UK arcade B2 machines earning £32k per year

[@ssiduous]

Read article about UK arcade machines with £500 max jackpot. Each one makes £32k yearly. Also self exclusion basically doesnt work only 1 out of 14 arcades actually stopped excluded person entering. Must say it's worse than thought...

 

[chapman]

yea used to smash these after work before kids came. proper money pit those things. RTP is like 90 percent maybe less. glad i stopped when i did

 

[bill_collins]

£32k annual revenue per machine with 90-92 percent RTP means these are fed approximately £320k-£350k yearly per terminal. That's substantial volume for machines in often empty looking arcades. Must be small number heavy users sustaining these.

 

[nat.fort]

my hubby goes to admiral sometimes. always comes back skint. those machines feel rigged compared to online slots

 

[Scott1baird]

theyre not rigged just terrible rtp. online you get 96 percent these arcade ones 90-92 if youre lucky. massive difference over time

 

[slotking]

B2 arcadesallowed much lower rtp than online UK licensed slots. Problem is most players dont realize how much worse the odds are. See flashing lights and £500 jackpot think its same as online ones sigh..

 

[Patrick777]

lads play these all time one mate even claims he won 300 quid last month but probably put in 500 getting it. never see anyone actually ahead tbh

 

[vogafox]

It's simple math as those survive on problem gamblers. Same way as online where small percentage users provide majority revenue.

 

[m0r0n]

pretty sad that they make average uk salary per machine just sitting there

 

[webzcas]

Self exclusion failure rate is damning. 1 out of 14 actually enforced it seems sysstem completely broken. Nothing personal just profit huh?

 

[conker]

Self exclusion enforcement difficult in physical venues without mandatory ID checks. Online much easier to enforce. But yes 7% efficacy rate s terrific

 

[geordiecolin]

stopped going near these years ago. too easy to lose track of money when credits just cycle back in. remember putting 50 quid in thinking i was winning then realized i won nothing actualy

 

[DagaW]

yeah uk arcade rtp worse than most countries. sweden requires minimum 94 percent on similar machines just sayin' -_-

 

[bill_collins]

Credit cycling is pernicious design. Small wins get folded back into credits so players keep spinning without realizing theyre grinding down against house edge. If they had to collect and reinsert coins each time, they’d see the real picture. Pretty smart in a twisted way.

 

[slotking]

Credit cycling is pernicious design. Small wins get folded back into credits so players keep spinning without realizing theyre grinding down against house edge. If they had to collect and reinsert coins each time, they’d see the real picture. Pretty smart in a twisted way.

100% mate old fruit machines kept winnings separate from credits. Had to cash out then make decision to put money back in. Modern design removes that decision point intentionally.

 

[nataly.k]

hmm never looked from that point so must admit thats really manipulative. no wonder people lose so much

 

[bamberfishcake]

cmon guys ur overthinking here, its pretty comfy u know... real problem is really lowrtp tho

 

[chapman]

cmon guys ur overthinking here, its pretty comfy u know... real problem is really lowrtp tho

i still think its designed that way innit. keep you spinning til your skint. while i agree rtp is shit

 

[Newbie]

that's why im more into online ones atleast online you can see balance clearly. these arcade things with credits and holds and nudges confusing as hell by design

cmon guys ur overthinking here, its pretty comfy u know... real problem is really lowrtp tho

you know what's comfy? playuing at your sofa on a phone lol

 

[webzcas]

yup Merkur and Admiral arcades everywhere now. Every high street dead zone with bookies charity shops and these gambling places. Depressing state of uk towns.