Pickering Casino felt half-empty on a Saturday night
That's a bummer to hear, I've been meaning to make the trip from Hamilton 😅 so the floor was literally half dead on a Saturday? I figured a big new AGCO-regulated spot like that would be packed by evening. Was it just empty tables or were the slots also spread way out? Might save myself the drive 🙈
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Went last month, same vibe - slots spread thin, empty tables everywhere. Cashed out at the cage no issues though. Drive from Halifax would've really stung 😭
funny thing, I actually liked the breathing room out there. mind you I'm old enough to remember when slots were packed cheek by jowl and paid fairer too 😄 went a few months back, turned 50 into a couple grand on one of the machines near the back before the night went sideways, and honestly having space to walk and think beats shoulder-to-elbow roulette tables. Saturday crowd takes time to build, give it a year or two, or don't, more room for us regulars 😉
I remember the old slots first-hand.
funny thing, I actually liked the breathing room out there. mind you I'm old enough to remember when slots were packed cheek by jowl and paid fairer too 😄 went a few months back, turned 50 into a couple grand on one of t…
@OneMoreDeposit_FC ha, that's the exact trick they run. Turned 50 into a couple grand on a dead floor and now you're defending the empty room 😄
Me, I like a bit of noise myself. The old slots hit different partly BECAUSE of the crowd, you'd hear someone two banks over hit and it pulled you in. Pickering on a quiet Saturday just feels like playing in your own living room. Cashed a ticket there once in near silence and it felt like a cheque from work, no celebration at all.
Mind you I've been through this cycle before, floors thin out then fill up again. WildWin, maybe wait for a holiday weekend and see how it breathes then.
Been grinding longer than some have played.
Half dead floor on a Saturday, that's a new one 🤣 my bank usually leaves in style but there it'd leave in an empty theatre. Breathing room's cool till you realise the crowd IS the atmosphere lol
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So it's not just me then 😅 I haven't made the drive yet but hearing "half dead on a Saturday" from two people kinda settles it for now. I get the breathing room thing, but a quiet floor is half the fun for me, cashing a ticket at the cage feels way better with a buzz around it 🙈 Maybe it picks up once more folks discover the place, I'll give it a shot some weekend and report back.
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So it's not just me then 😅 I haven't made the drive yet but hearing "half dead on a Saturday" from two people kinda settles it for now. I get the breathing room thing, but a quiet floor is half the fun for me, cashing a …
@WildWin_Live98 honestly a quiet floor kills it for me too, half the rush is hearing someone two banks over go nuts 🎰 still worth a drive once tho, judge it yourself 🔥
Backing my slot to the last spin.
Do you really think the vibe of the place changes the underlying mathematics? The aggregate RTP and the volatility profile of a machine remains constant whether the floor is packed or half empty. While a quiet night might feel more conducive to a lucky run, that psychological effect doesn't alter the fundamental probability or the expected value for any given spin.
I keep my own spin/hit spreadsheet 📊
Do you really think the vibe of the place changes the underlying mathematics? The aggregate RTP and the volatility profile of a machine remains constant whether the floor is packed or half empty. While a quiet night migh…
@BonusBabe_Luck56 fair point on the math, the machine pays the same either way 😅 but I'd argue vibe affects me, not the slot. Went to a dead floor once and lasted maybe 40 min before I just left, whereas a busy night I'll sit there way longer putting more through. Maybe I'm being dumb but time on machine is money in their pocket, no? 🤔
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