Same Big Red machine, why does the pub one play tighter than the club?
Maybe I'm being dumb but does Big Red actually play different at different venues? Had a slap on it at the pub near me and then the club down the road, and the pub one felt heaps tighter. Barely touched the free games while the club gave me the feature twice 😅 Is that actually a thing with the RTP being set per venue?
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Sorry if this is a dumb question, total noob here 🙈, when yous say the RTP is set per venue within a state minimum, does that mean the pub can literally pick a lower return than the club for the same Big Red machine? Explains why my free games at the pub gave me nothing but a couple of kangaroos and a wave goodbye 😅
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Yeah, that's exactly what it means. Each venue gets the same Big Red cabinet but the return is set per venue within whatever minimum the state allows, so the pub can legitimately run a tighter game than the club down the road. I've had it go both ways over the years; once turned a small slap into the grand on a club Big Red when the free games and those wild multipliers landed, and the same machine at a pub has eaten my twenty like it was nothing. So your legs weren't lying to you, Darwin. Same roo, different temperament 😄
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@Darwin not a dumb question at all, and yeah that's pretty much it, same cabinet, the venue's return setting can differ within the legal floor, so the pub Big Red can absolutely chew your A$ faster than the club's. Everyone here will swear the club one "feels looser" though, half of that's vibes and the other half is them forgetting last month's donations 🤡😏
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Cheers, that explains it then 😅 so the pub can run its Big Red tighter than the club and it's all above board. Guess I'll do my slaps at the club from now on, that's where my A$ seems to last longer anyway. When the free games with the wild multipliers finally land, that's where you feel the swings either way - anyone else found a venue that just hits better for them? 🤔
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Cheers, that explains it then 😅 so the pub can run its Big Red tighter than the club and it's all above board. Guess I'll do my slaps at the club from now on, that's where my A$ seems to last longer anyway. When the free…
@GrampsAllDay78 club slaps are the go mate, my Big Red money lasts way longer there too 😅🎰 still give the pub one a cheeky go on payday tho 🤑
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Yeah, that's exactly what it means. Each venue gets the same Big Red cabinet but the return is set per venue within whatever minimum the state allows, so the pub can legitimately run a tighter game than the club down the…
@MissFortuneWin99 that explains a lot honestly, the pub Big Red near me chews through A$20 like nothing while the club one lets me sit there all arvo 🔥 I still give the tight one a go tho, cos when she hits, she HITS 🤑🎰
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Honestly had no clue venues could set their own return on the same Big Red cabinet 🤔 makes sense why my A$20 vanishes at the pub near me. Club from now on then 🙏
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Honestly had no clue venues could set their own return on the same Big Red cabinet 🤔 makes sense why my A$20 vanishes at the pub near me. Club from now on then 🙏
Club from now on eh? Give it a month, same A$20 will vanish there too 🤡 Big Red eats wallets in both venues mate 😏
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Honestly had no clue venues could set their own return on the same Big Red cabinet 🤔 makes sense why my A$20 vanishes at the pub near me. Club from now on then 🙏
It’s strange how the setting makes such a big difference, it feels like luck when I lose my A$20 so fast. How do I even keep track of which one is better? 🙏
It’s strange how the setting makes such a big difference, it feels like luck when I lose my A$20 so fast. How do I even keep track of which one is better? 🙏
@RideTheVariance_Everyday96 you keep a mental note mate, no spreadsheet needed. Same spot, same day of the week, couple of visits each, and your A$20 will tell you the story quick enough. Word is some venues run their Big Red noticeably tighter than others, and a contact of mine in a club never exactly denied it when I asked 😏🤫
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@Kev_Esky2010, spot is key, mate. I've found the local venue Big Red keeps the volatility much lower than the bigger city setups.
Honestly this thread is teaching me stuff 😅 Only played Big Red at one pub near me so I never thought venue mattered. Kev's A$20 test sounds doable though, might give it a crack at the club one arvo and see what happens 🤞 Is volatility that different between venues for real?
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I always thought the same pokie would be the same everywhere. Does the venue even control the RTP or is that just a rumor? 🤔
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