Introduction to The Great Banker
The Great Banker is a casino slot from Push Gaming where you learn all about finance and cashing in on Coin Symbols. This game is a sequel to Fat Banker, released in 2022, which, at the time, was part of the Fat series, which started with Fat Rabbit in 2018. However, The Great Banker is not part of that same series, and while it’s even set on the same street and looks pretty identical, it plays a bit differently from its prequel. The game is still centered around Coin and Jackpot Symbols, acting as Bet Multiplier Prizes, and there are many ways to collect them, or even increase their payouts. Be it from the base game, the Wheel bonus, or the Free Spins bonus game, you have many ways of cashing in on the big wins. The typical Coin Symbols will only be paid out if you land them with a Banker Symbol, which there are many of in both the base game and the bonus game, and in the latter, you play on a special 5x7 playing grid that’s slowly unlocked and comes with extra Special Symbols, such as the Jackpot Symbols, Multipliers, a new Banker Symbol, and best of all, a retriggering Safe Symbol. This is where you’ll find the most consistent way of hitting wins, but the Bonus Wheel also has a few aces up its sleeve, where you can hit Multiplied Jackpot wins and different bonus games that can help you on the hunt for the max win of 10,317X the bet.
Take to the bank where you learn how to invest in Bet Multiplier Prizes and Bonus Games for big wins. If you want to check out the game for yourself, then be sure to give The Great Banker demo a try.
Theme, Gameplay & Payouts
The Great Banker is a video slot from Push Gaming with 5 Reels, 3 / 7 Rows, and 20 Paylines. You can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.1 and a Max.bet of 100. The game comes with a slightly higher-than-average RTP of 96.31%, but do keep note that there are multiple other versions that come with lower RTPs at 94.21%, 92.21%, and 85.34%. You’ll play the game with a low/medium volatility, which will keep wins rather steady as you spin away, but give you a chance at some solid wins, and maybe even hit the max win of 10,317X the bet.
If you’ve played the first game, you’ll instantly find yourself at home on the same street outside the same bank as in the prequel, even with the same curved houses. However, while some of the symbols may be the same, the playing grid is a bit smaller this time around, but now coupled with a massive bonus wheel. You can play the game on most notepads, mobiles, and desktops.
The lower-paying symbols are the blue diamond, the green clover, the orange heart, and the red spade. Creating a win with 5 of the same symbols will pay out 0.8X to 1X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are the cigar, top hat, dog, and lady. Landing a win with 5 of the same symbols pays out 4X to 10X the bet. There are also many different Special Symbols to play with, such as the Wilds, Coins, Jackpots, Bankers, Scatters, Multipliers, and Safes, but more on those in the next Feature section.
Special Features & Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot The Great Banker?
You can win up to 10,317X the bet.
What features are available in the slot The Great Banker?
The features are Wild Symbols, Coin Symbols, Jackpot Symbols, Banker Symbols, Bonus Wheel, Free Spins, The Great Banker Free Spins, Fat Money Free Spins, and Safe Symbols.
Wild Symbols
Wild Symbols are Special Symbols in the base game that help create winning combinations by being able to substitute for all other paying symbols except Coin, Banker, and Scatter Symbols.
Coin Symbols
Coin Symbols are Bet Multiplier Prizes with calculated values attached to them ranging from 0.1X to 90X the bet. However, they will not be paid out without a Banker Symbol present.
Jackpot Symbols
Jackpot Symbols are Bet Multiplier Prizes with calculated values attached to them, ranging from the Mini to Mega Jackpot, being worth 10X to 1,000X the bet. These symbols are only present in the Bonus Wheel and Free Spins feature, and can also show up in 2X Variants and be enhanced by Multiplier Symbols in the Free Spins bonus game.
Banker Symbols
The Banker Symbol is a Collector Symbol that only appears on reel 5 during the base game and will collect any Coin Symbol that lands alongside it.
Bonus Wheel
The Bonus Wheel can be randomly triggered whenever you land a Coin Symbol in the base game. When activated, the Wheel will spin and award one of the following prizes:
Jackpot Prizes = Awards one of the Jackpots, ranging from the Mini, Minor, Major, or Mega Jackpots.
Jackpot 2X Prizes = Awards one of the Jackpots, ranging from the Mini, Minor, Major, or Mega Jackpots with a 2X Multiplier.
3 Scatter Free Spins = Awards the standard Free Spins bonus game with 3 Scatter Symbols.
4 Scatter Free Spins = Awards the standard Free Spins bonus game with 4 Scatter Symbols.
5 Scatter Free Spins = Awards the standard Free Spins bonus game with 5 Scatter Symbols.
The Great Banker Free Spins = Awards a Bonus Wheel only Free Spins bonus game with a guaranteed Collect Symbol.
Fat Money Free Spins = Awards a Bonus Wheel only Free Spins bonus game where all Coin Symbols have a minimum value of 5X.
Free Spins
The Free Spins feature is awarded by either landing 3, 4, or 5 Scatter Symbols in the base game, or being awarded it in the Bonus Wheel. The Free Spins bonus game is played on a 5x7 playing grid, with only the first 3 rows being unlocked, with the rest being unlockable by landing Coin and Jackpot Symbols. Symbols work a bit differently here, as Banker Symbols can now only collect symbols in a 3x3 area around them, while the newly added Great Banker Symbol will instead collect symbols on the entire unlocked playing grid, and the same can be said for the new Multiplier and Great Multiplier symbols, which come with values of 2X, 3X, or 4X. You’ll play the bonus game with 3 spins, which resets each time you land a Coin or Jackpot Symbol, and the feature will end when you either reach 0 spins or all positions have been filled with Symbols.
The Great Banker Free Spins
The Great Banker Free Spins feature is played like the standard Free Spins bonus game, but can only be triggered from the Bonus Wheel. This feature comes with a guaranteed Great Banker Symbol during any spin on any of the unlocked rows.
Fat Money Free Spins
The Fat Money Free Spins feature is played like the standard Free Spins bonus game, but can only be triggered from the Bonus Wheel. The Fat Money Free Spins guarantees that all Coin Symbols have a minimum value of 5X.
Safe Symbols
The Safe Symbol is a non-paying symbol that can appear after a Free Spin, Fat Money, or Great Banker bonus game, awarding you a full retrigger of the respective feature, taking into account the number of scatters and bonuses you had when you triggered the bonus game.
Final Thoughts on The Great Banker
When the original Fat Banker was released in 2022, we loved its aesthetic, theme, and packed feature list, with the latter almost teetering on being quite a chaotic mess, but somehow felt quite balanced. One thing we have to mention, and we’re a bit confused about, is how it has been nearly 4 years between the releases, and yet The Great Banker hasn’t really changed up much visually, with most of its setting, graphics, and even symbol icons being largely the same, which doesn’t really feel like what we would’ve expected for such an awaited sequel to a beloved game. But where they didn’t change the visuals, theme, or graphics, they instead spent changing the core gameplay, for the better or worse, as we think The Great Banker and its prequel are different enough to be two completely different games. But before we say more, let us move over to the gameplay section.
Before discussing features, let’s quickly mention the stats, as they’re not half bad, with a slightly higher-than-average RTP of 96.31% and a max win of 10,317X the bet. The gameplay loop in the base game isn’t all too difficult to wrap your head around, as its all about landing paylines, and the game has an okay enough paytable, and hitting Coin Symbols alongside Banker Symbols, although that’s not necessarily the most consistent way of cashing in on wins, even though one Coin Symbol can land with a prize up to 90X the bet. However, the Coin Symbols also trigger the Bonus Wheel, which is probably the core feature of the game, as it can help you trigger one of many Free Spins features and award big Jackpot prizes. The bonus game variants aren’t all too different from each other, but the Great Banker and Fat Money Free Spins are definitely worth getting excited about, as both of them turn up the volatility a notch with guaranteed Banker Symbols and higher minimum Cash Prize values. All in all, the Great Banker is pretty great, if we would say so ourselves, but it is also different enough from Fat Banker to feel like a solid sequel, even though it may not build on the same feature list foundation. If your interest has been piqued and you want to try the game for yourself, be sure to check out The Great Banker demo.
The Great Banker is a slot with big Cash Prizes, Bonus Wheels, and multiple Free Spins bonus games.
