Cash-A-Cabana

Review

Feel like visiting a cabaret club in the middle of New York City where you can still feel a real Brazilian/Rio de Janeiro vibe? The Cash-A-Cabana pokie is a new online casino NZ game inspired by the Copacabana club from New York. In this case that means that Play’n Go went ahead with a title with a typical grid consisting of 5 reels and 20 fixed paylines. Players have the chance to play an online pokie game with stylish, retro-style graphics including decorated, flashy icons and a colourful cabaret scene with animated musicians found in the backdrop. The game board also comes with fake palm trees and blue curtains making you feel like you’re in Rio. Whilst playing, you can listen to relaxing cabaret music.

Cash-A-Cabana

It’s difficult to say exactly when Cash-a-Cabana takes place, but it might just be a travel of about 70 years back in time, if we see how the microphones look like. Who is creative enough to fantasise about the clubs at that time will also visualise cocktails, musicians that play their trumpets, and cigars. It’s hard to miss the game’s scatter symbol, which in this case is the show’s host, and of course the Wild Copa Girls. All together, this just may sound like the perfect place to have some good old fun. Here’s more about the Cash-A-Cabana game.

How to Play

Cash-A-Cabana is a real money casino game by Play’n Go, but can also be played in a free demo version at KiwiGambler. This gives players from New Zealand the chance to learn the game rules without wagering their own money. If you want to know more about how to play Cash-A-Cabana, here is all the information you need to know:

• Before you play the Cash-A-Cabana pokie game, it’s wise to set your total bet. You can do this by selecting a value below the reels.
• One of the good things about the Cash-A-Cabana pokie is that you can use very low bets ($ 0.05) and go up to reasonably high bets ($ 100). You can also choose one of the many values between these two figures and set your bet accordingly.
• Once you have set your bet according to your bankroll and personal limits, you can go ahead and press the green circle with the arrows and watch the 5×3 layout spin.
• Whenever you press the golden circle with a play sign and pointers, the auto play feature will open with 10 to 100 spins. There are also helpful limits and we suggest you make use of this.
• On the opposite side, we have the info icon for the paytable. As always in Play’n Go pokies, we have some other useful options found in the lower left corner, including a triple line for general settings and a question mark for game rules.

Symbol Wins

Like most modern pokies by Play’n Go, the Cash-a-Cabana casino game also comes with excellent visuals and animations. The reels of this pokie NZ game hang against the club’s famous stage and it all looks very entertaining to us. The jazzy audio fits the game perfectly too, even though some players might expect the Copacabana (At the Copa) song to come out of their speakers. The low values are represented by the basic 10 to Ace royals, but this time they’re covered in feather boas. The high values include a whiskey glass, a prawn cocktail, and a glamorous looking couple. The high value symbol of the game is the trumpet player. He will reward you with 10, 30 or 100x the total bet for 3, 4 or 5 of a kind combos. Then we have the Copa Girl Wild symbol who substitutes for all symbols except the bonus scatter symbol and pays up to 10x the stake. It also has the function to expand and fill the entire reel. The bonus scatter is represented by the Club Host and can land on reels 1, 3 or 5. Three or more of these will unlock the free spins game.

Bonus Features

In the base game, the copa girl wilds provide the most exciting gameplay. Unfortunately, only 1 of these symbols can land on the playing field at a time. Then there is also a free spins feature, in which the prize money can rise considerably. In total there are only two bonus features in Cash-A-Cabana and here is what you can expect from them:

Copa Girl Wilds

Any wild that lands on the playing field in Cash-A-Cabana expands to the maximum size of the reel. It also functions as a regular wild, but is extra interesting because it has an x2 multiplier attached to it. This multiplier is applied to all winning combinations during the spin. Another perk of the copa girl wild is that it also guarantees a winning combination. Unfortunately, only 1 of them can land on the playing field at a time.

Cash-A-Cabana Free Spins

You can earn 10 free spins in Cash-A-Cabana by spinning a scatter on reels 1, 3 and 5. The host symbols play an important role during the free spins feature. Each spinned host symbol awards 2 extra free spins, up to a maximum of 30.

In addition, the copa girl wilds are of course also present again in this feature, just like in the basic game. The difference between the base game and the bonus game is that during the free spins feature, a maximum of 3 copa girl wilds can simultaneously land on the playing. In the basic game this is capped at a maximum of 1.

It gets even better, because the multiplier of an expanded copa girl wild is not restricted to x2 by default, as it is in the base game. During the free spins feature, every copa girl wild that spins increases the multiplier by another +1. This way the multiplier can get quite high with a max of x20.

Payout Metrics

The Cash-a-Cabana RTP is set at 96.2% which is just above the average for online pokies. We would like to point out, however, that there are lower RTP versions of the game too. In order to make sure you’re getting the top rate, we can’t stress enough to only play trustworthy online casinos in New Zealand. The other available RTP versions are 94.20%, 91.20%, 87.20%, and 84.20%, some of which are significantly lower than the highest RTP available. Cash-a-Cabana also has a medium to high volatility rating, and it comes with top wins of 10,000x the total bet. Please note that the win cap probability is 1 in 100 million spins which is on the low side in comparison to other online pokies.

Summary

From a visual point of view, Cash-a-Cabana is a great looking online pokie with also a very original game theme. We were glad to see a cheery online pokie which offers just about enough to have a fun time. The strongest point of this Cash-a-Cabana pokie is probably its design, as the gameplay itself isn’t very exciting to say the least. The Copa Girl wilds can of course bring some big wins, though this only really happens when you manage to trigger the Free Spins feature. The most thrilling part of the game is landing enough wilds to boost the win multiplier. Whilst 20x the bet might not sound overwhelming, as regular symbols all carry sizable values, this is definitely a way to boost your bankroll. All in all, Cash-a-Cabana is a decent pokie. With 10,000x the bet top wins and a very fair base RTP of 96.2%, we hope the NY club doors remain open whilst the ultimate goal would be Rio.