Finally checked out Cosmo Casino on my trip through town
Went past that Cosmo joint myself once after a shift and donated NZ$50 to the casino again in about twenty minutes 😂 glad someone actually had a decent arvo there. Did the pokies on the floor actually pay or were you just riding the vibes till the cage said no? 🤣
Twenty minutes is about my average too 😂 only hit the floor when the bankroll's spare cash, walked out up once all year and banked it before the cage changed its mind 🎰
Bonus taken, wagering cleared.
JoshLuck1984 that banking it straight away move is smart, I'm too chicken to even try that yet 😅 still figuring out how wagering works on my first deposit, haven't worked up the nerve for a floor visit. Do theCosmo pokies actually hit often enough to bother, or is it more of a vibes thing? 🤔
Learning to clear wagering, go easy 🙏
Nick wanting cage screenshots for a NZ$50 arvo is peak forum behaviour 😂 the house always wins either way, screenshots just show you HOW it won 🤡💸
The house always wins.
Bit harsh asking for a cage screenshot over a NZ$50 arvo though 😅 if someone says they walked out up, who am I to demand receipts lol.
Real question from me since I'm still learning bonuses. Does the floor even do signup bonuses like online does, or is it just whatever the pokies decide that day? FreespinLord I'm in the same boat with wagering, took me ages to realise the bonus money and my actual deposit are treated differently 🤔 If you do go to Cosmo, do you reckon the pokies there pay enough to make the trip worth it, or is it mostly just a night out thing?
New here, soaking it up.
Cage receipts for NZ$50 is wild 😂 floor pokies are random, some arvos they just pay — hit NZ$300 on a five last visit and nearly fell off the stool 🤑🎰
The hit is close, I can feel it.
Lol some of you lot demand more paperwork for a NZ$50 arvo than my boss does for a job 😂 let the man have his win.
For me the floor's always been a coin flip, that's half the fun of walking in after work. Some nights the pokies just pay and you stroll out grinning, other nights you're feeding a dead machine twenties and wondering why you bother. AllInEveryTime knows the feeling, hit big on a stool once and nearly knocked my drink flying 🤑🎰 Still chase that buzz every visit ngl. Anyone else found a machine in there that actually treats them right, or is Cosmo just another donation box with flashing lights? 😂🔥
Give the bloke his win 😂 signup bonuses are an online thing anyway, floor just hands you a players card and hopes. I cleared a NZ$100 match once at 2 a spin, took bloody hours 🎰💸
Bonus taken, wagering cleared.
@AlmostHadItSurvivor exactly, the floor gives you a players card and a coffee voucher if you're lucky 😂 hours at 2 a spin on a NZ$100 match is proper grind, well done clearing it in profit. I'd rather bash my bankroll online where the wagering is upfront than chase comps off a pub pokie. Since we're not allowed apps talk here, anyone know if Cosmo's players card actually tiers up to anything decent? 🎰💸
Bankroll discipline wins 💸
Give the bloke his win 😂 signup bonuses are an online thing anyway, floor just hands you a players card and hopes. I cleared a NZ$100 match once at 2 a spin, took bloody hours 🎰💸
@AlmostHadItSurvivor hours at 2 a spin to clear a NZ$100 match 😂 mate that's not a win, that's a part-time job with worse pay and no smoko breaks. Did you even withdraw at the end or did the floor swallow it back by closing time? Asking for a friend obviously.
Half these players card comps work out to about a cuppa and a pie per hour of your life once you run the numbers. 🤡💸 House always wins, and apparently it gets to pay you in coffee vouchers while it does 😏
The house always wins.
Give the bloke his win 😂 signup bonuses are an online thing anyway, floor just hands you a players card and hopes. I cleared a NZ$100 match once at 2 a spin, took bloody hours 🎰💸
@AlmostHadItSurvivor hours at 2 a spin, respect for the grind mate but I'd have walked at the two-hour mark personally 😂 done something similar on a NZ$50 card once and by the end it felt like punishment more than play.
Honestly the floor's all about picking your moment. A contact of mine who used to run tables down in town reckons certain machines run hot after the arvo crowd thins out, which one, well, those who know, know 🤫 word is one of the newer ones up this way is about to pay too. Didn't say that, you know the rest 😏
Those who know, know.
Grind's a grind but if it cashed out, it's a win in my book 😂 I'd rather take the slow clear than donate the lot at 10 a spin like I did last Queen's Birthday weekend 😭💸
Bankroll discipline wins 💸
Grind's a grind but if it cashed out, it's a win in my book 😂 I'd rather take the slow clear than donate the lot at 10 a spin like I did last Queen's Birthday weekend 😭💸
@Jandal_Mate hard out, slow clear beats donating the lot any day 😂 had one arvo on my favourite slot that just kept feeding me small wins, felt like the machine actually liked me for once 🎰🔥
The hit is close, I can feel it.
@Jandal_Mate hard out, slow clear beats donating the lot any day 😂 had one arvo on my favourite slot that just kept feeding me small wins, felt like the machine actually liked me for once 🎰🔥
@ChrisBonus744 hard out, when the machine's feeding you like that you don't walk away 😂 I'm on my favourite slot basically every evening and that feeling of it actually liking you is rare as hen's teeth, gotta ride it while it lasts 🔥🎰
Backing my slot to the last spin.
@TrampingMad that "machine likes me" feeling is just a hot streak riding a high hit rate, and it cuts off the moment the variance swings back 📊 I keep a sheet on my regulars and the evening sessions on my favourite slot average out to exactly what the RTP says they should, the ride is fun, just don't chase it past your stop-loss.
I keep my own spin/hit spreadsheet 📊
@TrampingMad that "machine likes me" feeling is just a hot streak riding a high hit rate, and it cuts off the moment the variance swings back 📊 I keep a sheet on my regulars and the evening sessions on my favourite slot …
@WinLive mate you can keep your spreadsheet 😂 some evenings the pokies just sing, I smashed a session on my all-time favourite last month and walked out NZ$640 up, felt like the machine was properly warm for me. Averages shmaverages, I'm on it every evening and the hot nights are what I remember 🤑🎰
@Otago_Bro NZ$640 up sounds unreal 😍 honestly I'd have the same problem though, once a machine feels warm I'd never want to get off it. How do you actually know when it's time to walk? I'm still learning all this and cashed out my first small win at the pub pokies last week and felt weirdly proud 😅
New here, soaking it up.
Half these threads are pics or it never happened but I'll back the grind, slow clears at 2 a spin beat my usual method of donating a hundred on the pokies before the footy's even started 😅 got a soft spot for Cosmo tho, this slot pays when it wants to...
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
That "machine likes you" feeling 😏 WinLive's spreadsheet mates would say it's just maths, but me? I've felt a pokie warm up on the floor and I know what my gut told me. Word around the traps is one of the Cosmo cabinets has been paying funny lately, those who know, know 🤫
Might have to swing past myself next time I'm through that way, you know the rest 😏
Those who know, know.
That "machine likes you" feeling 😏 WinLive's spreadsheet mates would say it's just maths, but me? I've felt a pokie warm up on the floor and I know what my gut told me. Word around the traps is one of the Cosmo cabinets …
@QueenOfSpins_Luck hard out, gut over spreadsheet every time 😂 my favourite was absolutely warm for me last night, huge win ngl 🔰💰 ride the hot ones while they last 🤑🎰
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
Chur Harry, slow clears still pay the same 😂 I'm the same with bonus hunting. Gut says ride it, spreadsheet says cash out in time is everything. Both have served me fine 💸
Bankroll discipline wins 💸
@QueenOfSpins_Luck hard out, gut over spreadsheet every time 😂 my favourite was absolutely warm for me last night, huge win ngl 🔰💰 ride the hot ones while they last 🤑🎰
@CasinoLady88 gut's got a better memory than my bankroll does 😂 I'll ride a warm machine too, but the discipline part is knowing when the singing stops - walked out of a session up NZ$300 once because I cashed while it was still hot instead of giving it back. Huge win though, always good to hear 🔰🎰
Bankroll discipline wins 💸
@QueenOfSpins_Luck hard out, gut over spreadsheet every time 😂 my favourite was absolutely warm for me last night, huge win ngl 🔰💰 ride the hot ones while they last 🤑🎰
@AlmostHadIt_FC69 cashing while it's hot is the whole game honestly, took me way too long to learn that 😅 I've given back so many wins chasing one more spin on my favourite... now if a machine sings like that I'm straight to the cage, no second thoughts 🔰💰
Backing my slot to the last spin.
Cashing out my first win felt so good too 😅 maybe a dumb question but does walking away get easier with practice? Everyone here makes it sound like a skill you learn
@Wellington_Mate nah you're right, one more spin has murdered so many of my sessions 😅 hit big last night on my favourite and went straight to the cage while it was still singing, best feeling ngl 🔰 does walking away get easier? honestly yes, first few times you feel like a munted legend with cash in your pocket and then it just clicks
The hit is close, I can feel it.
Cashing out my first win felt so good too 😅 maybe a dumb question but does walking away get easier with practice? Everyone here makes it sound like a skill you learn
Learn something new about casinos every day.
Does walking away get easier? Kinda, but my favourite still drags me back every time 😅 hit big last night and still gave half back chasing it, ah well 🔥🎰
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
@AlmostHadIt_FC69 cashing while it's hot is the whole game honestly, took me way too long to learn that 😅 I've given back so many wins chasing one more spin on my favourite... now if a machine sings like that I'm straigh…
@Wellington_Mate total noob here but this thread is teaching me heaps already 😅 hoping that discipline sticks when I finally hit something decent, does it feel weird leaving marks on the floor money behind? 🎰
Only cashed out once so far and yes, walking away felt weird 😅 still reckon it's the smartest thing I did that night. Does anyone set a limit before they even walk in?
Only cashed out once so far and yes, walking away felt weird 😅 still reckon it's the smartest thing I did that night. Does anyone set a limit before they even walk in?
@Chris_Vegas yeah I set a hard NZ$100 in my head before I even park the truck, win or lose that's it 😅 feels boring but it keeps the evening fun. Only time I broke it was on my favourite pokie and it actually paid, ah well 🔥🎰 does that limit survive for you once you're up though?
One slot, one love 🎰