What's Happened to Online Slots

[snorky510238]

Or not, as the case may be. (Taken from the latest issue of Private Eye, which takes a keen interest in the number of MPs who lobby on behalf of the gambling 'industry'.)

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Straight out of, The Beano?

 

[ChopleyIOM]

Straight out of, The Beano?

That's the thing with facts. They're just, y'know, facts. Turns out snorky reducing his deposits by 75%, or me stopping playing online completely, is a storm the online casino market can weather!

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[EkJR]

That's the thing with facts. They're just, y'know, facts. Turns out snorky reducing his deposits by 75%, or me stopping playing online completely, is a storm the online casino market can weather!

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A lot of this income comes from a different demographic nowadays. You will find lower income families putting a few quid into these things, particularly woman, who have maybe been on some of these well advertised bingo sites. There are a number of people who I know who show little interest in gambling but in the background will stick £100 on slots. It all adds up.

 

[Guntis]

That whole article by the way is 100% AI-generated

 

[ChopleyIOM]

That whole article by the way is 100% AI-generated

The numbers are still the numbers though

 

[Guntis]

The numbers are still the numbers though

Yeah, sort of. It's an AI-generated guest post by mr-gamble.com without referencing any sources. They've got those numbers close lol... but not exactly what the

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. Some numbers in that article are simply taken from the 16-2018 surveys:

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and others are just made up. For example:

Bulshit: The number of self-excluded gamblers increased by 15% in 2023, indicating a heightened awareness of problem gambling.

Crap: In 2023, approximately 0.7% of the adult population, or around 340,000 individuals, were identified as problem gamblers.

True: In 2023, over 92,000 people signed up to Gamstop, Britain's national self-exclusion scheme for gambling. This marks a 9.5% increase from the previous year - bringing the total number of registrants to more than 433,000.

By the year-end, all the internet will be filled with similar misleading garbage.

 

[ChopleyIOM]

The power of AI

The headline figure is correct though, which is the only one I led with, and that's straight from the official source, which is the one Private Eye cited.

 

[Smoother09]

I've had some cracking regular wins on modern day slots, including mystery mission to moon, das xboot, mental, I tend to only play no limit city or relax gaming slots high volatility but boy when they pay!

 

[ChopleyIOM]

So that's just over a month without online slots for me, technically speaking I have played in 2024 as I had a balance already in 3Dice coming into the new year, but I haven't made any deposits in 2024 so far - (once my balance exhausted at 3Dice in the first few days of January, I simply logged out and haven't returned) - and I don't expect that to change. (I was out at the pub a couple of weeks ago with friends and had a dabble on the machine in the pub, which I'll continue to do, it's not that I've forsaken all forms of gambling.)

Anyway, I find that I'm not missing online slots at all, what perhaps I hadn't fully realised, is just how much time I was spending watching/interacting with them, even if I was often doing other things at the same time, such as playing a videogame with the slot running off to the side, or have them wagering away whilst I was popping in and out of the room and hoping a feature was waiting for me when I came back, or reading something on the web/forums etc at the same time as slotting - you know how it goes.

With that distraction completely removed from the equation, I can just focus properly on what I'm doing, or change what I do slightly, such as getting comfortable on the couch and playing games on my tablet (Warcraft Rumble and Plants Vs Zombies 3 at the moment), or read a book, I've been watching more stuff on Prime/Netflix too, putting a film on for a couple of hours of an evening and concentrating on that, instead of doing things 'around' having an online slot running, because online slots regularly demand your attention. (Or not so regularly, in the case of BTG's stuff )

I've also started replaying some favourite videogames for another playthrough, such as Everybody's Golf on PS5 (surely one of the finest golf games ever), and Mario Kart 8 on Switch - because I've reclaimed the time and attention that online slots were taking off me.

This isn't some sort of 'call to arms' based around the revelation that 'I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT', if you're still playing online slots and having fun then more power to you, but after a month of not playing them at all, and not even visiting any online casino site to play in demo mode, or see what new games have been released, or anything like that. I've realised how, in some regards, my relationship with online slots had become somewhat habitual, and that isn't healthy, even if it wasn't costing me massively in financial terms.

And with that, I'll take a look at 'Easy Come, Easy Golf' which I've just bought for my Switch, I'm a sucker for a good golf videogame, and this is from the same studio that made Everybody's Golf.

It cost £17.59p and I'll most likely get hours, and hours, and hours, of entertainment out of it. My regular online casino deposit was £100-£150, and sometimes that wouldn't even last an evening, playing low stakes.

 

[dreju89]

i closed acount on mr vegas
its dead spin city there deposited few hundred euro i last few weeks never could win more that 100 euro no matter 0.60 or up to 1.50 stake bonuses are dead pay maybe 10x change diffrent games nothing help
games like fishin frenzy,eye of horus,big bass are just dead no bonus after 100+ spins
i try play on diffrent casinos same story.Max wins i could get 30-40 euro and then go down to 0 stakes dosnt matter i give up now casinos no fun no more at all like it used be

 

[DreddBeat]

i closed acount on mr vegas
its dead spin city there deposited few hundred euro i last few weeks never could win more that 100 euro no matter 0.60 or up to 1.50 stake bonuses are dead pay maybe 10x change diffrent games nothing help
games like fishin frenzy,eye of horus,big bass are just dead no bonus after 100+ spins
i try play on diffrent casinos same story.Max wins i could get 30-40 euro and then go down to 0 stakes dosnt matter i give up now casinos no fun no more at all like it used be

I stopped using Mr Vegas for the same reason. Several deposits and never once in profit. The site is an endless burn of dead spins. I think I hit a bonus once and the payout was abysmal. I don't know why the site manages to stay up because there's no fun to be had there. Awful online casino.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

Videoslots and Mr Vegas will be running pragmatic and the later blueprint slots and indeed pretty much every provider on reduced RTP models. With only a few exceptions.

Madness to be playing a single spin on any such games on dogshit RTP.

The earlier blueprints will still be on the original RTP but anything new are likely to be as low as 93%.

Avoid Avoid Avoid.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

So that's just over a month without online slots for me, technically speaking I have played in 2024 as I had a balance already in 3Dice coming into the new year, but I haven't made any deposits in 2024 so far - (once my balance exhausted at 3Dice in the first few days of January, I simply logged out and haven't returned) - and I don't expect that to change. (I was out at the pub a couple of weeks ago with friends and had a dabble on the machine in the pub, which I'll continue to do, it's not that I've forsaken all forms of gambling.)

Anyway, I find that I'm not missing online slots at all, what perhaps I hadn't fully realised, is just how much time I was spending watching/interacting with them, even if I was often doing other things at the same time, such as playing a videogame with the slot running off to the side, or have them wagering away whilst I was popping in and out of the room and hoping a feature was waiting for me when I came back, or reading something on the web/forums etc at the same time as slotting - you know how it goes.

With that distraction completely removed from the equation, I can just focus properly on what I'm doing, or change what I do slightly, such as getting comfortable on the couch and playing games on my tablet (Warcraft Rumble and Plants Vs Zombies 3 at the moment), or read a book, I've been watching more stuff on Prime/Netflix too, putting a film on for a couple of hours of an evening and concentrating on that, instead of doing things 'around' having an online slot running, because online slots regularly demand your attention. (Or not so regularly, in the case of BTG's stuff )

I've also started replaying some favourite videogames for another playthrough, such as Everybody's Golf on PS5 (surely one of the finest golf games ever), and Mario Kart 8 on Switch - because I've reclaimed the time and attention that online slots were taking off me.

This isn't some sort of 'call to arms' based around the revelation that 'I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT', if you're still playing online slots and having fun then more power to you, but after a month of not playing them at all, and not even visiting any online casino site to play in demo mode, or see what new games have been released, or anything like that. I've realised how, in some regards, my relationship with online slots had become somewhat habitual, and that isn't healthy, even if it wasn't costing me massively in financial terms.

And with that, I'll take a look at 'Easy Come, Easy Golf' which I've just bought for my Switch, I'm a sucker for a good golf videogame, and this is from the same studio that made Everybody's Golf.

It cost £17.59p and I'll most likely get hours, and hours, and hours, of entertainment out of it. My regular online casino deposit was £100-£150, and sometimes that wouldn't even last an evening, playing low stakes.

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Wish I’d done the same over the last couple of months.

Dropped nearly 3k since Xmas with a bet barely above 60p.

Absolute shit show all round.

Should have saved it for Cheltenham. Far better value and far more entertaining.

 

[winner2021]

Slingo is terrible right now too, never seen it so bad. I've lost hundreds in the last few days and only depositing £20-£50 at a time. I've not seen ONE 100x and they used to turn up practically every session at some point. Hell I've barely seen a 25x even. If I do get on the grid it pays out 2x usually (I know that happens a lot anyway, but this is constantly) it's so bad, and I know it's volatile but this is something else. Like getting blood out of a stone. Free spins have all but dried up too, not that they even help most of the time.

Even if I rarely manage to get to the 3rd level on fluffy favourites it pays out 2x, 2x, 2x! Now I've lost A LOT on slingo in the past but it's always been from not quitting whilst ahead and playing way too long, but at least I had some big wins beforehand. Have put deposit limits on everything now, I'd given up on slots and went to slingo because at least it was entertaining but not anymore. It's like your money just evaporates in minutes on slots or slingo. And they know morons like me will still play a 10% RTP out of habit, so I had to restrict my accounts. Next stop gamstop lol.

 

[DreddBeat]

Videoslots and Mr Vegas will be running pragmatic and the later blueprint slots and indeed pretty much every provider on reduced RTP models. With only a few exceptions.

Madness to be playing a single spin on any such games on dogshit RTP.

The earlier blueprints will still be on the original RTP but anything new are likely to be as low as 93%.

Avoid Avoid Avoid.

Didn't Videoslots just win Casino of the year? I'm confused. I go to Mr Q for high RTP games.

 

[PMKFRUITPRO]

It did but that’s mainly due to its large volume of games and decent reps here along with the fact that you get paid.

Me personally ???? Why play lower rtp games there when you can play them elsewhere higher?? And still get paid??

Don’t get it myself.

 

[Blackkbeauty]

Been a slot player for best part of 20 years, discovered online slots around 10 years ago. I have some great memories. My £5000 jackpot on a £1 bet, my $3700 on another £1 bet. Chasing bonus's which never hit and chasing other bonus rounds which did hit. I won and lost and enjoyed every moment.

Then, around a year ago the fun ended. Logic tells me it was the reduction in RTP which swept the online slot world and I've tried to adjust to that. I rarely play a slot I haven't researched for the theoretical RTP and the trend is always down. 95% RTP is the norm now and the I've seen some at 93.x%. The obvious result is fewer wins and smaller bonus round. My last 5 bonus rounds wins on a £1 bet have all been under £10. New slot releases can be visually stunning but results are dismal.

My last decent slot win was in Alicante Spain. I played at a bricks and mortar 'casino' in the tourist area. I actually turned 20 Euros in 100 Euros with a bonus round. The attendant I went to to help me cash out. as all the button labels were in Spanish, had never done that before and she'd worked there for 6 months. Reminds me what online slots are like now, we don't know how to win since we never win anymore.

I know there are still some bonus rounds out there, the Casinomeister forum has win posts on a regular basis. My thinking is to go back to the classics like DOA2, at least they have a history of wins. New games are out for me, they are the creation of a greedy provider culture. Nuff said, back to spinning, but not tonight. I don't want to go to bed with another £50 hole in my wallet.

Hughdal

I agree.i used to enjoy slots as well ,win or lose but now in 2023/24 the fun has gone .i have switched to Roulette and play the skots very occasionally waging small amounts becayse i know for certain u wontt win And if do it will be consistently less than the wager amount .If u get a bonus it will by 10x at most -why bother

 

[FrankJ92]

It's crazy that different sites have different RTP values on the same slots!! that should not be allowed. I've mostly moved on from Slots myself, I find myself playing table games more and more instead..

 

[DavidShush]

Everywhere is pretty much dead. I play the free contests on sites like Ladbollocks but rarely win anything. Gotten enough Ladbucks to withdraw a few fivers but that's it. Most their slots are just dead.

I've taken what little I'd play on slots and put bought premium bonds. Won £50 a couple months ago, another £100 last month and didn't have to risk a penny.

 

[lockinlove]

It did but that’s mainly due to its large volume of games and decent reps here along with the fact that you get paid.

Me personally ???? Why play lower rtp games there when you can play them elsewhere higher?? And still get paid??

Don’t get it myself.

We have half of society running around telling me what they hear on CNN is true. This really isnt shocking we have people playing on casinos with 92-94% RTP when many good solid casinos offer 96%

I personally hope these same people do not operate heavy equiptment or are engineers designing buildings we all live in. Nevermind them choosing low rtp because "its a cool casino"