Cash Patrol: Slot Overview

The old saying “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” seems to sum up Cash Patrol, an online slot from Pragmatic Play. That’s because the underlying mechanics powering this crime-fighting setup have already shown up in plenty of earlier Pragmatic Play releases. Here, the studio dresses the familiar framework in a cops ’n robbers theme, while the main attractions remain prize-pot collecting free spins and a Money Collect feature built around multiple types of Collect symbols.

We’re calling it crime-busting, though you could just as easily read Cash Patrol as a story of crooked cops rolling around town scooping up “donations” rather than taking down criminals. The game text even encourages you to imagine yourself as law enforcement or as a double agent being guided to the stash—complete with the reminder that “crime doesn’t pay.” Either way, the action plays out on a reel set against a blustery city street backdrop that wouldn’t look out of place in Chicago or New York. As with many cops-and-crime themed slots, Pragmatic Play keeps things tongue-in-cheek to lighten the tone, helped along by a lively, jazzy ska-style soundtrack. In the same vein as Empty the Bank, Cash Patrol offers a more playful take on crime and catching crooks.

Cash Patrol runs smoothly on mobile, tablet, and desktop, and it offers stake sizes from 25 p/c to $/€125 per spin. The numbers will look very familiar to anyone who’s tried similar titles: the default RTP sits at 96.5%, and volatility is positioned mid-range, which Pragmatic Play rates as 3 out of 5. Gameplay unfolds on a large, punchy 5×3 game grid, with 25 paylines available for landing line wins.

Winning combinations land with three or more matching symbols, and all eight pay icons stick closely to the theme. Lower-value symbols are the doughnut-styled J-A royals, while the higher pays feature handcuffs, police hats, stacks of cash, and a classic car. In terms of payouts, the low pays return 4x the bet for five across a payline, while five premium symbols pay between 5-32x the bet on a line. Also, wild symbols appear on all reels except the first, helping to form wins by substituting for any regular pay symbol.

Cash Patrol: Slot Features

Almost everything in this section has been seen before—more than once—across Pragmatic Play’s sizeable slot catalogue. The two headline features are the Money Collect feature and a free spins bonus round.

Money Collect Feature

In Cash Patrol, villain-themed Money symbols can land on reels 1 to 4, each showing a cash value, while Collect symbols appear on reel 5 featuring police officers. When at least one Money symbol lands on the same spin as a Collect symbol, one of the following outcomes occurs, based on the Collect symbol type:

• Collect – the values of all Money symbols are collected together and awarded.
• Extra Collect – has an Extra Credit Collect value which is added to the total of all Money symbols before being collected.
• Multiplier Collect – applies a multiplier to the sum of all Money symbols in view.
• Expanding Collect – reels holding a Money symbol expand, filling all positions with Money symbols.
• Respins Collect – Money symbols in view are held while all other cells respin. After the respin, any Money symbol values in view are collected.

Free Spins

The bonus round begins when 3 scatters land, granting 8 free spins. During free spins, Money symbols and Collect symbols work the same way as they do in the base game. The difference is that whenever Money symbols appear, their values are also stored in a special bonus pot. Once the free spins finish, a giant Money symbol hits on the first four reels, and the fifth reel respins. If a Money Symbol lands on the fifth reel, the value of the bonus pot is added to the free spins total win.

Cash Patrol: Slot Verdict

Many players will instantly recognise the style of gameplay Cash Patrol delivers. Variations of these mechanics have appeared in Pragmatic Play slots with very different themes, including John Hunter and the Tomb of the Scarab Queen, Heart of Rio, El Dorado The City of Gold, and more. This particular gameplay blend has proven to be a strong performer for Pragmatic Play and continues to hold up, especially for players drawn to Cash Patrol’s specific approach.

It also helps that the bonuses aren’t simply “free spins as usual” or a plain money-collection setup. Neither feature can really be called fresh after so many repeats, but in Cash Patrol the combination still plays well. The range of Collect symbols adds extra variety that titles like Fishin’ Frenzy don’t offer and can sometimes deliver a respectable return. The idea of police officer Collect symbols rounding up Money symbol “criminals” also fits the cops-chasing-crooks theme in a fun, light way.

For many, the standout moment in Cash Patrol is the well-known respin that happens after free spins. It won’t trigger constantly, but seeing the giant Money symbol locked in while the fifth reel respins can be seriously tense when a sizeable prize pot has built up. Of course, not every pot will be huge, yet—like other slots using these mechanics—Cash Patrol boasts a striking maximum win of 10,500x the bet. From what we observed, reaching 10k looks like a big ask, but the headline figure is there for anyone chasing the larger end of the scale.

It’s difficult not to feel that Cash Patrol was put together by following a familiar template at Pragmatic Play. Swapping the internals of an older game into a new theme likely wasn’t the toughest job. Even so, while it doesn’t bring any revolutionary ideas, Cash Patrol remains a solid pick for players who enjoy Money Collect style games.