Is Imperial Casino worth a Saturday night visit for the pokies?
Hadn't been to Imperial in ages so good to hear the floor's still humming on a Saturday 😅 how were the pokies treating you? I'm such a noob that my one cage cashout so far felt like a big moment, so the "quick and painless" bit is nice to hear 🙏
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Quick cage cashout is table stakes, not a reason to celebrate, try getting that experience at some of the shadier outfits and you'll appreciate it. One decent Saturday night means nothing though; one good session is luck, long-run you're still feeding the machine. When you go again, screenshot your cashout ticket if you want anyone here to believe you walked out ahead.
RTP doesn't lie, win screenshots do.
Nick's got a point about the long run 😏 but a smooth cage at the end of a Saturday? Those who know, know. Still beats feeding a machine that goes dead on you, you know the rest 🤫
Those who know, know.
QueenOfSpins has it right I reckon - anyone who's stood at a cage at 1am waiting on some checked-out attendant knows the value of a smooth cashout. Nick, sure, one session is noise, but nobody's claiming the floor beats the long run; we're rating the venue experience, and quick cage service on a busy Saturday is exactly the metric that matters there. 📊
I keep my own spin/hit spreadsheet 📊
Honestly as a noob I'll take the small wins 😅 Nick, if a smooth cage is "table stakes" then some places must be setting the table with no cutlery, because my first cashout had me sweating at the counter. One Saturday being decent doesn't prove much I guess, but I'm still learning all this and quick cage service feels like a big deal to me 🙏
New here, soaking it up.
This thread taught me a new phrase I'm scared to use wrong 😅 what does "table stakes" actually mean in casino talk? Does it just mean the bare minimum every venue should manage, like the cage being quick? Still learning the lingo so go easy on me 🙏
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Yeah it just means the bare minimum you expect from any venue 😄 like a quick cage payout. Imperial had that sorted, walked up, grabbed my cash, no sweat. If a joint can't manage that basic stuff it's already losing, ah well. 🤑
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Nice to see another noob asking, I was wondering the same thing 😅 So a smooth cage payout really does shape the whole night? My first cage visit is coming up eventually and I'm already nervous about it lol 🙏
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Queenstown, don't overthink the cage, the nerves are worse than the counter 😅 honest tip from someone who's queued plenty: know roughly what you're walking away with before you get there, then it's just a transaction. The places that make you sweat are rare, and if Imperial's floor was that busy Saturday the cage would've been drilled for it anyway 🎰
Cashing out in time is half the battle.
Honestly the nerves at the cage were worse for me than any spin of the night 😅 first time I cashed out anywhere I rehearsed what I was gonna say walking up lol. With Imperial being busy on the Saturday it was still smooth, which made me realise the counter staff do this a hundred times a night so she'll be right. Queenstown, just walk up and hand over your ticket/card, that's genuinely all it is 🙏 did anyone else feel weirdly relieved walking away with actual cash in hand?
Rehearsed what to say at the cage?? Mate it's literally "cash out please" then they hand you a ticket and the money 😂 my bankroll knows the walk of shame so well it should have its own loyalty card. Queenstown, honestly the scary part is if you've donated to the casino again and the cage reminds you of it 🤣
Queenstown I'm in the same boat 😅 haven't even done my first cage visit yet and it's already living in my head rent free lol. Honestly hearing that it was quick and painless for you is weirdly reassuring, like the counter staff must see a thousand nervous newbies a week so mine won't even register 😂
I reckon the trick NearMissHater said makes sense though. Decide your walk-away number before you even start spinning, then the cage bit is just mechanics. Half the nerves is probably standing there doing mental maths in the queue 🙃 do most of you guys cash out mid-night too or just at the end?
Rehearsing your cage line 😂 meanwhile I just count what's mine before I walk up, cashed out sweet there last weekend, quick as. 🔥💸
Bankroll discipline wins 💸
Same here OP, cage at Imperial sorted me out sweet and quick after a decent run on the pokies, no drama at all 😄 that end-of-night buzz when the cash actually hits your hand is half the point of going in person aye. Keen to hear if the tables were paying too 🔥💰
Backing my slot to the last spin.
@OneMoreSpin_Nation2012 glad the cage was quick for you too, mine's been painless every visit. Worth saying though, one good Saturday tells you nothing about the machines, your spin sample is tiny, and the pokies "paying" that night is just variance doing its thing. Tables I can't help with, I keep to the reels 📊
RTP is a long-run number.
Cage sorted me in and out quick last Saturday too, no drama. But the pokies were the real story, my all-time favourite paid me a beauty that night 🔥💰 worth the trip just for that tbh
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
Imperial on a Saturday is always action for me, pokies humming 🔥 slots did me a favour there too, quick cage run after 🤑💰
@RngGod777 💯 Saturday night at Imperial hits different aye, floor buzzing and the pokies actually pay. had my own monster session there, hit big on my favourite 🔥🤑
The hit is close, I can feel it.
@RngGod777 same aye, Imperial Saturdays are my all-time favourite sesh, on it every evening if I could be 😂 cage staff there have never given me drama once, cashed a decent hit on the pokies last visit and walked out grinning 🤑🔥 Rob can bang on about variance all he wants, when it hits it HITS 💰
The hit is close, I can feel it.
Rob's the only one talking sense in here 😏 three of yous "winning" on the same Saturday and none of you mention what you tipped back before the hit. Funny that. Enjoy it while it lasts, the house always wins and your next trip is already booked 🤡💸
The house always wins.
SlotQueen out here robbing me of my wins before I even had them 🤣 she's right though, my "monster session" last month came after two weekends of feeding the machines like a charity. Imperial Saturdays still slap though 😂🍿
The only serious thing here is my bust.
Maybe I'm being dumb but this thread is making me nervous for my first Saturday trip there 😅 feeding the machines like a charity sounds very familiar already 🤡
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Haha xSpinValue you're not being dumb, I felt the same before my first Saturday there 😅 Just set a limit you're happy to lose and it's a good night out.
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