Is Gold Horse Casino actually worth the trip?
Went on a Saturday expecting a proper night out and honestly left a bit flat 😅 The floor is mostly pokies and maybe a handful of tables actually running, so if you're a table person like me it fills up fast. And the cage on a busy night, don't get me started, the line crawled while I stood there with my ticket 😩
That said I did have fun on the slots for a couple hours before it all clicked how thin the rest was. Maybe I caught it on the wrong night? Do they run more tables on weekends or was that peak? 🤔
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A handful of tables on a Saturday tells you everything about where they make their money. I went one weeknight and same story, pokies wall to wall and two dealers working. The cage line was the real kicker, waited long enough that I nearly gave up. If you go again, post a pic of your cashout slip from the cage, then I'll believe it was worth the drive.
Cashout screenshot or it didn't happen.
The cage wait sounds rough 😅 quick question, can you cash chips at the tables instead or do you have to line up? First time casino newbie here 🙈
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chips you can usually cash at the table, they'll pay you in cash or colour up your stack right there. the cage is for slot tickets and bigger payouts, which is why the line gets ugly on a busy saturday. i turned 50 into 5k once years back and still had to stand in that queue grinning like an idiot, so bring patience or cash your chips early before the rush 😄
Busted more than you've deposited 😉
It’s definitely hard to justify the effort of driving out there when the floor is so sparsely populated with actual action. Having tried it myself, the mix of machines and tables felt unbalanced for a supposed major land-based spot. You're stuck spinning slots while the cage backup just becomes a massive bottleneck on payout day.
RTP doesn't lie, win screenshots do.
Same experience on a busy night, mostly pokies and barely a table open 😅 Maybe I'm being dumb but the cage line almost made me just leave with the ticket unredeemed. Worth it for a random Tuesday maybe, but not worth the drive on a weekend, or am I the only one who thinks that?
New here, soaking it up.