I've been lurking and reading this great forum for a good while, and thought I'd better start posting. If we all behaved like me the forum would be populated with no threads, postings, celebration, bitter recriminations, whining, yelling, laughter and of course information.
So how about some feedback on returns for Casino software type, not really the casinos themselves. I've been gambling online for 5 years or so, with mixed results. I'm no high roller, 50cent to 2 Euros on the slots per game, and 1 Euro on card games if I play them. I've taken a moment to recall my win/loses for the software types.
Real Time Gaming
Why, oh why, do I keep trying. I have never made a withdraw at a RTG casino. It does not help I see others filling their boots occasionally. The whimsical side of my brain imagines a 10k instant jackpot, the clinical realistic side warns me of yet another brutal fisting. The pattern always follows one of two paths. 1- Deposit, play one machine, lose all without a bonus round (or decent winline). 2 - Deposit, make very modest gains on 3-4 machines, then revert to option 1 (pick another machine lose everything without a decent pay line or bonus round). I always end up bored waiting for something (anything) interesting to happen, and start mashing the 'start' button to cut short the spin. The net result of this, of course, is my money lasts about 4 minutes.
It's uncanny how many times this has happened. The day I make a withdraw, the universe will implode before I get a chance to get my hands on the winnings. Thats how much God wants to deny me a win a a RTG casino. For the record I've played in Bodog, Cherry Red, Slots Oasis, Club Euro and a few more.
Rival
Definitely a hit or miss kind of software for a lot of people. I'm comfortably up at Rivals. I make many smaller deposits, but I've lost count of the number of times I've hit a real big pay line or feature and made a withdraw. Yes, the games can suck cash for long periods, but I'm of the opinion that a big win is always a possibility (not just a impossible goal, see RTG), with many of Rivals games. Many of the older slots have low variance (as opposed to the massively high of slots like Scary Rich etc), but can still offer a whopper of a win now and again.
I only now really play at Slotto, who as you all know are professional, fair and pay you out in a flash. I don't really bother with the others as I was Bonus banned after making a $300 withdraw at Irish Luck. The bonus I took was part of their opening offer (four stage bonus, I think I won on the second part), and the other parts of the opening offer were then denied. Pathetic.
Microgaming
My first online experience, I guess I can blame them for the whole sorry mess. I've no real complaints, I made many deposits and withdraws, still at a loss obviously. Some days you can trot along for hours, then withdraw with some winnings. The game choice is huge, which can be a downfall, as I'll try a game I'm unfamiliar with and bust out. Alternatively I'll end up playing a game I've never won on, and never will (looking at you cashapilla), and lose the deposit. All my big wins at MG are courtesy of the classics (Thunderstruck and clones etc).
Ladbrokes and 32Red are my prefered MG's. Flawless CS and payouts.
Wagerworks
Many deposts and withdraws (at a loss). Not too many games, too many that are a bit crap. I always feel you'll never get a big hit here, and your cash can fly out of the window real quick if you get a grumpy cleopatra. Even when I almost filled the screen with wilds on 'Elvis' I still 'only' got a 300 Euro return (on a 1 Euro bet). I feel if you get up a bit, then leave, apathy and boredom will lead you to one of the black hole slots, which will gleefully yum up your bank.
Paddy Power and Boylepsorts are always fair and professional.
Crypto
Never made a Withdraw, or maybe 1 I think. The games look great with a huge choice, but pair this with seemingly minuscule pay tables and almost improbable times for a bonus round. Again, I've seen people on here hit real good ones, but not me. I once hit the Hulk (the revenge one) for 50 free spins at x4, with 1 retrigger for 100 free spins in total (at 1.25 a spin). My net result was around 100 Euros (including the trigger bonus and retrigger). I'd of rather not even got the spins as for a brief moment, I thought I was going to finally have a win worth having. Turns out it was a huge joke on Mr Crypto's part, as once again he hauled out his cyber-member and unleashed a torrent of cyber-piss all over my monitor. Not that I'm bitter or anything.
Only played at Intercasino.
Anyway, thats it, sorry for the massive post. I hope you'll all add your own histories. My last question is this - Historically, I win with one software provider above, I can prove this to myself from a tally of deposits/withdraws. Why do I play at the others again?
So how about some feedback on returns for Casino software type, not really the casinos themselves. I've been gambling online for 5 years or so, with mixed results. I'm no high roller, 50cent to 2 Euros on the slots per game, and 1 Euro on card games if I play them. I've taken a moment to recall my win/loses for the software types.
Real Time Gaming
Why, oh why, do I keep trying. I have never made a withdraw at a RTG casino. It does not help I see others filling their boots occasionally. The whimsical side of my brain imagines a 10k instant jackpot, the clinical realistic side warns me of yet another brutal fisting. The pattern always follows one of two paths. 1- Deposit, play one machine, lose all without a bonus round (or decent winline). 2 - Deposit, make very modest gains on 3-4 machines, then revert to option 1 (pick another machine lose everything without a decent pay line or bonus round). I always end up bored waiting for something (anything) interesting to happen, and start mashing the 'start' button to cut short the spin. The net result of this, of course, is my money lasts about 4 minutes.
It's uncanny how many times this has happened. The day I make a withdraw, the universe will implode before I get a chance to get my hands on the winnings. Thats how much God wants to deny me a win a a RTG casino. For the record I've played in Bodog, Cherry Red, Slots Oasis, Club Euro and a few more.
Rival
Definitely a hit or miss kind of software for a lot of people. I'm comfortably up at Rivals. I make many smaller deposits, but I've lost count of the number of times I've hit a real big pay line or feature and made a withdraw. Yes, the games can suck cash for long periods, but I'm of the opinion that a big win is always a possibility (not just a impossible goal, see RTG), with many of Rivals games. Many of the older slots have low variance (as opposed to the massively high of slots like Scary Rich etc), but can still offer a whopper of a win now and again.
I only now really play at Slotto, who as you all know are professional, fair and pay you out in a flash. I don't really bother with the others as I was Bonus banned after making a $300 withdraw at Irish Luck. The bonus I took was part of their opening offer (four stage bonus, I think I won on the second part), and the other parts of the opening offer were then denied. Pathetic.
Microgaming
My first online experience, I guess I can blame them for the whole sorry mess. I've no real complaints, I made many deposits and withdraws, still at a loss obviously. Some days you can trot along for hours, then withdraw with some winnings. The game choice is huge, which can be a downfall, as I'll try a game I'm unfamiliar with and bust out. Alternatively I'll end up playing a game I've never won on, and never will (looking at you cashapilla), and lose the deposit. All my big wins at MG are courtesy of the classics (Thunderstruck and clones etc).
Ladbrokes and 32Red are my prefered MG's. Flawless CS and payouts.
Wagerworks
Many deposts and withdraws (at a loss). Not too many games, too many that are a bit crap. I always feel you'll never get a big hit here, and your cash can fly out of the window real quick if you get a grumpy cleopatra. Even when I almost filled the screen with wilds on 'Elvis' I still 'only' got a 300 Euro return (on a 1 Euro bet). I feel if you get up a bit, then leave, apathy and boredom will lead you to one of the black hole slots, which will gleefully yum up your bank.
Paddy Power and Boylepsorts are always fair and professional.
Crypto
Never made a Withdraw, or maybe 1 I think. The games look great with a huge choice, but pair this with seemingly minuscule pay tables and almost improbable times for a bonus round. Again, I've seen people on here hit real good ones, but not me. I once hit the Hulk (the revenge one) for 50 free spins at x4, with 1 retrigger for 100 free spins in total (at 1.25 a spin). My net result was around 100 Euros (including the trigger bonus and retrigger). I'd of rather not even got the spins as for a brief moment, I thought I was going to finally have a win worth having. Turns out it was a huge joke on Mr Crypto's part, as once again he hauled out his cyber-member and unleashed a torrent of cyber-piss all over my monitor. Not that I'm bitter or anything.
Only played at Intercasino.
Anyway, thats it, sorry for the massive post. I hope you'll all add your own histories. My last question is this - Historically, I win with one software provider above, I can prove this to myself from a tally of deposits/withdraws. Why do I play at the others again?
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