New Slot Announcement Bonanza by Big Time Gaming

[mack341]

There are many a tale I could tell, regarding Bonanza and its piss taking, but of course it’s pointless because snorky is deluded, suffers from gamblers fallacy, etc, etc.

So without going into details:

I hit GOLD on my very last spin at least 30 times. Many of these involved a reduction in stake to be able to complete a spin. 60p spins….,45p balance, so reduced to 40p. Not a single one, ever paid a decent amount.

Played through around 2,000 spins at 60p without seeing GOLD, but also without losing more than £5 of my balance. Dropped the stake to 20p just to change something and hit 3 GOLDS in the next 4 spins.

There was also a period where increasing the stake resulted in GOLD appearing on the first spin….Not every time, obviously, but more often than you would consider it a coincidence.

I could go on and on listing anomalies that others see as random events. They’re not random. They’re programmed to appear to be random.

Have any of you played online tournament poker?

If so can you please just post in this thread, as to whether you think the outcomes are completely random or fixed.

No need to elaborate, just one word, fixed or random,

Those who abstain will be considered conspicuous by their absence.

I seem to remember a computer software expert once joined the forum for a short time (iirc he was a Scandinavian) and he had somehow acquired the program code for a slot game, and queried why it was coded to check the players balance, think it was Trancemonkey who answered that it was necessary and above board. But it could be argued the game doesn't need to know what your balance is, either the casino can give it a yes/no response to 'is there enough balance to pay for this spin' or just simply block it going through once you press spin (if your balance is too low).

 

[snorky510238]

I seem to remember a computer software expert once joined the forum for a short time (iirc he was a Scandinavian) and he had somehow acquired the program code for a slot game, and queried why it was coded to check the players balance, think it was Trancemonkey who answered that it was necessary and above board. But it could be argued the game doesn't need to know what your balance is, either the casino can give it a yes/no response to 'is there enough balance to pay for this spin' or just simply block it going through once you press spin (if your balance is too low).

I remember a few joining the forum, and one in particular started off as if he was going to be fairly open. After a few replies, he soon disappeared, as did the others…..Strange.

 

[Cheatingg]

I’m gonna guess this paid less than 150x stake so a final win of less than $60 - and out of 27 spins I’m gonna guess at at least 12 that are completely dead.

Bonus came out about 124eur.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

Lucky to get 310x

That may sound sarcastic but it isn’t.

Lottery odds for the trigger followed by the usual disappointment.

 

[thediro]

Well - for the first time ever, i just experienced the DRIEST RTP run on this game ive ever had since starting it.

£20 balance - 0.40p spins, it took everybit, no connectors, nothing, the biggest win i had was 0.48pence..

Every....single....spin - did not connect, it lasted a total of 9minutes.

Never in my life, have i ever seen such a dry RTP run lol, swere to god thought i was playing a hacksaw game, was gonna contact the casino and ask them if they broke the fucking slot.

Absolute most disgusting play ive ever seen.

Dont play on Tuesdays!

 

[ritae]

Probably a bad idea but I got a email with 100% match up to £50 at a UK place so I will deposit and spend it all on Bonanza to see how bad it is!

Will Bandicam in case anything happens

 

[ChopleyIOM]

Well - for the first time ever, i just experienced the DRIEST RTP run on this game ive ever had since starting it.

£20 balance - 0.40p spins, it took everybit, no connectors, nothing, the biggest win i had was 0.48pence..

Every....single....spin - did not connect, it lasted a total of 9minutes.

Never in my life, have i ever seen such a dry RTP run lol, swere to god thought i was playing a hacksaw game, was gonna contact the casino and ask them if they broke the fucking slot.

Absolute most disgusting play ive ever seen.

Dont play on Tuesdays!

£20 balance and 40p spins is a bankroll of 50x your stake, that's into margin of error territory in terms of catching a downswing on volatility. It's like flipping a coin twice, getting heads twice, and declaring it's a bent coin because it never comes up tails.

My general rule of thumb is a balance of 500x is the bare minimum to try and provide some 'volatility insurance' to give a half decent chance of riding out a bad run.

 

[thediro]

£20 balance and 40p spins is a bankroll of 50x your stake, that's into margin of error territory in terms of catching a downswing on volatility. It's like flipping a coin twice, getting heads twice, and declaring it's a bent coin because it never comes up tails.

My general rule of thumb is a balance of 500x is the bare minimum to try and provide some 'volatility insurance' to give a half decent chance of riding out a bad run.

Yea dont get me wrong, felt a lil unsatisfied stuck £10 on and done 0.20p spins.

Got to £1.40 - GOLD = Total payout £1.80

Think ill take a wee break til next week.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

Well - for the first time ever, i just experienced the DRIEST RTP run on this game ive ever had since starting it.

£20 balance - 0.40p spins, it took everybit, no connectors, nothing, the biggest win i had was 0.48pence..

Every....single....spin - did not connect, it lasted a total of 9minutes.

Never in my life, have i ever seen such a dry RTP run lol, swere to god thought i was playing a hacksaw game, was gonna contact the casino and ask them if they broke the fucking slot.

Absolute most disgusting play ive ever seen.

Dont play on Tuesdays!

Wow the innocence of these newbies!!

It does that all the time!! Like I say come back when it’s done that for a 1000x STAKE not spins without a single festure!! Had it numerous times and do you will if you continue playing it!!

Much better games out there trust me.

 

[thediro]

Wow the innocence of these newbies!!

It does that all the time!! Like I say come back when it’s done that for a 1000x STAKE not spins without a single festure!! Had it numerous times and do you will if you continue playing it!!

Much better games out there trust me.

Any particular ones you could recommend?

Other than DOA - which the volatility on that bonus sends me on edge, for some reason i get bonuses all the time on it, but its always the last spin where a wild decides to pop up

Again, i know what i expect to happen when i go into Bonanza, or any slot for that matter, but again *personal* experience, BTG games just yield a better return for the churn.

Other providers - Elk, NLC, hacksaw, complete WIPE balances unless you go in with a standard £250 per time.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

My real advice would be don’t play anything!! It’s a bad world/hobby to get sucked into.

Bonanza ‘normally’ churns ok but it can fuck you over for a festure that will likely pay between 20-50x on MOST occasions for thousands of spins and then do it again.

Of course you will get good runs to balance some of that filth out but the reality is a very difficult game to bonus and often in fact very often delivers bugger all for sometimes 50-100 bonuses before you even see 200x

If you catch it at the wrong time when that bonus frequency drops and the base doesn’t deliver you can get in a world of trouble fast.

For example in the last month and a half I was almost £4,000 down on it and I play between 40-80p stakes on most occasions. I had several 4-6 hr sessions deliver just a couple of bonuses. The run went on and on across different sites all using different versions. It was fucking brutal.

Luckily I clawed about a bag back and I’ve now left it alone again. Will be fir a while as that run really put me off it again.

Previous to that I’d been getting good game time mainly on slots temple. Winning and losing of course but good value for my money. Plenty of withdrawals just playing low stake prags with enhanced festure chances turned on.

But in this game anything and everything can really fuck you over even on my small stakes.

Be very careful my friend. That’s a genuine warning not to get to sucked in to this world.

 

[ritae]

After 90 minutes of play at £0.20 spins:

Bet £180.80
Win £239.12
Bonuses 4
Profit £58.32

Biggest bonus was 435X

 

[thediro]

Least someone is getting payed from it lol

I’m on the dry run of doom

 

[Akercocke]

Least someone is getting payed from it lol

I’m on the dry run of doom

Aye lad me too don't worry - nailed a hefty win at Christmas and been totally dry since.

 

[lukey141]

Bonus came out about 124eur.

Guess I was pretty spot on with my 250-300x prediction.

It's a nice win in a vacuum but for the amount of spins that's a real letdown, big surprise!

 

[snorky510238]

Just another thing to note for the new players of Bonanza…..It gets worse, the more you play it. If you think it’s bad now, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

When you think of all the stalwarts that used to be on this thread, in the first few years……Yes, bemoaning quite regularly, but there were plenty of decent hits too. Quite a few posts with multipliers of 25x and over.

Where are they now?…..The high multipliers are very rarely seen and as for the players, even rarer. Only Dunover and Fruitpro have survived and if they’re honest, it’s more through stubbornness than anything else, as was my last 2 years.

As an aside, I was wondering if anyone can remember the WWTBAM comp that BTG ran?

I’m struggling with what exactly you had to do to win top prize. I’ve got a feeling it was something to do with getting 50 something.

Now whether that was gambling up to 50 free spins, getting the multiplier to x50 (almost chokes typing it, let alone saying it), or something else, I’m struggling with. It was a few years ago, so probably not many will remember.

There was also the amazing 10k giveaway comp. That was supposed to run for 10 months. The only thing that ran, was the BTG rep, about 3 months after the launch.

 

[thediro]

Well either way us new players are enjoying the ups and downs and having a good ol rant and laugh about it here so honestly as much as we appreciate the constant reminders about you “og’s” and the experience ahead I’m pretty sure we all know what we’re getting into and with all due respect, everything you keep complaining about in regards to btg, this slot and all of us new comers isn’t really anything new or different from any other slot tbh lol.

Still waiting on my max win!

ALL slots yield the same outcome, it’s either your lucky day or it isn’t and know when to walk away with a profit is what counts most.

Unlike dazza who constantly goes from 200 to 2000 and still doesn’t fkn withdraw!

 

[M!ke]

... everything you keep complaining about in regards to btg, this slot and all of us new comers isn’t really anything new or different from any other slot tbh lol.

While that's true, there's somethin about Bonanza's math that provides the player with a certain feeling that most slots don't.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

Murdering the CEO???

 

[thediro]

While that's true, there's somethin about Bonanza's math that provides the player with a certain feeling that most slots don't.

Which is exactly why in one of my previous posts i stated the foremost personal reason why i love bonanza compared to most and other slots, is because its the ONLY slot ive ever came across that actually feels like it s loaded with a true variant "RNG".

Hitting a £51 then a £72 BASE hit from a 0.20p spin? Unheard of, even with some of the best featured slots out there, never in the few years of spinning have i come across any slot with that much variance in terms of unpredictability and thats exactly what i expect and want from my slot experience, that absolute "wow wtf?" factor.

Lets take Hacksaws bullets and bounty, ive easily poured 50k+ spins on this slot, like since august on its release, ive played it non stop as it was my favourite slot because the over all theme just allured me, however, i have NEVER once experienced a 40/50 base hit at all, infact, even from the "VS" that can sometimes connect, i remember getting 3 VS in a row on a base hit once on 0.20 - if i recall it payed around £19, pretty meh.

Ive counted 6 super bonuses total from bullets and bounty (4 FS Scatter) - the biggest payout i ever had from all 6 was £300

The other 5 where not even remotely close to x200

Infact i remember hitting one of them while i was on holiday over at Flamingo Land on a ride (lmao dont ask), and it payed £19...

My point being is, again just *personal* experience, from my slot journey ive still not had my max win, ive still not had my massive x1000 hits but what i can say is, ever since joining this thread and becoming apart of this "bonanza" journey thats existed literally over a decade now (quite astonishing, Thanks dazza you cunt!), its definitely been more fun than just the typical, log onto casino - choose game, spin, lose,...done.

Something quite nice about being able to properly share our lil trials and tribulations through this tormenting fucking slot that no doubt BTG still watch and laugh at us all trying to prove theres a chance of actually getting that Multiplier higher than 15

So trust me, i hear the warnings, i went through 700+ pages of this thread witnessing the absolute high and low points of this slot, but no other provider or slot has remotely come close to giving me the satisfaction from actually spinning, than what bonanza brings., even with that horrific theme music jingle that torments my sleep.

 

[snorky510238]

thats exactly what i expect and want from my slot experience, that absolute "wow wtf?" factor.

You’ll get that, it’s a guarantee. Unfortunately, more often than not it will be said with disdain.

 

[thediro]

You’ll get that, it’s a guarantee. Unfortunately, more often than not it will be said with disdain.

Oh i dont doubt you there lol....

Had my first 12 spin dead bonus the other day was depressing, had my driest run ever today where i was literally just hitting "spin" with no connectors, nothing....but again all part of the game!

Doesnt stop me coming here and blown off some steam and having a bitch and moan about it, but certainly wont deter me away from hitting that x30 Multiplier one day, coming here and posting a screenshot of my £5000 win!

 

[interlog]

All the ways base game

 

[M!ke]

All the ways base game

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After that cascade, multiple diamonds dropped in on the second, fourth, and fifth reels, right?

 

[thediro]

All the ways base game

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Absolutely stunning, shame its the Q's mind you, but couldnt ask for better...

Just out of curiosity my over seas slotter, but the "purple ticket" above your stake,i assume thats the "bonus activate" thing?

Is it actually worth even doing, or do you reckon the base game + spins normally play acceptable on its own?

 

[lukey141]

I think it's a 100x buy? Given how many bonuses end up being pretty shite and a 'good' bonus pays 200-300x I can't believe buying will ever be better than spinning unless you're literally just wanting to see lots of bonuses quickly.

 

[Akercocke]

I think it's a 100x buy? Given how many bonuses end up being pretty shite and a 'good' bonus pays 200-300x I can't believe buying will ever be better than spinning unless you're literally just wanting to see lots of bonuses quickly.

90x on Bonanza, 100x on Bonanza Falls which has an even worse bonus!

Im seriously considering sitting down and running around 1000 bonus buys on Bonanza Falls and finding out how many make the bonus buy price back because I feel like the number is just absolutely atrocious. 100x bonuses on that game seem to be around 1/20 or worse - it’s regularly less than 10x.

 

[M!ke]

90x on Bonanza, 100x on Bonanza Falls which has an even worse bonus!

Im seriously considering sitting down and running around 1000 bonus buys on Bonanza Falls and finding out how many make the bonus buy price back because I feel like the number is just absolutely atrocious. 100x bonuses on that game seem to be around 1/20 or worse - it’s regularly less than 10x.

Bonanza Falls' bonus game has big potential, but I don't like the coin dozer mechanism. Max Megaways III has a fuckin coin dozer in the base game. BTG is wild for that one.

 

[lukey141]

That dozer shit is laughable. 1 massive bait it feels like.

 

[M!ke]

That dozer shit is laughable. 1 massive bait it feels like.

Worst part about the Bonanza Falls' one is that it can drop symbol multipliers when you need a wild.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

Yes it’s even more tilting sometimes but can add to the ‘potential’ and of course you CAN actually get the 117,649 in the bonus. I’ve had it.

Most of the time the bonus is annoying, but occasionally a drop in ur favour can really help matters!!

 

[Akercocke]

Yes it’s even more tilting sometimes but can add to the ‘potential’ and of course you CAN actually get the 117,649 in the bonus. I’ve had it.

Most of the time the bonus is annoying, but occasionally a drop in ur favour can really help matters!!

Yeah I’ve also seen max megaways in the bonus

 

[ChopleyIOM]

90x on Bonanza, 100x on Bonanza Falls which has an even worse bonus!

Im seriously considering sitting down and running around 1000 bonus buys on Bonanza Falls and finding out how many make the bonus buy price back because I feel like the number is just absolutely atrocious. 100x bonuses on that game seem to be around 1/20 or worse - it’s regularly less than 10x.

Well that's where the average comes in isn't it. For every big bonus round there have to be loads of shit bonus rounds to level it out within the confines of the RTP.

Take it out to an extreme example like the max volatility bonus round on DOA2 with its 111,000x max pay, or a less bonkers example like DOA1 which specialises in hits in the 1500x-4000x kind of range, for those to exist on a 96.82% RTP game there have to be lots of bad bonus rounds in the pool.

In Bonanza's case its average pay is far higher than most slots, but that's only an average, it can still do lots of peaks and troughs.

Bonanza Falls is a whole different kettle of fish, far more in the DOA1 camp than the Bonanza camp. So yes, a large proportion of bonus buys are going to return a small fraction of their cost, to 'pay' for the increased frequency of big returns (which can still be rare though, overall!).

I've made a video covering a lot of stuff around randomness and RTPs:

 

[Akercocke]

Well that's where the average comes in isn't it. For every big bonus round there have to be loads of shit bonus rounds to level it out within the confines of the RTP.

Take it out to an extreme example like the max volatility bonus round on DOA2 with its 111,000x max pay, or a less bonkers example like DOA1 which specialises in hits in the 1500x-4000x kind of range, for those to exist on a 96.82% RTP game there have to be lots of bad bonus rounds in the pool.

In Bonanza's case its average pay is far higher than most slots, but that's only an average, it can still do lots of peaks and troughs.

Bonanza Falls is a whole different kettle of fish, far more in the DOA1 camp than the Bonanza camp. So yes, a large proportion of bonus buys are going to return a small fraction of their cost, to 'pay' for the increased frequency of big returns (which can still be rare though, overall!).

I've made a video covering a lot of stuff around randomness and RTPs:

My interest is more based around the cost of the bonus buy and the possibility of winning that back - you raise a valid point though.

 

[interlog]

Absolutely stunning, shame its the Q's mind you, but couldnt ask for better...

Just out of curiosity my over seas slotter, but the "purple ticket" above your stake,i assume thats the "bonus activate" thing?

Is it actually worth even doing, or do you reckon the base game + spins normally play acceptable on its own?

Uk based but play crypto casinos only hence the bonus buy button.

Never buy bonuses on Bonanza as the base game behaves itself good enough and can give decent wins too

 

[lukey141]

Uk based but play crypto casinos only hence the bonus buy button.

Never buy bonuses on Bonanza as the base game behaves itself good enough and can give decent wins too

I really need to look into this. Fed up of low RTP offerings in the UK for most providers.

Do you play on a casino that says no people from the UK or it's just a crypto casino that doesn't care about your location or use of VPN?

I'd love to have access to a reliable site like stake but to even deposit I'd have to make an entirely fake person/address in another country and hope that passes, along with hope they don't detect the VPN. Then if I took a large new player bonus and hit big and tried to withdraw and they refused I'd feel so stupid. All that being said it's why I haven't actually gone ahead with it.

 

[thediro]

Just dont go anywhere near Paddy power just now, i dunno wtf there upto over there, but there slots and payouts/RTP is a complete disgrace.

Whatever version of Bonanza they are running, is absolutely nerfed and gimped out of control, always says paddy power were some criminal scummy crook casino tbh, only famous for there shitty twitters over football bs.

But the UK gambling scene now days is becoming absolutely abysmal.

 

[interlog]

I really need to look into this. Fed up of low RTP offerings in the UK for most providers.

Do you play on a casino that says no people from the UK or it's just a crypto casino that doesn't care about your location or use of VPN?

I'd love to have access to a reliable site like stake but to even deposit I'd have to make an entirely fake person/address in another country and hope that passes, along with hope they don't detect the VPN. Then if I took a large new player bonus and hit big and tried to withdraw and they refused I'd feel so stupid. All that being said it's why I haven't actually gone ahead with it.

I use one of the anonymous ones, just an email address required.

Been playing on it for almost 2 years now. Never any problems. Cash outs are instant. You also get regular wager free frespins and weekly 10% cashback on losses, again no wagering.

Drop me a DM if you want to know the name of the casino as I am not sure I can share it publicly

 

[Akercocke]

I use one of the anonymous ones, just an email address required.

Been playing on it for almost 2 years now. Never any problems. Cash outs are instant. You also get regular wager free frespins and weekly 10% cashback on losses, again no wagering.

Drop me a DM if you want to know the name of the casino as I am not sure I can share it publicly

I *think* that might be the same one I use - although I'm going to DM you anyway as it sounds good if it's not the one I regularly use.

 

[kg2025]

I really need to look into this. Fed up of low RTP offerings in the UK for most providers.

Do you play on a casino that says no people from the UK or it's just a crypto casino that doesn't care about your location or use of VPN?

I'd love to have access to a reliable site like stake but to even deposit I'd have to make an entirely fake person/address in another country and hope that passes, along with hope they don't detect the VPN. Then if I took a large new player bonus and hit big and tried to withdraw and they refused I'd feel so stupid. All that being said it's why I haven't actually gone ahead with it.

Try Novibet , im playing with them now, all max RTPs and fast payouts . I use to play on PP and ladbrokes but the they ve lower RTPs so I dont bother anymore .

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

Yes I see Novibet are one of the 1st to advertise nationally on uk tv making punters aware they are using 96% plus. Amazing isn’t it?

Not checked them out but possibly a new site (for me) if going max across the board???

Anybody else play there and can confirm ??

Obv decent withdrawal times a plus and pathetic intrusive SOW etc after a few recycled bag are a no no.

 

[lukey141]

Well I checked out the site interlog plays on and was very surprised the big providers games there are all at 94% so if Novibet offer full RTP and are a crypto casino who are VPN friendly and don't need to know who you are to create an account would be perfect, assuming they're reliable.

Fortunately Bonanza is still 96% on most UKGC sites even while other providers RTP has been dropped but this is not going to last. Most the other BTG games do seem to be on 94 though.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

Novibet are not crypto. Fully UKGC licensed.

 

[lukey141]

Oh right, I guess I was kinda hoping to have access to auto play and such .

Bonanza not letting you spin with spacebar is the biggest pain in the arse. I've had to set up a mouse clicking macro on my laptop to simulate auto play but it's obviously very scuffed as you can't set an exact spin amount, or win/loss limit. At least the bonus won't start itself and the button to start it is elsewhere so if you go away and come back it it won't play out a bonus without you being able to watch it.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

Yup on a desktop an auto clicker is essential.

If ur running 2 different sites, the one I use you can set it to click the different screen areas! So you can play them both at the same time.

Double brains far more fun!! The scatter lands can be confusing sometimes tho if u can hear but can’t see the screen!! Many times I’ve thought it’s a bonus but no bell ring!!

4 separate screens is my record!! What a saddo!!

 

[Akercocke]

Oh right, I guess I was kinda hoping to have access to auto play and such .

Bonanza not letting you spin with spacebar is the biggest pain in the arse. I've had to set up a mouse clicking macro on my laptop to simulate auto play but it's obviously very scuffed as you can't set an exact spin amount, or win/loss limit. At least the bonus won't start itself and the button to start it is elsewhere so if you go away and come back it it won't play out a bonus without you being able to watch it.

I can recommend Gamdom for a decent crypto casino with good RTP% that also doesn’t ask too many questions

 

[kennygamerboy]

Here we go - after 500 odd spins, finally came in and this is what i got....

The entire slot is a scam disgrace honestly, i think ive just about done my whack on it now and am happy too finally give it a skip, let the BTG hype die out from here, cunts dont deserve it tbh.

Bet the rep still pops in from time to time laughing his ass off as this thread.

EDIT - I thought fuck it, im gonna play the balance out, i only had £4 left anyways.....

Got another bonus and it produced this, Honestly, they have turned this shit the fuck DOWN.

For any new comers, heed the warning of the previous pages, dont allure yourself into a false sense of illusion on thinking this slot or its provider will appease you in anyway, it wont, its a complete morbid disgrace, the more you spin the less you win....

STAY well clear, of this bowl of dolphin shit

Your basically mirroring us and many others on the thread who have been here before and quit hopefully you quit soon not worth the aggro.

 

[ChopleyIOM]

Anyone else remember nutnut

Bonanza drove the poor chap mad, bless him.

 

[brianmon]

Novibet are not crypto. Fully UKGC licensed.

Novibet surrendered its UKGC license in 2022

 

[mack341]

Anyone else remember nutnut

Bonanza drove the poor chap mad, bless him.

I do, think he had more luck than me at the time and since! But his theory was the midnight hour, start playing at about 11.50.

I don't think it's that lunatic an idea - that there is a timing factor to slots, for example on the Rhino I will keep a rough, in my head, note of when the bonuses have triggered.

So if I'm having a longish session 3hr+ and during the 30-40min period not had one bonus trigger so far, then I might (if the balance allows) raise my stake strategically the next time it's half past the hour. Not advising this as a thing to do, but it's something I've got into the habit of doing.

One thing I have found out is that RR can go on a 1000 spin bonus drought, and you really don't want to be on a higher stake then!