed win lines in the paytable. Big Bamboo is a video slot with a Chinese theme, pandas and monkeys. Two matching symbols are enough to pay and only the highest win on each line counts. The symbols include WILD, Panda, Wild Boar, Monkey, Bird and four card suits. Each round is one spin of that fixed grid.
Landing enough Scatter symbols on reels 2 to 4 starts the Free Games Feature. Each low symbol that fully converts to bamboo adds bonus spins and a multiplier, and more Scatter landings retrigger extra spins. A Mystery Bamboo reveal can uncover a Golden Bamboo, which starts a respin. A Gamble step follows the free spins trigger, and a losing rung forfeits the free spins.
Four modes explained
Read this before a feature triggers, or when a round starts and you need the rules.
Enough Scatter/BONUS and Gamble Scatter symbols on reels 2-4 trigger the Free Games Feature and 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 GameFree spins
A Mystery Bamboo reveal symbol uncovers a Golden Bamboo symbol underneath and starts a 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 multipliers.
Mystery reveal symbolRespin prizes
After a Free Spins trigger, a vertical prize ladder appears with the awarded tier highlighted. You choose to 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 triggerCurrent award
Four purchasable options start a round from a shared Base Bet stepper. They are no low symbols converted, 2 low symbols converted, 4 low symbols converted (no gamble step offered), and Mystery Free Spins. Mystery Free Spins randomly resolves into one of the other three outcomes.
Base Bet stepperChosen outcome
Five steps, in order
Read this before your first spin, or when you want the order of a round.
The 5x6 grid waits for your stake, which runs from A$0.10 up to A$100. Every prize scales with the Base Bet you set, and the paytable uses A$0.50.
Symbols land on a 5x6 grid, and 50 fixed win lines run through it. Two matching symbols start a payout on a line, and each line pays only its highest win.
Mystery Bamboo symbols can hide a Golden Bamboo. Once uncovered, each Golden position respins through Instant Prize, Multiplier and Collector symbols. Landed Multipliers scale the final prize.
Scatter, BONUS and Gamble Scatter symbols on reels 2 to 4 start the Free Games Feature once enough land. Free spins start beside a Low-Symbol meter on the right.
The reels stop at the end of every spin, and nobody can tell when the next Free Games Feature will land. Set your limit before the first spin.
Visual tour
This block shows how the grid and the bonus screens look before you pick a bet.
Each price is a fixed multiple of the Base Bet, and at the A$10 example bet the table below shows the cost in dollars.
| Buy option | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| No Low Symbols Converted | x99 · A$990 | – |
| 2 Low Symbols Converted | x179 · A$1,790 | – |
| 4 Low Symbols Converted | x608 · A$6,080 | – |
| Mystery Free Spins | x300 · A$3,000 | – |
The reels hand back a share of every stake over time. RTP is the expected return per A$100 staked, and the version running on Casino Mate is shown in the game rules.
| Version | 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% | Included |
Symbol values
The payouts below are in Australian dollars at the example bet of A$0.50, and landing more matching symbols pays more.
| Icon | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WildWild | A$0.25 | A$1 | A$5 | A$75 |
 Panda | A$0.25 | A$1 | A$5 | A$75 |
 Wild Boar | – | A$0.25 | A$1 | A$10 |
 Monkey | – | A$0.20 | A$0.80 | A$8 |
 Bird | – | A$0.15 | A$0.60 | A$6 |
 Club | – | A$0.05 | A$0.10 | A$0.20 |
 Heart | – | A$0.05 | A$0.10 | A$0.20 |
 Spade | – | A$0.05 | A$0.10 | A$0.20 |
 Diamond | – | A$0.05 | A$0.10 | A$0.20 |
Money rules
This block settles whether you can try Big Bamboo before using your own money.
The demo needs no money and pays nothing. Real Big Bamboo play needs a Casino Mate account and you must be 18 or older.
Start playingEach spin on the 5 x 6 grid lands a new set of symbols, and nothing on screen shows when the Free Games Feature or the Golden Bamboo Feature will come. How often either bonus round appears is not known in advance. One session can end far above or far below its start, because every result is random. The RTP figure only describes the long-run average.
Symbols fall on the same 5 x 6 grid whichever version runs, yet the payout percentage changes with it. Six RTP versions exist, and the one in use is shown only in the game rules. Open the rules screen in the game before you put money on a spin.
Each round can pay up to 50,000 times the Base Bet, and that multiple is a ceiling. The ceiling is reached very rarely, and no session should be built around it. Set a budget before you start.
Big Bamboo facts
Most players worry about bet size and the biggest possible win before they spin.
Big Bamboo accepts bets from A$0.10 to A$100 per spin. The A$0.50 and A$10 bets are examples used in the tables, not the only options. Choose a stake that lasts through a dry run, because the game is high volatility.
Each round pays at most 50,000 times the current Base Bet. At the A$100 maximum bet that cap comes to A$5,000,000, and at A$10 it comes to A$500,000. The cap is the ceiling for one round, so no bet size changes the multiple.
The series versions differ in RTP and win cap. Big Bamboo 2 pays back 96.36 percent with a 75,000x cap, and Happy Bamboo returns 96.31 percent. Bamboo Ways returns 96.30 percent with a 25,000x cap, so Big Bamboo itself sits lowest at 96.13 percent.
Yes, Big Bamboo is rated high volatility. Wins tend to come less often than on low volatility slots, but when they land they can be large. Plan your bankroll with that in mind, because no one can predict a session's result.
Big Bamboo runs in six RTP versions, from 96.13 to 96.94 percent. The return figures in the table are shown per A$100 staked. A higher RTP version gives a larger long-run return, but it does not change how any single spin will end.
Learn the game from the paytable before betting. It diagrams the 50 win lines and shows what each symbol pays at the A$0.50 example bet. The A$0.10 minimum bet keeps early spins small while you watch how the features play out.
More games to try
Useful once you have seen how Big Bamboo plays and want a different game next.
You must be 18+ to play. For help in Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 or use BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Set a budget for Big Bamboo before you spin, and treat that amount as money you are willing to lose.
Pick your stop time or win target before the first spin, and keep to it even after a large win or a long losing run.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you play Big Bamboo, so the cap applies even when a session feels lucky.
Take a break once Big Bamboo stops feeling fun, and step away before chasing a loss. If the urge to keep spinning grows, self-exclude.
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