Bonanza Slot Game | BTG Slots

The Bonanza slot is an premium online slot game developed by Big Time Gaming. The 6-reel grid is set against a detailed backdrop of a mine, complete with a turning water wheel. The crisp and clear graphics helped attract players when it was first released.

But this slot is famous for being the one that brought Big Time Gaming’s trademarked Megaways mechanism to the attention of players the world over. It is not actually the first Megaways slot ever. That honour goes to BGT’s Dragon Born, which was released earlier. But the fantastic visuals and other innovative features mean that Bonanza was the game that really sparked the Megaways craze.

This high volatility game uses a 6-reel grid with one horizontal reel above reels one to five to produce up to 117,649 ways to win per spin. The betting range is from 0.20 to 20.00 per spin, and the maximum potential win is an impressive 12,000x the bet. And as well as the ever-changing number of ways to win, the game also introduced other bonuses which have gone on to become classic Megaways features.

Game Features

Bonanza uses the Cascading Reels mechanism, which has just about become a standard feature on Megaways slots. However, there are other great non-Megaways titles, like Finn and the Swirly Spin by NetEnt, that also use it.

In case you haven’t come across it already, the Cascades remove all winning symbols from the reels, and new ones tumble down into their place. If this reaction leads to another win, it repeats until no new combos are formed. This can lead to multiple wins being formed for the cost of just one spin.

Bonanza was the first Megaways slot to use this feature, and it is one of the things that led to the game’s immense popularity.

If you strike gold in the base game, you’ll receive a minimum of 12 free spins. The scatters are the letters G-O-L-D; if they land in that combination anywhere on the grid, the free spins trigger. Any extra scatters over what is needed to spell gold add five more free spins to the total.

During the free spins, three of the special mine cart scatters landing on one spin will add another +5 free spins to your remaining total. The big boost to win potential in the round comes from the unlimited win multiplier. After every cascade, the win multiplier, which starts at x1, increases by +1, and it doesn’t reset between spins!