Big Bamboo: a 5x6 high-volatility slot at Pistolo Casino
Push Gaming's 5-reel, 6-row slot uses Free Spins and Golden Bamboo respins to award prizes. RTP 96.13%, high volatility means wins arrive less often but can be much bigger.
Discover what Big Bamboo is
5x6 grid with 50 paylines. Big Bamboo is a 5-reel, 6-row Chinese-themed slot from Push Gaming, released in 2022 and built around panda and monkey symbols alongside bamboo elements. Wins form across 50 fixed paylines when matching symbols land from left to right. The slot's core mechanic revolves around a mystery symbol that reveals hidden bamboo positions, each spinning through prizes and multipliers until resolved. With high volatility, wins arrive less often but can be substantially larger.
Suits players who chase multipliers. Big Bamboo suits players comfortable with high volatility and extended dry spells between payouts. The minimum bet is NZ$0.10 and maximum is NZ$100, making it accessible to a wide range of bankrolls. Players drawn to feature-rich rounds with multiplier potential and respin mechanics will find depth here. Those seeking frequent small wins or simpler game mechanics may find the volatility and bonus-driven design less aligned to their preferences.
Free spins with a rising multiplier. The Free Games Feature shapes most rounds fundamentally. Landing enough scatter and bonus symbols on reels 2 through 4 triggers free spins paired with a conversion meter on the right side. As low-value symbols transform into bamboo during the bonus round, the meter adds both extra spins and a growing multiplier. Retriggered scatters award additional spins, keeping the bonus alive and the multiplier building across the round.
Read moreBig Bamboo: the core details
You will understand the game's design, return rate, win potential and release date before you play.
Push Gaming
NZ$5 000 000
Start your spin: stake, land matches, trigger bonuses
Understanding the sequence of events before you make your first spin at Big Bamboo
What Big Bamboo looks and plays like
Match symbols to claim payouts
Payouts shown here are in NZ dollars at a NZ$1 bet. More matching symbols across a line mean higher payouts.
The premium icons
Wild2+ NZ$0.50 · 5+ NZ$150
Panda2+ NZ$0.50 · 5+ NZ$150
Wild Boar3+ NZ$0.50 · 5+ NZ$20Standard symbols
Monkey3+ NZ$0.40 · 5+ NZ$16
Bird3+ NZ$0.30 · 5+ NZ$12
Club3+ NZ$0.10 · 5+ NZ$0.40Big Bamboo's bonus round and its features
When free spins award. Landing enough Scatter and Gamble Scatter symbols on reels 2, 3 or 4 triggers this feature. You receive free spins with a conversion meter on the right that adds bonus spins and a multiplier whenever a low symbol fully converts to bamboo. Extra scatter landings retrigger more spins.
Big Bamboo's mystery respin mechanic. A Mystery Bamboo reveal symbol uncovers a Golden Bamboo symbol underneath, which starts a respin. Each Golden Bamboo position spins through Instant Prize, Multiplier, Scatter, Gamble Scatter and Collector symbols until it stops. All Instant Prize and Collector values then combine and multiply by your stake, plus any Multiplier and conversion multipliers you've landed.
Big Bamboo's gamble ladder. After free spins are awarded, a vertical prize ladder appears with your tier highlighted. You choose to take the current award or gamble it for a chance at a higher tier. If you lose the gamble, your free spins are forfeited entirely.
Bonus buy options. Four purchasable options exist at your chosen stake: no low symbols converted, two low symbols converted, four low symbols converted without a gamble step, and Mystery Free Spins, which randomly resolves into one of the other three outcomes.
Which RTP figure applies to your play
Return to player is calculated over a very large number of spins and shows the average amount returned from all stakes wagered. Each RTP figure shown applies only to the specific game mode or bonus purchase condition listed next to it.
RTP 96.13% · Standard game only
RTP 96.52% · Using Gamble after each bonus
RTP 96.71% · Buy at NZ$608, four symbols converted
Big Bamboo keeps three things random
Bonuses come when they come. The bonus round arrives without warning or pattern. No player can predict when scatter symbols will land or whether the Free Games Feature will trigger on the next 10 spins or the next 100.
Today is never the average. One session might see you ahead or behind regardless of the RTP figure. That percentage reflects the average across millions of rounds; your single play follows no schedule and guarantees nothing.
That ceiling stays out of reach. The maximum win of NZ$5,000,000 sits at the top of the pay structure but arrives so rarely that no player should plan around reaching it. Your session is almost certain to fall short.
Big Bamboo evolves: older slots versus newer sequels
Big Bamboo 2 from 2026 reaches 96.36% RTP and x75,000 maximum win, while the original 2022 release runs at 96.13% RTP with x50,000 maximum win.
Big Bamboo 2
Happy Bamboo
Bamboo Ways
What other slots does Push Gaming have on this site?
See it first or go straight to the reels
Understand what demo play shows you and how real money rounds differ
How much does each bonus cost?
The standard entry
Start free spins with no low symbols already converted to bamboo. This option costs NZ$990 at a NZ$10 bet and gives you the standard bonus round without any head start on the conversion meter.
Getting a two-symbol boost
Begin with two low symbols converted to bamboo on your conversion meter. At a NZ$10 bet, you pay NZ$1 790 for this head start, moving you closer to bonus multipliers before your free spins even start.
Big Bamboo with full conversion
Jump into free spins with all four low symbols already converted, giving you maximum multiplier potential from the first spin. This costs NZ$6 080 at a NZ$10 bet and skips the gamble step after free spins are awarded.
Mystery Free Spins mystery
Buy a random outcome that resolves into one of the three other bonus purchases. You pay NZ$3 000 at a NZ$10 bet and find out which bonus you landed when the feature begins.
What do you need to know about Big Bamboo?
Everything you ask before your first bet lands on the reels.
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Keep gambling within your control
Budget first, spin second. Set a session budget before you start playing Big Bamboo and stick to it. When your budget is spent, the game stops—no matter what symbols appear next.
Big Bamboo winning and stopping. Decide when you will stop playing before the first spin, and also decide in advance what a winning session looks like to you. Wins can disappear faster than they arrive on high volatility games.
Set limits before excitement takes over. Use your Pistolo Casino account's deposit limits and loss limits to enforce the boundaries you set. These tools stay in place across all your playing.
Pause and support when needed. If Big Bamboo stops being fun or you feel you are chasing losses, take a break or use self-exclusion. The Gambling Helpline New Zealand, The Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand and the Multi-Venue Exclusion Programme are there to help.