Introduction to Happy Bamboo
Happy Bamboo is a casino slot from Push Gaming, surrounded by beautiful clouds and tons of bonuses. If you’re familiar with Push Gaming, then you probably could’ve guessed that this is part of the Bamboo series, which is definitely one of our higher-rated series that we’ve played. It all started with Big Bamboo, released in 2022, rocking tons of fun features and a staggering max win of 50,000X the bet, which, of course, was quite a big hit. This later led to more releases, featuring new characters and cool themes with games like Boss Bear and Big Bam-book. However, now in 2025, we’ve seen the release of Bamboo Ways and our main star for today, Happy Bamboo, as well as teasers for the upcoming Big Bamboo 2, set to release early 2026. So, what are these games about, and why are they so popular? Well, outside of the usually high max wins, the games all come with relatively the same features, such as the Bamboo Mystery Symbol, albeit with changes with each release. Happy Bamboo does the same, although on a smaller and simpler scale, only being played on a 3x3 playing grid, centered around the Bamboo and Golden Bamboo Mystery Symbols that can award Instant Prizes, Multipliers, and Jackpots up to 500X, and the Hold and Respin feature is there to help you hit even more. If you’re new to the series or a long-time panda lover, then Happy Bamboo has all the things to make for a great slot experience and ways to hit big wins so you can reach the max win of 6,060X the bet.
Check out the latest game in the Bamboo series with Happy Bamboo, a smaller-scale release that still packs a punch, and be sure to give the demo a few spins.
Themes, Gameplay & Payouts
Happy Bamboo is a video slot from Push Gaming with 3 Reels, 3 Rows, and 5 Paylines. You can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.1 and a Max.bet of 100. Happy Bamboo comes with a slightly better-than-average RTP of 96.31% and with medium volatility, making hits happen rather frequently with the occasional big win, and there is always a chance to hit the max win of 6,060X the bet.
Set high in the clouds, you find an old pagoda temple with none other than the Panda himself. From here, you will play on the 3x3 playing grid, with the Panda sitting above the reels and collecting the Golden Scatter Coin Symbols. You can play the game on most desktops, notepads, and mobiles.
The lower-paying symbols are the diamond, spade, heart, and clover. Creating a win with 3 of the same symbols will pay out 0.5X to 1X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are a purple gourd, a red scroll, the Monkey King, and the Panda. Landing a win with 3 of the same symbols pays out 3X to 100X the bet. There are also many Special Symbols, like the classic Wilds and Golden Scatter Coin Symbols, but there are many more to be found hidden away behind the Mystery Bamboo and Golden Mystery Bamboo Symbols, but more on that in the Feature section.
Special Features & Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Happy Bamboo?
You can win up to 6,060X the bet.
What features are available in the slot Happy Bamboo?
The features are Wild Symbols, Mystery Bamboo Symbols, Golden Mystery Bamboo Symbols, Swapper, and Hold and Respin Bonus Game.
Wild Symbols
Wild Symbols help form winning combination by being able to substitute for all normal paying symbols, but not the Special Symbol.
Mystery Bamboo Symbols
Mystery Bamboo Symbols can land anywhere on the reels, and after landing, they will all reveal the same type of symbol, ranging from Wild Symbols, normal paying symbols, and Golden Mystery Bamboo Symbols.
Golden Mystery Bamboo Symbols
Golden Mystery Bamboo Symbols can only appear from the Mystery Bamboo Symbols, but contain the more lucrative payouts. Each of the Golden Symbols will open and reveal one of the following:
Coin Symbols = The Coin Symbols, or also known as the Instant Prize Symbols, are prizes based on the current bet and range from 1X to 100X.
Collector Symbols = Collector Symbols will collect the value of all other Coin, Jackpot, and Collector Symbols, leaving them empty and allowing them to spin again for new and additional prizes.
Multiplier Symbols = The Multiplier Symbols will send a multiplier to all visible Coin, Mystery, and Collector symbols on the reels with the current Multiplier value, which can range from 2X to 10X.
Mystery Jackpot Symbols = The Mystery Jackpot Symbols will slowly spin and award one of the four Jackpots, ranging from the Mini(10X) to the Grand(500X) Jackpot. All Jackpot prizes can be seen next to the playing grid at all times.
Swapper
When the high-paying Panda symbol lands at the top of the reels, two symbols will swap positions to create a winning combination.
Hold and Respin Bonus Game.
As you spin away, sometimes Golden Coin Symbols will appear on top of other symbols, which will be collected by the Panda. At any time during the Golden Coin collection, the Hold and Respin feature may be triggered, giving you a spin on a Multiplier Wheel with Multipliers ranging from 2X to 10X. You play the bonus game on the same 3x3 playing grid with only Mystery Bamboo Symbols and Duds with 1 spin. For each Mystery Bamboo Symbol that lands, the Respin continues and only stops when you don’t hit a symbol or all positions are filled. At the end of the bonus game, after all the Mystery Bamboo Symbols have been opened to reveal either Paying Symbols or Golden Mystery Bamboo Symbols, the Multiplier will be added to the total win.
Final Thoughts on Happy Bamboo
Looking through the other games in the Bamboo series, you can find that we are quite big fans of it, even going to the extent of publishing one of our big wins that was made on our CasinoDaddy livestream. But even more than that, it’s not just us that like this series, as it got quite a following, and that’s the reason why we get basically yearly releases at this point. One thing about Happy Bamboo is that many of the games in the series have really fun or interesting themes and settings, while Happy Bamboo instead just copies off of Bamboo Ways' setting and visuals, which almost makes it look like a lesser version of that game, but when it comes to gameplay, that’s not true at all. Speaking of gameplay, we might as well move over to that part, as that is probably what many are waiting for.
Starting with stats, we got some pretty standard ones, with a good RTP of 96.31% and the series's lowest max win of 6,060X the bet. When it comes to gameplay, Happy Bamboo takes the series' core mechanics, those being the Bamboo Mystery Symbols and their prizes, and compacts them into a small 3x3 playing grid. When it comes to new features, as every game brings with it something new, it’s the Hold and Respin feature, which makes for a more centralized gameplay loop around the Mystery Symbols, as that’s where you’ll find the most wins, but also the new addition of the Swapper bonus. This Swapper Bonus may not be anything major, but it is definitely a nice little bonus to help form consistent winning combinations, as some paylines have quite nice payouts. However, while Happy Bamboo may be closest in gameplay to the original Big Bamboo game, it does lack in a few ways, mostly in its wins, which were one of the strongest points of that release. While back then we could find Instant Prizes worth up to 5,000X the bet, and now you can find the biggest Jackpot only being worth 500X the bet, but a band-aid on that is that you always have a chance to land a 10X Multiplier, albeit very small. So with all of that said, that is basically Happy Bamboo, a more compact, while still full of features, 3x3 game that is sure to bring fun spins and the occasional big win, and it’s a game we had a lot of fun with, so we would highly recommend you check out the demo.
Happy Bamboo is a slot from the Bamboo series, now played on a 3x3 playing grid with all the classic features and bonuses.
