Is the club wheel rigged or just hates me specifically?
Funny how the wheel always finds the small wedges when you need the big one, hey. Had a few slaps on that IGT Wheel of Fortune at the club myself and it plays exactly like you reckon, the Wheel Bonus teases you the whole session, spins up the low-value segments every time, and the progressive just sits there laughing at the whole room.
Worth knowing too, the club version and the pub version can play completely different, because the RTP is set per venue within the state minimum rather than one fixed number. So your dead machine at one joint might be the one that actually pays down the road. I keep the bet per spin small on it and treat the Wheel Bonus as a bonus, not a plan. The grand stays in the pocket unless the session earns it. Yesterday I walked at even after chasing the wheel for twenty minutes, no regrets, that's the discipline that keeps the bankroll alive. 🔥💸
Bankroll discipline wins 💸
That wheel's been teasing punters since the show was on telly with one channel, mate 😄 had many a session on the IGT one at my club where the Wheel Bonus spins up the smallest wedge going and the progressive just sits there grinning at you. Worth remembering these venue machines have their RTP set per venue within the state minimum, so the pub one up the road can play a fair bit different to the club version. Old-school grind either way.
It's all hit and busted before, folks.
Quick question for you both, does the Wheel Bonus spin up the small wedges more when you bet bigger, or is that just in my head? 😅 Only been on the pokies a few months and had a couple slaps on the IGT one at my local club, wheel landed on the tiny segment twice in a row while the progressive sat there untouched. Maybe I'm being dumb but I swear the club version plays tighter than the pub one near me.
Asking dumb bonus questions — that's the job.
No question's a silly one, mate. Yeah, the club progressive builds off everyone playing that machine, every spin feeds a little into the pool, so it creeps up till some punter lands it. Same idea on the telly wheel, just shared across the one venue instead of a national pool. And a tip while you're new: each state sets its own minimum return for venue pokies, so the same IGT Wheel of Fortune can play a touch different club to club. Ah well, we grind on 😄
Thanks SamJackpot for clearing that up 🙏 So if I keep slapping the Wheel of Fortune at my local and some other punter snags the progressive off my spins, does that mean I technically helped pay for their win? 😬 And MaxBetLifeMode I honestly reckon it's just in your head, that tiny wedge finds me no matter what I bet on the thing.
Yeah FreoBlue, that's basically how venue progressives work, every spin drops a little into the pool, so if the next punter lands it, your session helped top it up. I don't sweat it though, I just treat the wheel wedges as variance and keep my bet per spin flat till the feature hits or the session's done. Same discipline I run everywhere, bankroll first 🎰
500x one day, zero the next. Classic.
So my spins feed someone else's jackpot but my Wheel Bonus still only lands the tiny wedges 😬 That's rough. Does the venue RTP setting explain why my local one feels stingier than the pub version?
New here, soaking it up.
Yeah Gramps, venue RTP set per club within the state minimum, so your RSL one can genuinely play tighter than the pub up the road. I keep my Wheel of Fortune sessions short for exactly that reason 🎰
Bankroll discipline wins 💸
Short sessions are the whole trick with Wheel of Fortune, once the Wheel Bonus keeps dodging the big wedges I just stand up and walk 🎰 Saved me plenty at the club.
@SlotQueen88 fair challenge, and yeah I actually withdraw. Had a Wheel of Fortune bonus run a few months back, bet 2 a spin and it hit the big wedge on the third bonus, walked out A$340 up and put it straight in the acco…
@Gramps_AllDay this is the way mate, walking away is half the game 😂 I did the same on Wheel of Fortune last Friday, wheel bonus dodged the big wedges all arvo so I cut it and still went home A$120 up 🤑 that discipline feels boring but it pays ngl 🎰
"Short sessions" saving you plenty 😂 or did you even withdraw? Wheel Bonus dodging the big wedges isn't a trick, mate, that's just the wheel doing wheel things 🤡💸
Show me the withdrawal first 😏
"Short sessions" saving you plenty 😂 or did you even withdraw? Wheel Bonus dodging the big wedges isn't a trick, mate, that's just the wheel doing wheel things 🤡💸
@SlotQueen88 withdrawing's the whole point mate, cashing out same arvo is the only trick that actually works 😂 I've had the Wheel Bonus land me on a decent wedge exactly once at the club and I still think about that spin more than I should lol
Fair call on the wheel doing wheel things tho. Everyone at my local swears they can "read" it and nah, you can't. It owes you nothing and it's not out to get you either, it just spins how it spins 🎡 Still love it tho, all-time favourite for a reason 💸
@SlotQueen88 withdrawing's the whole point mate, cashing out same arvo is the only trick that actually works 😂 I've had the Wheel Bonus land me on a decent wedge exactly once at the club and I still think about that spin…
@DiamondWin same, still remember my one decent Wheel Bonus spin at the club 😂 do you cash out straight after the wheel or keep spinning? Still learning how to actually walk away 🙃
New here, soaking it up.
"Short sessions" saving you plenty 😂 or did you even withdraw? Wheel Bonus dodging the big wedges isn't a trick, mate, that's just the wheel doing wheel things 🤡💸
@SlotQueen88 fair challenge, and yeah I actually withdraw. Had a Wheel of Fortune bonus run a few months back, bet 2 a spin and it hit the big wedge on the third bonus, walked out A$340 up and put it straight in the account before I could talk myself into "one more session". Cashing out in time is everything, that's the whole point of keeping it short.
But you're right that the wheel does wheel things. Short sessions don't beat the RTP, they just stop you donating the win back while the Wheel Bonus keeps feeding you the 2x wedges. I've had plenty of nights where I stood up at even or slightly down and that's still a win in my book 😭🎰
@SlotQueen88 fair challenge, and yeah I actually withdraw. Had a Wheel of Fortune bonus run a few months back, bet 2 a spin and it hit the big wedge on the third bonus, walked out A$340 up and put it straight in the acco…
One good session months ago and suddenly you're the poster boy for discipline 😂 what's the running total on that wheel since, mate? I've fed enough of it at the local RSL to know the house always wins over the long haul, A$340 is just the hook. Keep withdrawing though, seriously, beats the blokes bragging about screenshots 🤡💸
The house always wins.
Wheel hates everyone mate, that's the design 😂 one decent wedge in months is doing well. Bet Brekkie's given half that A$340 back since too 😏
Here to argue, not to clap for your profit.
This Wheel of Fortune talk is a classic gambler's fallacy; one decent swing just means your session will eventually get gimped long-run.
Cashout screenshot or it didn't happen.
I don't think it's rigging, just meant you need the right machine! I was on it every evening and hit a massive win ngl 🤑💰