From land-based conversions to an in-house studio
James Marshall and Winston Lee founded Push Gaming in 2010. Its first business brought land-based games online, retaining artwork, sound and animation while rebuilding the code. Without its own platform, the business had to share revenue with several intermediaries. An opportunity to develop two exclusive games for Kindred started the company’s own studio. Those games were designed around a phone’s portrait screen from the outset.
In January 2020, Push Gaming acquired GSI, including the Hive remote game server and Mesh integration technology. This gave it control over game development and delivery to casino partners. LeoVegas acquired 86% of Push Gaming in August 2023. The deal retained an independent management team; company announcements in 2026 still identify James Marshall as CEO. Push supplies multiple operators, so belonging to the LeoVegas group does not make its games exclusive to one casino.
The company lists offices in London and Ta’ Xbiex, Malta. Push Gaming Holding Plc has active British Gambling Software and Game Host permissions dating from 16 January 2020, plus Gaming Machine Technical Software permission from 9 May 2025. Push Gaming Malta Ltd states a critical supply licence, MGA/B2B/779/2020. These permissions cover the supplier. The casino you use sets the account, promotion and withdrawal terms.
Three directions with different styles of play
Since September 2025, the portfolio has been organised into Push Originals, Push Actions and a separate sub-brand, Reel Hot Games. Originals keeps the feature-rich approach of familiar series. Actions groups simpler designs, including 3 Magic Pots and 10 Flaming Bisons. Reel Hot Games revisits land-based slot styling, with smaller grids, familiar symbols and new features built around them.
Choosing a game solely by the Push Gaming logo overlooks these differences. Diamonds 4 The Win, a Reel Hot Games title, has low volatility. Razor Shark Jackpots is medium, while Wild Swarm is medium-high. That differs from the high-volatility Big Bamboo and Jammin’ Jars. Slot volatility describes the spread of possible results; it does not prescribe an exact number of losing spins or a waiting time for a bonus.
RTP comparisons need matching configurations
Push Gaming games can have multiple theoretical return settings. Wild Swarm, for example, can refer to a 97.03% version or a 94.67% version. These are not successive stages of the game, and the figure does not rise after a losing streak. A casino runs a particular configuration. Its RTP is displayed in the game’s interface and on loading.
| Game | RTP | Volatility |
|---|---|---|
| Jammin’ Jars | 96.83%; 94.25% | High |
| Jammin’ Jars 2 | 96.40%; 94.40% | High |
| Razor Shark | 96.70%; 94.06% | High |
| Razor Returns | 96.55%; 94.49% | High |
| Razor Shark Jackpots | 96.38%; 94.30% | Medium |
| Big Bamboo | 96.13%; 94.13% | High |
| Big Bamboo 2 | 96.36%; 94.47% | High |
| Bamboo Ways | 96.30%; 94.42% | High |
| Wild Swarm | 97.03%; 94.67% | Medium-high |
| Fat Rabbit | 96.45%; 94.15% | High |
| Diamonds 4 The Win | 96.38%; 94.39% | Low |
A sequel does not necessarily raise RTP. Big Bamboo 2’s higher setting exceeds the original’s, whereas Jammin’ Jars 2’s is lower. Compare matching ways of entering play: normal spins, an enhanced stake and a feature purchase can have their own conditions. A successful demo session cannot measure theoretical return.
Jammin’ Jars: clusters and a separate Giga Jar feature
Jammin’ Jars uses an 8×8 grid and cascades. Wins start from a group of five matching fruits. A jar acts as both Wild and Scatter, with a multiplier starting at x1 that applies to a win it contributes to. Three jars trigger free games. The random Rainbow Feature introduces giant fruits.
In the second game, collected gold vinyl records fill a meter towards MAX. A full meter gives a chance of activating Giga Jar, rather than promising it on the next spin. That feature introduces a 2×2, 3×3 or 4×4 block and awards eight Giga Spins. It is a separate mechanic from the standard free-spin trigger involving jars.
Razor: hidden stacks and distinct follow-ups
Razor Shark has a 5×4 grid and twenty paylines. Stacks of four mystery symbols nudge down and reveal. A golden shark activates Razor Reveal, turning mystery positions into mini-reels with instant cash multipliers from x1 to x2500 and Scatters. During free games, mystery symbols fill reels two and four, with each nudge increasing the win multiplier.
Razor Returns develops the reveal with Collector, Converter, multiplier and Nudge Up symbols. A Collector gathers instant prizes; a Converter turns matching paying symbols into golden sharks. Nudge Up raises a stack during the bonus. Additional Scatters can improve the starting multiplier. Buying free spins and buying a full screen of Razor Reveal symbols are different feature entries.
Bamboo: mystery stacks, frames and expanding rows
In Big Bamboo, mystery stacks reveal paying symbols, Wilds or Golden Bamboo. The golden feature includes instant prizes up to x5000, multipliers up to x10, collectors and bonus symbols. A Gamble Scatter can appear on reels two, three and four. You can collect an awarded bonus or attempt an upgrade on the wheel. An upgrade attempt should not be treated as a free extension of an award already secured.
Big Bamboo 2 adds Lucky Bamboo. It starts with three spins; a new golden symbol resets the remaining spins and creates or upgrades a frame in its position. Bronze frames allow the full range of cash prizes. Silver, gold and diamond frames raise the minimum prize thresholds. Frames persist through free spins. Collecting four bonus symbols on the progression meter converts one low symbol, adds an instant-prize multiplier and awards extra spins.
Bamboo Ways changes the grid itself. It begins with three bottom rows active and three top rows locked. A cascade or instant-prize win unlocks another row; the next round restores the initial layout. Expansion therefore works within a round rather than building a permanently larger grid. An expanding Wild can cover unlocked rows and carry an x2, x3 or x5 multiplier.
Wild Swarm and Fat Rabbit: what collection changes
Wild Swarm is a 5×4 payline game with twenty lines. Collected bees develop the hive and give a chance of triggering Swarm Mode. Three or more hive symbols award up to fifteen free spins with sticky Wilds. A chest opens a hidden-prize pick feature, which can award spins, a swarm boost or instant Swarm Mode. These are different routes into features; meter progress is not a timetable for the next payout.
Fat Rabbit uses a 5×5 grid and fifty paylines. Landing a rabbit alongside a Wild carrot triggers free games. The rabbit collects carrots, grows and awards additional spins. A separate random Harvest Feature takes a tractor across the grid to reveal Wild carrots. A smaller payout figure than those attached to later Push games does not make this a low-volatility slot.
Fixed Razor jackpots and a simpler payline option
Razor Shark Jackpots has its own Shark Pot feature. Mini, Minor, Maxi and Major each require four matching jackpot tokens; Mega requires six. Their prizes are x10, x25, x50, x500 and x5000 of the base bet. These are fixed multipliers, so the cash amount changes with the stake. The word Jackpots does not mean a single growing prize pool shared by all Push games.
Diamonds 4 The Win has a simpler layout: three reels and five paylines. A Diamond Wild in the centre position triggers respins. In Super Diamond Respin, that central Wild receives x2, x3, x5 or x10, multiplying wins it helps create. It offers an introduction to the studio’s classic direction if extensive meters and cascading grids feel cumbersome.
An observed win is not automatically a payout limit
Push Gaming labels several figures Highest Observed Win. That describes a recorded outcome; the label alone does not define the mathematical payout cap. A cap needs a separate statement in the game rules. This matters particularly when comparing older games with the larger headline numbers attached to later follow-ups.
| Game | Observed win in stakes |
|---|---|
| Wild Swarm | x3069 |
| Fat Rabbit | x3844 |
| Jammin’ Jars | x19,998.5 |
| Jammin’ Jars 2 | x50,000 |
| Big Bamboo | x50,000 |
| Big Bamboo 2 | x75,000 |
| Razor Returns | x100,000 |
For Big Bamboo 2, the developer separately calls x75,000 the maximum win in its release announcement. That matching observed result does not change the meaning of the label across the whole portfolio. Payout potential also says nothing on its own about the chance of reaching that amount.
Push Bet costs, demos and choosing an operator
In Razor Returns, Push Bet raises the base stake by 10% and improves the chance of triggering free spins. At a base stake of 1, the active mode costs 1.10 per round: one hundred paid entries cost 110 rather than 100. This is an extra payment for a different mode, rather than a guaranteed bonus purchase. Individual Bonus Buy prices need a separate calculation because they pay for direct feature entry.
The games use HTML5 and run in a browser, including a phone’s portrait screen. A demo helps explain moving stacks, grid changes and feature sequences. Its virtual balance cannot be withdrawn, and a demo win does not determine the next result in real-money play. Installing an app is not an inherent requirement of Push slots.
A casino displaying the supplier’s logo may carry only part of a series or a different RTP configuration. Partners include LeoVegas, Casumo, Videoslots and Betsson, but individual titles depend on the market. Exact game names, available modes and promotion terms matter: spins awarded on one title do not automatically cover the whole portfolio. A Russian or English interface does not itself change the account’s country, currency or eligible offers.
