What cash out means in Aviator and other crash games
Cash out is the action that settles your crash game bet while the round is still running. You receive your stake multiplied by the multiplier shown at that moment. If the round crashes before you cash out, the stake is lost. You can press the button yourself or set an auto cash-out target before the round starts.
To cash out in a crash game is to close your own bet during the round and take the payout at the multiplier showing at that moment. The official Aviator rules from Spribe say the win equals the bet multiplied by the Cash Out multiplier, and that a bet not cashed out before the plane flies away is lost. The multiplier in a crash game starts at 1x and keeps rising until the round ends.
Manual cash out and auto cash-out
A manual cash out is a tap on the Cash Out button during the climb. You pick the moment yourself in every round.
An auto cash-out is a target multiplier you enter before the round starts. In Aviator it sits on the Auto tab of the bet panel, and once it is switched on the bet is cashed out by the game when the multiplier reaches your number. Auto Play is a separate switch: it places bets for you, yet you still press Cash Out each round unless auto cash-out is also on.
Two edge cases in the same rules catch people out. A round that crashes exactly at your target counts as a loss, so a 1.5x target loses when the plane flies away at 1.5x. The game also cashes a bet out by itself when the win reaches the maximum win limit, which the Limits button in the game menu shows.
Illustrative example
Illustrative example: you stake KES 100 with auto cash-out set at 2x. If the round passes 2x, the game pays KES 100 x 2 = KES 200, which is your stake back plus KES 100. If the round crashes at 1.80x, the bet is lost and nothing is paid.
What cash out does not change
The timing of a cash out changes how often you win and how much, not the long-run cost. Spribe states a 97% return to player for Aviator, and under the standard crash model a 2x target is reached in about 48.5% of rounds. Illustrative example: 0.485 x KES 200 = KES 97 returned on average per KES 100 staked, the same 3% cost as any other target.
The expected value of auto cash-out targets explains why low and high targets lose at the same rate over time. To see the chance of reaching any target, use the crash multiplier calculator.
Questions and answers
Can I cash out after the plane flies away?
No. Once the round has crashed, every bet still open in that round is lost and the Cash Out button no longer settles anything. Spribe's Aviator rules calculate the win at the multiplier where you cashed out, so the cash out has to happen while the multiplier is still rising. An auto cash-out target pays only if the round goes past that number.
Is cashing out the same as withdrawing money?
No. A cash out settles one bet inside the game and adds the payout to your balance with the operator. A withdrawal is a separate step that moves money from that balance to M-PESA, a bank or another method. Section 70(1) of the Gambling Control Act, 2025 requires a licensee to credit a monetary online win to the player's account within two days.
Sources
- Spribe: Aviator game rules, English text of the official demo (sections Bet & Cash Out, Auto Play & Auto Cash Out, Game menu, Other), accessed 29 October 2026.
- Spribe: Aviator, accessed 29 October 2026.
- Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 141): The Gambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025), accessed 29 October 2026.