My online slots videos (plus UK AWPs)

[Jory]

They don't - they are a (very reputable) 'grey' casino. They left the official UK market back in April 2016 when licensing was required from the UKGC. It wasn't viable for a small casino.

Thanks, I noticed on their website they say they don't allow players from the UK, but when speaking to live chat they said it was fine so long as you deposit via Neteller or bitcoin as all others will get blocked.

I was under the impression that any casino who accepts UK players without a licence must be up to no good, but in 3Dices case and having played there a lot 4 years ago, I would probably trust them more than some of the UK licences casinos.

I guess that says more about the UK license than anything else. There are probably 40 casinos I could sign up to but I havn't joined a new one for years because unless you can fully trust them, it just doesn't feel fun to play there even if you win. Instead you feel stressed if you win in case there is some bullshit term you just happened to miss.

 

[ChopleyIOM]

I'm currently on a break from slotting till December so I've unsubscribed from almost every gambling related channel apart from yours as I feel I genuinely want you to do well. I have to say, it's really refreshing to watch a non-affiliate make a video.

That is something that has been lost and I miss from the early days of people capturing. These days every video is compromised in the sense that the person playing wants you to sign up to that casino. The cringey thumbnails with the mouth open and eyeballs popping, the click-bait titles. It almost feels like a spam email in the medium of video.

You're depositing your own money and talking about your thoughts with 100% honesty. As a non-affiliate you can do this without the worry of it turning people off from clicking your link. That is what "turns me on" when watching your videos and gives that feeling of rooting for you to win.

I suppose the worry is that once your channel takes off and becomes financially economical, then you will join the bandwagon and become just another affiliate whose videos are compromised.

By the way, this is not meant as an attack on anyone who is an affiliate as they may read my words with contempt. The point I want to make is that I really miss watching a true and honest online gambling experience and I can only hope that continues.

I've only watched Part 1 so far and I was doing other things at the same time so maybe I missed this but, I thought 3Dice doesn't hold a UK license?

Thanks Jory I really appreciate the comment

I have to say I find it impossible to watch obviously affiliated videos, with the exception of dunover (until his channel disappeared) as I at least felt he showed the rough along with the smooth and gave honest human reactions to what was going on. Other than that I can't help but think I'm simply watching an extended advertisement.

As for becoming affiliated myself or monetising the channel in any way (i.e. Patreon or suchlike) - I can 100% assure you that's never going to happen. This is a hobby for me, it's something that I do in my own time, with my own money, I enjoy the creation process - and that's not something I want to change. (Some of the fruit machine emulation videos take a lot of effort to make, but it's effort I expend because I want to, not because I have any financial interest in it.)

As for the (lack of) a UK licence at 3Dice, I'll cover that below

Those small- stakes videos are a lot more enjoyable and relatable than some £10- per- spin- affiliate- douche- shill's fake enthusiasm

Yeah I agree, I find them completely unwatchable, I'm sure we'd all feel comfortable doing £10 spins if we knew we had an infinite supply of bonuses the likes of which normal players will never see in a million years.

They don't - they are a (very reputable) 'grey' casino. They left the official UK market back in April 2016 when licensing was required from the UKGC. It wasn't viable for a small casino.

Totally agree they are completely reputable IMO, the fact they don't have a UKGC licence doesn't bother me one bit. I remember making withdrawals from 3Dice at 11pm on a Sunday evening and it being in my Neteller account 10-15 minutes later. 12 hours over a bank holiday weekend would be a 'slow' pay for them.

Their support is great too, named individuals who will actually interact with you as a human being. I remember I got REALLY into Arctic Adventure when it was first released and made loads of deposits over a 10 day period or so (nothing I couldn't afford, but a fair chunk of cash), Enzo actually opened a private chat with me whilst I was playing one day to check all was OK and just give me a nudge to remind me I'd been playing an awful lot and losing quite badly, and remind me it might be a good idea to take a break.

Thanks, I noticed on their website they say they don't allow players from the UK, but when speaking to live chat they said it was fine so long as you deposit via Neteller or bitcoin as all others will get blocked.

I was under the impression that any casino who accepts UK players without a licence must be up to no good, but in 3Dices case and having played there a lot 4 years ago, I would probably trust them more than some of the UK licences casinos.

I think that whilst the 'front door' might not appear to be open, I suspect that if you do as you've done (contact them directly) they'll be advise on ways to sign up/deposit/play.

However on the UK thing I think I avoid that as I live on the Isle of Man which is NOT part of the UK, we're a Crown Dependency. This is a separate legal entity and affects things like the Google Play Store, if you open the Play Store from an IOM IP, you get the free version of the store (no paid apps at all) as we're classified as 'rest of the world' by Google. You have to VPN your device to see the full Google Play Store!

When Friends was added to Netflix earlier in the year, if you logged into your Netflix account from an IOM IP it wasn't in the list. Turn on your VPN for a UK IP, load Netflix back in, and Friends then appeared in the list. (They'd licensed it for the UK, but not us.)

 

[snorky510238]

What does this remind you of? Lose lose x2 lose lose, 2 scatters lose lose x1 lose lose 2 scatters lose lose x3 lose lose 2 scatters lose lose etc. Answer = Pretty much every game out there. Oh for something different it’s getting so predictable and boring.

 

[goatwack]

What does this remind you of? Lose lose x2 lose lose, 2 scatters lose lose x1 lose lose 2 scatters lose lose x3 lose lose 2 scatters lose lose etc. Answer = Pretty much every game out there. Oh for something different it’s getting so predictable and boring.

You got your hands on the Press Release for Bonanza II?????

 

[Balthazar]

However on the UK thing I think I avoid that as I live on the Isle of Man which is NOT part of the UK, we're a Crown Dependency.

Interesting. What about the passport/citizenship of babies that are born there?

 

[kou187]

For me personally im all about the multiplaction of stake. Regardless if its a 10p spin or a £10 spin. Its great to see huge mega hits for the lowroller as more people can relate to them and appreciate the win more . Unlike watching someone win a huge amount and its nothing to them. It then makes you feel not bothered either. IMO

In response to Jono. As you can clearly see im an idiot and cant use the quote properly. Apoligies.

 

[ChopleyIOM]

Here's Part 2 of the new 3Dice session

PLEASE NOTE - This is an upload of the raw, unedited Bandicam footage from this session. As such it will be a bit scrappy and feature bloopers, repetition (even more than usual!), very 'sharp' Bandicam pause edits, some commentary duffers and suchlike. However, it's unlikely I'll have the time this week to get it edited together properly and this seemed like the best way to make it available in a timely fashion.

Do please make allowances on that basis though!

 

[lotusch]

YaY something to watch this evening.

 

[dunover]

Here's Part 2 of the new 3Dice session

PLEASE NOTE - This is an upload of the raw, unedited Bandicam footage from this session. As such it will be a bit scrappy and feature bloopers, repetition (even more than usual!), very 'sharp' Bandicam pause edits, some commentary duffers and suchlike. However, it's unlikely I'll have the time this week to get it edited together properly and this seemed like the best way to make it available in a timely fashion.

Do please make allowances on that basis though!

I am most disappointed - I went on Xhamster to look for 2 lesbians making out by a live tiger, and couldn't find them! YOU LIAR!

 

[lotusch]

I never heard anyone before being so happy to hit a 25 quid win...Haha that was so funny...And also funny that they rolled in while you were talking about the bars and their pay outs...

 

[mcgameboy]

Did anyone TRULY enjoy my affiliatless, advertless, financeless, 0.20p/0.30p "big" win videos, honestly??

I certainly did Mr. Jono sir. I've told you once before, I don't think many of us here would ever be guilty of "stake snobbery" when it comes to watching winners vids.
A good win is a good win, end of. You only have to look at some of the screenies that robby posts (big wins on 10p spins on Pink Elephants) to know that.

What goatie said in an earlier post about "relatability" rings true for me. Even if some of us have moved onto significantly bigger stakes (Mr.D being an obvious example of that), we still haven't forgotten the levels we played at when we first started.

Besides, bigger bets doesn't always mean better bets - something I found out to my cost once I got stuck in a seriously long losing streak at the higher bet levels.
Enough to put me in a position one time this year where my "passion" for slotting was on life support.
To the point that I really was thinking of quitting slotting, CM, the whole bloody lot.
It took me to go back to doing some "proper low-rolling" to re-ignite that passion. In many ways, it was a trip down memory lane, all the way back to 2014, when I was still in the early months of my time as both a CM member and a fairly naive slotting rookie.

And you know what? I actually have discovered that I really like it so much more "down here", grinding on the low stakes like you would be.
I might not win, but at least I'll get enough playtime to enable me to "enjoy the struggle".
I might not ever land a four-figure win again in my life, but at least I'll be getting some three-figure wins along the way, instead of seeing £100 vanish before I've even had time to brew a fart that could even try and compete with one of Mr.D's.

And in case you hadn't noticed btw, Choppers sometimes plays at the same bet levels as you do. So you're far from alone "down here".

Be proud of your status as a low-roller, my friend.

 

[dunover]

I certainly did Mr. Jono sir. I've told you once before, I don't think many of us here would ever be guilty of "stake snobbery" when it comes to watching winners vids.
A good win is a good win, end of. You only have to look at some of the screenies that robby posts (big wins on 10p spins on Pink Elephants) to know that.

What goatie said in an earlier post about "relatability" rings true for me. Even if some of us have moved onto significantly bigger stakes (Mr.D being an obvious example of that), we still haven't forgotten the levels we played at when we first started.

Besides, bigger bets doesn't always mean better bets - something I found out to my cost once I got stuck in a seriously long losing streak at the higher bet levels.
Enough to put me in a position one time this year where my "passion" for slotting was on life support.
To the point that I really was thinking of quitting slotting, CM, the whole bloody lot.
It took me to go back to doing some "proper low-rolling" to re-ignite that passion. In many ways, it was a trip down memory lane, all the way back to 2014, when I was still in the early months of my time as both a CM member and a fairly naive slotting rookie.

And you know what? I actually have discovered that I really like it so much more "down here", grinding on the low stakes like you would be.
I might not win, but at least I'll get enough playtime to enable me to "enjoy the struggle".
I might not ever land a four-figure win again in my life, but at least I'll be getting some three-figure wins along the way, instead of seeing £100 vanish before I've even had time to brew a fart that could even try and compete with one of Mr.D's.

And in case you hadn't noticed btw, Choppers sometimes plays at the same bet levels as you do. So you're far from alone "down here".

Be proud of your status as a low-roller, my friend.

To be fair, my stakes didn't change that much initially, 50p-1.25 on twin Spin, 80p-1.20 on the Rapist or £1 on Bonanza. I would usually raise after big wins, or play at bigger stakes right from the outset IF I had banked some significant gains to fund the deposits like I did on my recent mad run on Bonanza at Casumo.

I haven't made a deposit for 2 weeks now, firstly because of my workload and secondly because it's now become apparent I was only doing it for YT content. It's really odd, almost as if subconsciously I was only gambling to make videos and had no real desire to do so.

In fact it's worrying because in all honesty when I make another deposit to provide some Twitch content I can't see my heart being in it; reluctance will be the overriding emotion rather than impulse or anticipation.

 

[ChopleyIOM]

I never heard anyone before being so happy to hit a 25 quid win...Haha that was so funny...And also funny that they rolled in while you were talking about the bars and their pay outs...

Ha! The thing is, I think we've all been beaten about the head with modern HV monsters so much that it's easy to forget how nice it can to be to play a slot that can chuck 100x and better at you without batting an eyelid.

I mean, we're at the stage with Bonanza where reporting nearly getting a feature is a thing, because actually hitting the feature can be so incredibly difficult.

100x and better is my 'nice win' threshold, if I can be hitting 100x and better with reasonable frequency, with occasional bigger hits and knowing that the slot I'm playing can do 1000-3000x stake - I'm in my happy zone.

 

[mcgameboy]

To be fair, my stakes didn't change that much initially, 50p-1.25 on twin Spin, 80p-1.20 on the Rapist or £1 on Bonanza. I would usually raise after big wins, or play at bigger stakes right from the outset IF I had banked some significant gains to fund the deposits like I did on my recent mad run on Bonanza at Casumo.

I haven't made a deposit for 2 weeks now, firstly because of my workload and secondly because it's now become apparent I was only doing it for YT content. It's really odd, almost as if subconsciously I was only gambling to make videos and had no real desire to do so.

In fact it's worrying because in all honesty when I make another deposit to provide some Twitch content I can't see my heart being in it; reluctance will be the overriding emotion rather than impulse or anticipation.

I would agree totally mate. Your increase in stakes has usually been gradual and measured. I mean, after all, I've been watching your vids for 4 years.
So while the stakes are noticeably higher now than they were 4 years ago, it has taken 4 years to get to that point. It wasn't a single giant leap, it was more of an accumulation of minimal incremental increases, done in line with your spending ability/affy earnings/gambling budget/whatever else.

You should never be making vids merely for the sake of making vids mate. I have to say, it might have been a blessing in disguise that your YT channel was given the ban hammer. One that you might not truly appreciate right now, but almost certainly will do later.
This is the problem that having a YT channel can bring, you might feel like you are "contracted" to provide content for your audience/viewership.
But there's a fine line between saturation and neglect.
And tbh, in the final couple of weeks of your YT channel, I could sense some burnout, disillusionment, maybe even some frustration in your voice.
I couldn't help but think "this dude needs to take a break, before he suffers a break"

Maybe it would be just be better for you have some kind of "reset". Sometimes, less is more.

 

[Balthazar]

At the end of the day playing any game should be for fun and when you no longer have fun you shouldn't be playing anymore. The thing with gambling is some people play for the adrenalin rush and that's the main problem. I'm sure Chopley doesn't get a huge rush of adrenaline over a 25£ win but he sounded like he had at least some kind of fun playing and that's what matters.

Chopley I could be wrong here but I think that your fruit machine past might influence the way you play slots and your choice of slots.

 

[ChopleyIOM]

Interesting. What about the passport/citizenship of babies that are born there?

You're officially classed as Manx if you're born here (and a British national resident), and will get an 'Isle of Man variant of the British Passport', which effectively functions as a British passport.

The IOM has reciprocal agreements with the UK on all sorts of things, including health for example, so we don't need to get health insurance if we travel to the UK and vice versa. There are no passport controls or anything like that, so we can just jump on the ferry to go from the IOM to the UK and the UK to the IOM. (We're an island in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland.)

The UK also takes care of the IOM's defence and we don't have an army of our own. (In the World Wars the Manx fought alongside the Allied Forces, and the RAF had air bases here.)

You do not have permission to view link Log in or register now.

You do not have permission to view link Log in or register now.

You do not have permission to view link Log in or register now.

We have negative unemployment (there are more job vacancies than people looking for jobs) and we encourage people to come here to live and work. (Nice people, not drug dealers and stuff.) Check out the locate.im site for details on that.

I absolutely love it here, having first visited in 1994 when I met my Manx girlfriend at a UK university (now Mrs Chopley), and I moved here permanently in 1996. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world.

At the end of the day playing any game should be for fun and when you no longer have fun you shouldn't be playing anymore. The thing with gambling is some people play for the adrenalin rush and that's the main problem. I'm sure Chopley doesn't get a huge rush of adrenaline over a 25£ win but he sounded like he had at least some kind of fun playing and that's what matters.

Chopley I could be wrong here but I think that your fruit machine past might influence the way you play slots and your choice of slots.

Absolutely this. I only play with amounts of money that don't have any financial impact on me, so if I lose it stings but it doesn't really make any difference, and if I win I'm happy but it doesn't really make any difference.

Playing the slots at 3Dice is fun, and I was enjoying playing Funky Five, which is what (hopefully!) came over on the video. It's nice to win, even if the amounts involved aren't substantial.

You might be right on the fruit machine thing, I do tend to gravitate towards line based slots with traditional style symbols and simple (but elegant) rule sets.

 

[JGslots]

At the end of the day playing any game should be for fun and when you no longer have fun you shouldn't be playing anymore. The thing with gambling is some people play for the adrenalin rush and that's the main problem. I'm sure Chopley doesn't get a huge rush of adrenaline over a 25£ win but he sounded like he had at least some kind of fun playing and that's what matters.

Chopley I could be wrong here but I think that your fruit machine past might influence the way you play slots and your choice of slots.

I have to say, the most exciting time for me playing online slots can only be the old Jackpot Party days, the site, the slots, the community just had a charming, relaxing feel.
Sure, Chopley did nothing but moan about the, quite frank low RTP's, but even he was drawn into it.

In my opinion Jackpot Party got pretty much EVERYTHING right here and no other casino has even come close to the mark for me.

I used to really enjoy playing there, it was exciting, fun, great promos, decent game selection. I think the sense of the community is what made it stand out?
I don't know, anyways wish a casino would pop up and copy the format!

Rob

 

[ChopleyIOM]

I have to say, the most exciting time for me playing online slots can only be the old Jackpot Party days, the site, the slots, the community just had a charming, relaxing feel.
Sure, Chopley did nothing but moan about the, quite frank low RTP's, but even he was drawn into it.

The RTP was poor (95% overall, divided up as 92% on the slot and 3% to the progressives), but as WMS slots had sensible variance it was still possible to have a decent extended session there. Also, the bonuses were fairly plentiful and the wagering requirements were never more than 20xB (and often less than that!).

Moreover, the Jackpot Party Progressive Feature was attainable by anyone, even a low roller such as myself hit it a few times and IIRC managed to get 1-star a couple of times.

(I think they went too far with the Life of Luxury slots though, as you were feeding into two progressive games which left just 88% for the slots themselves.)

The chat was good, albeit funny sometimes for the wrong reasons 'Slippers pls Glinda', and the casino itself was just really well run.

I think it also benefited from being single provider, so all the slots had a nice consistent UI and feel to them.

I'm amazed no one's thought to try and replicate the overall experience since then, although maybe it wouldn't work these days? Hard to say.

TBH though, I'd say 3Dice is a pretty close experience in many regards. It feels 'comfortable' in the same way that Jackpot Party did.

 

[AC7X]

Hoping part three will be up tonight Chops!

 

[Balthazar]

This isn't the thread to discuss it I guess but the purchase of JPP by SlotsMagic was one of the strangest thing I've ever seen in this industry. The biggest UK online casino sold its customer informations to amateurs who clearly had no clue what they were doing.

 

[dunover]

Sounds very interesting! Unfortunately fruit machines are basically extinct on the Isle of Man now, as I covered in my video 'The Death Of The Fruit Machine'.

As such, there's basically zero chance of me seeing one of these

Sometime at the end of the 21st. century somebody will accidentally come across this video in the cyber-ether.

It will be the equivalent of me today going to a car boot sale, buying a box of assorted bric-a-brac and getting it home and finding at the bottom a yellowing old booklet titled 'Cast Iron ploughshare attachments of North Yorkshire 1788-1804'

 

[ChopleyIOM]

Hoping part three will be up tonight Chops!

Yes yes yes here you go you nagging old fishwife!

 

[lotusch]

Ahahaha right on time for my evening feed I see..

 

[dunover]

Yes yes yes here you go you nagging old fishwife!

People - I'd watch this video with your foil hats on!

 

[JGslots]

More Jam than Hartley's! That Double Dough game looks like a clone of Spectacular, I'm 100% going to have to look at that.
It's so nice playing slots when you have a session like that. I think you should be doing videos at least 3/4 times a week now!

Rob