ROB RUN: How to Launder Money and Use the Laundering Desk
What ROB RUN confirms about the laundering desk, how district control and the Shadow Governor change laundering, and the open questions about fees, limits and whether clean money survives the weekly wipe.
Why laundering exists
Robbery pays in cash you cannot safely keep. The laundering desk is the step that turns it into usable money, and the power pyramid is built on top of that step: settlement owners tax laundered money and Black Market purchases, districts take a cut of those taxes, and the Shadow Governor taxes the other clans.
That makes laundering more than a menu. It is the point where criminal income becomes the economy everyone else fights over.
The laundering desk
The laundering desk exists in ROB RUN and holds robbery cash.OfficialThe first patch changed one thing about it in plain terms: it massively increased the amount of cash the laundering desk can hold.Official
What that means in practice:
- A bigger take can sit in the desk without overflowing.
- Large crews have less reason to split a run into several laundering trips.
- The desk's capacity is a practical limit, so check it before a big robbery.
Where the desk is located and whether different desks have different limits is [VERIFY IN GAME].
Fees, rates and limits
The developer has not published a fee, a conversion rate or a maximum withdrawal. Four roles do get confirmed advantages:
| Who | Confirmed advantage |
|---|---|
| Settlement Resident | Can offload goods at the Sales Center and buy contraband at a discount |
| Settlement Owner | Collects taxes on residents' laundered money and Black Market purchases |
| District Owner clan | Collects a cut of taxes paid to settlement owners and gets a money-laundering speed boost; higher district level means a bigger boost |
| Shadow Governor clan | Secures prime money laundering rates and taxes every other clan on the map |
Everything numeric, including the fee, the speed multiplier and the tax rate, is [VERIFY IN GAME].
Do not trust a fee table
A laundering fee table is only useful with a build number and a server. The mechanics changed in the first patch, and the developer calls the changes provisional. Measure the fee on your own server before planning margins around it.
Clan and district bonuses
The power pyramid explains why clans fight over districts. A district-owning clan gets two confirmed benefits:
- A cut of all taxes paid to settlement owners on its turf.
- A boost to money laundering speed.
The higher the district's level, the bigger the boost. At the top, the clan holding the central Highlands district produces the single Shadow Governor, who gets prime laundering rates and taxes every other clan.
For a solo player, the practical consequence is that laundering terms depend on who controls your district. A district owned by an active clan should be faster than an unclaimed one, though the actual multiplier is [VERIFY IN GAME].
Clean money and the weekly wipe
This is the question with the most search demand and the least official information.
The store page says a run lasts one week and then everyone starts over.OfficialIt does not say which of these survive:
- Cash already laundered
- Cash still sitting in the desk
- Bank or settlement balances
- Clan membership or territory
- Cosmetics or account-level unlocks
All of those are [VERIFY IN GAME]. The server wipe guide tracks the confirmed schedule and keeps the unknowns in one list.
Do not store value in a system you have not tested
If you do not know whether laundered money survives the wipe, do not end a cycle with your whole take parked in one balance. Spread the risk until the retention rules are confirmed.
Read next
- Where the dirty cash comes from: How to Make Money Fast
- The robbery that feeds it: Bank Robbery Guide
- The reset: Server Wipe Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you launder money in ROB RUN?
Take robbery cash to the laundering desk. The desk is confirmed by official patch notes, which also say the first patch massively increased how much cash it can hold.
Is there a bank account?
The developer has not described a personal bank account system. The confirmed money system is the laundering desk plus settlement and Black Market taxes.
What is the laundering fee?
No fee or conversion rate is published. Any exact percentage you see online is unverified, and this page tags it verify in game.
Does clan territory affect laundering?
Yes. The clan controlling a district gets a boost to money laundering speed, and the boost grows with the district's level. The Shadow Governor's clan gets prime laundering rates.
Does laundered money survive the weekly wipe?
Not published. The store page says the server wipes on a one-week cycle, but the retention list is not public. This is the most important question to test in game and the answer may change from patch to patch.
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