Caishen’s Cash

Caishen’s Cash Slot Review

The god of wealth beams down from the top of the reels, and everything under him is red and gold. Pragmatic Play‘s Caishen’s Cash is a Chinese fortune slot where the generosity is the point. Our claim: this is one of the few low-volatility games worth a high-volatility player’s attention, because a 21,749x ceiling is not what gentle games usually carry. The rest of the card reads 96.5% RTP, a 5×3 grid and 243 ways to win.

It’s a gentler take on the fortune theme than Chests of Cai Shen or 5 Lions Megaways, and the god of wealth is not shy about where his favour falls.

Base Game & Features

The reels are dressed in red and gold, with Caishen himself as the top-paying symbol alongside a boy with a fish, a girl, a cat and a bowl of gold, before the run of royals from A down to 9. Wins pay left to right on adjacent reels, and only the highest combination counts on each way. When multiple ways win, everything is added together.

The symbol values, as multiples of the total bet:

• Caishen – 1.2x for three, 2x for four, 6x for five
• Boy with fish – 1x for three, 1.2x for four, 4x for five
• Girl – 0.8x for three, 1.2x for four, 3x for five
• Cat – 0.6x for three, 1x for four, 2.4x for five
• Bowl of gold – 0.6x for three, 0.8x for four, 2x for five
• A / K – 0.48x for three, 0.6x for four, 1x for five
• Q / J / 10 / 9 – 0.32x for three, 0.48x for four, 0.8x for five

The wild substitutes for every symbol and lands only on reels two, three and four. Each time one appears in the base game it can randomly trigger the Jackpot Bonus Game, which is the louder of the two routes into extra money.

The Money Symbol

Alongside the standard symbols sits the money symbol, present on all five reels. On every spin it takes a random value from a predefined set, so its worth changes from one spin to the next. Land six or more in a single spin and the game picks one of the two feature rounds for you.

There’s no scatter in the usual sense; the money symbol does that job itself. Because its value is redrawn every spin, a screen full of high-value money symbols is worth considerably more than the same screen full of low ones.

The Jackpot Bonus Game

Triggered at random by a wild in the base game, this is a pick-to-match round. Four jackpots are on the ladder, each a fixed multiple of the total bet:

• GRAND – 1000x total bet
• MAJOR – 100x total bet
• MINOR – 50x total bet
• MINI – 25x total bet

It works as a simple picking game: reveal icons until you’ve matched three of the same jackpot symbol, and that jackpot is yours. The ladder is fixed to the stake, so the GRAND always pays 1000x whatever the bet size.

At the top end of the betting range, that’s a serious prize for a round you can reach from a single wild.

Caishen’s Cash Free Spins and Respins

Six or more money symbols hand the decision to the game itself, and which feature you get is decided at random. The two rounds are quite different animals, and neither can be bought.

Free Spins Feature

The reels slim down for this round. Only a specific set of symbols is present, plus the wild, which substitutes for everything. The total value of all the money symbols that triggered the feature is displayed throughout, and every time a wild lands during the round, that value is paid out again.

It’s the wilds doing the heavy lifting here, and the round cannot be retriggered, so what you start with is what you get. A trigger made of high-value money symbols is therefore worth a great deal more than one built from minimum values.

Money Respin Feature

This one starts after all line wins are paid. Everything that isn’t a triggering money symbol disappears from the screen, and the money symbols themselves stay locked where they landed.

The reels are replaced with special reels carrying just two icons: one holding the total value of the triggering money symbols, the other holding the combined value of everything on screen, the two special icons included.

You start with six respins. Every special icon that lands stays on screen until the round ends, and extra respins can be awarded at random as you go. The round runs until the respins run out or every position on the grid is filled, at which point all the values on screen are added together and paid as one total.

Filling the grid is the dream scenario, since a full board of special icons pays every value at once. The random respins are what keep the round alive – a run of them can turn a half-empty screen into a full one.

Bets run from 0.25 to 250 per spin, which is a wide enough spread for casual play and serious sessions alike. The low volatility means payouts arrive more often and in smaller amounts, while the 21,749x ceiling keeps a genuine big-win possibility in the frame.

All wins are multiplied by the base bet, and the jackpot ladder scales with the stake rather than paying fixed cash amounts.

Our Honest Verdict

Overall Rating: 7.7/10

Playing Caishen’s Cash feels like being on a friendly name basis with the god of wealth: he tips you constantly and rarely tips big. You’d choose it for exactly that, an easy session where something is always happening and a 1000x GRAND jackpot hangs off any wild. It’s steady without ever being boring.

The best thing here is that three features can strike at any moment, so no stretch of spins is ever just spinning. The weakest is the paytable itself: the base wins are small change, and a free spins round built from low-value money symbols can fizzle out with no way back in.

This is a game for players who like their sessions long and their swings short. If you chase the brutal peaks of a Gates of Olympus or a Dog House, Caishen’s benevolence will feel like pocket money. For everyone after steady entertainment with a lottery ticket quietly attached, the god of wealth keeps his door open.

Caishen’s Cash FAQs

• How do you trigger the bonus features in Caishen’s Cash?

  Six or more money symbols landing at once trigger a random choice between the Free Spins Feature and the Money Respin Feature. Separately, any wild appearing in the base game can randomly trigger the Jackpot Bonus Game.
• Can the Free Spins Feature be retriggered in Caishen’s Cash?

  No. The Free Spins Feature cannot be retriggered, so the round runs once from its triggering spin. The Money Respin Feature is different – it starts with six respins and more can be awarded randomly during the round.
• What are the jackpots in Caishen’s Cash worth?

  Four fixed jackpots are on the ladder, each a multiple of the total bet: GRAND pays 1000x, MAJOR pays 100x, MINOR pays 50x and MINI pays 25x. You win one by picking icons in the Jackpot Bonus Game until you match three of the same jackpot symbol.
• How does the Money Respin Feature work in Caishen’s Cash?

  All line wins are paid first, then everything except the triggering money symbols clears from the screen and the reels are swapped for special ones holding just two icons. You get six respins to start, with more added at random, every special icon that lands sticks in place, and the round ends by paying the sum of all values on screen.
• What is the RTP of Caishen’s Cash?

  The RTP is 96.5%.
• Is Caishen’s Cash high volatility?

  No, it’s a low volatility game. That means payouts tend to come more often but in smaller amounts, while the 21,749x maximum win keeps a big-pay possibility alive.
• What is the minimum and maximum bet on Caishen’s Cash?

  Bets run from 0.25 up to 250 per spin, giving a wide spread for both casual players and higher-stakes sessions.
• Who makes Caishen’s Cash?

  Caishen’s Cash is made by Pragmatic Play. Its release date is 14 May 2019.