Harry's Videoslots Marathon

[Harry_BKK]

golden lotus lulled me into a deep sleep...locking wilds were a snooze...

Indeed a big snooze, played 200 spins, no Free Spins and hardly any good locked Wilds line-ups. And when they were on Reel 2+3 I got only the low paying symbols on the Reel 1.

Had a full screen of A's bar bottom and middle on Reel 1 and it paid 10.80 on a $1 bet....that is ultra poor. Won't be a new favorite.

 

[Harry_BKK]

Break from Marathon

Good afternoon lovely people

You might have realized that i have not continued with the marathon in the past 2 days. The reasons for that are:

- buying a new laptop, cheekily taking the money from the gaming budget, incl. new Microsoft Office license it was AUD1,800
- flu - been battling the flu for the past 2 days and just never felt OK enough to sit through a session over hours
- gaming budget depleted - after transferring some of the wins to my retirement fund, buying the laptop and giving the Sheriff some back

However, i will continue tomorrow with the next provider and hopefully i can finally find one which allows multi play to get faster through the games.

For those interested, specs of the laptop: 13.3" UHD screen, Intel i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, Intel HD620 dedicated graphics card, 9-10 hours battery, weight 1,28 kg

 

[CasinoBonusMast]

Break from Marathon

Good afternoon lovely people

You might have realized that i have not continued with the marathon in the past 2 days. The reasons for that are:

- buying a new laptop, cheekily taking the money from the gaming budget, incl. new Microsoft Office license it was AUD1,800
- flue - been battling the flue for the past 2 days and just never felt OK enough to sit through a session over hours
- gaming budget depleted - after transferring some of the wins to my retirement fund, buying the laptop and giving the Sheriff some back

However, i will continue tomorrow with the next provider and hopefully i can finally find one which allows multi play to get faster through the games.

For those interested, specs of the laptop: 13.3" UHD screen, Intel i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, Intel HD620 dedicated graphics card, 9-10 hours battery, weight 1,28 kg

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Hi Harry,

Hope you get well soon . Any idea what provider you'll continue with tomorrow?

Good luck in advance.

 

[Jasminebed]

I'm hoping I'm not too late to participate in the Christmas stories, and I'm hoping by bumping this a few other members will share.

I've always loved Christmas, and even though the actual day is spent solo now, I still love the season.

When I was a kid, we toured off to my mom's sisters place, complete with all her brothers and sisters and my cousins.

I think I was about 9,and my cousins Gary and John got new Skidoos for Xmas. They lived on the top of a steep hill, and took me and my younger brother out for ages. Cousins Steve and Bill and Sandra all got turns to drive as they were older, and were good enough to run me and my brother Paul around too! As usual, there was turkey and gravy and all the fixings, Aunt Ruth's famous butterscotch pie, and marathon dealer's choice poker after plates were cleared and dishes were done.

Somehow there's nothing quite like Christmas in the country, where a clear sky and a million stars light the snowy fields.

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I said this already once in January but never really got to do it until now. That is since F*cktent have had their fingers on DOA and turned it into a horror show. Hence, I am on a mission to find new favourite slots.

Starting today I will run a Slot Marathon at Videoslots. Will take it alphabetically by game providers that are accessible here in TH. Should be around 1,200 slots.

Deposits: AU$ 250 at a time, up to AU$ 1,000
Bet sizes: 0.45 – 1.50; will increase/decrease based on balance
Spins/slot: 100-150
Reporting: Will post spreadsheets every time I finish with a provider
Verdict: Each slot will get scored 1-10 / 10

Christmas Bonus for CM members

It is the season of giving and sharing, hence this is what I am going to do:

1x AU$ 50

- Will go to one CM member in any case, win or lose
- To qualify post in this thread a short memorable Christmas experience/story you had in your life
- Only Full & higher CM members can take part
- Winner will be chosen in a random draw at the end of the marathon
- Must have Neteller/EcoPayz account

4x AU$ 50

- For each 250 profit, up to AU$ 1,000, at the end of the marathon there will be 1x AU$ 50 additional prize going to 1 CM member

- Max. Christmas cheers - 1x + 4x AU$ 50

'Tis a wonderful time.

 

[Harry_BKK]

Hi Harry,

Hope you get well soon . Any idea what provider you'll continue with tomorrow?

Good luck in advance.

Cheers CBM

I did first the smaller suppliers to get the numbers down and secondly, because they are less known than the mainstream ones. At some point i will have to attack the hundreds of games from MG and Netent though

Just flicked through the suppliers and chose for tomorrow: Quickspin, Join Games and IGT (although for the latter is only 1 slot visible in my location, so that'll be a quickie )

 

[Harry_BKK]

I'm hoping I'm not too late to participate in the Christmas stories, and I'm hoping by bumping this a few other members will share.

I've always loved Christmas, and even though the actual day is spent solo now, I still love the season.

When I was a kid, we toured off to my mom's sisters place, complete with all her brothers and sisters and my cousins.

I think I was about 9,and my cousins Gary and John got new Skidoos for Xmas. They lived on the top of a steep hill, and took me and my younger brother out for ages. Cousins Steve and Bill and Sandra all got turns to drive as they were older, and were good enough to run me and my brother Paul around too! As usual, there was turkey and gravy and all the fixings, Aunt Ruth's famous butterscotch pie, and marathon dealer's choice poker after plates were cleared and dishes were done.

Somehow there's nothing quite like Christmas in the country, where a clear sky and a million stars light the snowy fields.

Never too late to read a good Christmas story Jazzy

Hope you arrived well back home. Must be freezing compared to BKK.

I will raffle off the prize for the stories on Sunday, 18th December 2016, so the winner can enjoy the prize before Christmas. Since i am not in profit, which might change in the course of this week, it will be only 1x AUD50 in the raffle.

 

[CasinoBonusMast]

Cheers CBM

I did first the smaller suppliers to get the numbers down and secondly, because they are less known than the mainstream ones. At some point i will have to attack the hundreds of games from MG and Netent though

Just flicked through the suppliers and chose for tomorrow: Quickspin, Join Games and IGT (although for the latter is only 1 slot visible in my location, so that'll be a quickie )

Looking forward to MG and Netent. Too bad only 1 slot is available from IGT. Nevertheless, looking forward to the results. Hope you'll climb towards profitland

 

[dbl88]

I tried Super Heroes and got bonus kinda fast and it was a nice feature...

took more time to get bonuses in Five Star Luxury but managed to get 5 scatters, cuz the freespins after didnt pay much more then the scatters did.


Thanks for a good thread,

 

[Harry_BKK]

Part 25 - Quickspin

End verdict: "you need a whole lot on the screen to get a win equal to your bet, you need a whole lot more to have something countable and a whole wagon load to have a good win"

With slots having 5OAK's top symbol paying 1.5 or 2x bet you might understand why. Play other providers if you are looking for 200+ wins as Quickspin hardly has the potential.

Best win was 105x bet in Free Spins on that awful "The Three Musketeers", Reel 2,3,4 wild and it barely went past 50x bet, the rest to the 105x bet came then from smaller wins....... Geez, did i get stuck on that one as i wanted to see all 3 reels wild and it cost me dearly before recovering to 90% of my deposits.

In essence QS is low-variance but quite a few slots behave HV-like although there is hardly the potential to pay such huge wins to make up for the losses, that you incur in the meantime.`Worst example was Dragon Shrine - went to $2 bets with a $254 balance and it was gone just after passing 150 spins. RTP in single figure area. Understandable if the slot has the potential for big wins but DS just doesn't.

They still got some medium scores because of the good graphics and animations as well as the range of bonus features they have.

Needless to say, there won't be one making it on to my "new favorites" list.

 

[Jono777]

Glad to see I got some back up on Quickspin thoughts Harry

If I am totally honest I really do not know how this provider gets away with such piss poor pay tables.

Some may argue variance but the chance of actually making anything worthwhile or substantial on their whole catalog is limited.

The only way I can see these paying off is if someone one day drops in does one £10 spin and hits a screen of wilds / top symbols and never goes back.

Either that of the ultimate low roller who is happy to sit there collecting 5 - 10x wins all year

 

[Naok777]

The baffling thing is that some of those games are capable of going cold Wishmaster style despite not having much potential, with other games like Immortal Romance you can explain it by blaming the need to fund the mega wins, but on a game where x150 is about as rare as getting struck by lighting while surviving a shark attack armed with nothing but a toothbrush?
No thanks.

 

[Harry_BKK]

Well, after 3 days of hard labor to transfer, re-license, copy and set-up the new toy may i present you the new laptop ready for action. By the way the keyboard is waterproof, so next apple shandy won't do any damage. ....... Next Marathon session will be happening from the new one. Even did a full clean-up, told him that it won't be as clean ever again

Down to business:

- marathon will continue the soon i got a Starbucks Latte refill
- provider: not sure yet, might get started on the larger providers

Verdict from yesterday: stay away from Quickspin if you want big wins, stay on Quickspin if you want to be bored

Wishing you all a great day!

P.S. $1,000 in last night, $900 out, paid in 28 minutes.

 

[Jasminebed]

Nice bit of green outside your window Harry. My view at home is all white.

 

[Harry_BKK]

Part 26 - Lightning Box

Terrible, no...actually worst day at the office.

I was quickly down over 1K by the time i realized that these slots have even less potential of high wins than Quickspin. On top, all the games, where i increased my bets, would take a massive nose dive with countless times 20+ spins without a single winning spin and that on 1024- and 1296-liners, see slot number 9.

The last kick in the butt came on Lost Temple which for some strange reason does not have a 0.01 denomination. Was playing on the 0.02 at 5 coins = $2, wasn't going well, thought i'd lower the bet to $1. The "down arrow" was active, clicked on it once and re-started 50 Autospins. 3 spins wiped off my balance as i was betting $200 a pop. Very misleading from LB. The down arrow should be what it means, not that you can toggle through all bet sizes.

Since the slot did not have 0.01$ it went on to the highest denomination @ 5 coins which led to the $200 bets. Needless to say that they of course paid nothing.

The slot i lost most has 8 reels whereas the middle 4 act as a giant 3rd reel with 16 positions, meaning if you get 2 symbols on Reel 1&2 and the middle box full of the same symbol and/or Wilds you have countless 3OAK, should be 256. Target is to get a Full Block of Wilds in the Free Spins. Got it once pretty early and it paid "ZILCH" as none of the symbols on Reel 1&2 matched. From here on it went steeply downhill. 1367 spins to the next bonus round which gave indeed again the block and added 9 's in the front and none at the back, meaning i won some 60$ on a 5$ bet, and that after 2K in losses.

Stay away from LB is my advice, slots look good and play well, but hell, those pays are so low that the BIG WIN celebrations start at less than 5x bet.

On Astro Cats and Blazing Goddess the bet size is an average of what i had during all spins, sizes were $2-5.

This also means that my budget for this week is gone, hence the marathon will have to wait again. Also i am slightly gutted, to put it mildly, that i got bluntly declined when i asked for some support on the high losses. Proves me right again, unfortunately --> at the end of the day you are on your own, casinos will drop you like a stone exactly when you most would need some help. That is psychological warfare, they know that most gamblers can't stand to lose and will return in the hope to win some back. Well, not me, in contrary, i will stop depositing at VS for a few months and $50K in deposits/year will have to find now a new destination. Simple!!!
Will finish the marathon though as i am a man of my word. Got some $500 in CB and Race stuff coming in on Friday this and next week as well as Monday and will go through the last providers but it will be all at minimum bet or just above to qualify for the race points.

 

[lockinlove]

ouch that sucks Harry. Especially the $200 bets and how VS is so stingy with freebies/help/deposit bonuses or whatever. Glad to see you will take a break from them. I dont like when casinos act like this when you are a loyal highish depositing player

 

[Jd666]

I was gutted when i did a 40 quid spin by mistake, never mind 3 x 200 bets.
Thought VS might have been a bit understanding about that one.

I have played Druidess Gold a few times, but only on 50p spins.
Found it to be a slot to clear some wagering, but if you get it in the wrong mood, then its a twat.

 

[Harry_BKK]

ouch that sucks Harry. Especially the $200 bets and how VS is so stingy with freebies/help/deposit bonuses or whatever. Glad to see you will take a break from them. I dont like when casinos act like this when you are a loyal highish depositing player

That goes beyond stingy, IMO, it is mocking a losing player. Psychological, as i said...most losers will return to try and win the losses and their pride back.

I didn't even want a freebie, i offered a fresh 250$ deposit and asked for a 100% match...."NOPE, what are you thinking Harry, you had one this month already, a second just won't happen. BTW, you are getting $200 in cashback from us on Friday, be happy."

 

[lockinlove]

That goes beyond stingy, IMO, it is mocking a losing player. Psychological, as i said...most losers will return to try an win the losses and their pride back.

I didn't even want a freebie, i offered a fresh 250$ deposit and asked for a 100% match...."NOPE, what are you thinking Harry, you had one this month already, a second just won't happen. BTW, you are getting $200 in cashback from us on Friday, be happy."

I fully agree. I just dont know a different word to use lol.

I find it pretty weird considering you are losing a whack to them, giving them some publicity and probably not intentionally but getting some people to deposit and play. And its just a match bonus for godsake.

Good luck next time you play. Im rooting for ya!

 

[Steviedoo]

That goes beyond stingy, IMO, it is mocking a losing player. Psychological, as i said...most losers will return to try and win the losses and their pride back.

I didn't even want a freebie, i offered a fresh 250$ deposit and asked for a 100% match...."NOPE, what are you thinking Harry, you had one this month already, a second just won't happen. BTW, you are getting $200 in cashback from us on Friday, be happy."

so if you are winning the casinos will throw all sorts of cash and bonuses at you? i suppose VS have rules to follow...wah.

harry...this sucks....maybe you should consider not going forward with the marathon...until further notice...

...200$ spins....gulp...

i hope you make it up ten fold....

 

[spintee]

That goes beyond stingy, IMO, it is mocking a losing player. Psychological, as i said...most losers will return to try and win the losses and their pride back.

I didn't even want a freebie, i offered a fresh 250$ deposit and asked for a 100% match...."NOPE, what are you thinking Harry, you had one this month already, a second just won't happen. BTW, you are getting $200 in cashback from us on Friday, be happy."

Outch 200 CB when in reality they had x3 200 of you by the stupid way the domination coin work,

I stated just the other day what idiot thought of this up? It should cut out as soon as it hits min and not go to max after, sometimes there is a slight delay and you click on the arrow a few times to see .01 than only after see that its like £1 a line 100x more or some rubbish,

 

[jumboshrimp]

What? $600 in 3 spins. I think you should be fully recompensated, Harry. Everyone has seen your betting styles for this invaluable thread.
Like, come on customer support. That makes me angry.
I imagine that some game providers hate this thread, but it is one person's opinion. I go to Quickspin once in awhile, Big bad wolf has given me some good wins, you have to stay for the bonus on all QS games and hope it comes soon. It is netent variance but doublefold. Keep on truckin' Harry and I feel for you on this misadventure

 

[Harry_BKK]

Well lovely people, fair play to VS. Kenny got in touch and we had a proper chat to clear things up. Got a nice 50% bonus and he will look into the accidental $200 bets.

Back to the marathon now, hopefully with no more accidents and better luck, would be nice to go one day on a winning streak.

 

[spintee]

Well lovely people, fair play to VS. Kenny got in touch and we had a proper chat to clear things up. Got a nice 50% bonus and he will look into the accidental $200 bets.

Back to the marathon now, hopefully with no more accidents and better luck, would be nice to go one day on a winning streak.

50% Is not going to break there bank.

The main object here is that be increase, That is a serious breacth of players protection / responsible gaming, On the providers part, Remember VS has a max bet in place.

They should get rid of any company that does the increase bet size instead of decrease lol until they sort it.

 

[Jono777]

Well lovely people, fair play to VS. Kenny got in touch and we had a proper chat to clear things up. Got a nice 50% bonus and he will look into the accidental $200 bets.

Back to the marathon now, hopefully with no more accidents and better luck, would be nice to go one day on a winning streak.

Lets hope he looks into what a valuable customer to VS you are at the same time and does the right thing

Gambling out of the window, just out of respect in general, if they don't offer something for this obvious genuine mistake, this will seriously piss me off!

 

[CasinoBonusMast]

Hi Harry,

Sorry to hear about the bad run on Lighting Box games. Not to speak about those 200$ spins by accident, holy sh...! I am even feeling sick:S

I only play Angels Touch from this provider as I have had some huge wins on this slot and it does have some great potential when you select all multipliers and wilds during free spins, I must say it was a long time ago that I hit that one, think it was around 3K with 1.5 bet (2000x).

Looking forward to the next results. Wish you lots of good luck!

Olivia