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Crash Game

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What is Crash Game?

The rising-multiplier format behind Aviator and JetX. Where the crash point comes from, and why nothing on screen predicts it.

ByCasino Desk·Casino & Slots Editor

Reviewed byKris Fawkes·Chief Editor

What it means in practice

A crash game is a casino format built on a rising multiplier. A round starts at one times the stake and climbs; at a point decided when the round is generated, it stops — it crashes. A player who took the payout before that moment keeps stake multiplied by the multiplier shown; a player still in when it crashes loses the stake. Aviator and JetX are the widely copied examples, and most versions add a second bet slot, an auto-cashout setting and a live feed of other players' bets. The crash point is produced by the game's random number generator before the round is displayed, so nothing on screen — the curve, the streak of low or high rounds, what other players did — carries information about it. Games in this family often publish a provably fair check, which lets a player verify after the fact that the result was fixed before betting; that verifies fairness, not predictability. Auto-cashout is a convenience for reacting at a set multiplier, not an edge. What sets crash apart in practice is pace and social pressure. Rounds run in seconds, the visible feed shows other people's wins as they happen, and the stake is placed again in the time a slot spin takes. Return figures and maximum multipliers differ between titles and operators; the game's own rules screen is where they are stated.

Why it matters

A definition like this one decides what an offer is actually worth. The same wording turns up in bonus terms, on payment pages and in game rules, and it is usually where a promotion’s real cost is hiding — so it is worth reading an operator’s own terms with this meaning in mind rather than the marketing above them.

You must be of legal gambling age where you live — 18 in most markets, 19 or 21 in others. Understanding a term does not make an outcome more likely: casino games are built to return less than they take over time. Set deposit and time limits before you play.

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