# Big Time Gaming
## Company Overview
Big Time Gaming (BTG) is an Australian slot studio founded in 2011 by Nik Robinson, who had previously started New Tech Media in 1996 before it was sold to News Corp and merged into Openbet. The company operates as Big Time Gaming Pty Ltd out of Surry Hills, New South Wales, and supplies slot titles to online casino operators on a B2B basis.
BTG’s identity is built around a single piece of proprietary technology: the Megaways mechanic, a variable-reels-and-symbols system the studio created and now licenses to other developers. The studio describes the launch of Bonanza in 2016 as the moment that “skyrocketed BTG’s reputation,” cementing Megaways as an industry-wide slot format rather than a one-off feature.
In 2021, Big Time Gaming was acquired by Evolution AB. BTG’s own About page states that “the acquisition by Evolution in 2021 further cemented its position as a powerhouse of innovation,” and the studio’s official site now carries Evolution branding and a direct link to evolution.com, confirming it currently operates as part of the Evolution group.
## Key Facts
| Field | Detail |
|—|—|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Nik Robinson |
| Headquarters | Surry Hills, NSW, Australia (Big Time Gaming Pty Ltd) |
| Parent Company | Evolution AB (acquired 2021) |
| Signature Mechanic | Megaways — proprietary variable reels/ways-to-win system invented by BTG, also licensed to third-party studios |
| Official Website | bigtimegaming.com |
## Flagship Games & Style
BTG’s catalogue centers on the Megaways mechanic it created, applied across a range of visual themes rather than one narrow genre. Bonanza (2016) is the title most associated with the studio’s breakout, while Dragon Born, released in late 2015, is credited by industry outlets as BTG’s earliest Megaways release — though this specific “first Megaways game” framing comes from trade press rather than BTG’s own site. Extra Chilli and White Rabbit (with a White Rabbit 2 follow-up) round out the studio’s best-known self-developed lineup.
BTG licenses the Megaways mechanic to other studios — including Gauselmann/Merkur, Blueprint Gaming, iSoftBet and Playzido — and games those studios release under the Megaways banner are not Big Time Gaming products, even though they carry BTG’s technology. Some BTG-developed titles use third-party licensed IP, such as Monopoly and Millionaire Megapots — these are games BTG built in-house, wrapped around licensed branding rather than original themes.
The core Megaways mechanic works by randomizing the number of symbols on each reel spin, which in turn varies the total number of ways to win from one spin to the next — a structural departure from the fixed-payline or fixed-cluster formats most other slot studios use. BTG has since developed related mechanics under its own branding, including Megapays and Megaclusters, which apply variations of the same variable-structure principle to different game formats.
## Latest Releases
– **Monster Quest** — released June 24, 2026, combining Bonus Buy, Power Play, Megaways and Hold and Spin mechanics.
– **Fruit Merge Megapots** — released May 27, 2026, pairing Bonus Buy with the studio’s Megapots and Hold and Spin features.
## Official Website
