Anyone actually had cashback land at All Slots Casino?
Ran a similar test on All Slots over a few weeks myself - cashback did land, just slow enough that I'd almost written it off before it showed. As a bonus hunter I track every NZ$ of wagering, and my rule is treat cashback as a top-up on a dead run, never a reason to deposit. Keen to hear whether yours hit after the rough week on the pokies 🎰💸
that "treat it as a top-up, never a reason to deposit" line is the wisest thing said on this thread 😄 turned 50 into 5k once back in the old days, then handed most of it back chasing the next one, cashback's just a soft landing after the bust, not a strategy. mine landed slow too but it did arrive, which puts it ahead of some places I've been through this cycle with.
Been grinding longer than some have played.
ChrisSweetAs has it right, though I'd add the analyst's angle: cashback is effectively a tiny EV refund on a negative-expectation product, so it softens variance without changing the house edge one bit. My log from testing it here in NZ shows it landing late, same as yours, which matters if you're the type to redeposit before it arrives. On a small spin sample that delay alone can trick you into thinking it never came. Chasing it is just funding the next downswing, eh.
No dumb question at all, Kev. It means the house edge stays the same no matter what, cashback just hands you back a slice of what you've already lost. Say you drop NZ$100 on the pokies and the expected return is under that, a bit of cashback softens the hit but you're still playing a losing game long-term. Chasing it after a rough run is how a soft landing turns into another bust 😉
It's all hit and busted before, folks.
Had mine land too, took its sweet time though 😅 Danny. Treat the cashback like bonus money and assume wagering applies until you read the terms yourself, don't take anyone's word for it. My rule after a rough run on the pokies: bankroll takes the hit, cashback is a top-up, never a reason to chase. Whether it's worth the grind week to week, still half keen to hear if anyone's actually cashed theirs out 💸
Bonus taken, wagering cleared.