Cash-A-Cabana: Slot Overview
'At the Cash-A, Cash-A-Cabana, da nana na na na na nana…', sorry, if anyone knows how the rest of the Barry Manilow version of that song goes, don't be afraid, feel free to comment down below. Anyway, it was hard not to get into a partying mode as we ripped through the review of the online slot Cash-A-Cabana from software provider Play'n GO. Clever name, by the way, mixing the Copacabana name with one of the most sought-after items in online slots – cash money. As well as being the title of a popular song, the Copacabana is also a nightclub in New York City, which has moved location a few times since it opened in 1940 and is still operational today. It's appeared in numerous films, including Goodfellas, and now, in a convoluted manner of speaking, an online slot.
If you're not in a partying mood, it might be best not to choose Cash-A-Cabana for a spot of online gambling. The game taps into a swanky, swinging, big band club vibe, where dancing girls wear little more than feathers. It's a bit like that scene in The Mask, when Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) chucks on the mask, a yellow zoot suit, and goes wild on the dance floor with Tina Carlyle (Cameron Diaz) at the Coco Bongo. Think cocktails, cigars, jazz, a bit of Art Deco, snappy suits, and you're there.
On the less swinging though no less important side of things is Cash-A-Cabana's math model and stats. Key amongst them is the theoretical return to player value which in this instance tops out at 96.2% but can be found at lower settings, so be sure to check the paytable to be totally clear. No matter the return setting, volatility is high (7 out of 10), and the game can be played on any device. To join the party, players pick stakes from 5 p/c to $/€100, meaning just about most budgets should be catered for at the Cash-A-Cabana.
Shining up on stage is Cash-A-Cabana's game grid with 5 reels, 3 rows of symbols and 20 fixed paylines. Wins pay left to right from the leftmost side of the grid on adjacent reels, and at least three identical symbols are needed to do so. Hitting a line of five of the low 10-A symbols will get you a payout worth 1 to 5 times the bet, upping to 10 to 100x the bet for five liquor glasses, cocktails, patrons, and horn player high pays.
Cash-A-Cabana: Slot Features
Wilds and multipliers mix to create some of Cash-A-Cabana's finer moments. Wilds are present on all reels, and when one hits, it expands to become a full reel Copa Girl wild. As usual, wilds can substitute for all regular pay symbols. In the base game, Copa Girl wilds are guaranteed to form a win and also activate an x2 multiplier which is applied to any wins on the spin. In the base game, only 1 wild can appear.
Free Spins
The host symbol is the Cash-A-Cabana's scatter, so when 3 of them land on reels 1, 3, and 5, the Cabana Show activates, awarding 10 free spins. Each time a host symbol lands during the feature, +2 free spins are awarded, up to a maximum number of 30. During the Cabana Show, when wild symbols land, they expand to reveal full reel Copa Girl wilds. Now, however, up to 3 wilds can land and expand into full-reel Copa Girls. Moreover, each Copa Girl increases the win multiplier from its original state of x1 by +1 up to x20 at the most. The multiplier applies to any winning combinations and is increased by the Copa Girls after awarding the payouts.
Cash-A-Cabana: Slot Verdict
So, are you feeling inspired to break out your best threads for this one, folks? Cash-A-Cabana relies on its theme to stoke up and hold interest, so if the glitzy outer shell doesn't appeal, there isn't a ton of stuff to pull players in otherwise. The gameplay is a fairly unoriginal batch of full-reel wild Copa Girl symbols and an increasing multiplier in free spins. It's interesting that only one wild can hit on a base game spin, albeit guaranteeing a win when it does so. Dunno, it feels a little different doing things this way rather than just sprinkling expanding wilds here and there to bolster randomly created wins, or not. Still, a guaranteed win is a guaranteed win, after all; who's going to say no to adding a few coins to their balance as a result?
Copa Girl wilds widening their scope during free spins as the gameplay expands is a welcome move. Not only can three wilds land there, but bringing an increasing multiplier onboard isn't a bad thing. The multiplier might be capped at x20, but symbol values aren't bad, so good things can theoretically happen. The icing on top is that Cash-A-Cabana packs sizable winning potential in the form of a 10,000x the bet as its top payout. Hitting something close to that amount would surely inspire one to break out into the Charleston, tango, or Melbourne shuffle, or however lucky players like to celebrate.
Those not in a dancing mood or into the Roaring 20s club scene or who find the Copa Girls a little too much might not be overly impressed with Cash-A-Cabana. Its features might be relatively in vogue yet are hardly roaringly avant-garde. Therefore, players looking for a game that will take them somewhere they haven't been before are unlikely to be impressed by Cash-A-Cabana; however, those in the mood for a risqué knees-up might just walk out of this club satisfied.
Cash-A-Cabana might not do much eye-catchingly new from a features stance, but its swinging outer casing helps boost the chance of enjoying them regardless.
