Push Gaming · 2022
Big Bamboo is a high volatility video slot by Push Gaming on a 5x6 grid. This page covers its figures, rounds and bonus modes.
A 5x6 video slot with 50 fixed win lines, themed on Chinese bamboo, monkeys and a panda. Two matching symbols on a line make a win, and each line pays only its highest win. The grid stays fixed in every base game spin. The paytable shows what each of the nine symbols pays, covering everything from the Wild to the card suits.
Three bonus rounds sit on top of the base game. The Free Games Feature starts when enough Scatter symbols land on reels 2 to 4, and its Low-Symbol conversion meter adds bonus spins and a multiplier. The Golden Bamboo respin sums its Instant Prize and Collector values. A Gamble step follows each Free Spins trigger.
Before the opening spin
After this table you will know the RTP, volatility and top win before betting.
| Game detail | Game figure |
|---|---|
| Provider | Push Gaming |
| RTP (return to player) | 96.13% / 96.52% / 96.71% / 96.74% / 96.76% / 96.94% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 5x6 |
| Maximum win multiple | x50,000 |
| Max win at highest bet | A$5,000,000 |
| Release date | 03/03/2022 |
See what you win
The payouts below are in money at the example bet of A$0.20, and more symbols pay more.
| Pays A$ | 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 |
The price is a fixed multiple of the Base Bet, and at the A$0.40 example top bet the money is listed below.
| Bonus variant | Cost (A$) | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| No Low Symbols Converted | x99 · A$39.60 | – |
| 2 Low Symbols Converted | x179 · A$71.60 | – |
| 4 Low Symbols Converted | x608 · A$243.20 | – |
| Mystery Free Spins | x300 · A$120 | – |
Of every A$100 staked, the return to player is the share paid back over the long run. The version Jackpotcity runs is shown in the game rules, and each version pays a different share.
| Payout rate | RTP | Provider's choice |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.94% | Unavailable |
| Variant 2 | 96.76% | Unavailable |
| Variant 3 | 96.74% | Unavailable |
| Variant 4 | 96.71% | Unavailable |
| Variant 5 | 96.52% | Unavailable |
| Variant 6 | 96.13% | Supported |
Five moments in order
Read this before the first spin, when you pick a bet and set a session limit.
A$0.10 is the lowest Base Bet and A$100 the highest. Every win in the round is calculated as a multiple of the Base Bet you choose.
The 5 reels and 6 rows hold 50 fixed win lines. Only the highest win on each line is paid, up to 50,000x the Base Bet per round.
Nine symbols fill the grid, WILD among them. A Mystery Bamboo reveal can uncover a Golden Bamboo, and that position then spins through Instant Prize, Multiplier and Collector symbols.
Reels 2 to 4 trigger the Free Games Feature. Enough Scatter, BONUS or Gamble Scatter symbols there award a set of free spins.
A$0.10 to A$100 per spin, and no session result can be known in advance. Set a limit before the first spin.
Four views, one game
The usual worry is not knowing how a win looks on the grid before the first spin.
Unlock extra spins
After reading, you will know how each mode starts and what it awards before the first spin.
Reels 2 to 4 start the Free Games Feature when enough Scatter/BONUS and Gamble Scatter symbols land. It awards free spins and a Low-Symbol conversion meter on the right, with four card-suit symbols. Each full conversion 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 underneath. Each Golden Bamboo position spins through Instant Prize, Multiplier, Scatter, Gamble Scatter and Collector symbols until resolved. All Instant Prize and Collector values are summed and multiplied by the Base Bet, and by any landed Multiplier and low-symbol-conversion multipliers.
Base GameRespin prizes
One Free Spins trigger opens a vertical prize ladder 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 purchasable options at a shared Base Bet stepper: no low symbols converted, 2 low symbols converted, 4 low symbols converted (no gamble step offered), and Mystery Free Spins, which randomly resolves into one of the other three outcomes.
Base GameFree Games Feature
How often the Golden Bamboo respin or the free games appear is not published, and no figure on this page predicts the next trigger. Each round is settled by a random number draw, so a session that runs at 96.94% return can still end under the stake, and one that looks bleak can turn.
Six return figures exist for this slot, spread from 96.13% to 96.94%, and every one of them is a long-run average rather than a property of your session. Only the slot rules screen inside the game names the version in play, so that panel is where the difference gets settled. No short session is obliged to land anywhere near it.
The 50,000x cap works out to A$5,000,000 at A$100 a spin, but it is a ceiling, not a target. Reaching it needs the Golden Bamboo collector totals to line up with the multipliers behind them, and the return figures are calculated across every outcome, jackpot-sized ones included. Most rounds close on far less.
Five Questions Answered
You will have matched the game's costs and limits to your own budget before spinning.
Three free spins sets are sold at the same bet stepper, plus a Mystery option resolved at random. At A$0.40 a spin they cost A$39.60, A$71.60, A$243.20 and A$120, so the gamble step is skipped only on the fully converted set.
Four versions sit in the series and this one returns 96.13 per cent at its lowest setting, the least of the four. Later entries carry higher return ceilings and a bigger maximum win, while the 25,000x cap on Bamboo Ways sits below this game's 50,000x.
Fifty thousand times the stake is the ceiling for any round, which at the A$0.40 example bet equals A$20,000 and at the A$100 maximum bet reaches A$5,000,000. Getting anywhere near it needs the free spins or the Golden Bamboo respin, and no round is promised it.
Push Gaming rates it high volatility, so most spins return nothing much and the big rounds arrive without warning. That suits a bankroll spread over many small bets, not a short sharp session at the top of the range.
Between A$0.10 and A$100 per spin, in steps that include A$0.20 and A$0.40. The paytable on this page prices each symbol at the A$0.20 stake, so a symbol line there often pays out less than one spin costs to land.
Players must be 18 or over. Support is free and immediate through the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and BetStop, the national self-exclusion register, lets you block gambling accounts across providers.
Work out what you can lose in a session before the first spin on this slot, and keep it separate from money meant for bills and rent.
Pick the clock time and the loss figure that end your session, and let the same clock end it after a win, when stopping feels hardest.
Your account holds deposit and loss limits, so set them low enough to matter and high enough that you do not raise them mid-session.
If chasing the free spins has stopped feeling like entertainment, take a pause or self-exclude through BetStop rather than spinning through it.
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