Wicked Winnings at the local pub
Fed a couple of A$20 notes into Wicked Winnings at my local a while back and never sniffed the free games either, so you're not alone there. Worth remembering it's an Aristocrat venue machine, which means there's no single published RTP, each venue sets it within the state minimum, so the one at your pub can genuinely play tighter than the one at my club. Same cabinet, different maths.
On a small spin sample the feature can stay hidden for a long session, that's just how the variance lands. If you're chasing the free games specifically, I'd note down how much you put through before it hits next time, a few sessions of that tells you more about that particular machine than any forum thread will. 📊
Do the EV, then spin.
ah the old Wicked Winnings drought, been there myself. Turned 50 into 5k once on one out at a club years back, then other sessions fed A$20s all arvo and never saw the free games feature. What InRTPweTrustLoyal says is fair dinkum too - each venue sets its own RTP within the state minimum, so the pub's machine might be tighter than the one down the road. Try a different venue before you write it off as a dead machine. ah well, we grind on 😉
Quick dumb question from a total noob here 🙋 if the pub sets the RTP themselves, how would you even tell if the machine at your local is tight or loose? Do clubs have to tell you anywhere, or do you just find out after feeding it a few notes like I did 😅
Asking dumb bonus questions — that's the job.
No dumb question at all mate, that's how most of us learnt. RTP is just the percentage the machine pays back over the long haul, and since each venue sets it somewhere above the state minimum, there's no sign telling you how tight it is. You really only find out by feeding it a few A$20s like you did, or asking a regular how it's been playing. Had a Wicked Winnings at a pub out my way that went dry for months, then paid someone the feature twice in an arvo 😉
I remember the old slots first-hand.
@FreoDad spot on, and worth adding that even the state minimum is a losing number for the punter, so "above minimum" just means bleeding slower. I've fed plenty of A$20s into Wicked Winnings at the local pub and the only honest answer is the long run always wins. Anyone claiming a machine's hot can send a cashout screenshot or it didn't happen.
Cashout screenshot or it didn't happen.
@Brizzie_Mate mate I hear you but Wicked Winnings at the pub near me has been good to me plenty of times. Yeah I've fed my share of A$20s in too, that's pokies for ya, but when those free games finally land it makes up for a whole month of dry ones. Had it hit big last Friday arvo after a shocking start and walked out laughing. You fellas can talk long run all you want, I'm chasing that feeling every session 🤑🔥 What reetreiggere did it for you when it finally paid, retriggered free games?
@Brizzie_Mate mate I hear you but Wicked Winnings at the pub near me has been good to me plenty of times. Yeah I've fed my share of A$20s in too, that's pokies for ya, but when those free games finally land it makes up f…
@Maccas_Legend508 that's the thing though mate, one good free games round erasing a month of A$20s isn't the pokie being kind to you, that's just the maths catching up on its own schedule 😏 word around the floor was always the same, Wicked Winnings pays when it wants, watch who sits down after the dry spell though 🤫
Those who know, know.
Yeah Brizzie's right, long run always takes the A$20s off you. I chased a Wicked Winnings at a pub near me for weeks on 2 a spin, drought after drought, then the free games landed once and nearly covered the whole sessio…
@Brizzie_Mate yeah bleeding slower sums up every Wicked Winnings sesh I've had at a Geelong pub 🤡 mates brag about their big free games rounds but funny how none of them ever post the receipts, so where's the profit? 😏 mine just eats the A$20 and hums at me
Show me the withdrawal first 😏
@Brizzie_Mate yeah bleeding slower sums up every Wicked Winnings sesh I've had at a Geelong pub 🤡 mates brag about their big free games rounds but funny how none of them ever post the receipts, so where's the profit? 😏 m…
@SpinToWin247 mate you're dead right, everyone at my local swears they cleaned up on Wicked Winnings but the screenshot never turns up 🤡 a win on paper, right? I've watched blokes feed A$20 after A$20 into that thing and walk out talking it up like a victory lap. Bar I work at, the only consistent winner is the machine itself 😏
Here to argue, not to clap for your profit.
Nah, mate, don't let all the sceptics down you! Wicked Winnings is brutal until it decides to give you something massive, and then it just runs. I hit a HUGE win ngl on my last wicked winnings session, those big free games rounds are just unreal! 🔥💰🎰
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
@SpinToWin247 mate you're dead right, everyone at my local swears they cleaned up on Wicked Winnings but the screenshot never turns up 🤡 a win on paper, right? I've watched blokes feed A$20 after A$20 into that thing and…
Nah, @Ben_Win don't be so negative about Wicked Winnings, honestly! It is totally fair that you want a screenshot, but sometimes those huge, life-changing wins just hit and they don't feel like they belong in a photo, you know? I've been loving this slot pays huge amounts and once it gets in the zone, it just goes off the rails... it's all about the luck and the session, tbh. 🔥🎰💰
Backing my slot to the last spin.
No dumb question at all mate, that's how most of us learnt. RTP is just the percentage the machine pays back over the long haul, and since each venue sets it somewhere above the state minimum, there's no sign telling you…
@Darwin nah no sign ever mate, you just learn it the hard way 🙃 had a Wicked Winnings at the club up here that deadset paid me twice in a month, then it hit big last night out of nowhere so now I'm back on it every evening... heart says it was just warming up, brain says I fed it two A$20s for nothing ah well 🎰
The hit is close, I can feel it.
The cruel part is even a loose machine can starve you for a whole session. That free games hit rate depends on the volatility, so droughts are baked in. 📊
Volatility > vibes.
Grinder's hit the nail on the head there, your spin sample is tiny, so a dry stretch over a couple of A$20s tells you next to nothing about whether that particular machine is tight or loose. On a small session like that, the free games feature can just stay hidden for the whole arvo regardless. I'd judge the pub machine over multiple visits rather than one slap; if it's dead two or three times in a row, then I'm moving on. 📊
RTP is a long-run number.
Yeah Brizzie's right, long run always takes the A$20s off you. I chased a Wicked Winnings at a pub near me for weeks on 2 a spin, drought after drought, then the free games landed once and nearly covered the whole session, walked right after that. Cashout timing is the whole game with these high-vol pokies, everything else is just feeding the drought. 😭🎰
The pub version of Wicked Winnings up my way took weeks of my A$20s before it gave anything back, so I get the skepticism. But I treat it like clearing a bonus, set a loss limit before the first spin, bet small enough that the free games actually matter when they land, and cash out the moment I'm ahead instead of feeding it back. Did that once, walked with a tidy win over the same session the week before where I chased and donated the lot.
Long run always wins, yeah, but your session is the short run. Cashing out in time is everything. 😭🎰
Bankroll discipline wins 💸
Nah, mate, don't let all the sceptics down you! Wicked Winnings is brutal until it decides to give you something massive, and then it just runs. I hit a HUGE win ngl on my last wicked winnings session, those big free gam…
@FreeSpinsKing HUGE win and no screenshot? mate, you've read this whole thread backwards 🤣 Ben just said receipts never turn up and you walk in with vibes. Mine donates the A$20 then hums at me too, so post the pic or it happened in the dreams of every punter at the pub 😂
Lmao "don't feel like they belong in a photo" is the most pokie-brain excuse I've ever read 😂 I'll cop that Wicked Winnings eats my A$20 plenty of Fridays, but when the witch feature lands it absolutely prints, hit big last night ngl 🤑🎰 post the pic or it's just pub legend.