Cash Spin Pokie
Although the Cash Spin pokie from Bally Technologies looks very old-school, potential players shouldn’t be put off by it, as there’s a couple of interesting features to compensate for the ancient design.
Presented in basic, flat colours, it’s got jewels, Dollar signs, playing card symbols and 3 separate bonus symbols that bring in extra wins, pay out multiplier prizes or take players to a big wheel filled with extra treats.
Behind the reels is a blue background, slightly enhanced by dark lines radiating from the middle, while the symbols themselves spin down reels given a subtle diamond pattern and each symbol has the slightest of attempts to make it look 3D. So, it’s not totally lacking in style, but still decidedly old fashioned.
The original version of this game was a 3-reel pokie found at casinos worldwide, but it’s now been adapted for online play with more reels added and that’s the one we are reviewing here. The bonus features are much the same however, so anyone wanting to play it at a real casino should still get a good idea of how it works and just knock a couple of reels off.
Playing Cash Spin
This is now a 5 reel game where instead of fixed paylines, there’s a format which pays out when 3 or more of the same symbol stop in any positions on adjacent reels running from the left side. It’s becoming an increasingly common way to land wins and suits the majority of players who like to see lots of them, even if it means the amount paid with each will tend to be lower.
The smaller wins will come from the playing card symbols that are standard across most pokies and unsurprisingly are presented in a simple style, along with everything else here.
Higher value symbols include a Dollar, ruby, emerald and diamond, but what players will really want to see are the bonus symbols, with the wild being the one likely to turn up the most often.
Cash Spin
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Bonus Features
This is simply the word ‘wild’ in big letters, so there’s no missing it, especially as it can appear stacked on a reel, which makes the job of substituting for other symbols to complete winning combinations that much easier.
The money bag can land on the middle 3 reels at any time, and when at least 3 appear anywhere on them, players simply click on one of the bags to reveal a cash multiplier that can be from a lowly 3x the stake to a lovely 50x. It may be a quick and simple round, but it’s certainly got the potential to be highly rewarding.
A U-Spin symbol triggers the main bonus features however, with 3 of them on the first 3 reels from the left being all that’s needed to open up a second screen that’s filled with a big bonus wheel.
All that’s needed is for players to click the wheel to get it spinning and wait for any of the coloured segments to stop against a pointer at the top right of the screen. Most of the sections of the wheel contain bonus amounts which are paid out straight away, but there’s also some free spins to be won as well.
If the free spins are awarded, players will see 12 games play out, during which any wins are doubled in value, and lucky players will see that this round can be retriggered up to 5 times.
The Verdict
Cash Spin is a good choice for anyone used to playing older pub pokies, but the decent bonus features make it suitable for newcomers to the world of online games, or just anyone looking for a relaxing time with the chance of getting some nice prizes.
The graphics are about as simple as they come, and it seems strange that Bally Technologies didn’t update them in the transition from a 3 reel to a 5 reel game. Perhaps they didn’t want to mess around with a proven formula too much, and the end result is game that remains popular, so the design can’t really be criticised.
There’s certainly no room to criticise the bonus features though, as stacked wilds, a quick multiplier game and the bonus wheel can add up to lots of extra treats.