Big Time Gaming

Founding and Ownership

Big Time Gaming dates its own start to 2011. Evolution acquired it in 2021: BTG's own About page states that the acquisition by Evolution in 2021 cemented its position, and Evolution's press release records that all regulatory approvals the transaction was conditional on had been received and that it had completed the transaction and acquired the shares. The acquired entity is Big Time Gaming Pty Ltd, the company named in BTG's own site footer.

What It Makes

BTG makes video slots, and is the studio behind the Megaways mechanic. Its own site states that the Megaways mechanic offers players 117,649 ways to win, and its owner's brand page states that BTG transformed the slot industry with the launch of Bonanza in 2016. Beyond Megaways, the studio has built systems branded Megapays, Megapots, Megaclusters and Megadozer, which its owner describes as new ways to deliver dynamic win structures, progressive jackpots and evolving gameplay formats.

Where It Is Licensed

Evolution's own licence page lists one licence for Big Time Gaming: a gaming software licence from the Swedish Gambling Authority. No licence number is published there, and BTG does not appear on the UK Gambling Commission's public register, so no British licence is recorded.

Games Produced by Big Time Gaming

Most casino games released by Big Time Gaming are video slots, and they come in two primary flavours. First, there are standard video slots that should be recognisable to anyone who has played a slot before. However, these slots come with a twist called “Megaways” that creates a great many potential winning combinations.

The other category of slots produced by Big Time Gaming consists of reactor games. Reactor slots are so-named because winning combinations “react” by blowing up those symbols, which in turn allows additional symbols to drop from the top of the screen. Reactive wins can trigger additional reactive wins, and each time the multiplier grows.

Their gold-rush themed Bonanza Megaways slot is a clear example of a reactor slot. In Bonanza Megaways, the player takes the part of an old-fashioned gold miner digging above ground at first and then venturing deeper into the mines. As a Megaways game, this one offers more than 100,000 ways to win, and it adds cascading symbols on top.