In ROB RUN, cash in your pocket is never safe. Kefir is direct about it: cash can be stolen or confiscated, but banked money is safe from theft until the next wipe. Laundering is how you move cash into the bank.
How do you open a bank account?
Visit the Looty Bay Bank as a Civilian (without your mask on) and open an account there. Do it early: you will need the account for laundering, bribes and starting a clan.
Kefir doesn't state the cost. Two creators put it at $5,000: SwoleBenji says you pay $5,000 to open the account, and This is Shran tells new players to carry $5,000 cash when they go.
How does laundering work?
- Get a base. Laundering happens at the Laundering Desk in your base, so you need a plot first (see how to buy a house).
- Put your dirty cash into the Laundering Desk.
- Wait. Kefir says laundering takes time.
- When it is done, the money goes to your bank account. This is Shran's guide says you transfer it once it finishes.
- Withdraw cash at any ATM when you need it.
On November 4 Kefir massively increased how much cash the laundering desk can hold.
Where can you keep cash?
Kefir's help center says you can only store cash at Lenny's (the Motel), and that your base is for stolen goods, which other players can raid. Creator This is Shran calls the cash stash at Lenny's one of the safest places for cash in the game.
At your base, cash sits on the laundering desk while it is being laundered. SwoleBenji warns that players who get into your house can take money off that desk, so launder and close your door.
What is laundered money used for?
| Use | Why it needs the bank |
|---|---|
| Founding a clan | Kefir: founding a clan requires laundered funds in your bank account |
| Bribing a cop | You can only offer a bribe if you have money in the bank |
| Keeping your wealth | Banked money can't be stolen before the wipe |
| Spending | Withdraw at an ATM, then buy |
One thing players trip over: the Black Market on your base laptop may show $0 even with money in the bank. Reddit user Defiant-One-7172 suggests withdrawing cash at an ATM and storing it in your base first. Kefir has not answered this officially yet.
How do settlements and clans affect laundering?
Laundering is also part of the power pyramid:
- Settlement owners collect taxes on money laundered by the players who live in their settlement.
- A clan that controls a district gets faster laundering. The higher the district's level, the bigger the boost.
- The clan holding the central Highlands district, led by the Shadow Governor, gets the best laundering rates in the game.
So where you live changes how fast and how cheaply you launder. More in settlements and clans.
What happens to banked money at the wipe?
It is safe from theft only until the wipe. Every seven days all cash is wiped and converted into jail time and authority. Kefir's FAQ explains that the more wealth you have when the wipe hits, the longer your prison sentence. See the wipe guide.
Quick tips
- Open the account on your first visit to Looty Bay, as a Civilian.
- Launder after every good run; don't drive around with a big bag of cash.
- Store cash at Lenny's until you have a base.
- Remember that laundered money is what lets you start a clan and bribe cops.