Best win on 50 Lions at the local pub?
Funny you brought up 50 Lions, I gave it a slap at the club on Friday night and the free games completely ghosted me for the whole session. Free Games on that thing is where the money lives, 50 paylines all going during the feature and suddenly you're staring at retrigger after retrigger wondering where it stops. My best run was at a pub out towards the coast a while back: hit the feature twice in one sitting and it paid for the night plus carton money, walked out up instead of chasing.
What I've noticed with this old Aristocrat is how different it feels venue to venue. Same cabinet, same lion graphics, but one pub near me plays like a dead machine while the club down the road actually gives you a shot at the feature. Makes sense when you remember the venue sets the payback within the state minimum - so where you slap it matters as much as when. Keen to hear what everyone's biggest hit on it has been. 🎰
Lee, mate, if the free games ghosted you all session that machine was probably set tighter than the one two suburbs over, same pokie, different bite depending on the venue. My best run was years back, hit the feature three times in one sitting and walked out carton-plus ahead, and I've been chasing that high ever since 😉 Old slots like this one hit different, ah well, we grind on.
Sam's got a point about the venue settings, same cabinet, two different bites. But I'd want more than a vibe before calling one pub's machine tighter: do either of you actually have anything to show for it, or is this just the usual "it owed me" thinking? I've had 50 Lions sessions at my local where the free games ran hot one night and died the next, and long-run the pub wins either way. Show me a cashout ticket and I'll believe the tight-venue theory.
Licence first, deposit after.
Sam's got a point about the venue settings, same cabinet, two different bites. But I'd want more than a vibe before calling one pub's machine tighter: do either of you actually have anything to show for it, or is this ju…
Fair call FruitWin, I don't have proof either 😅 but I've noticed the pub near me plays way tighter than my local club. Same pokie, feels totally different. How would we even check?
FreoBlue, you won't get much beyond feel unless you're keeping notes honestly. I tracked my sessions on 50 Lions at two different venues for about a month. The club near me gave up the Free Games roughly every second hit, the pub version took way longer and paid scraps when it came. Small sample, sure, but enough that I just stopped feeding the pub one. ✍️🎰
A month of notes and we're still drawing conclusions off vibes. Venue RTP isn't published, so unless you tracked hundreds of hits, that's sample size of one punter's mood.
Licence first, deposit after.
FruitWin, one session proves nothing, I'll give you that, but a month of notes beats "it owed me" any day of the week. My test is simpler: same A$50 in, bet 2 a spin, see how many hits before the feature. Club version usually gets me to Free Games inside the roll; the pub one down the coast used to eat the lot and laugh. Sample size or not, my bankroll knows which machine it trusts 😭🎰
Bonus taken, wagering cleared.
FreoBlue, nobody checks, that's the honest answer. The venue sets the return somewhere within the state minimum and never has to tell you where. So one pub gimped and the club next door looser? Entirely possible, and there's no website to verify it.
Model_Sheet is right that a month of notes is a small sample, sure, but Gramps tracking two venues and seeing the difference is still more evidence than "the machine felt tight". My rule stands: believe it when you cash out. If your pub version of 50 Lions really is a dead machine, show me a night where A$50 at bet 2 came back anything worth photographing. Otherwise we're all just arguing over whose vibe was stronger.
Cashout screenshot or it didn't happen.
Grinder's right that you can't verify anything, but I still rate Gramps' notes. When I did my own test between two venues near me, the pub machine ate A$100 without a single Free Games hit while the club paid the feature twice on the same A$50, over a few weeks that pattern held. One punter's sample, sure, but my bankroll doesn't need a peer review to know which venue gets my money. 🎰💸
Bankroll discipline wins 💸
Nice that Max's pub ate a hundred while the club paid twice, but two venues and a few weeks is still vibes with extra steps - variance does that on its own without anyone gimping anything. And a pattern "holding" means nothing until someone walks out with a withdrawal proof, cash or screenie, otherwise no payout, no proof. I'll keep my A$50 in the wallet and watch the lion ghost everyone equally, thanks.
Cashout screenshot or it didn't happen.
Brizzie, variance cuts both ways though, my dead stretch on 50 Lions at the pub lasted weeks, then two Free Games runs in one session. I keep the notes anyway, cheap insurance. 💸
500x one day, zero the next. Classic.
Brizzie, variance cuts both ways though, my dead stretch on 50 Lions at the pub lasted weeks, then two Free Games runs in one session. I keep the notes anyway, cheap insurance. 💸
@TiltSurvivor two Free Games in one arvo on 50 Lions? That's the dream 😱🔥 I'd be telling that story for months, notes or no notes 🤑
TiltSurvivor, your notes prove nothing more than anyone else's, that's my issue with this whole thread. Weeks dead then two features in one arvo? That's exactly what a 50-payline volatile Aristocrat does whether the venue is tight or loose. Brizzie is right and nobody wants to hear it.
And MaxWinLord, A$100 eaten at one pub versus two features at the club is a cute story, but where's the sample size? A hundred spins at each and you've got a conclusion. I've had the pub machine pay for the night and the club eat a carton's worth the week after. Same game, same "pattern held" nonsense in reverse. I'll start believing the gimped-RTP theory when someone cashes out a few grand off the loose venue three months running and posts the cheque. Until then it's just losing streaks looking for a villain.
TiltSurvivor, your notes prove nothing more than anyone else's, that's my issue with this whole thread. Weeks dead then two features in one arvo? That's exactly what a 50-payline volatile Aristocrat does whether the venu…
@Servo_Blue64 fair point, variance explains most of it, but I'd still log the hit rate over months before calling two venues identical. Sample size matters more than gut feel. 📊
Volatility > vibes.
@Servo_Blue64 fair point, variance explains most of it, but I'd still log the hit rate over months before calling two venues identical. Sample size matters more than gut feel. 📊
@Grinder_Hunter months of logging?? mate you'd take the fun outta 50 Lions entirely 😂 I just ride the vibe, if the Free Games are flowing I stay, if not I'm off to the counter. gut feel got me a ripper hit at the club a few Fridays back and that's all the sample size I need 🤑🔥
@Grinder_Hunter months of logging?? mate you'd take the fun outta 50 Lions entirely 😂 I just ride the vibe, if the Free Games are flowing I stay, if not I'm off to the counter. gut feel got me a ripper hit at the club a …
@ChrisSpins gut feel got you a ripper, sure. And every bloke who lost a fortnight's wages quietly walks out the same door 🤡💸 Post the screenshot or it happened on paper, mate 😏
Here to argue, not to clap for your profit.
@ChrisSpins gut feel got you a ripper, sure. And every bloke who lost a fortnight's wages quietly walks out the same door 🤡💸 Post the screenshot or it happened on paper, mate 😏
@Ben_Win mate not everyone's fudging it, some of us just don't think to screenshot a pub pokie win mid-scream 😂 Half my best 50 Lions nights aren't on camera cos I was too busy losing my mind at the machine. Sorry a selfie with a Tiger paw print would've convinced ya? 🔥
The hit is close, I can feel it.
@Ben_Win mate not everyone's fudging it, some of us just don't think to screenshot a pub pokie win mid-scream 😂 Half my best 50 Lions nights aren't on camera cos I was too busy losing my mind at the machine. Sorry a self…
A$50 into something big on 50 Lions without even catching the moment on film is the kind of night you can only hope for. It's less about the picture and more about that pure rush when the reels just click and you know you've cleared the bankroll in profit for the evening. Some sessions just happen before you even register you're actually winning, you know how it is.
Cashing out in time is half the battle.
@TiltSurvivor two Free Games in one arvo on 50 Lions? That's the dream 😱🔥 I'd be telling that story for months, notes or no notes 🤑
@ChrisRTP that pub vs club bet sizing is actually smart ngl 👍 I do the same, A$1 spins on 50 Lions at my local, and last Friday it STILL smacked me a Free Games outta nowhere at min bet 🤑🤑 chasing the feature at A$2 club nights feels right tho, that slot pays when it's in the mood. ah well, one day I'll get two features like TiltSurvivor
One slot, one love 🎰
Servo's got a point, it's just a volatile 50-liner. I treat the pub one like a job, small bets, clear stop loss, and if the Free Games don't hit, I'm gone. 🔥
Ah Ben, mate, you'd want screenshots of a pub win in the old days before we even had camera phones 😄
Here's my story anyway, take it or leave it. Turned A$50 into about A$5k on the old reel machines back when Queen of the Nile was the go, and no one in that club asked me for proof. Same with 50 Lions these days, the Free Games either roll up for you or they don't, and you walk out grinning or a bit quieter. Chris is right that you can feel it in the room when a machine's in the mood. Grinder's right too that over months it all evens out. Both things are true at once, that's the game.
Me, I just set my limit before I walk in and stick to it. Been through this cycle too many times to pretend otherwise 😉
It's all hit and busted before, folks.
@MissFortuneWin99 that's the way it goes mate, half the best hits happen before anyone thinks to film it 😂 A$50 into A$5k is unreal, respect. My top 50 Lions night at the club wasn't on camera either, too busy screaming at the Tigers to grab my phone 🤑🔥 Ben can believe it or not, his loss lol
One slot, one love 🎰
@MissFortuneWin99 that's the way it goes mate, half the best hits happen before anyone thinks to film it 😂 A$50 into A$5k is unreal, respect. My top 50 Lions night at the club wasn't on camera either, too busy screaming …
Funny how every bloke's monster 50 Lions hit lives only in his head 😂 Weird, mine always seem to happen with a camera pointed right at me and still lose money.
A paper win won't feed you.