Key facts
- Big Time Gaming (BTG) says it started in 2011, was founded by Nik Robinson, and has its office at Suite 203, 50 Holt St, Surry Hills, NSW. Evolution acquired it in 2021.
- On 8 October 2026 BTG's games list showed 91 titles: 47 tagged Megaways, 41 Bonus Buy and 5 Hold And Spin.
- BTG often publishes an RTP range instead of one number, such as 96.15% to 96.41% for Extra Chilli. The widest range we saw is worth $2.60 per $1,000 bet, in our calculation.
- The lowest BTG RTP we read was Danger High Voltage at 95.67%, on 4,096 ways; the highest was White Rabbit at 96.42%.
- BTG's games are made in Sydney, but online pokies cannot legally be offered to people in Australia.
Who makes Big Time Gaming pokies
Big Time Gaming pokies come from a studio in Surry Hills, Sydney. BTG says it "burst onto the scene in 2011", that it was founded by Nik Robinson, and that Evolution acquired it in 2021. Evolution's own timeline records the deal as "Evolution enters an agreement to acquire Big Time Gaming" in 2021, which makes BTG a sister studio of NetEnt.
| What BTG says | Detail |
|---|---|
| Founded | Burst onto the scene in 2011, founded by Nik Robinson |
| Founder's earlier company | New Tech Media (1996), later sold to News Corp and merged with Orbis to become Openbet |
| Office | Suite 203 / 50 Holt St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010 |
| Company | Big Time Gaming Pty Ltd |
| Owner | Evolution, since 2021 |
| Breakthrough | Bonanza, launched in 2016 on BTG's patented Megaways system |
| Licensing | Megaways "licensed to numerous developers" |
That licensing is why you see Megaways titles from other makers, such as Pragmatic Play's Great Rhino Megaways, covered in our pragmatic play pokies guide.
What the BTG catalogue is made of
BTG's games list on 8 October 2026 showed 91 titles. Counting the tags BTG itself applies:
| Tag on BTG's games list | Games | Share of 91 |
|---|---|---|
| Megaways | 47 | 52% |
| Bonus Buy | 41 | 45% |
| Hold And Spin | 5 | 5% |
So just over half of everything BTG sells is a Megaways game, and nearly half lets you buy the feature. Tags overlap, so the shares add up to more than 100%. If you want the mechanics behind those two big groups, megaways pokies explains how the ways are counted and bonus buy pokies explains what buying the feature costs.
BTG pokies and their published RTPs
These are the figures we read on BTG's own game pages.
| Game | RTP on BTG's page | Ways | What else the page says |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rabbit | 96.42% | 16,807 base, 248,832 in the feature | Extending reels; Feature Drop price falls with each BTG coin |
| Extra Chilli More Chilli | 96.39% to 96.45% | 117,649 | Bonus buy of 10 free spins for 100x stake; Power Play at 5 times stake |
| White Rabbit 2 | 96.36% to 96.37% | 16,807 base, 248,832 in the feature | Hold and Spin buy 35x stake; 12 free spins 100x stake |
| Extra Chilli | 96.15% to 96.41% | 117,649 | Free spins gamble, up to 24 free spins |
| Bonanza | 96.00% | Up to 117,649 | DUELREACTION cascades that run in both directions |
| Danger High Voltage | 95.67% | 4,096 |
The pages we read do not list a maximum win, so we do not quote one.
Danger High Voltage has the lowest figure in the table, 95.67% on 4,096 ways. That is 0.75 points below White Rabbit, or $7.50 more average loss per $1,000 bet, in our calculation.
Reading a BTG RTP range
Many makers print one number. BTG often prints two, and the pages we read do not explain what moves a game from one end to the other. The useful question is how much the range is worth. Average loss is total bets times (1 minus RTP), so in our calculation, per $1,000 of total bets:
| Game | Low end | High end | Difference per $1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Chilli | $38.50 lost | $35.90 lost | $2.60 |
| Extra Chilli More Chilli | $36.10 lost | $35.50 lost | $0.60 |
| White Rabbit 2 | $36.40 lost | $36.30 lost | $0.10 |
Those gaps are small next to the spreads some other makers publish. Hacksaw Gaming, for example, lists versions of Wanted Dead or a Wild about 8 points apart, which is worth $79.60 per $1,000; see hacksaw gaming pokies. With BTG, the bigger cost lever is usually not the range but the bet size. Power Play in Extra Chilli More Chilli costs 5 times your stake on each spin, so at the same RTP your average loss per spin is five times larger too.
Pundit tip: on a BTG game, check the total cost per spin after touching any extra option. A 96.4% game played at five times the stake loses five times as much per hour.
How to check a BTG game's RTP at a site
- Write down the figure or range from BTG's page for that game.
- Open the game at the site, then its help or rules screen, and find the RTP line.
- If the site's figure sits inside BTG's range, it matches what BTG publishes. If it is below the low end, the site is running a version BTG's page does not show.
- Check the cost per spin of any Power Play, Feature Drop or bonus buy separately. They are priced as multiples of your stake, and the pokies calculator turns a stake and speed into an hourly cost.
A Sydney studio you cannot legally play from Sydney
The BTG game pages we read have both "Play for real money" and "Play for fun" buttons, and its studio is in Surry Hills. Neither changes the law here. The Interactive Gambling Act 2001 prohibits online pokies being provided to people in Australia, and there is no Australian licence a site could hold to offer BTG's games. Playing is not an offence, but ACMA blocks illegal gambling sites and no Australian regulator can help if an offshore site refuses to pay. See are online pokies legal in Australia for the detail.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Big Time Gaming Australian?
Yes. BTG gives its address as Suite 203, 50 Holt St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, and the trading entity is Big Time Gaming Pty Ltd. It says it was founded by Nik Robinson and burst onto the scene in 2011. Evolution acquired it in 2021.
What are BTG pokies best known for?
Megaways, the patented system behind Bonanza (launched in 2016), which gives each spin the potential of up to 117,649 ways to win. BTG says it has licensed Megaways to numerous developers. Its own catalogue also uses bonus buys, Feature Drop, extending reels and a free spins gamble.
Why does BTG show an RTP range?
Many BTG game pages give a range, such as 96.39% to 96.45% for Extra Chilli More Chilli, and the pages we read do not say what drives it. The ranges are narrow: the widest we saw, 96.15% to 96.41% on Extra Chilli, is a difference of $2.60 per $1,000 bet.
Can I play Big Time Gaming pokies for real money in Australia?
No site can legally offer them to you. The Interactive Gambling Act 2001 prohibits online pokies being provided to people in Australia, even though BTG itself is based in Sydney. It is not an offence to play, but you have no Australian protection.
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