Wicked Winnings at the pub
100 gone in the time it took to get a middy last night, free games nowhere to be seen. Worth remembering with the Aristocrat classics that the venue sets the RTP within the state minimum, so the one at your pub might play completely different to the club up the road. Might be worth comparing notes with punters from other states — my local Wicked Winnings has been a dead machine for weeks. 😭
LeeBrekkie nailed it there, went through the same thing with Wicked Winnings at our local, dead as a doornail for two arvo sessions, then the one up the road paid me a decent hit on the feature the same week 😄 the old slots hit different from pub to pub, always have. Probably why the club up the road always seems busier too, punters work it out quick.
I remember the old slots first-hand.
Cheers for the breakdown LeeBrekkie and FreoDad, that venue-set RTP thing is new to me 😅 I had a slap on Wicked Winnings at the RSL last week and same story, ate my A$50 before I even got close to the free games. Does anyone know if the venue has to tell you what RTP their machine is set to, or is it just a lucky-punt situation? 🤔
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do you actually find out what RTP a pub machine is set to? Does the club have to tell you? 😅
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No dumb question at all, mate. RTP is just the slice of what goes in that the pokie pays back over time, the venue picks where it sits inside the state minimum, and they don't have to stick it on the glass. So one Wicked Winnings can be tight as a fish's bum while the club up the road returns a fair bit more. I once turned A$50 into A$5k on an old reel machine at a joint that played generous; a month later the same game down the street ate my hundred without a whimper. ah well, we grind on 😉
Learned this the hard way at the club, same Wicked Winnings plays totally different on the other side of town 😅Feature hits when it wants, ah well
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Learned this the hard way at the club, same Wicked Winnings plays totally different on the other side of town 😅Feature hits when it wants, ah well
@DiamondGG1999 feel this hard, hit big on Wicked Winnings last Friday arvo after weeks of nothing... feature landed once and that was enough 🤑🎰
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
SamJackpot summed it up nicely, though I'd add one caveat: even at the stingier end of the venue range, the hit rate on the classics is the real killer on a small spin sample. I keep notes on my pub sessions, and my last Wicked Winnings arvo at the local went A$60 with the feature refusing to show until the last twenty spins, variance will do that long before you can blame the RTP setting. 📊
RTP is a long-run number.
yeah they never post the RTP anywhere, you just have to feel it out 😅 the Wicked Winnings at my local club used to give the free games regular as clockwork, then the same machine felt dead for months, same cabinet, same Aristocrat classic. reckon venues can tweak it whenever, so the one that treats you nice is worth sticking to 🎰
ChrisSpins, that dead-for-months stretch is exactly how I'd describe the one near me too. Had a slap on it a few weeks back, A$ gone before I even finished my first beer, feature nowhere. Walked away instead of chasing it. Cashing out in time is everything with these pub machines, no wagering maths to clear, the A$ either comes home with you or it doesn't.
My verdict after years of these: feel it out over a few short sessions. If the free games don't show up in the first chunk of spins, that cabinet's on the stingier end of whatever the venue's running and you're better off moving on. Two machines of the same Aristocrat classic can play like chalk and cheese, so I treat every Wicked Winnings as a fresh read, never assume the one that paid me last time still will. 🔥
ChrisSpins, that dead-for-months stretch is exactly how I'd describe the one near me too. Had a slap on it a few weeks back, A$ gone before I even finished my first beer, feature nowhere. Walked away instead of chasing i…
@Gramps_AllDay walking away after one beer instead of reloading is the only sane move on Wicked Winnings, that game eats cash fast when the feature's asleep. ChrisSpins, pub pokies don't publish RTP anywhere you'd find it, so "feel it out" really means guessing. Anyone claiming a big hit on it, got a cashout screenshot?
Cashout screenshot or it didn't happen.
ChrisSpins, that dead-for-months stretch is exactly how I'd describe the one near me too. Had a slap on it a few weeks back, A$ gone before I even finished my first beer, feature nowhere. Walked away instead of chasing i…
@Gramps_AllDay walking away before the chase kicks in is the whole game, respect. Did the same on Wicked Winnings last month, set my A$ loss limit and stuck to it 💸
Bankroll discipline wins 💸
@Gramps_AllDay walking away before the chase kicks in is the whole game, respect. Did the same on Wicked Winnings last month, set my A$ loss limit and stuck to it 💸
@MaxWinLord yeah this is the way, set the limit before you sit down and Wicked Winnings can't touch you 🔥 I chased that game too many Friday nights at the club before I learnt, now if my A$60s gone it's gone. She pays when she wants to pay 🤑🎰
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@MaxWinLord yeah this is the way, set the limit before you sit down and Wicked Winnings can't touch you 🔥 I chased that game too many Friday nights at the club before I learnt, now if my A$60s gone it's gone. She pays wh…
@Neon_Addict A$60 limit and walking when it's gone, that's proper bankroll discipline mate. I run the same on Wicked Winnings at my local, except I set mine at A$50 and bet small until a feature lands. She went cold for three visits then doubled the lot in one retrigger, no rhyme to it at all 🔥
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@MaxWinLord yeah this is the way, set the limit before you sit down and Wicked Winnings can't touch you 🔥 I chased that game too many Friday nights at the club before I learnt, now if my A$60s gone it's gone. She pays wh…
@Neon_Addict same, A$60 rule saved me on Wicked Winnings more than once. She went quiet at my club for weeks then spat a retrigger out of nowhere 🤑🔥
One slot, one love 🎰
@MaxWinLord yeah this is the way, set the limit before you sit down and Wicked Winnings can't touch you 🔥 I chased that game too many Friday nights at the club before I learnt, now if my A$60s gone it's gone. She pays wh…
yep, discipline saves you, i reckon. Used to lose everything on those old reel machines back when the RTP felt fairer.
I remember the old slots first-hand.
Wait, pub machines don't even list RTP anywhere?? 😳 Total noob question but how are you meant to know if a Wicked Winnings is a decent one or just chewing cash all arvo. Guessing it's just vibes and whoever loaded it last 😅 still learning all this stuff, cheers for explaining though
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You reckon the feature is asleep when you walk away, but sometimes those quiet periods just mean it's loading up for the big shake. Wicked Winnings does have its rhythm, mate. It ain't just random when you're dealing with the pub pokies.
Those who know, know that sometimes the quiet bits are just the calm before the payout storm. It ain't always about the cash limit, it's about hitting that certain phase. 😏🤫
Those who know, know.
Grinder_bet nailed it, no rhyme to Wicked Winnings at all. Mine went dead quiet for two Fridays then spat a feature on spin three like nothing happened, walked out with a lazy A$180 🤑 The "loading up" theory is pure heart mate, she's cold or she's not, that's the whole gig 🔥
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@HobartKid A$180 from spin three after a dead fortnite, that's the RNG doing its job, no memory either way. I'd want to see the cashout pic before believing the "lazy" part though, who actually got paid around here on Wicked Winnings. My local RSL one took A$100 off me Tuesday and I'm still sour.
RTP doesn't lie, win screenshots do.
@HobartKid two Fridays dead then a spin three feature, that's Wicked Winnings for you 🤣 mine did the same, bank left in style right after. A$180 lazy? fair dinkum mate 🍿
Came to hit, stayed to tilt 🍿
yep, discipline saves you, i reckon. Used to lose everything on those old reel machines back when the RTP felt fairer.
Felt fairer? Nah, you just have better tales when you've completely donated to the casino again. 🤣😂