Casino Mate welcome bonus
Anyone actually tracked their playthrough on the Casino Mate welcome bonus properly, or is everyone just eyeballing it? I've got a spreadsheet going for variance on my usual pokies, so if the wagering contribution differs by game type I'd rather know before I slap anything down. Keen to hear how the grind treated you on a small spin sample versus the full clearing run.
Turned a small deposit into a decent run through the Casino Mate wagering once, years back. Went in with a spreadsheet like yours too, and fair dinkum the game weighting is what makes or breaks the playthrough. I'd check which pokies count full before you slap anything down, because grinding it out on a low-contribution game is a slow death. Ah well, we grind on.
It's all hit and busted before, folks.
Same experience here BookVegas, game weighting made my Casino Mate playthrough drag for ages till I stuck to the high-contribution pokies. Josh, check which games count fully before you slap anything down 🎰
Thanks for raising this, I'm still learning bonuses 😅 When you say game weighting, does that mean a pokie might only count a slice of my bet towards the wagering, like 50% or whatever? Because I'd hate to clear the whole playthrough and realise half my spins barely moved the needle 🤔
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G'day LuckIsAll, yep you've got it exactly - say a pokie counts 50%, then every A$1 you spin only knocks 50 cents off the playthrough, so the wagering takes twice as long on that game. Weights are listed in the bonus terms on Casino Mate, no need to ask support, though a squiz at the table beats reading fine print twice. Turned 50 into 5k once back in the day knowing exactly which games counted fully 😉
Busted more than you've deposited 😉
Yeah it's all in the bonus terms ClassicTV, buried in the usual fine print but it's there 😅 Weighting caught me out first time too, halfway through the playthrough before I realised half my spins were counting for peanuts ah well 🔥
The hit is close, I can feel it.
Same thing happened to me on my first bonus ever, MaccasSouth, was chipping away at the playthrough on a pokie I liked, then checked the terms and realised the weighting was doing me no favours at all. Gutting when you've put in a solid session and barely moved the needle 🙈
Now I read the game weighting bit before I claim anything, even though half the fine print still goes over my head. My method is simple: find the games that count fully and stick to them till the wagering's done, boring as it gets 😅 Do you blokes check the terms first or just have a slap and hope for the best?
Weighting got me too on my first Casino Mate playthrough 😅 was smashing my favourite pokie thinking every spin was chipping away, then checked the terms and yeah... only a slice of each bet was counting towards the wagering 💀 always read the contribution table first now before claiming anything, saved me a heap of grief on the last bonus 🔥🎰
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That weighting story hurts to read because I'd 100% do the same thing 😅 Steve_Spins, checked terms properly once now after my first deposit bonus had me going in circles way longer than expected. Question for yous though - do the free spins winnings count toward the playthrough too or separate? 🔥
Learning to clear wagering, go easy 🙏
Reading these weighting stories, I'm glad I checked the contribution table before my first Casino Mate slap at the wagering. Saved myself the heartbreak. ChasingJackpotsPro, worth confirming in the terms whether free spins winnings roll into the same playthrough requirement or run on their own turnover; they don't always get treated the same. Worth noting your spin sample is tiny either way, so one bonus tells you very little about how the offer actually treats you long-run.
Do the EV, then spin.
Reading these weighting stories, I'm glad I checked the contribution table before my first Casino Mate slap at the wagering. Saved myself the heartbreak. ChasingJackpotsPro, worth confirming in the terms whether free spi…
@AllInEveryTime_TillIWin yeah mate smart move checking the contribution table first, learnt that lesson the hard way myself 😅 still reckon Casino Mate is my all-time favourite tho, this slot pays when it wants to, cleared a chunk of wagering on my pokie last week and pulled A$180 free. TomRoller's right about the free spins winnings rolling into the bonus balance too 🔥🎰
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
From what I remember on the Casino Mate welcome package, the free spins winnings get lumped in with the bonus balance and carry their own wagering before anything's cashable, so they're part of the playthrough, they just don't count down much while you're spinning them. Worth checking the specific promo terms though, because the spins are usually locked to certain pokies with weighting that'll do your head in.
Learned that one the hard way myself, cleared a deposit bonus once thinking my spins wins were padding the bankroll, when really I was just feeding the wagering machine. Now I work out my bet per spin before I even start: bankroll divided by the turnover I need to clear. Slow and boring beats going in circles. 💸
Cashing out in time is half the battle.
@AllInEveryTime_TillIWin yeah mate smart move checking the contribution table first, learnt that lesson the hard way myself 😅 still reckon Casino Mate is my all-time favourite tho, this slot pays when it wants to, cleare…
@TomRoller that matches my read, spins winnings parked in the bonus balance with their own wagering is the usual trick, and the "doesn't count down while you spin" bit is where most punters get burned. Jack_Cashout51, A$180 free is a claim until I see a cashout screenshot, so got one?
Hype isn't a payout.