New Slot Announcement Bonanza by Big Time Gaming

[snorky510238]

This thread has become so passive and accepting these days. All my effort in vain.

Can’t just leave without poking the hornets nest…..,

Chopley, your double standards know no limits

Constantly used to tell me 250,000 spins wasn’t a big enough sample to prove anything…….Then tries to make a point by posting a sample of 24,000.

If all versions were the same and played identically, why would there be a need to have, god knows how many version updates and platforms?

When I played at ABC, they had two versions of Bonanza, available. Why would they have done that, if both versions were the same?

To the 3 or 4 times a year posters who make it seem like they just can’t lose…..Why don’t we ever see the overall stats?

In the early 70’s, a man named Uri Geller grabbed the attention of the world. He claimed to have magic powers. He was most famous for being able to seemingly rub cutlery (mainly spoons), between his thumb and index finger, until it broke or bent, severely.

The whole world was captivated, He was on TV every time you switched on and in that moment, for a short period, was possibly the most talked about person in the world.

I’m guessing here, but I would imagine that he had at least 90% of the world fooled and what was amazing, is that he did this right in front of the cameras, under extreme scrutiny. Yes, and he still managed to convince the vast majority.

Now imagine how easy it is to convince the vast majority, that slots are random. You don’t have to do it in front of cameras, you don’t have to do interviews or answer awkward questions. Nope, you can just hide behind the walls and tell people that’s how it works, because the vast majority never question anything….,and that’s all you need.

 

[lockinlove]

Dont get me wrong, ive been absolute shafted left right and centre by Bonanza since i picked it up.....

1 decent bonus out of say 8 bonuses so far....

But since then, just straight drainage....my biggest problem is with slots - i just dont know where else to go or what slots to try out.

Bonanza just feels very "RNG" and its a good thing.


EDIT:
Just stating for the record....

Ive literally just had 2 bonuses almost back to back there....

First Bonus 0.20bet Payout: £15
4 spins later
Second Bonus 0.20 bet Payout ££14.39

So honestly - Id say it really is RNG as fk!

Hi.

Let me save you a decade of stress on your life.

Quit bonanza. Quit it now.

There has been billions of spins on this thing from this forum alone. Probably tens of billions.

Hitting a 5000x on this slot is probably 10,000x more difficult than a pragmatic or playngo slot due to the math model.

BTG did a great job selling this and convincing forum members you will see some monster wins.

You will not.

If you think you are special and you will break this thing, youve made the mistake all the gamblers made on here. Everyone here has tried and failed and anyone who has got an ok hit on it did millions of spins and lost a lot of money.



The odds are likely in the high trillions to hit a dream hit.

You have this thread and multiple forum members telling you to stop.

Will you listen to us or will you be stubborn and think you are the chosen one?

The path is yours.


This slot is fake and total shit.

 

[lockinlove]

This thread has become so passive and accepting these days. All my effort in vain.

Can’t just leave without poking the hornets nest…..,

Chopley, your double standards know no limits

Constantly used to tell me 250,000 spins wasn’t a big enough sample to prove anything…….Then tries to make a point by posting a sample of 24,000.

If all versions were the same and played identically, why would there be a need to have, god knows how many version updates and platforms?

When I played at ABC, they had two versions of Bonanza, available. Why would they have done that, if both versions were the same?

To the 3 or 4 times a year posters who make it seem like they just can’t lose…..Why don’t we ever see the overall stats?

In the early 70’s, a man named Uri Geller grabbed the attention of the world. He claimed to have magic powers. He was most famous for being able to seemingly rub cutlery (mainly spoons), between his thumb and index finger, until it broke or bent, severely.

The whole world was captivated, He was on TV every time you switched on and in that moment, for a short period, was possibly the most talked about person in the world.

I’m guessing here, but I would imagine that he had at least 90% of the world fooled and what was amazing, is that he did this right in front of the cameras, under extreme scrutiny. Yes, and he still managed to convince the vast majority.

Now imagine how easy it is to convince the vast majority, that slots are random. You don’t have to do it in front of cameras, you don’t have to do interviews or answer awkward questions. Nope, you can just hide behind the walls and tell people that’s how it works, because the vast majority never question anything….,and that’s all you need.

This was easily the most played slot amongst players for years. Probably thousands upon thousands of times more than any other slot played on here.

Guess what slot has the least amount of big win screenshots?

Bonanza.

If you played literally any other non BTG slot as much as this was played, you would have thousands of 1000x and 5000x posts in the those threads. I think there is maybe 1 5000x hit?

DOA is played maybe played 20% the amount of Bonanza and it has bigger hits than bonanza has ever produced here and dozens and dozens of big win screenies.

Its the fakest slot ever made.

 

[The Viking]

J´s across a lot of them

 

[kg2025]

Had a bit of a mad session this morning. I played down from 150 to 40 quid , I was playing for about an hour and a half with no sniff of a bonus but getting a few wins including 2 50x ones to keep the head above water . Hit the bonus and 5 spins and got 250 euro back.

I ended up with a 22 multiplier in the end and was praying for a big win but no. On one spin I got about 10 multipliers , they just kept on tumbling down. Never got that many before on one spin. I pressed spin before I could screen shot the win . Im happy enough after blowing 250 the other night in two hours without a bonus

 

[lukey141]

Game just knows how to take the piss that's for sure.

GOLD+ 5 and 30x? 16x of which came from the tumble before. 17 spins and it paid less than the cost of the spins itself.
I'd have rather just had the 16x tumble without the bonus.

Edit - And about 100 spins later another bonus for 16x. FFS. How do I have over 1000 spins no bonus then get 2 utterly shit ones in a row. Just typical. The amount of money this game has eaten recently is obscene.

The only upside is I spun it for 45 minutes and the base game somehow kept me alive so I've just withdrawn my initial balance (minus 5p lol). If only 1 of those bonuses had done something it could have been a nice start to the year because December was a month to forget for sure.

 

[dunover]

A Bonanza retrigger or +5 on the trigger is seldom a cause to rejoice, more frequently an indicator of doom and disappointment.

 

[ChopleyIOM]

A Bonanza retrigger or +5 on the trigger is seldom a cause to rejoice, more frequently an indicator of doom and disappointment.

Fixed your post for you dunover.

A Bonanza retrigger or +5 on the trigger is seldom a cause to rejoice, more frequently an indicator of doom and disappointment.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

I would say more frequent than frequently.

Is consistently the word I’m looking for?

Constantly???

Or maybe the phrase ‘All the fucking time’ would suit better???

 

[Reelsoffun]

This was easily the most played slot amongst players for years. Probably thousands upon thousands of times more than any other slot played on here.

Guess what slot has the least amount of big win screenshots?

Bonanza.

If you played literally any other non BTG slot as much as this was played, you would have thousands of 1000x and 5000x posts in the those threads. I think there is maybe 1 5000x hit?

DOA is played maybe played 20% the amount of Bonanza and it has bigger hits than bonanza has ever produced here and dozens and dozens of big win screenies.

Its the fakest slot ever made.

I get what your saying but it really isnt any different to many other providers and games, Hacksaw, No limit, Elk all have and promise dream hits but are just as unachievable to the average player, even after many tens of thousands of spins.

People just expect too much from Bonanza, its not the HV monster slot people think it is, if you play it for the slot it is, its a fun slot, its not going to deliver the 1000x - 5000x hits others do because it dont have a base game RTP in the toilet of 15-25%

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

What about into the 4-5 million spins range??

Still not hit anything above 2,100x!!!

Maybe I’ve been unlucky eh!!

 

[lukey141]

Holy shit am I cursed. It's beyond painful at this point. After counting the tumble trigger that was 11 dead spins and 1 hit for 1.5x... Great

 

[sufferinsilence]

No, that's just Bonanza.

Get out while you can

 

[TheAddict]

There were a fair few members hammering the absolute ass out of this for the first few years as if it was the only slot available online. Add to them all the part timers, those who are no longer active members, the mentally ill equipped who will have to spend their remaining days in asylums and then those brave, brave martyrs like PMK and Snorks, akin to 2 Spartans at Thermopylae unflinchingly moving forward as they witness 298 companions instead desperately scrambling over one another to gtfo of there.

The accumulated spins played by members here went far beyond the realms of bat shit ridiculously insane a long, long time ago. I agree with LiL, in that Bohnarnzher is the fakest slot ever made.

 

[lukey141]

I want to, I will. The last few thousand spins the RTP has been so bad and the last 15 odd bonuses I've only had 1 pay over 100x and that was only around 130-140x. I just want to see 1 more decent bonus and I'll retire the game lol. Hell I'd take a nice base game hit too. Those seem rarer than moon rocks though. I think I've had 2 over 100x in well over 25,000 spins and nothing over 150x.

I was just looking the 2 sites I mostly play on my recent RTP has been 57% and 60% which is way below what it normally hovers around.

 

[lukey141]

Another 34x bonus later and I finally got my stupid 100x hit I was after. I was hoping for a real banger but it's better than nothing and puts me up a little for the day at least. Build was so promising then just died as usual bah.
Now I'm genuinely going to try and move on from this game before it bankrupts me lol.

 

[thediro]

My biggest problem with bonanza is the fact it’s the only slot that “keeps you alive”…

Hacksaw / elk / NLC / pragmatic etc

Every single one of these games will drain you in minutes literally minutes, at least bonanza HAS a fighting chance and the base hits alone can be lucrative.


I’ve hit bigger base hits on this slot than I have bonuses in most hacksaws sadly

I can see why it’s a hater slot, but just from personal play it’s been the most kind.

Example: I just went and deposited £5 thought fk it….

I’ve turned that 5 into 35 just from base hits alone, no fkn chance of that on most the other slots I try, other than maybe DOA.

 

[lockinlove]

I get what your saying but it really isnt any different to many other providers and games, Hacksaw, No limit, Elk all have and promise dream hits but are just as unachievable to the average player, even after many tens of thousands of spins.

People just expect too much from Bonanza, its not the HV monster slot people think it is, if you play it for the slot it is, its a fun slot, its not going to deliver the 1000x - 5000x hits others do because it dont have a base game RTP in the toilet of 15-25%

Ive hit dozens of 1000x plus on pragmatic, Ive hit max wins on no limit city and multiple big hits. Ive hit some monsters on Microgaming and playngo. Huge huge on DOA and DOA 2 with only 5% of the playtime vs bonanza.

I have played Bonanza more than all slot games and providers combined and I can count on one finger (yes finger) the times I have got a 1000x on bonanza.... and being a life time loser on it. I can count the amount of times ive hit 500x on one hand. This slot is atrocious.

I am about the most experienced person on here with bonanza (maybe interlog is close) the slot is complete trash and nowhere close to any other providers as being the same.

 

[thediro]

Ive hit dozens of 1000x plus on pragmatic, Ive hit max wins on no limit city and multiple big hits. Ive hit some monsters on Microgaming and playngo. Huge huge on DOA and DOA 2 with only 5% of the playtime vs bonanza.

I have played Bonanza more than all slot games and providers combined and I can count on one finger (yes finger) the times I have got a 1000x on bonanza.... and being a life time loser on it. I can count the amount of times ive hit 500x on one hand. This slot is atrocious.

I am about the most experienced person on here with bonanza (maybe interlog is close) the slot is complete trash and nowhere close to any other providers as being the same.

Ok but can i ask....

Are we talking about "Manual spins" or "Bonus buying" - Does Bonanza even have Bonus buys? (Sorry im in UK, we dont get bonus buys etc).

Because if we are talking about "Manual spinning", it just comes off strange to me that its that unlikeable because again, from personal experience ive rattled so much into DOA - Got nowhere sadly...

I have spent so much god damn money on the typical Hacksaw / Elk / NLC slots etc and as entertaining and fun as they are, my balance just doesnt last long at all.

And i suppose what im saying is, its all about "What you expect from slots", im gonna be honest, i dont ever go into slots with the mindset of winning Max wins or anything remotely close to it, im just looking to double my balance if possible.

If i go in with £200 balance - im looking to try leave with £400 balance, IF i just so happen to hit a max win (Which i never have once), then amazing! Luck was on my side!


But when it comes to having over all enjoyment and being able to spin longer than 8minutes, bonanza has always been on top for that, watching those mini base hits whack your balance up on a single spin to me is not only exciting, its lucrative.

I can put £100 in Hacksaw & £100 in Elk and then £100 in bonanza, guess which one is most likely gonna make me come out on top....Yup, bonanza.

But again, this is because for me personally, im not "Seeking" that max win, im just looking to try profit and have fun at the same time.

 

[lockinlove]

There were a fair few members hammering the absolute ass out of this for the first few years as if it was the only slot available online. Add to them all the part timers, those who are no longer active members, the mentally ill equipped who will have to spend their remaining days in asylums and then those brave, brave martyrs like PMK and Snorks, akin to 2 Spartans at Thermopylae unflinchingly moving forward as they witness 298 companions instead desperately scrambling over one another to gtfo of there.

The accumulated spins played by members here went far beyond the realms of bat shit ridiculously insane a long, long time ago. I agree with LiL, in that Bohnarnzher is the fakest slot ever made.

Very true post and how quickly people forget.

The math model on it and how the CEO of BTG potrayed this slot was just fake.

We saw people bang away on DOA and post dozens of 1000x+ hits. Many wild lines, 5 scatters etc.

We saw people bang away on this 100x more than DOA with zero results

Its a fake slot. It took awhile to figure that out but its just an absolute fake slot.

Sure we can say so is peking luck from pragmatic because it says 180,000x. Sure great but guess what? Ive hit multiple 500x-2000x on that slot with nowhere near the same amount of playtime as bonanza.

Bonanza seemed like no matter what you did, it just wouldnt spit out a really good solid hit.

We heard it from everyone. So if you combine that sample sizes. I bet that was after what? 50 million spins? More?

Serious question. Has anyone on this forum hit a 10,000x? Im guessing they have out of the tens of millions of spins done here? What about 20,000x? Or a 50,000x? We should see some considering how much this slot was played by members here.




This thread died..but then gets revived by newbies.

Like watching this Lukey guy post garbage screenshots and complain..I feel like im the twighlight zone. Like really? People still doing it after all these years? I mean, if you like the slot and are having fun. Awesome. But if you are chasing this slot after all this. We might have an IQ problem going on around here.

You arent the chose one. You wont be "the one" who beats bonanza. Everyone thought that. Guess where they are now? In mental institutions, on serious medications and hair like Boris Johnson. Not a great look now is it?

 

[thediro]

Very true post and how quickly people forget.

The math model on it and how the CEO of BTG potrayed this slot was just fake.

We saw people bang away on DOA and post dozens of 1000x+ hits. Many wild lines, 5 scatters etc.

We saw people bang away on this 100x more than DOA with zero results

Its a fake slot. It took awhile to figure that out but its just an absolute fake slot.

Sure we can say so is peking luck from pragmatic because it says 180,000x. Sure great but guess what? Ive hit multiple 500x-2000x on that slot with nowhere near the same amount of playtime as bonanza.

Bonanza seemed like no matter what you did, it just wouldnt spit out a really good solid hit.

We heard it from everyone. So if you combine that sample sizes. I bet that was after what? 50 million spins? More?

This thread died..but then gets revived by newbies who arent bright enough to trust everyone else who has went through it.

Like watching this Lukey guy post garbage screenshots and complain..I feel like im the twighlight zone. Like really? People still doing it after all these years? I mean, if you like the slot and are having fun. Awesome. But if you are chasing this slot after all this. We might have an IQ problem going on around here.

You arent the chose one. You wont be "the one" who beats bonanza. Everyone though that. Guess where they are now? In mental institutions.

Not gonna lie man, your post comes off a bit insulting to say the least lol

Us "newbies" might be alot brighter than you give credit for but just because were spinning on a slot YOU and a few others dont agree with or dont like in general, doesnt really give you entitlement to talk down on us lol, slots and gambling isnt a skill or art bro - its a "Gamble", at least let some of us have our fun ups and downs during the journey, cause like yourself, we will learn the hard way.

But from personal experience ive been having more "fun" on bonanza than alot of slots recently just because again, good lil hits, nice lil bonus here and there and well, again i blame that fkr Dazza and his vids

Each to there own man - The thread is about the only activity happening just now, which i thought would be at least a good thing in general, but if it comes to being insulted by the "Pros" of slotting, maybe just time to shut it down?

 

[lockinlove]

Not gonna lie man, your post comes off a bit insulting to say the least lol

Us "newbies" might be alot brighter than you give credit for but just because were spinning on a slot YOU and a few others dont agree with or dont like in general, doesnt really give you entitlement to talk down on us lol, slots and gambling isnt a skill or art bro - its a "Gamble", at least let some of us have our fun ups and downs during the journey, cause like yourself, we will learn the hard way.

But from personal experience ive been having more "fun" on bonanza than alot of slots recently just because again, good lil hits, nice lil bonus here and there and well, again i blame that fkr Dazza and his vids

Each to there own man - The thread is about the only activity happening just now, which i thought would be at least a good thing in general, but if it comes to being insulted by the "Pros" of slotting, maybe just time to shut it down?

Its ok. If you stick around long enough you will get to know that im fairly unfiltered. Im also not a man or a bro.

I also stated pretty clearly if you are playing it for fun, thats great but if you are trying to beat it like so many have tried and failed, well yes I dont have much compassions for that given the history of this thread and slot.

If my post upsets you this much, you arent going to do very well playing bonanza. Im a whole lot less offensive than this slot.

For the record I think im the most caring person in this thread. Im using my time and energy to try and thwart others from the pain of this slot. Pretty compassionate IMO

 

[thediro]

Its ok. If you stick around long enough you will get to know that im fairly unfiltered. Im also not a man or a bro.

I also stated pretty clearly if you are playing it for fun, thats great but if you are trying to beat it like so many have tried and failed, well yes I dont have much compassions for that given the history of this thread and slot.

If my post upsets you this much, you arent going to do very well playing bonanza. Im a whole lot less offensive than this slot.

For the record I think im the most caring person in this thread. Im using my time and energy to try and thwart others from the pain of this slot. Pretty compassionate IMO

On the contrary your post didnt upset me at all!

I can totally appreciate where you are coming from on it, i just didnt feel the need to be disrespected in the process as being compared to as "Not so bright"....

Again, slots / Gambling - its all a big luck RNG really isnt it?

So i totally hear what you and others are trying to warn us off, i do....however, from "personal" experience ive had more fun, more hits and more money back from bonanza than i have pretty much all other slots ive been rattling, thats ranging from The typical Rainbow riches / huff and puffs / Hacksaws "Le" games and elks damn pirots/cathedrals etc.

It just seems the ones upset are the ones now having to resort to insulting just because others are playing a slot they general dislike.

 

[ChopleyIOM]

Bonanza isn't a scam slot, it does what it does, make sure you're playing the 96% maths model and over time it will deliver one feature every 460 spins that will pay an average of 90x your stake. Wins of 500x or more are rare, wins of 1000x and over are very rare. However, both the base game and the feature are capable of delivering substantial wins well in excess of that, there is evidence enough of that in this thread alone.

What makes Bonanza unusual is the very rare feature (1/460 is nuts) and the high amount of RTP allocated to, and therefore churn, in the base game.

Chuck a billion spins at 96% Bonanza, and a billion spins at 96% any other slot by any other provider, and at the end of it you'll have lost pretty much a perfectly averaged 4% of your stake on every spin.

 

[snorky510238]

You arent the chose one. You wont be "the one" who beats bonanza. Everyone thought that. Guess where they are now? In mental institutions, on serious medications and hair like Boris Johnson. Not a great look now is it?

 

[interlog]

Ive hit dozens of 1000x plus on pragmatic, Ive hit max wins on no limit city and multiple big hits. Ive hit some monsters on Microgaming and playngo. Huge huge on DOA and DOA 2 with only 5% of the playtime vs bonanza.

I have played Bonanza more than all slot games and providers combined and I can count on one finger (yes finger) the times I have got a 1000x on bonanza.... and being a life time loser on it. I can count the amount of times ive hit 500x on one hand. This slot is atrocious.

I am about the most experienced person on here with bonanza (maybe interlog is close) the slot is complete trash and nowhere close to any other providers as being the same.

I played this a lot in the past and stil play the game. My top win was 4,500x on a £0.60 bet size. Had a few 1,000x in the base game and maybe 5 or 6 bonuses that payed either just over or shy of 1,000x

My experience is that the base game still gives you fair play time and keeps the session going. Other than perhaps Fire in the Hole 1or 2, all other NoLimit city games just rip the balance if you're unlucky not to get a bonus quickly.

DOA has given me bigger bonus wins, but then again they are rare and more often than not the bonuses are just turd - even worse than the bad Bonanza bonuses. Base game potential of DOA is also not a big as Bonanza but it keeps you ticking over nicely.

Pragmatic just doesn't play for me - they are an unlucky provider for me. The only game I do play is Madame Destiny because it bonuses frequently for me

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

Ive hit dozens of 1000x plus on pragmatic, Ive hit max wins on no limit city and multiple big hits. Ive hit some monsters on Microgaming and playngo. Huge huge on DOA and DOA 2 with only 5% of the playtime vs bonanza.

I have played Bonanza more than all slot games and providers combined and I can count on one finger (yes finger) the times I have got a 1000x on bonanza.... and being a life time loser on it. I can count the amount of times ive hit 500x on one hand. This slot is atrocious.

I am about the most experienced person on here with bonanza (maybe interlog is close) the slot is complete trash and nowhere close to any other providers as being the same.

I object.

If there is one person who has done more spins on bonanza than me then I’d like to meet him or her.

Don’t get me wrong I do agree with what you have said about other providers delivering more.

I’ve had bigger hits on other slots that I’ve played way less. WAY less.

Unfortunately many of us were fooled and me included by the ‘potential’ of this slot and indeed by the utter bullshit that was mouthed by the BTG rep.

We all know that now. We’ve seen thru it and of course the same nonsense that was spouted on future releases. They use to be an ‘exciting’ prospect upon release but now nobody cares because we all know what they’re about.

I estimate I’ve done somewhere between 4 and 5 million spins on the game. I Litterally had it running in my office non stop for years. Of course it does have its base game that can poodle along sometimes without you needing to deposit for ages. The new slots that throw out these massive ridiculous hits make you pay for them in other ways. Bonanza is actually a fairly gentle slot sometimes. But can also destroy 1000x deposits for not a single feature. I’ve had that happen more than I’ve actually had 1000x hits.

I’ve NEVER hit a 1000x in the base. But I have once on millionaire. My biggest base hit was around the 780x mark. There is a screen shot somewhere in this thread.

In terms of biggest features. I’ve hit 2 of just above 2,000x and around 7 or 8 1000x hits.

If you play the game enough you will eventually walk into disaster runs without features. And I mean disaster runs.

But overall you’ll get your 96%. Just be prepared to sit at 80% for tens of thousands of spins when those features don’t turn up. And you can Litterally hit one in every 2,500 - 4,000 spins for long periods of play. I should know I’ve had it more than anyone.

I actually prefer certain Pragmatics to bonanza now. There’s always a chance of that max win. The base on some variants isn’t as generous as bonanza but can keep you going. And the odds of getting a 5,000x hit are way more in ur favour than grinding on bonanza I can tell u that for nothing.

I mean I’ve not even hit half of that yet on bonanza. Tells u all u need to know.

 

[lockinlove]

On the contrary your post didnt upset me at all!

I can totally appreciate where you are coming from on it, i just didnt feel the need to be disrespected in the process as being compared to as "Not so bright"....

Again, slots / Gambling - its all a big luck RNG really isnt it?

So i totally hear what you and others are trying to warn us off, i do....however, from "personal" experience ive had more fun, more hits and more money back from bonanza than i have pretty much all other slots ive been rattling, thats ranging from The typical Rainbow riches / huff and puffs / Hacksaws "Le" games and elks damn pirots/cathedrals etc.

It just seems the ones upset are the ones now having to resort to insulting just because others are playing a slot they general dislike.

If the slot gives you joy have it by all means carry on. Thats the whole point of it.

I dont find myself insulting at all.

 

[lockinlove]

I object.

If there is one person who has done more spins on bonanza than me then I’d like to meet him or her.

Don’t get me wrong I do agree with what you have said about other providers delivering more.

I’ve had bigger hits on other slots that I’ve played way less. WAY less.

Unfortunately many of us were fooled and me included by the ‘potential’ of this slot and indeed by the utter bullshit that was mouthed by the BTG rep.

We all know that now. We’ve seen thru it and of course the same nonsense that was spouted on future releases. They use to be an ‘exciting’ prospect upon release but now nobody cares because we all know what they’re about.

I estimate I’ve done somewhere between 4 and 5 million spins on the game. I Litterally had it running in my office non stop for years. Of course it does have its base game that can poodle along sometimes without you needing to deposit for ages. The new slots that throw out these massive ridiculous hits make you pay for them in other ways. Bonanza is actually a fairly gentle slot sometimes. But can also destroy 1000x deposits for not a single feature. I’ve had that happen more than I’ve actually had 1000x hits.

I’ve NEVER hit a 1000x in the base. But I have once on millionaire. My biggest base hit was around the 780x mark. There is a screen shot somewhere in this thread.

In terms of biggest features. I’ve hit 2 of just above 2,000x and around 7 or 8 1000x hits.

If you play the game enough you will eventually walk into disaster runs without features. And I mean disaster runs.

But overall you’ll get your 96%. Just be prepared to sit at 80% for tens of thousands of spins when those features don’t turn up. And you can Litterally hit one in every 2,500 - 4,000 spins for long periods of play. I should know I’ve had it more than anyone.

I actually prefer certain Pragmatics to bonanza now. There’s always a chance of that max win. The base on some variants isn’t as generous as bonanza but can keep you going. And the odds of getting a 5,000x hit are way more in ur favour than grinding on bonanza I can tell u that for nothing.

I mean I’ve not even hit half of that yet on bonanza. Tells u all u need to know.

Im not sure how many spins ive done on it life time. I used to run it on 4 sites at the same time for a very long time. A couple years I guess? Especially back in the day in the first year or two of release. Id even have it on auto spins when doing house work.

At a point i actually didnt like the slot I just felt like it was ridiculous and I have to see it hit. No way ive done this many spins and have had nothing from it. So it became me being pissed off at it type thing.

Knowing that there are members in here who have done millions of spins only proves our point. Its a fake slot. All of us have done what 100 million spins on it combined, minimum? Alot of spins were done back in the day when BTG had the contest for it too. I havent seen any good hits for that amount of play time.

Ive seen 100,000x hits a few times on DOA 2 and I can promise nowhere near the playtime of this slot.

I think casinos are privvy to the math model. Some casinos limit your bet size on no limit games (san quentin etc) as they fear someone getting the big hit. But I have never seen them limit the bet size of bonanza anywhere.

Alot of casinos only offer a handful of BTG slots and not their whole library and every single one of them offer Bonanza. Aside from all the hands on experience from this slot, it doesnt seem to put fear into casinos like other providers.

I think it was designed to be a wager slot like Gemix with fake potential, enticing graphics. I mean, well done to BTG I guess. Their job is to sell their product to gamblers and they did that.

It was actually really dissapointing. I wanted to see those rare big hits from people on the forum. Those crazy DOA type hits that we see.. but on Bonanza. It never happened (well maybe one every couple years) so it was a huge let down. It had it all. The graphics, the exciting bonus round, the insane music, the gems and diamonds...but it lacked a good math model for big hits.

 

[lukey141]

I still enjoy the game even though I know it won't ever do anything special.

Just had my first ever 1-4 real natural drop GOLD. That has to be damn rare, shame it doesn't mean anything. Even lined up perfectly. Of course even with a retrigger it only just limped over 100x but heyho I had £5 left at the lowest point and swung all the way back to £254 from a start balance of £150 over 2 hours so can't feel too bad about that. At least on average you get a lot of play time on the slot compared to most others.

 

[gonzo fonso]

I put £100 in unibet,started on 80p then raised to £2 got a couple of bonuses that payed 50x then i raised to £3 after 2 more bonuses i got lucky with this

 

[megadam]

Has to be one of the worst no?

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

To put some of this in a bit of context.

This game has been disgraceful to me in the last few weeks.

I have a £500 monthly loss limit on entain sites.

Ladbrokes bonanza was responsible for that entire loss limit getting fried over 2 sessions in 2 days. Mostly on 40p and the last ton of it on 60p. The game delivered 1 yes that’s not a typo 1 feature that paid basically fuck all.

That limit reset at the beginning of Jan so I returned. It wanted £200 on 60p to feature which paid around the 200x mark. Then another dropped about 300 spins later and I scraped my £200 back and left. So basically the game wanted 1500x for just 2 feature lands. Just think about that if ur punting away at £2-£3 a spin. Overall RTP for that terrible session was around the 84% mark. Obv mainly down to the base. Which after those 2 features played well for about an hour even tho I got no more features. A couple of rows of 5 of a kind diamonds at the end enabled me to withdraw that £200 back.

Over the last 3 days I’ve been playing on paddy on the same stakes. I’m currently £600 down and I’ve had just 2 features. Neither of which have delivered anything.

I have experienced many a cycle like this over the last 8 years. It really does feel like ur pulling results from a completely gimped set of outcomes. You just have to trust the fact that you aren’t. I’m currently well over 2,000 spins without a feature and not far off that amount as an average number of spins per feature over the last few sessions of this god awful run. Going 2-3hrs per feature even on this game is disgusting.

Be careful with this game is my warning for those new to it. If you think the above is bad then trust me when I say it. I’ve had worse.

 

[snorky510238]

Why do you still play it? You must be a life changing amount, in the hole by now. Yet you keep playing it, knowing you’ll never get a penny of it back. I had way better luck on it than you’ve had, and I had to pack it in.

 

[goon1303]

Interesting game. Had spun a few.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

Why do you still play it? You must be a life changing amount, in the hole by now. Yet you keep playing it, knowing you’ll never get a penny of it back. I had way better luck on it than you’ve had, and I had to pack it in.

Of course I’m well down on it. I expect to be over that many spins on any slots not just bonanza. It’s obvious I’m never gonna get money back but that’s obvious when you play online slots long term.

I am just serving up some warnings to anyone who gets lucky a few times on this slot like a few new players seem to have done.

I mainly play other slots now but of course return for the odd dabble. When I session slots I session them. Unfortunately over the last few attempts it’s been absolutely disgusting.

Can happen on any slot, but feature wise this one can be the absolute shits. But once again I’m totally aware of it. Just have to grind thru it as sickening as it is. Just wanted to give some warnings out to others that’s all.

Im glad you quit. Glad you are happy with that decision. It’s inevitable that you won’t be able to play slots on high rtp for much longer. And when they can pull this kind of shit on 96% I won’t be playing ANYTHING at all if that gets lower.

 

[lukey141]

Why do you still play it? You must be a life changing amount, in the hole by now. Yet you keep playing it, knowing you’ll never get a penny of it back. I had way better luck on it than you’ve had, and I had to pack it in.

Pretty sure almost every gambler is down life changing amounts aside from the stupidly tiny minority who hit big very early and managed to never gamble again.

Let's face it when you're playing games with a 96% RTP for year after year your going to notice it even at 20p bets.

I actually think if I had only ever played this game I'd be down quite a lot less then I actually am. It's got to be the game closest to the stated RTP of any I've actually put a decent number of spins into.

People say other providers have games with much better odds of the 'big' hits and I don't doubt that but in 8 years of prags my best hit is only 1500x, 2nd best not even over 1000x.
No Limit city 3 years I've had 2 or 3 hits over 1000x but base games tend to be worse, it's eaten a lot more than prag on average.
Play and Go I've actually had a 5000x recently but when I first started I was glued to rise of olympus and tome of madness so I'm still down a lot on them.
Other providers I've played way less but none have hit over 500x.

 

[thediro]

Honestly, started noticing it myself.

Paddypower Bonanza was absolutely DRAINING, there version even feels different.

Unibet however, still seem to be using an older version? Just feel/play so much better and nicer, had a good few hits etc, but i am starting to grow very weary of what everyone here is basically trying to prewarn.

Theres NO big winners, NO Max payouts, NO Massive amount to be or being won without peddling so much into it, which by then, you really are just getting your money back.

The first week of this slot, outstanding, fun, exciting, hitting!

The last 2 weeks, absolute drain drain drain, constantly *close* to hitting that GOLD but never does, then when it finally does, its almost 90% guaranteed to be absolute dogshit.

Still a fun slot, but compared to switching over to the likes of DOA etc, Bonanza really does fail badly.

Feels like a gimmick slot now days, but still fun none the less.

 

[YouTubeSlots]

When dead or alive 2 first released there were 2 max wins in the first week uploaded to the internet. Bonanaza on the other hand has been out 6 decades and we are yet to see anything close to its max win.

That just says it all for me really.

 

[ChopleyIOM]

Honestly, started noticing it myself.

Paddypower Bonanza was absolutely DRAINING, there version even feels different.

Unibet however, still seem to be using an older version? Just feel/play so much better and nicer, had a good few hits etc, but i am starting to grow very weary of what everyone here is basically trying to prewarn.

Theres NO big winners, NO Max payouts, NO Massive amount to be or being won without peddling so much into it, which by then, you really are just getting your money back.

The first week of this slot, outstanding, fun, exciting, hitting!

The last 2 weeks, absolute drain drain drain, constantly *close* to hitting that GOLD but never does, then when it finally does, its almost 90% guaranteed to be absolute dogshit.

Still a fun slot, but compared to switching over to the likes of DOA etc, Bonanza really does fail badly.

Feels like a gimmick slot now days, but still fun none the less.

It's like watching the five stages of grief play out in real time.

Next time you feel like making a deposit to play Bonanza, spend some time reading through this thread instead, all of human experience is contained in its 884 pages

 

[lukey141]

Honestly, started noticing it myself.

Paddypower Bonanza was absolutely DRAINING, there version even feels different.

Unibet however, still seem to be using an older version? Just feel/play so much better and nicer, had a good few hits etc, but i am starting to grow very weary of what everyone here is basically trying to prewarn.

Theres NO big winners, NO Max payouts, NO Massive amount to be or being won without peddling so much into it, which by then, you really are just getting your money back.

The first week of this slot, outstanding, fun, exciting, hitting!

The last 2 weeks, absolute drain drain drain, constantly *close* to hitting that GOLD but never does, then when it finally does, its almost 90% guaranteed to be absolute dogshit.

Still a fun slot, but compared to switching over to the likes of DOA etc, Bonanza really does fail badly.

Feels like a gimmick slot now days, but still fun none the less.

I'd keep an eye out on the RTP of the game version you're playing.

I was under the impression the game was 96% and that was literally the only version available but I actually noticed 2 sites running 94% versions recently. I'm scared my usual sites will also switch over to this soon too. Now I always check the game first to make sure it's still 96.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

Only scummy casinos use 94% version(s)

Do not entertain giving anything on that RTP a single coin.

 

[dunover]

It's like watching the five stages of grief play out in real time.

Next time you feel like making a deposit to play Bonanza, spend some time reading through this thread instead, all of human experience is contained in its 884 pages

Tennyson wrote a good yarn about the game:

I
Half a chance, half a chance,
Half a chance onward,
All in the bank of Bonanza
Went my six hundred.
“Downward, the money made!
Search for the D!” he said.
Into the bank of Bonanza
Went the six hundred.

II
“Downward, the money made!”
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the player knew
Someone had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to lose and cry.
Into the bank of Bonanza
Went the six hundred.

III
Scatter to right of them,
Scatter to left of them,
Scatter in front of them
Landed and thundered;
Mocked at with wild and L,
Boldly they played and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the bank of Bonanza
Went the six hundred.

IV
Gnashed at bank accounts bare,
Gnashed as they swore into air
Cursing the developers there,
Chasing a win, while
All the forum wondered.
Plunged into loss at a stroke
Right through 'til their spirit broke;
Canadian and Briton
Reeled from the BTG stroke
Shattered and sundered.
Then withdrew back, but not
Not with six hundred.

V
Gnashed at bank accounts bare,
Gnashed as they swore into air
Cursing the developers there,
Chasing a win, while
All the forum wondered.
Teased with featureless hell,
While hope and balances fell.
They that had tried so well
Came through the reels of Doom,
Withdrew from the game of hell,
All that was left for them,
Left from their six hundred.

 

[snorky510238]

Of course, there could be sites advertising 96% versions, that are actually running 94%, 92%, who knows, versions. Don’t believe everything you read on the label, there’s all sorts of shifty activity that goes on.

Before anyone asks if I can prove it, no, I can’t, but in a world that is run by people who are totally immoral, and corruption is rife, ask yourself the question. Is an industry, that by its very nature, is immoral and unethical, going to be squeaky clean?

 

[lukey141]

Of course, there could be sites advertising 96% versions, that are actually running 94%, 92%, who knows, versions. Don’t believe everything you read on the label, there’s all sorts of shifty activity that goes on.

Before anyone asks if I can prove it, no, I can’t, but in a world that is run by people who are totally immoral, and corruption is rife, ask yourself the question. Is an industry, that by its very nature, is immoral and unethical, going to be squeaky clean?

I've wondered this too.

But if it's a UKGC casino and the RTP is stated in the game itself rather than the webpage it's got to be legit.

 

[snorky510238]

I've wondered this too.

But if it's a UKGC casino and the RTP is stated in the game itself rather than the webpage it's got to be legit.

And how would anybody be able to confirm it? There are so many ways around things. Would you believe that in the early days, FOBT’s were self policed.

 

[lukey141]

I suppose I'd like to believe it's true because if they were found to be lying they'd face huge fines or worse surely

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

That’d be nice then I’d have a legal claim to the £1.6m I’m down on it!!

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

Of course, there could be sites advertising 96% versions, that are actually running 94%, 92%, who knows, versions. Don’t believe everything you read on the label, there’s all sorts of shifty activity that goes on.

Before anyone asks if I can prove it, no, I can’t, but in a world that is run by people who are totally immoral, and corruption is rife, ask yourself the question. Is an industry, that by its very nature, is immoral and unethical, going to be squeaky clean?

As I posted elsewhere. You could always head over to hills and play chilli.

Which on that dog shit RTP would be great fun.

What’s interesting is it’s not had an update since 2021. That’s unlike BTG isn’t it?? And interestingly enough that maths model wasn’t available to UK players then.

 

[snorky510238]

I suppose I'd like to believe it's true because if they were found to be lying they'd face huge fines or worse surely

As I’ve stated, by who? If a slot that was supposed to have a rtp of 96%, was found to be paying 94%, they can pass it off as expected deviance because slots are random (laughs Kok off).

If they’re caught, (remember there are thousands of games to check and I highly doubt it happens anyway), they would just be told that another check will be done in 12 months, so they put it right. It’s just impossible to police this technology properly.

There are people whose job, is to detect immigrants coming into the country, illegally. How many come in every single day? How often do you hear of any getting caught? Just because there are people in place to do a job, it doesn’t mean it gets done well.