Finally had a slap at Jupiters on the Gold Coast

Cage was quick when I cashed out mid-afternoon, no queue at all. Dead quiet on the floor though compared to a Saturday night pub session - bet per spin felt lonely at A$1 without the club noise. reckon the vibe's worth it once, but my bankroll missed the RSL energy 😅🎰

Cage being quick is the one bit of good news in this thread. The 50 into 5k story though, I'll believe it when you cash out - everyone's got a mate of a mate who did the grand on the floor at Jupiters, nobody's ever got the receipt. Still worth a visit for the venue itself, Queensland licence and trading since 1985 means they're not going anywhere, which is exactly what the machines are counting on.

Ben's got the right instinct there. I stayed at Jupiters a few years back and the cage was painless, but the floor machines chewed through my cash faster than any RSL down Geelong way, and I'd want the withdrawal proof before believing any 50 into 5k tale too.

Stayed at Jupiters a couple of years back, floor machines definitely run hotter on your bankroll than the local club, but that A$1 bet per spin felt like visiting a proper casino, not the pub 😭

SamCashout, the A$1 a spin hits different when the machine's sitting in an actual casino, agreed, paid for that feeling myself years back and watched my pocket money evaporate in about forty minutes. Pub pokies at least sting slower. Still reckon the floor is tuned to take, nice fitout and cage speed notwithstanding.

Love how everyone's treating the floor like it's out to get them 😅 Couple of us stayed a weekend at Jupiter's and honestly the trick is treating the room as the prize and the pokies as entertainment budget. I set aside A$100 a night, bet small per spin, and once it's gone I'm off to the bar, the cage itself was smooth enough when I did walk up with something. Staying on-site changes the whole session though, no driving home, no excuses, the floor's right there at midnight calling your name. Went back to the room up A$70 one night and just banked it instead of giving it back. Cashed out in time is the whole game, whether it's an RSL or the Gold Coast. 💸

PaulBet, the room-as-the-prize bit is fair enough, but that entertainment budget still ends up in the house's pocket long-run, same as anywhere. Stayed at Jupiter's myself a while back, cage was quick and proper, floor machines ate through my cash quicker than any club up here in Tassie. Nice weekend, pleasant venue, net result still a minus.

Forty minutes is about right, OneMoreSpin 😭 did a grand evaporate on me up there too and the thing that got me was how quick the A$1 a spin goes when the machines are on the casino floor, same pokies I'd play at the club but the ceiling's nicer so the wallet opens easier, funny that. One detail nobody's mentioned yet, the cage. That's where Jupiter's actually earns it. Stayed a long weekend, had a decent hit on one machine, walked to the cage, cashed out on the spot, no waiting, proper service, done in five minutes. Compare that to an RSL where you're lining up behind a bloke doing a tax return at the counter. If you're going, budget the room and the dinner first, whatever's left is the floor's money anyway 💸 burning through it at A$1 a spin feels a lot less painful when the cashout's that painless.

This thread makes me want to have a slap up there myself 😄 is the cage cashout easy if you only win small, or is it awkward? Asking before I look silly at the counter 🙈