Big Money Wheel in South Africa: Coins, Re-Spins and a Wheel at the End
Big Money Wheel is a NetEnt video slot released on 4 June 2024, despite a name that sounds like a live game show. It has six reels and 1024 ways to win. Coins carry multipliers and can start re-spins, and a large scatter on the first two reels opens free spins on a 4x6 grid. When those end, the wheel spins once and puts its multiplier on every Mystery symbol left on the reels.
Figures from provider data, September 2026. The RTP is the figure the studio publishes; check the ranking and the game's own info screen before you deposit.
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Six reels, two sizes and 1024 ways
Evolution's help file for the game says reels 1 and 2 are two rows high and reels 3 to 6 are four rows high. NetEnt lists the grid as 6x4 and the ways as 1024; by our arithmetic 2 x 2 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 = 1,024, which is where that number comes from.
A way pays when matching symbols land on three or more adjacent reels from the leftmost, without gaps, and extra copies multiply the ways. The help's example: shoes on reels 1 to 5, one, one, two, three and one of them, make 1 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 1 = 6 winning ways. Only the longest combination per symbol is paid.
In the main game, NetEnt says Wilds can appear on reels 3, 4, 5 and 6, and they stand in for every symbol except the Scatter and the Coin.
Coins, Colossal Coins and the re-spins
Coins carry random multipliers. NetEnt's page says x1, x2, x5, x10 and x25 can appear anywhere on the reels, and x50 and x100 can appear on reels 1 and 2. Colossal Coins take a 2x2 block and can only land on reels 1 and 2, which are exactly two rows high.
In the main game, a Colossal Coin that lands together with at least one other Coin starts a re-spin. The colossal symbol and all Coins stay where they are. Each re-spin that brings at least one new Coin earns another; a re-spin with no new Coin ends the feature, and so does a play area filled with Coins.
How the re-spin win is counted is not on NetEnt's page, and the help file gives it only in shared lines that also serve other games, in two versions that disagree. The paytable and help inside the game at your casino settle it.
Free spins, step by step 🎁
From NetEnt's Free Spins text and Evolution's help file for the game.
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The trigger
A Colossal Big Money Wheel Scatter on reels 1 and 2 starts free spins. The help says the Scatter cannot appear anywhere else. -
A new play area
Free spins are played on a 4x6 area, where every position spins on its own and only Coins (x1 to x100) and Mystery symbols can land. -
Three spins that keep coming back
The counter starts at 3. Every Coin or Mystery symbol that lands resets it to 3, and every symbol stays on the reels until the end. -
The end of the round
Free spins end when the counter reaches 0 or the area is full of Coins and Mystery symbols. The win is the bet times the sum of what the Coins and Mystery symbols show. -
The wheel
If at least one Mystery symbol is on the reels when the counter hits 0, the Big Money Wheel spins once, and its result goes to every Mystery symbol before the win is counted.
What the Big Money Wheel can land on
From NetEnt's page and the help. Neither publishes how likely each outcome is.
| Outcome | What it does |
|---|---|
| Multiplier | x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x250, x500 or x1,000 on every Mystery symbol |
| Double | A second spin with only multipliers on it; the multiplier won is doubled |
| Triple | A second spin with only multipliers on it; the multiplier won is tripled |
Why the Mystery symbols matter
The wheel changes only the Mystery symbols: three of them take the same result three times over, and a round with none skips the wheel.
By our arithmetic, the largest single result is a Triple followed by x1,000: x3,000 on each Mystery symbol, our sum, not a figure NetEnt prints. NetEnt's own figure for the game is a max payout of 12,000 times the bet, which its page does not call a cap.
The two Buy Feature options
NetEnt lists both. The help also has an opening line for the game without the Buy Feature, so the version at your casino may not offer it. Rand costs are our sums at a R2 bet.
| Option | Cost | At a R2 bet |
|---|---|---|
| Free spins starting with 1 Mystery symbol | 90 times the bet | R180 |
| Free spins starting with 3 Mystery symbols | 150 times the bet | R300 |
Big Money Wheel in figures
From NetEnt's game page and Evolution's games site.
| Detail | Big Money Wheel |
|---|---|
| Released | 4 June 2024 (NetEnt); 2024 on Evolution's games site |
| Reels | 6; reels 1 and 2 two rows high, reels 3 to 6 four rows |
| Ways | 1024 |
| Free spins area | 4x6, counter starting at 3 |
| Hit frequency | 22%, as NetEnt states it |
| Volatility | Medium on NetEnt's page, High on Evolution's games site |
| Max payout | 12,000 times the bet, NetEnt's figure |
| Bet range | €0.20 to €40.00 on NetEnt's page |
Reading the numbers before you spin
Out of 100 spins, NetEnt's 22% means about 22 return something, by our arithmetic. Much of the game's value sits in the free spins round and the wheel, which a hit rate does not describe.
NetEnt's badge says MEDIUM and Evolution's games site says High for the same game, so we give both rather than pick one.
A bought round costs 90 or 150 bets in one go, the price of that many spins. Fix the session's budget before the first spin, and treat a buy as part of it; no buying habit changes the house edge.
Big Money Wheel RTP and volatility 📊
NetEnt gives Big Money Wheel's return to player as 96.07%.
Volatility is medium: small wins mixed with occasional bigger ones.
Paying for Big Money Wheel in rand
Big Money Wheel is in the lobby at 6 operators we list: all of them take cards; 5 take Ozow; 4 take Capitec Pay; 5 take cash vouchers.
The smallest first deposit for Big Money Wheel among them is R1, at Luckyfish.
Big Money Wheel winnings are paid by EFT to an account in your own name, after FICA.
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Is Big Money Wheel legal in South Africa? 📜
Big Money Wheel is a slot. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 6 operators we list for Big Money Wheel hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money ⚠️
Set your Big Money Wheel budget and a deposit limit before the first round, not after a losing one. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict ⚖️
- Coins keep the re-spins going one landing at a time
- Every Coin or Mystery symbol resets the free spins counter to 3
- One wheel result applies to every Mystery symbol on the reels
- Two Buy Feature options that start with Mystery symbols
- Neither NetEnt nor the help publishes the wheel's odds
- A round without a Mystery symbol never reaches the wheel
- NetEnt's pages publish no paytable for the ordinary symbols
- Medium on NetEnt's badge but High on Evolution's site
Big Money Wheel is a slot first: 1024 ways, Coins that drive re-spins, and a free spins grid that fills up with Coins and Mystery symbols. The wheel is the last step of that round and decides what the Mystery symbols are worth. It suits a player who likes watching a grid fill and accepts a wheel whose odds nobody prints.
Big Money Wheel FAQ ❓
Is Big Money Wheel a live game show?
No. It is a NetEnt video slot from 2024 with six reels and 1024 ways. The wheel is a feature at the end of free spins, not a studio wheel with a host. Some lobbies list it under Evolution, the group NetEnt belongs to.
How do you trigger free spins in Big Money Wheel?
A Colossal Big Money Wheel Scatter on reels 1 and 2 starts them. Free spins run on a 4x6 area with a counter of 3, and any Coin or Mystery symbol that lands resets the counter to 3.
When does the Big Money Wheel spin?
Once, when the free spins counter hits 0 and at least one Mystery symbol is on the reels. It awards a multiplier from x5 to x1,000, or a Double or Triple that spins again with multipliers only.
What is the RTP of Big Money Wheel?
96.07% on both NetEnt's game page and Evolution's games site. The Return to Player line in the help inside the game is the one that applies at your casino, so open it once before a real-money session.
How much does the Buy Feature cost?
NetEnt lists 90 times the bet for free spins that start with one Mystery symbol and 150 times the bet for three. At a R2 bet that is R180 or R300 by our sums, where your casino's version offers it.
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Where to play Big Money Wheel in South Africa
Licensed South African operators we have found carrying Big Money Wheel, each with its licence and our score, and the date where we saw the game in the lobby ourselves. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
Also carrying Big Money Wheel. Bonus, payment and payout terms for each are on its review.
