About Buffalo Beast: How Buffalo Slots Are Researched, Reviewed and Ranked
A reference for buffalo-themed slot games, built on the figures providers and regulated casinos publish.
How the figures are checked
Provider first
The studio’s own game page is the first source, then regulated casino pages, then reviewer databases.
Both figures shown
Where sources disagree, the page gives the primary figure and names the alternative. A missing value stays missing.
State by state
A game counts as available in a state only when a regulated casino page or the provider names it there.
Checked October 1, 2026
Figures change when a provider or a licensed casino publishes a new one.
What the site covers
Buffalo Beast is a reference for one theme: slot games built around the buffalo. That covers thirty games from thirteen studios, from Aristocrat’s 2008 floor cabinet and its many sequels to Pragmatic Play’s Buffalo King series, the six buffalo Megaways titles and the hold-and-win games from Playson and Booming Games. Each game has its own review, and the hubs group them by provider, by mechanic and by release history.
The state casino guides cover the four US states with licensed online casinos: New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Casino lists there come from each state regulator’s own register, not from operator marketing. Everything on the site is written for adults aged 21 and over.
Where the figures come from
Every number in a review has a source, and the sources are used in a fixed order. Provider pages come first: the game pages of Aristocrat, Pragmatic Play, Blueprint Gaming, BGaming, High 5 Games and the other studios. Regulated operator pages come next, including BetMGM, FanDuel, DraftKings and Caesars in the US, and OLG (Ontario) and PlayAlberta in Canada. OLG matters most for the Aristocrat online games, because its game pages list RTP, bet range and max win together. Reviewer databases such as Slotcatalog, Bigwinboard and VegasSlotsOnline come last and fill gaps only where nothing better exists.
Sources often disagree. When they do, the review shows the primary figure and names the alternative, with who published each. The original Buffalo, for instance, appears at 94.72% on two regulated casino pages and 94.85% elsewhere, and both figures are on its page. A missing value stays missing. Nothing is estimated.
US availability follows the same discipline. A game is marked as available in a state only when a regulated casino page or the provider’s own jurisdiction list names it there. Land-only cabinets are written up as guides to the machine on the casino floor and are never presented as online games.
How the ranking works
The best buffalo slots ranking applies four tests in order: the design of the bonus round, availability at licensed US casinos, the quality of the published data, and the standard RTP read together with the max win. Influence on the genre breaks ties. The reasons for every position are written out on the ranking page.
How often figures are checked
The current figures were checked against their sources on October 1, 2026. A figure changes when a provider or regulated casino publishes a different one, when a game is confirmed in a new state, or when a casino lists a new RTP version.
How the site is funded
Some links to licensed casinos are affiliate links, and Buffalo Beast may earn a commission when a reader opens an account through one, which never changes a game’s review or ranking position. Help with gambling problems is listed on the responsible gambling page.
Questions
Does Buffalo Beast run its own casino or take bets?
No. Buffalo Beast is an information site. It reviews slot games and lists the licensed online casinos in New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, but it holds no gaming license, accepts no deposits and offers no real-money play. Any account, deposit or bet is made with a licensed operator, under that operator's terms.
Why do some reviews say a figure is not published?
Because no source publishes it, and an estimate would be a guess. Aristocrat, for example, publishes no RTP for its land cabinets, since each casino configures the return, and no volatility label for any Buffalo game. Where a value is missing, the review says so and explains why, instead of filling the gap with a plausible number.
Can a casino or provider pay for a better ranking?
No. Positions in the ranking follow the same four tests for every game: bonus design, availability at licensed US casinos, data quality and the standard RTP read with the max win. A commission from a casino link has no input into any of them, and a game that no licensed casino carries can still rank, as Buffalo King does at number four.
How are free demos provided?
Review pages embed a free demo where the game is available from a demo catalog for that exact title. Demos run on demo credits with no cash value and cannot pay out. Floor-only cabinets have no demo, because no online version exists, and a few online games are missing from the catalog.