Cash Bonanza Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Cash Bonanza Review

We’re unsure why Pragmatic Play has decided to fill a money-themed game set in a vault with typical and generic fruit slot symbols. Why not simply use money-related symbols as well, instead of this somewhat incongruent mix. Anyway, Cash Bonanza is mostly held back by the superficial and unoriginal theme, as the core Increasing Ways Respin feature is both innovative and entertaining.

In short, all winning symbols become sticky, and you get new respins as long as you improve the combo, or land new winning combinations. The innovative part is the fact that reels expand according to the number of sticky symbols, and this is further enhanced by a progressive multiplier in the bonus round. The core concept is solid in other words, but a follow-up with a more developed and original theme would perhaps be a good idea.

Cash Bonanza Slot - Reels Screen

Cash Bonanza Slot Features

The wild symbol can land on reels 2 to 6 only, and it steps in for all regular pay symbols to help you complete winning combinations. The wild does not hold any value of its own however, but the 4 premium symbols pay between 2 and 10 x your stake for 6-oak.

The Increasing Ways Respin feature defines this game to a large degree, and it plays a central part both in the base game and during the bonus round. All winning symbols lock in place for a respin.

Each reel increases its respective row count by a number equal to the number of locked symbols on the reel, and each reel maxes out at 8 rows.

A maxed out 6x8 grid gives you 262,144 win ways, and the respins go on as long as you add to the original winning combination, or create new winning combos. Your total win is summed up when you land a non-winning respin, or when you fill the entire grid with nothing but winning symbols. Everything resets to the default 6x4 grid with 4,096 win ways between spins.

Both wilds and scatters lock in place with the regular symbols during respins, and you need at least 3 scatters in view in the same sequence to trigger the Bonus Round. You get 8 free spins as a minimum, but each new triggering scatter above 3 awards +4 extra spins on top of that. You also win +4 extra spins when you land 2+ scatters in a free spins sequence, and +4 on top of that for every extra scatter above the minimum of 2.

The triggering spin sequence determines the size of your starting grid in the bonus round, and the Increasing Ways do not reset between free spins.

What’s more, a progressive win multiplier comes into play, and it starts at x1 for the first locked win. It then increases by +1 per respin that follows, with no upper limit. The multiplier boosts your total win at the end of a respin sequence, but resets between free spins.

The 200 Spins Cash Bonanza Slot Experience

You get to see some base game Increasing Ways Respin wins, before we max out the grid in a longer sequence that also leads to the bonus round. The feature triggers around 1:20 into the 3:27-minute highlights video, and you can see for yourself how we fared by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

If NetEnt had decided to do something like this with their old classic, Jack Hammer, we would be all over it. Cash Bonanza lacks personality in comparison, and it just comes across as too slick and superficial because of the generic fruit slot presentation. If you can look past that however, there is a pretty solid game underneath it all. Expanding the grid via the Increasing Ways Respin feature is quite fun when things go your way.

You will not get massive payouts every time, of course, but that’s to be expected with this kind of volatility. Things heat up in the bonus round, where the progressive multiplier might carry you all the way to the 5,000x finish line.

The adjustable RTP ranges is something to beware of, but overall this was a somewhat enjoyable affair that could have been even better if more time went into developing a more original theme.

Pros

• Increasing Ways Respin after every win
• Grid can increase up to 6x8 w/ 262,144 ways
• FS w/ non-resetting grid and respin multiplier
• Win up to 5,000x your stake

Cons

• Beware of customizable RTP ranges
• Lacks personality due to generic fruit theme

If you enjoy Cash Bonanza Slot you should also try:

Jack Hammer - is a NetEnt comic book style classic that’s oozing personality out of every pore. The sticky win feature is similar to the defining feature in the game at hand, as all winning symbols get sticky for indefinite respins. You get more of the same in the bonus round, where an x3 multiplier can boost your payouts up to 3,000x your stake.

Big Money Frenzy - is a money-themed release from Blueprint Gaming, and you can look forward to mystery symbols and a money spins hold-and-win style bonus feature. Frenzy spins can be triggered within it, and this means payouts are made per spin, instead of at the end of the feature.

Night Trax - is a futuristic neon-infused release from ELK Studios, and you win by connecting arrow symbols also diagonally. Winning symbols become sticky, and you get indefinite respins as long as you keep winning. Symbols splitting in different directions award multipliers up to x32, and these are sticky in the bonus round for payouts up to 10,000x your stake.

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