jimdalva Posted November 20, 2012 #1 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Carnival casino doesnt pay. While on the Paradise a machine called the Cash Vault was very popular. You had to control the mechanical arm to go over ,then up to line up a key with a key shaped window. Once lined up you push the button and your key pushes foward and hopefully passes thru the window. Inside the window it then pushes a bundle of $500.00 plus an IPad off the hook and it falls to the bottom to be claimed, like a vending machine. There was always a line to try ones skill. You would get so close that you had to try again. Well on the second to last day someone finally got the key to pass thru the window. To the surprise of the entire crowd it didn't have the strength to unseat the prize. A casino employee was called, and he said Sorry it has to fall. A manager was called and said the same. Everyone complained that this is a game of skill to control the mechanical arm not a game of faith to hope that the prize is not tied so tight that the game is UNwinable. But to no avail, there was NO pay out. Beware! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tef43 Posted November 20, 2012 #2 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Carnival casino doesnt pay. While on the Paradise a machine called the Cash Vault was very popular. You had to control the mechanical arm to go over ,then up to line up a key with a key shaped window. Once lined up you push the button and your key pushes foward and hopefully passes thru the window. Inside the window it then pushes a bundle of $500.00 plus an IPad off the hook and it falls to the bottom to be claimed, like a vending machine. There was always a line to try ones skill. You would get so close that you had to try again. Well on the second to last day someone finally got the key to pass thru the window. To the surprise of the entire crowd it didn't have the strength to unseat the prize. A casino employee was called, and he said Sorry it has to fall. A manager was called and said the same. Everyone complained that this is a game of skill to control the mechanical arm not a game of faith to hope that the prize is not tied so tight that the game is UNwinable. But to no avail, there was NO pay out. Beware! The Cash Vault is definitely winnable. We were watching when a player scored the iPad last month on Valor. By the end of the cruise, the vault was pretty much cleaned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilles Posted November 20, 2012 #3 Share Posted November 20, 2012 well thats lame, I know i spent at least 30 bucks in the arcade on the Destiny trying to win a GO PRO and a Sony Vita and didnt have any luck getting the key in the hole. I'd have been pissed if that would have happened to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med9114u Posted November 20, 2012 #4 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I've seen lots of people win on every cruise...including the Paradise earlier this year. I've actually watched people win the big prize and it has never had an issue pushing it off. Gues it is kind of like hitting a big win on a slot machine (in ANY casino..), if they inspect the machine and say it was a fault and you should not have won...not much you can do about it. I agree it is a crock though and they should win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriLam Posted November 20, 2012 #5 Share Posted November 20, 2012 These machines are not games of skill. In addition to actually performing the action perfectly, the machine must "allow" you to win, so to speak. It's programmed to only allow 1 in x amount of tries to win, so just because you might perform the action correctly doesn't mean you will automatically win. I have seen it happen and did some research on those types of machines when I got home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruisin4cruisin Posted November 20, 2012 #6 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I like playing that game and I did notice some issues with it on the Victory 2 weeks ago. 1. A customer stopped pushing the UP button, but it continued to rise....3 times in a row. 2. I had it aligned, but at the last second, it adjusted up so the prize was not attainable. I figured it had to do with being the "lucky" person, not the skilled, so I would put in $3 here and $3 there, hoping my chance was next. I was never the winner, but like most everyone else, I was "THAT CLOSE!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcearth Posted November 20, 2012 #7 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I threw $20 in the machine and quickly realized that all is not what it seems. If you are too low, the mechanical arm releases immediately, but if you are dead on, there is a hesitation after you stop pressing the button before the arm releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbaltees Posted November 20, 2012 #8 Share Posted November 20, 2012 From what I observed of the machine, the glass has a slight camber which distorts your view. You have to play it quite a bit to get used to the distortion IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drosphot Posted November 20, 2012 #9 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I won $1000 after about 30 tries on the Magic :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbaltees Posted November 20, 2012 #10 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I won $1000 after about 30 tries on the Magic :p WOW! Good for you!! Now, can I borrow $20? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlb76 Posted November 20, 2012 #11 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I have seen people throw money at this machine over and over! It was nothing to watch people drop $30+ at a time. But I also know that the machine was cleaned out by the end of our 4 days on Elation last Feb. I so agree it's more skill than luck but isn't that any gambling game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyZ Posted November 20, 2012 #12 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Just based on doing some simple math, Carnival is raking in a ton of money and only giving up $500 for an IPad to a few customers. So as you can see, there are only 2-3 winner (including Carnival) and many many losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnTnSA Posted November 20, 2012 #13 Share Posted November 20, 2012 My wife and I tried it a few times, maybe 5 total, before we gave up. Someone was winning though, as the machine was damn near empty about mid cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouche Posted November 20, 2012 #14 Share Posted November 20, 2012 They were winning on the Fascination in Oct, they even gave free try's, all we had to do was got to the cashier window and they were giving out these bills for a free try at this machine. By the end of the cruise the machine was almost empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vmalcolm Posted November 20, 2012 #15 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Not totally related, but went to our local mall today and they had one of these machines...nobody using it both times I passed by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drosphot Posted November 20, 2012 #16 Share Posted November 20, 2012 WOW! Good for you!! Now, can I borrow $20? :D The one armed bandits got it all... :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haoie Posted November 20, 2012 #17 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Ever play a claw game? Same idea - Rigged like crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz2926 Posted November 20, 2012 #18 Share Posted November 20, 2012 My bf put $5 in the machine on the Miracle back in May and won on the first try. Guess it is the luck of the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ykgorbie Posted November 20, 2012 #19 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Carnival casino doesnt pay. While on the Paradise a machine called the Cash Vault was very popular. You had to control the mechanical arm to go over ,then up to line up a key with a key shaped window. Once lined up you push the button and your key pushes foward and hopefully passes thru the window. Inside the window it then pushes a bundle of $500.00 plus an IPad off the hook and it falls to the bottom to be claimed, like a vending machine. There was always a line to try ones skill. You would get so close that you had to try again. Well on the second to last day someone finally got the key to pass thru the window. To the surprise of the entire crowd it didn't have the strength to unseat the prize. A casino employee was called, and he said Sorry it has to fall. A manager was called and said the same. Everyone complained that this is a game of skill to control the mechanical arm not a game of faith to hope that the prize is not tied so tight that the game is UNwinable. But to no avail, there was NO pay out. Beware! Definitely winnable....we were on a B2B on the Liberty last month and during our time in the casino, probably saw 4 of them won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted November 21, 2012 #20 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Gambling odds: Vegas casino=good Indian casino=bad cruise ship=ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEORN Posted November 21, 2012 #21 Share Posted November 21, 2012 While I don't doubt that people have won playing this game, I assume Carnival slowly empties the machine throughout the cruise to keep people thinking it's winnable and therefore spending more money. Between ourselves and our friends on Valor this year, we put a lot of money in that machine. I have to admit it's fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady_cruiser Posted November 21, 2012 #22 Share Posted November 21, 2012 The way we look at it is that if we go into a casino, land-based or ship based, and we have fun then we got our money's worth. Casino to us is just another form of entertainment. We go in knowing we won't win and have no expectations. I have seen us play with $50/ We have either lost it all in 20 minutes or played for hours with that same $50. It all comes down to what your attitude is when you walked into that casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercrikhix Posted November 21, 2012 #23 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Gambling odds:Vegas casino=good Indian casino=bad cruise ship=ugly The way we look at it is that if we go into a casino, land-based or ship based, and we have fun then we got our money's worth. Casino to us is just another form of entertainment. We go in knowing we won't win and have no expectations. I have seen us play with $50/ We have either lost it all in 20 minutes or played for hours with that same $50. It all comes down to what your attitude is when you walked into that casino. Agree, lady_cruiser. Agree to some extent, joeyancho... However, I hit two big wins on the same machine two nights in a row on a Carnival cruise. It really IS the luck of the draw. :) The Vault was left with 1 prize at the end of our last cruise...saw a few win on it, not us tho......LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okwriter Posted November 21, 2012 #24 Share Posted November 21, 2012 It's a machine. It's in a casino. DUH. :) You can win at it, but the odds are always against you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarnivalPlatCruiser Posted November 21, 2012 #25 Share Posted November 21, 2012 It is 100% winable... While I couldnt (and i spent almost 50 dollars trying... lol), my 13 year old son won on the one in the teen game room. He won TWO 50 dollar ITunes cards. Getting him to share them with his sister, that was a different story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.