Online gambling has become a disgrace for UK players

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Bison Battel from Push Gaming 50k x Max, Win Probability: 1 in 4,830,920 (best win 10.000x)
I play all time 200-300 spins many times I got lucky and won big, when I play pragmatic games many times I do 400-500 spins win 0x and no bonus, if i get bonus no chance to win anything big, I thing Push Gaming are fair play games
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That’s crazy to think about! I remember once playing a slot with a similar crazy max win probability, and I couldn’t believe the odds. I was just casually spinning, and then bam — I hit a small win, which was a nice surprise! It’s wild how many people could potentially hit a max win if everyone in the world spun at the same time.
 
Same here have not touched a UK facing casino in probably 2 years or more. No point - low Rtps - no autoplay - endless document requests - the list goes on ... not saying offshore is perfect as it aint - and always a risk you get fisted at any point in time. But so far never had an issue. Support for the most part at the crypto i play at is dire - but then I aint really had to use it. Bonuses are quite frequent rake back / money drops etc all automated and cash outs have always been instant back to ye olde crypto wallet. I would love to play back in the UK - especially with the very decent reps here @Mark_Lottomart and @L&L-Jan 2 name but two outstanding reps ... but alas its no go for me given state of UK gaming.

I remember a few years back with Risk getting hit with a SOW which was almost impossible as im self employed and have numerous transactions going through different accounts - no way could I give that information as much of it was client info names / emails etc. So that was my exit point. Never been asked for a document offshore and if I was I would tell em do one and walk.
I used to enjoy the l and l sites had a good few sessions on them but now I can only recommend others to them as I got the SOW which I refuse to do on any site.
 
That’s crazy to think about! I remember once playing a slot with a similar crazy max win probability, and I couldn’t believe the odds. I was just casually spinning, and then bam — I hit a small win, which was a nice surprise! It’s wild how many people could potentially hit a max win if everyone in the world spun at the same time.
I mostly play on *snip* these days (found it a while back), and while I’ve never hit anything near a max win, I’ve had some fun wins along the way. I think the fun part is the chase, even if the odds are stacked against you.

[maxd says: sorry, as a new user we’re a little watchful of posts that recommend casinos, providing live links and so forth. Too high a risk of shilling, as we see it. Hence the “*snip*”. Once you’ve been around a while and have a proper posting history here there won’t be such scrutiny.]
 
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I recently closed an account with one of the major casinos (with the help of the excellent PAB team on here) after they slapped a request on my account with a minimum deposit and then wanted to comb through my bank details. The fact they were taking days to do it and I couldnt play or withdraw was the final straw for me. These casinos are way too intrusive and this was a major casino too and not necessarily one of the smaller sites. Its all on purpose though and to help certain large casinos,land based most likely and the religious fruitcakes in a pretend 'crackdown' on problem gamblers. And it goes across political party lines as it's not one side nor the other. No crackdowns on lotteries or scratchcards though.
 
I recently closed an account with one of the major casinos (with the help of the excellent PAB team on here) after they slapped a request on my account with a minimum deposit and then wanted to comb through my bank details. The fact they were taking days to do it and I couldnt play or withdraw was the final straw for me. These casinos are way too intrusive and this was a major casino too and not necessarily one of the smaller sites. Its all on purpose though and to help certain large casinos,land based most likely and the religious fruitcakes in a pretend 'crackdown' on problem gamblers. And it goes across political party lines as it's not one side nor the other. No crackdowns on lotteries or scratchcards though.
Aye people spending all their money on scratchcards is a huge issue. RTP is usually like 70% or something too. This dudes a massive hoarder, sells big issue to make money and spends it all on scratchoffs
 
No crackdowns on lotteries or scratchcards though.
Thats because they contribute to charity, probably .25p per 50 scratchcards sold....
I get emails every other day inviting me to play the lottery or offering me money back if a buy some scratchcards, but sure thats ok as long as they keep on sending the charity money.
 
It's just a culmination of things really - back when everyone was becoming sick of 243-ways games flooding the scene, and the likes of DOA and its kind were getting players wanting Hollywood Hits to be attainable in other slots, it was becoming obvious that high-variance was the way things were headed.

So with BTG filling that void, albeit fraudulently, with years of unrealized potential, designers took note, and followed suit with every modern slot having to have more fantastical win potential than what preceded it.

With streamers' taking to this new format, we soon found encaptivated audiences wanting to emulate their on-screen heroes, with blistering wins attainable for anyone wishing to 'invest' enough into these high-varianced games.

There's no great secret to it, when all's said and done. Megaways both saved and ruined slotting to make it 'something else', and spending £50 to play a prolonged scratchcard is not 'it'. And as players pour more into these modern slots to even get a semblance of having played at all, the rewards tend to yield nothing at the end of it. What fun!!

I binned slots off near the tail-end of 2020, when the rot had already set in, and have seen nothing improve in all that time. With the ludicrous SoW clown acts being introduced, to go with Affordability ass-hattery, it was clear the powers-that-be have lost their minds, and so I happily stay in hiatus until slotting doesn't feel like undertaking a criminal enterprise (could be a while).

And whilst 'default' higher-RTP versions of games still abound, the very notion that lesser-RTP games are even greenlit and put out for consumers smacks of greed, not to mention disdain for the hapless punters forced to wallow in that slop. That was the turning point, that was what irrevocably damaged the pastime, with no one intent on stopping these practices.

Despite all that, it is worth bearing in mind that things weren't always as rose-tinted as we like to remember. It wasn't unheard of to lose £20 on any number of Netent, MG or Playtech slots in record time, so the notion that deposits would eke out multiple sessions are somewhat subjective - but the thing that definitely saved many sessions was the now-defunct 100% reloads, without which we'd have been lamenting the same things we are now I believe....

Fact is, slotting in the UK's become unviable and a hassle that's just not worth enduring. If it takes punters to seek offshore gambling in their droves before change is implemented, then by all means. And when enough revenue is haemorrhaged, perhaps the UKCG will be forced to re-evaluate their 10-year plan to ruin slotting.

Still, what it won't do is make modern slots any less boring, will it? :D
You are absolutely 100% spot on with this.
It's just a culmination of things really - back when everyone was becoming sick of 243-ways games flooding the scene, and the likes of DOA and its kind were getting players wanting Hollywood Hits to be attainable in other slots, it was becoming obvious that high-variance was the way things were headed.

So with BTG filling that void, albeit fraudulently, with years of unrealized potential, designers took note, and followed suit with every modern slot having to have more fantastical win potential than what preceded it.

With streamers' taking to this new format, we soon found encaptivated audiences wanting to emulate their on-screen heroes, with blistering wins attainable for anyone wishing to 'invest' enough into these high-varianced games.

There's no great secret to it, when all's said and done. Megaways both saved and ruined slotting to make it 'something else', and spending £50 to play a prolonged scratchcard is not 'it'. And as players pour more into these modern slots to even get a semblance of having played at all, the rewards tend to yield nothing at the end of it. What fun!!

I binned slots off near the tail-end of 2020, when the rot had already set in, and have seen nothing improve in all that time. With the ludicrous SoW clown acts being introduced, to go with Affordability ass-hattery, it was clear the powers-that-be have lost their minds, and so I happily stay in hiatus until slotting doesn't feel like undertaking a criminal enterprise (could be a while).

And whilst 'default' higher-RTP versions of games still abound, the very notion that lesser-RTP games are even greenlit and put out for consumers smacks of greed, not to mention disdain for the hapless punters forced to wallow in that slop. That was the turning point, that was what irrevocably damaged the pastime, with no one intent on stopping these practices.

Despite all that, it is worth bearing in mind that things weren't always as rose-tinted as we like to remember. It wasn't unheard of to lose £20 on any number of Netent, MG or Playtech slots in record time, so the notion that deposits would eke out multiple sessions are somewhat subjective - but the thing that definitely saved many sessions was the now-defunct 100% reloads, without which we'd have been lamenting the same things we are now I believe....

Fact is, slotting in the UK's become unviable and a hassle that's just not worth enduring. If it takes punters to seek offshore gambling in their droves before change is implemented, then by all means. And when enough revenue is haemorrhaged, perhaps the UKCG will be forced to re-evaluate their 10-year plan to ruin slotting.

Still, what it won't do is make modern slots any less boring, will it? :D
You are absolutely 100% spot on with this.
 

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