A crash game is one number climbing on a screen. It starts at 1x and rises, and at a random moment it stops dead. Cash out before the crash and your stake is multiplied by wherever the number was. Wait too long and the bet is gone. It’s quick, social and very easy to understand, which is exactly why the maths underneath deserves a closer look. Here’s how crash games and Spribe’s Aviator work, the odds of every cash-out target, why “strategies” can’t change the edge, and how crash games sit with bonuses at casinos for players outside Ontario and Alberta.
- Aviator RTP is 97% per Spribe: a 3% edge on every round, whatever your target.
- The crash point is set before takeoff by a provably fair RNG you can check afterwards.
- Odds fall with the target: about 48.5% to reach 2x, about 9.7% to reach 10x.
- Bonus play: crash games aren't on the contribution lists we read. Play with cash.
How a crash game works
Every round has the same three beats. You place a bet before the round starts. The multiplier begins at 1x and climbs. At some point it crashes. If you cashed out before that, you win your stake times the multiplier at the moment you cashed out; if not, you lose the stake.
The format came out of the video gaming world and took off in crypto casinos before studios brought it to regular online casinos, as Spribe’s own game page puts it. Rounds take seconds, results are shared in real time with everyone at the table, and the only decision you make is when to stop.
Worked example, illustrative numbers: a C$10 bet cashed out at 2.5x pays C$25, a C$15 profit. The same bet still riding when the round crashes at 2.4x pays nothing.
Aviator: the crash game most people mean
Aviator is Spribe’s crash game, with a small plane in place of a line on a chart. Spribe publishes its RTP as 97%. The rules, from Spribe’s own rules sheet:
- The multiplier starts at 1x and grows as the plane climbs.
- The crash point is generated before the round starts by a provably fair random number generator. Nothing you or other players do during the round changes it.
- Two bets at once. A second bet panel lets you run two independent bets in the same round, each with its own cash-out.
- Auto Play places bets for you round after round, but you still cash out by hand unless you also set Auto Cashout.
- Auto Cashout cashes a bet automatically when the multiplier reaches the number you entered.
- Disconnects: if your connection drops while a bet is active, the game cashes out at the current multiplier and credits the win. A malfunction on the game side voids affected bets and refunds them.
Social features sit around the plane: a live bets panel showing what others bet and win, round statistics, a chat, and a “Rain” feature that drops free bets into chat for players to claim. Free bets can also come from the casino.
Spribe’s game page doesn’t publish a maximum multiplier, and third-party claims disagree, so we don’t quote one.
Other studios build on the theme. BGaming’s Aviamasters is a crash-style plane game with a 97% RTP, low volatility and a maximum of x250, where the plane collects multipliers in flight and the round only pays if it lands on the carrier.
🧮 The maths of a cash-out target
Here’s the part most Aviator guides skip. If a crash game pays the same RTP at every cash-out target, as a single published 97% implies, then the chance the plane reaches a target x is 0.97 divided by x. That’s the only way a 2x target and a 10x target can both return 97% on average.
| Cash-out target | Chance the round reaches it | Return on a C$10 win | Average return per C$10 bet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5x | 64.7% | C$15 | C$9.70 |
| 2x | 48.5% | C$20 | C$9.70 |
| 3x | 32.3% | C$30 | C$9.70 |
| 5x | 19.4% | C$50 | C$9.70 |
| 10x | 9.7% | C$100 | C$9.70 |
| 50x | 1.94% | C$500 | C$9.70 |
| 100x | 0.97% | C$1,000 | C$9.70 |
Model: chance = 0.97 / target, from Spribe’s published 97% RTP. Spribe doesn’t publish a per-target table; treat this as the maths a flat RTP implies.
🧮 Chance a round reaches each target (97% RTP)
| 1.5x | 64.7% |
|---|---|
| 2x | 48.5% |
| 3x | 32.3% |
| 5x | 19.4% |
| 10x | 9.7% |
| 50x | 1.94% |
| 100x | 0.97% |
Read the last column again: every target costs the same 3% on average. Picking a low target buys frequent small wins and occasional losses of the full stake. Picking a high target buys long losing runs and rare big wins. The price per round doesn’t move.
Why “strategies” can’t beat the edge
Search for Aviator and you’ll find systems, signals and prediction apps. Here’s how the popular ones hold up against the table above.
The low-target grind. Cash out at 1.1x every round and you win about 88% of the time. Each win makes 10% of your stake; each loss costs 100% of it. Roughly one round in eight crashes before 1.1x and wipes out about ten wins. The average return is still 97%.
Martingale. Double the bet after every loss at a 2x target, so one win recovers everything. The chance of losing at 2x is 51.5% each round, so ten losses in a row come up about once in 760 sequences. Starting at C$1, ten losses cost C$1,023 and the next bet is C$1,024, for a C$1 profit if it wins. Table limits and your balance end the system long before the maths does.
Two bets, two targets. A common split is one bet at a low target to cover the stake and one riding higher. Each bet is a separate 97% bet. Two bets at 97% are still 97%, on twice the money.
Reading the history. The crash point for each round is generated before it starts, independently of the last. A run of early crashes doesn’t make a high one due. Prediction apps and “signals” can’t see a number that’s sealed behind a hash until the round ends, and any that ask for your casino login or a fee are a red flag.
The only levers you control are stake size, number of rounds and when you stop. Auto Cashout helps with the last one in a narrow way: it removes the temptation to ride a round longer than you planned.
Provably fair, in plain terms
Spribe’s provably fair system works like this. Before a round, the operator’s server generates a seed and shows you its hash. When the round starts, that server seed is combined with player seeds and hashed with SHA-512, and the result sets the crash point. After the round, the game history shows the server seed, the player seeds, the combined hash and the result, so you can recompute it and confirm nothing changed. You can view your own seed in the provably fair settings and change it.
That proves the round wasn’t altered after bets went in. It doesn’t change the 3% edge. Our Plinko guide covers BGaming’s version of the same idea, and the crypto casino guide explains the coins, networks and price risk that come with the crypto casinos where crash games are most common.
Crash games and casino bonuses
Crash games and bonus wagering rarely meet. None of the contribution tables we read at Canadian-facing casinos lists crash games. V.Vegas excludes table, live, keno and scratch games, and 20Bet’s terms say table, live dealer and jackpot games don’t count, so anything outside slots is a risk until the terms say otherwise.
Clear bonuses on slots at full weighting, as our wagering requirements guide explains; the wagering calculator shows the total bets any offer needs. For cash play, our crypto casinos page lines up the sites with crypto banking, and our slot RTP guide shows how 97% compares across the lobby.
🍁 For players in Canada
The casinos we list serve players aged 19 or over outside Ontario and Alberta, which run their own regulated markets. Crash rounds take seconds and Auto Play removes the pause between them, so a session can run through a lot of money quickly. Set a stake, a round count and a deposit limit before the first takeoff, and if you find yourself raising stakes to make up for a run of crashes, stop and see our responsible gambling page for every provincial helpline.
FAQ
What is the RTP of Aviator?
Spribe publishes 97% RTP for Aviator, a 3% house edge. On paper that holds whichever cash-out target you use: on average, every C$100 staked returns about C$97 over a long run of rounds. Check the game's info screen at your casino for the figure it runs.
Is Aviator rigged or predictable?
Neither, by design. Spribe's rules say the crash point is generated by a provably fair random number generator before the round starts, and you can check each round's seeds and hash in the game history. That also means no app, signal or pattern can predict the next crash point.
What is the best cash-out multiplier in Aviator?
There isn't one in terms of value. If the 97% RTP holds at every target, a 1.5x target wins about 65% of rounds and a 10x target about 10%, and both return the same 97% on average. Low targets win often in small amounts; high targets lose often and win big.
What happens if my internet drops during an Aviator round?
Spribe's Aviator rules say that if your connection is interrupted while a bet is active, the game cashes out automatically at the current multiplier and adds the win to your balance. If the game itself malfunctions, affected bets are void and refunded.
Can I play crash games with a casino bonus?
Usually not. None of the contribution tables we read at Canadian-facing casinos lists crash games, and Jackpot City's terms say playing games that don't count before wagering is finished can void winnings. Clear bonuses on slots, then play crash games with cash.
