Fat Banker: Slot Overview

Much like an overindulged rabbit, Push Gaming’s hugely popular ‘Fat’ line keeps getting bigger, and the latest addition is called Fat Banker. The theme feels oddly appropriate, too. Fair or not, bankers are often imagined as living large on steak-and-beer lunches, puffing Cuban cigars lit with burning dollar bills, and enjoying a level of luxury most non-finance folks can only picture. As Gordon Gekko put it – ‘greed is good.’ And in Fat Banker, it certainly is, because the expanding wild in free spins is back, bringing the same kind of excitement seen in Fat Rabbit, the original title that launched the whole series.

Banking doesn’t always have the best reputation, so for Fat Banker the slot, Push Gaming has opted to showcase a more stylish, glitzy version of the world. It feels like they’ve rolled things back to an earlier, arguably more carefree era, before the GFC and other modern financial disasters. Sleek downtown towers frame the play area in a nicely curved composition, and the whole thing leans into an Art Deco, chrome-heavy vibe. Visually, Fat Banker has the laid-back charm the ‘Fat’ series is known for, but don’t be fooled by the friendly look—once it starts hitting, it can get ferocious.

To start, players choose a wager of 10 p/c to $/€100 and spin to drop 36 symbols into a 6×6 sized grid. That’s correct—Push has expanded the layout with an extra reel and row, and also squeezed in 10 more paylines. Is it because bankers supposedly like everything larger than the competition? Possibly. Staying true to the series, Fat Banker is a highly volatile slot and sits at the higher end of the range for RTP at 96.43%, which rises further if you purchase one of the three feature buy options.

Standard payouts land when 3 to 6 matching symbols connect on one of the 50 fixed paylines, beginning from the first column. The paytable opens with diamonds, clubs, hearts, and spades, where six of a kind returns 1x the bet. After that come top hats, cigars, puppies, and the banker’s lady (apparently). Hitting six premium symbols pays between 10x to 20x the bet. The banker pays more—40x the bet for six of a kind—and he is also wild, though he really shines during free spins. Two additional wilds play a major role in Fat Banker. One is the standard Wild Money Bag symbol. The other is a Wild Money Bag symbol with Multiplier, carrying a value of x2, x3, or x5. In the base game, wilds can land on reels 2-6 and substitute for any paying symbol.

Fat Banker: Slot Features

At its core, Fat Banker revolves around a free spins round where a roaming, growing wild is the main attraction. Supporting it is a hefty selection of extra mechanics that can appear along the way to keep momentum high. These include Bullion symbols, Multiplier symbols, Silver Safe symbols, plus a Red Car feature, a Gold Car feature, and a Fortune Link feature. There’s plenty here to keep even the most demanding banker entertained.

Special Symbols

Appearing on reels 1-5 in the base game, Bullion symbols can carry values of 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 25x, 50x, or 100x. If a Silver Safe symbol lands on reel 6 at the same time as one or more Bullion symbols, it collects them and awards their values. Also, when a Multiplier symbol lands on reels 1-5 in the base game at the same time, it multiplies the value of any Bullion symbols by x2, x3, x5, x10, or x100 before the Siler Safe collects them.

Red Car Feature

On any base game spin, as long as one of these symbols is in view – Fat Banker, Silver Safe in hot spot, Wild Money Bag, Multiplier Wild Money Bag, or Bullion – the Red Car feature may randomly trigger. When it kicks in, one of the following symbols may be added – Fat Banker, Silver Safe, Wild Money Bag, Multiplier Wild Money Bag, Multiplier Symbol, or Bullion – potentially creating a new win check or setting off another feature.

Gold Car Feature

This feature can trigger randomly during the Fortune Link or free spins bonus rounds. When it activates in Fortune Links, at least one Bullion Symbol and/or a Multiplier symbol will be added to the grid to reset the spins. If the Gold Car triggers in free spins, a random number of Wild Money Bags and/or Multiplier Wild Money Bags are added to the reels to ensure the next level is reached for a retrigger.

Fortune Link

On reel 6, some positions are outlined with blue frames—these are known as Hot Spots. If a Silver Safe lands in a hot spot while there are Bullion symbols in view, the Fortune Link round begins. The bonus starts with 2 free spins and plays on a grid that only drops Bullion Symbols, Multipliers, or blanks. Each time a non-blank symbol lands, spins are reset back to 2. Bullion Symbol values are added to the running total shown above the reels, and Multipliers increase that total when they appear. Once the grid fills up or spins expire, the accumulated total is paid out.

Fat Banker Free Spins

If a Banker symbol lands on reel 1 with at least one Wild symbol in view anywhere on the reels, 5 Fat Banker Free Spins are awarded. The Fat Banker is wild and stays on the reels throughout the bonus. Each time a Wild Money Bag lands, the Fat Banker shifts over and collects it. After collecting specific totals of Wild Money Bags, the Fat Banker grows, and additional free spins are awarded.

• When the Fat Banker is 1×1 in size – collecting 5 Money Bags increases his size, plus 3 free spins are awarded.
• When the Fat Banker is 2×2 in size – collecting 4 Money Bags increases his size, plus 3 free spins are awarded.
• When the Fat Banker is 3×3 in size – collecting 4 Money Bags increases his size, plus 2 free spins are awarded.
• When the Fat Banker is 4×4 in size – collecting 3 Money Bags increases his size, plus 2 free spins are awarded.
• When the Fat Banker is 5×5 in size – collecting 3 Money Bags increases his size, plus 1 free spin is awarded.
• When the Fat Banker is 6×6 in size, he has achieved his final transformation.

Wild Money Bags with multipliers may also appear. When collected, the Fat Banker accumulates the multiplier values too.

Bonus Buy

By using the Bonus Buy button, players can purchase three different features.

• Option one is Fat Banker Free Spins, triggered by up to 5 Wild Bag Symbols. This costs 150x the bet and has an RTP of 96.65%.
• Or, for 600x the bet, you can trigger Fat Banker Free Spins with up to five Wild Money Bag symbols, with a minimum of 1 of them being a Multiplier Wild (RTP 96.64%).
• Lastly, for 30x the bet, players can buy the Fortune Link Feature where the RTP is 96.63%.

Fat Banker: Slot Verdict

It feels like Fat Banker steers the series back toward its roots after Fat Drac took things in a different direction. Not that it was a bad slot, but having the Fat Drac symbol act as a growing mystery symbol instead of a wild didn’t quite match what the franchise is known for. It could still deliver wild sequences, yet something about it felt slightly out of place. For whatever reason, Push Gaming has returned to the classic approach, and fans should be pleased that the growing Fat Banker symbol is wild again.

The returning growing wild isn’t the only change either—it comes with some clever additions. The most notable shift is the larger grid. With an extra row, an extra reel, and more paylines, the Fat Banker can now expand to 6×6, rather than topping out at the legendary 5×5 from earlier entries. If someone manages to fatten the banker up that far, individual spins can be worth up to 2,000x each—potentially higher if a multiplier comes into play. Even so, despite these upgrades, Fat Banker’s overall potential is only half of Fat Drac, where the max win is 25,000x the bet. It does raise the question of how much Fat Drac depended on its Bubble Prize reel to generate the biggest moments.

The side features in Fat Banker are solid as well, though they clearly take a back seat to the free spins. Fortune Links can seem a little restrictive since the reset is only to 2, but big outcomes are still possible if the right Bullion and Multiplier symbols land. And of course, Push Gaming slots have a reputation for throwing out ridiculous coin/token hits seemingly from nowhere for lucky players. Another point worth mentioning is that all features, including free spins, triggered at a surprisingly frequent rate during the review. As expected, most didn’t develop into anything huge. Still, given the game’s highly volatile profile, some paid off nicely, and the steady stream of triggers created plenty of chances for something memorable to land.

Overall, Fat Banker seems likely to resonate more with dedicated series fans than Fat Drac did. The added side features help keep things feeling fresh, but the main growing-wild collection mechanic is back in full force and, when everything clicks, it can feel like a massive end-of-year banker’s bonus.