Do you see yourself quitting slots?

[lucks_maximus]

How long have you been playing for and when, if ever, do you see yourself stopping for good?

I can see it quite clearly, in the not-so-distant future. My days are numbered. I've been at this for only 9 months or so.

[Blackjax]

I have been playing slots for 10 years now. Started in the  beginning of 2016. I have already stopped playing slots since May this year due to two reasons. Firstly my favourite deposit methods were restricted for my region and the other reason is the weakening of my local currency against usd and eur. 

I only plan to play for contests purposes as I get some of my money back. 

[loceff13]

Theres some future gambling law changes passed in my country which are very unfavourable so it's possible, that being said I suspect many licensed casinos would ignore Gov requests to restrict/block our players as they likely can't be fined/taken to court where they operate.

 

Will be interesting to see, no real interest in playing local sites because they will be like UK ones with no autospins and time restrictions(time outs) etc. 

[Blackjax]

2 minutes ago, loceff13 said:

Theres some future gambling law changes passed in my country which are very unfavourable so it's possible, that being said I suspect many licensed casinos would ignore Gov requests to restrict/block our players as they likely can't be fined/taken to court where they operate.

 

Will be interesting to see, no real interest in playing local sites because they will be like UK ones with no autospins and time restrictions(time outs) etc. 

What are these rules passed by your Government? 

[loceff13]

It's still being actively worked on for the finer details but essentially they are auctioning 15 local casino licenses off during 2026/7 much like our Canadian players here deal with. It's not illegal for players here to play elsewhere even after it comes into action.

 

Ours is set to include:

Mandatory 18+ ID checks(unsure if on deposit or on withdrawal like standard)

No autoplay, limits on session length and timeouts after an hours play etc. Possibly as far as what the UK has in this regards which is extreme.

Limitations on bonus offers(upto 200%/$100 max incentives etc), not sure if it will impact reel races/tournaments/on casino promos etc but likely will

~17% share of gross gaming revenue(total bets minus total payouts essentially) so 17% of that revenue before the casinos costs(staff, licenses, banking/payment services etc) are even taken into account. If a site like leovegas pragmatic is 94% RTP today throw in a 17% GGR share what would it be after? As bad as brick and mortar slots at the pub or casino

Theres also stuff like they must provide Maori support(official NZ language but the staffing costs for this will be insane if they can't use AI translation for a 24/7 operation)

Casinos only need 7.5M capital to bid, no player protection if one is insolvent and can't payout players despite the Gov's 17% GGR share from casinos

[lucks_maximus]

I wonder if a max win might change my mind, or would I quit slots right then and there 

[Maddison Dwyer]

That max-win thought is interesting because it could work both ways: a clean ending, or proof that one more big hit might be around the corner. The fact you can already picture stopping after nine months probably matters more than the size of the last win.

[loceff13]

I've had 2 max wins pay $1500 each(damn 10c lowrolling lol) but I think it would hard to quit unless it was lifechanging jackpot money(ie buy a house mortgage free with a 1M+ win), a few grand isn't life altering in any way for me and I'm pretty good at playing within my means now and not losing more than I intend to.

[Blackjax]

1 minute ago, loceff13 said:

I've had 2 max wins pay $1500 each(damn 10c lowrolling lol) but I think it would hard to quit unless it was lifechanging jackpot money(ie buy a house mortgage free with a 1M+ win), a few grand isn't life altering in any way for me and I'm pretty good at playing within my means now and not losing more than I intend to.

Your playing style and his playing style are completely different. You do 10 cent bets for contest purpose only. I have seen his balance and I believe he does bigger bets. Probably CAD5 or even 10 or even bigger than that. I dont think he is a low roller. Am I right @lucks_maximus? 

[loceff13]

Speaking of his bets did you ever cashout that 17k balance lucks

[marius1978]

53 minutes ago, loceff13 said:

I've had 2 max wins pay $1500 each(damn 10c lowrolling lol)

Better to get there on 0.1 than to go bankrupt on 1.0