Esa Gaming

Bison Riches

Slots Video Slots Wild West Animals Buffalo

Buffalo frontier slot with a Hold and Win core

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

94.03%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

6,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.02

per spin

Reels

5 lines

Player rating

4.1 ★

5 votes

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP6/10

RTP 94.03% → 6.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential7.6/10

x6000.00 (6000×) → 7.6/10

Features10/10

13 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics6.4/10

f=13 r=5 p=5 → 6.4/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility8/10

0.02–100 (×5000) → 8.0/10

Provider Reputation6/10

provider avg 6.0 → 6.0/10

Popularity0/10

synthetic proxy → 0.0/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 62 — Bison Riches by Esa Gaming

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Slot Summary

A bison-led Wild West setting gives Bison Riches a direct frontier identity, but its real emphasis is the switch from 5-payline spins into a Hold and Win board. ESA Gaming uses money, collect, and jackpot symbols as the bridge between those modes. Sticky values and multipliers then turn the bonus into a grid-filling pursuit instead of a conventional Free Spins detour.

How It Plays

Five reels and 5 fixed paylines keep the base game compact. Matching symbols pay from left to right before the feature symbols take over.

Money, collect, and jackpot symbols can land during ordinary spins, creating the route into the Hold and Win board without changing the base layout.

Theme & Atmosphere

Buffalo imagery leads the Animals theme, while the Wild West setting gives the reels a frontier character suited to jackpots, coins, and accumulating rewards.

The presentation treats the bison as the central figure rather than background wildlife, keeping the subject focused while the bonus grid shifts attention toward collected values.

Wild West Animals Buffalo

Features & Win Potential

Cash Collector symbols gather adjacent money values, while jackpot symbols connect the same collection system to the game's Fixed Jackpots during feature play.

Random multiplier and random reward events give the collection process more than one source of value, while Respins provide further chances to add qualifying symbols.

Symbol Collection Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Respins 5 Reels Bonus Game Bonus symbols Hold and Win Random multiplier Fixed Jackpots Cash Collector Random reward

Bonus & Free Spins

Landing 6 or more money, collect, or jackpot symbols triggers Hold and Win. Qualifying values become sticky while Respins continue the attempt to occupy more positions.

A random Bonus Game trigger can bypass the usual symbol requirement. Filling the entire grid awards the Grand Jackpot and ends the collection sequence.

Spec sheet

Bison Riches at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameBison Riches

StudioEsa Gaming

Released

Math

SlotRanker Score62

RTP94.03%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win6,000×

Bet range$0.02 – $100.00

Player rating4.1 / 5 · 5 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines5

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 94.03% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$0.48

Cost per session$0.48

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Bison Riches? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Medium

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (94.03%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (6,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Bison Riches with other games

	Bison Riches Score 62This game	Grand Buffalo Hold & Win Score 84	Book of Buffalo Score 78	Great Buffalo Hold’n Win Score 77	Buffalo Toro Score 77
Identity
Studio	Esa Gaming	BGaming	Indigo Magic	GameArt	ELK Studios
Released	—	—	5/22/2024	2/20/2024	8/26/2022
Math
RTP	94.03%	96.7%	96.01%	96.44%	94%
Volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility
Max win	6,000×	5,000×	8,000×	5,000×	50,000×
Format
Reels	5	6	5	5	6
Layout	5x3	6x8	5x3	5x3	6x4
Paylines	5	—	10	25	4096
Min bet	0.02	—	0.1	0.25	0.2
Max bet	100	—	195	100	50
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	—	—	✓	✓
Bonus game	✓	✓	—	✓	—
Respins	✓	✓	—	✓	✓

Every number is shown as a delta against Bison Riches.

Comparing against

Bison Riches

Esa Gaming

RTP

94.03%

Max win

6,000×

Score

Grand Buffalo Hold & Win

+ Free Spins− Multiplier

+ Free Spins− Multiplier− Bonus Game− Respins

Great Buffalo Hold’n Win

+ Free Spins− Bonus Game

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