
Bonanza Megaways
- RTP
- 96.00%
- Volatility
- high
- Max win
- 12,000×
- Reels × rows
- 6 × 7
- Released
- 2016
What Bonanza Megaways actually is
The game that gave Megaways its name and licensed the mechanic to half the industry. Six reels carry between two and seven symbols each, redrawn every spin, so the number of ways to win moves between 324 and 117,649 — and a mining-cart row along the top adds four more symbols on its own track.
Unlimited multipliers in free spins are where its ceiling comes from: the multiplier rises by one with every cascading win and does not reset until the round ends. High volatility, and the base game is thin by design — the reel-modifier is spectacular to watch and pays almost nothing without the feature. Its 96.00% is at the low end for a modern slot, which is the licence fee showing up in the maths.
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The recorded configuration of Bonanza Megaways has an RTP of 96.00%, a house edge of 4.00%, at high volatility volatility. The version in an operator’s lobby may use a different RTP; check its help screen.
What this spec means for a session
The 12,000× ceiling is the largest return a single stake is designed to be able to produce: on a £1 spin that is £12,000 (what a ceiling costs).
The mechanics this title actually ships, and what each one does to the spread of results:
- Megaways changes symbols per reel every spin, so ways to win swing from hundreds to over 100,000.
- Unlimited multiplier has no stated cap — where a very large maximum win comes from, and why it is so rare.
Where you could play it
Operators that have integrated Big Time Gaming, with the licence we verified. We track studio integrations, not lobbies — confirm Bonanza Megaways is in the operator’s own game list first.
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How this RTP compares
- This game
- 96.00%
- Big Time Gaming median
- 96.15%
- Register median
- 96.50%
- Rank by RTP
- 27 of 30
Bonanza Megaways publishes 96.00%, which is 0.50 points below the median of the 30 games on the register that publish one — 27th highest of them. Across the 3 Big Time Gaming titles we hold, the median is 96.15%. Among the 14 other high games here, the median is 96.51%.
Against this register only, on filed RTP.

