Cashing out at Windmill Casino: how money leaves the floor
There is no withdrawal button at a physical casino. What you have is a printed ticket, a stack of chips and a cash desk inside the complex on the N1.
See our partner's offer →Cashing out at Windmill Casino happens in the building: a machine prints a ticket when you press collect, tables pay in chips, and both are exchanged for rand at the cash desk inside the complex. There is no online withdrawal, because no account holds a balance, and identity verification can apply to larger payouts.
The cash-out route in order
- Modern slot floors run ticket-in, ticket-out: pressing collect prints a voucher instead of dropping coins into a tray.
- The voucher is redeemed at the cash desk or a redemption kiosk in the same building, so nothing travels out of the venue electronically.
- Table winnings are paid in chips, and chips are exchanged for cash at the cashier rather than at any machine.
- South African casinos are accountable institutions under financial-crime rules, so identity verification can be required on larger payouts.
- Cash the ticket before the floor closes: machines stop at 02:00 midweek and 03:00 on Friday and Saturday, and a voucher carries a printed expiry.
- No online withdrawal exists for this venue, because no account is holding a balance in the first place.
- Payouts are made to persons 18 years and older; queries about a disputed payout go to +27 51 410 2000.
Online withdrawal against a land cash-out
| Online withdrawal | Windmill Casino, Bloemfontein |
|---|---|
| Requested in an account, then a wait of days | A ticket or chips exchanged for cash in the building |
| Bank documents uploaded for verification | An identity document shown at the desk when required |
| A pending period and a reversal window | Nothing pends — the ticket is paid when presented |
| The payout method must match the deposit | Paid out in rand at the cashier, whatever you played |
| A support ticket for a failed payout | The cash desk in person, or +27 51 410 2000 |
From the cabinet to the cash desk
The route is short and entirely physical. You press collect, the cabinet prints a voucher with a value and an expiry on it, and that voucher is either fed into the next machine you sit at or handed over at the cash desk. Nothing is transferred, nothing is pending, and nobody asks for a bank account.
At a table the equivalent is colouring up: the dealer exchanges your small denominations for larger chips, and the cashier turns those into rand. Doing it at the table rather than at the desk keeps the count visible to the pit, which is exactly why the ritual exists.
The one thing that catches visitors out is closing time. Machines stop at 02:00 from Sunday to Thursday and at 03:00 on Friday and Saturday, so a ticket pocketed at the end of a long night is best redeemed before you leave — our paying-on-site page covers the same desk from the other direction.
Cashing out without losing anything
- Press collect on the cabinet and wait for the printed ticket before you stand up.
- Keep the ticket flat: a creased or torn voucher is a query at the desk rather than a straight payout.
- Colour up at the table before leaving the pit, so the count happens in front of the dealer.
- Take tickets and chips to the cash desk while the floor is still trading, not after closing.
- Carry an identity document — verification can be required on larger payouts under financial-crime rules.
- Decide before you cash out whether the money is going home with you or back onto the floor.
Payouts are made to persons 18 years and older. Free counselling: 0800 006 008, 24/7.
Cash-out facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Machine payout | A printed ticket, redeemed at the cash desk or a kiosk |
| Table payout | Chips, exchanged for rand at the cashier |
| Waiting period | None — the ticket is paid when it is presented |
| Currency | South African rand |
| Identity checks | Possible on larger transactions under financial-crime rules |
| Ticket validity | An expiry is printed on the voucher — redeem it in good time |
| Online withdrawal | None — no account balance exists to withdraw |
| Machines that print tickets | 332 on the main floor, 49 more in the Salon Prive |
| Last chance to redeem | Before 02:00, or 03:00 on Friday and Saturday |
| Enquiries | +27 51 410 2000 |
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