The Great Banker: Slot Overview

Push Gaming returns to the world of high finance, revisiting a “fan-favourite” and reshaping it for a fresh crowd. The original was Fat Banker, itself part of the studio’s well-known “Fat” line that kicked off with Fat Rabbit years ago, where symbols would grow (or “fatten up”) during bonus play. That idea has been removed in the rework, The Great Banker, which sits within the studio’s Actions range and leans into more standard mechanics and lower volatility, aiming for easy-going play through elements such as Coin collection, jackpots, and a hold ’n’ win-style round.

As with the earlier title, The Great Banker opens out on the street, and the backdrop looks broadly in line with the previous slot. The reels float above a bare stretch of road, framed by curving buildings—presumably the centre of the financial district where the money movers pull levers to keep the cash flowing. In The Great Banker, the bonus action stays outdoors too, shifting from day into night rather than heading inside like Fat Banker did. Still, a slick, finger-snapping soundtrack brings some swing to proceedings, and while the vibe initially feels familiar, a rotating prize wheel signals that the feature set has changed.

With a 2 out of 5 rating, The Great Banker is a medium volatile slot and offers three RTP options depending on setup, with 96.31% being the most desirable. Players can wager from $/€0.10 to $/€100 per spin, and there are no feature buys or Push Bets included. Gameplay uses a 5×3 grid in the base game, where 20 paylines determine wins, although the reels may expand during the free spins feature.

Diamonds, clubs, hearts, and spades make up the lower-value symbols, while cigars, top hats, a doggy, and a lady sit at the top end. Land a 5 OAK win and you’ll receive 0.8x to 10x the stake. Wilds can appear on any reel, substitute for all standard paying symbols, and pay the same as the lady symbols.

The Great Banker: Slot Features

In this section, we look at the Collect Feature, the Wheel Feature, the different prize outcomes, and the free spins round.

Collect Feature

Coin symbols act as bet multipliers with values from 0.1x to 90x the stake. If a Banker collector symbol lands on the rightmost reel while Coins are showing, it awards their values.

Wheel Feature

Whenever a Coin lands in the base game, it is collected by the Wheel. When this occurs, there is a chance the Wheel Feature activates. The wheel can award the following prizes:

• The Mini, Minor, Major, or Mega Jackpot.
• Jackpot prizes x2 – Mini, Minor, Major, or Mega Jackpot.
• 3, 4, or 5 scatter free spins.
• The Great Banker Free Spins – Free spins with a guaranteed The Great Banker symbol landing on the unlocked rows.
• Fat Money Free Spins – Free spins where Coin symbols have a minimum value of 5x.

The Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega are worth 10x, 50x, 250x, and 1,000x, respectively. Jackpot Prizes are considered to be bet multipliers.

Free Spins

Hitting 3, 4, or 5 scatters in the base game starts free spins on a 5×3, 5×4, or 5×5 initial grid. The feature begins with 3 free spins, and whenever a bet multiplier symbol lands on unlocked rows, the counter resets to 3. Only Coins, Jackpot, Banker, The Great Banker, Multiplier, The Great Multiplier, Safe symbols or blanks can appear.

• Banker – Collects values from existing Coins, Jackpots, and Banker symbols on unlocked rows in a 3×3 area. The Great Banker collects from unlocked rows.
• Multiplier – Multiplies Coins, Jackpots, and Banker symbols on unlocked rows by x2, x3, or x4 in a 3×3 area, before spinning off on the next spin. The Great Multiplier multiplies bet multiplier values on all unlocked rows.
• Safe – Activates when the round ends. Awards a full retrigger of the free spins feature from the initial state.

When Coins or Jackpot symbols land on the unlocked area, they are collected into the Locked row meter, which requires 4 bet multiplier symbol collections per meter. Once the meter is completed, rows are unlocked up to 5×7. Any symbols sitting on locked rows do nothing until those rows have been opened.

The Great Banker: Slot Verdict

If capitalism is meant to be about expansion, then the banker at the centre of this one may be eyeing an early exit. That’s because The Great Banker comes across as a downgrade from Fat Banker in quite a few respects. For players who buy into the financial world’s “bigger is better” mindset, The Great Banker simply won’t deliver. Instead of taking Fat Banker and reinventing it with confidence, The Great Banker opts not to battle the heavyweights, stepping back toward calmer, more mainstream mechanics.

That said, The Great Banker is a Push Gaming Actions title, so “bigger is better” likely wasn’t the goal in the first place. It’s aimed at a different type of player—someone who enjoys what medium volatility typically brings and prefers more conventional, recognisable features. The base-game prize wheel, for example, can feel like either an inviting introduction or a caution sign, depending on what you’re into. For those who are interested, the positives include a top win of 10,317x the bet, multiple bonus options (regular, Great Banker, and Fat Spins), and the overall refinement that usually comes with a Push Gaming release.

Ultimately, there’s an Art Deco sheen here that the right audience will appreciate—particularly anyone not chasing wild new mechanics or the punishing volatility found in some of Push Gaming’s bigger titles. It achieves what it sets out to do reasonably well. Even so, The Great Banker isn’t exactly a standout, and it’s easy to understand why players wanting more than middle-of-the-road results might not be won over.