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Sep 30th 2005, 8:40 pm
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LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM?
They are everywhere! Personally I find they're ok, worth a flutter now and again. But, there's hundreds of people who sit on them all day. They must be losing a fortune!?
The big debate in Oz about Pokies now hits British Expats.....
Pokies - Do you love them or do you want them blown up (like the song!)
:scared: :scared:
More info -
They are everywhere! Personally I find they're ok, worth a flutter now and again. But, there's hundreds of people who sit on them all day. They must be losing a fortune!?
The big debate in Oz about Pokies now hits British Expats.....
Pokies - Do you love them or do you want them blown up (like the song!)
:scared: :scared: More info -
Last edited by bondipom; Oct 3rd 2005 at 4:24 am.
Sep 30th 2005, 8:59 pm
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Someone's just sent me a PM saying they play $300 every day on the Pokies :scared:
Sep 30th 2005, 9:06 pm
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Mugs Game !
Sep 30th 2005, 9:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Perthforme
Mugs Game !
last night on Today Tonight they were going on about how people are gambling to much on the pokies.. have they only just noticed?
where I come from they are banned, so it was a shock to see so many of them when I got out here.. they are everywhere
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Sep 30th 2005, 9:14 pm
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Originally Posted by sloake
Totally Agree....
last night on Today Tonight they were going on about how people are gambling to much on the pokies.. have they only just noticed?
where I come from they are banned, so it was a shock to see so many of them when I got out here.. they are everywhere
last night on Today Tonight they were going on about how people are gambling to much on the pokies.. have they only just noticed?
where I come from they are banned, so it was a shock to see so many of them when I got out here.. they are everywhere
its still got one handle and your money goes the same way
Sep 30th 2005, 9:18 pm
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Re: ** Pokies ** Pokies ** Pokies ** Pokies ** Pokies ** Pokies **
Originally Posted by sloake
Totally Agree....
last night on Today Tonight they were going on about how people are gambling to much on the pokies.. have they only just noticed?
where I come from they are banned, so it was a shock to see so many of them when I got out here.. they are everywhere
last night on Today Tonight they were going on about how people are gambling to much on the pokies.. have they only just noticed?
where I come from they are banned, so it was a shock to see so many of them when I got out here.. they are everywhere
Sep 30th 2005, 10:14 pm
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LOL one arm bandits , slots, fruit machines etc
Sep 30th 2005, 10:28 pm
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This discussion is all well and good but what on earth has it got to do with erect nipples, as indicated in the thread title??
Oct 1st 2005, 2:12 am
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You do all of course kow the motto for Gamblers Anonymous (Australia)?
For those who dont its
"I bet I can stop gambling before you"
For those who dont its
"I bet I can stop gambling before you"
Oct 1st 2005, 2:41 am
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I had the misfortune to walk through a pokies room in a bar yesterday to get to the carpark. I was really saddened at the sight of people sitting on stools, endlessly clicking the buttons and piling money in. In fact many of them dont put money in they have a card which slots into the side of the machine!! All i could think of was how sad their lives must be that they feel the need to waste a beautiful day in a dark dingy room all alone, feeding money into a machine that will give them no more than a couple of hundred bucks if they are REALLY lucky!
Oct 1st 2005, 3:32 am
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The clubs with pokie machines are supposed to subscribe to some "responsible gaming" policy, yet the number of clubs who run promotions which actually encourages people, not only to play the bloody things, but to bet big to get say an over $10 win to get some draw ticket is alarming.
Some things are beginning to change, albeit incredibly slowly. You can no longer get cash advances off a credit card from ATMs inside the club (now theres a scary thought!), and certainly in QLD, the machines will no longer accept $50 and $100 notes. Personally, I think all clubs should be banned from having ATMs at all on the premises. I believe VIC is looking at doing this.
From next year, pokie players who smoke will have to either stop smoking, or actually leave their machines for a few minutes to nip outside for a smoke.
Dont hold your breathe however waiting for the government to curb poker machine excesses: they rake in over $4 billion each year in tax from poker machine takings
Some things are beginning to change, albeit incredibly slowly. You can no longer get cash advances off a credit card from ATMs inside the club (now theres a scary thought!), and certainly in QLD, the machines will no longer accept $50 and $100 notes. Personally, I think all clubs should be banned from having ATMs at all on the premises. I believe VIC is looking at doing this.
From next year, pokie players who smoke will have to either stop smoking, or actually leave their machines for a few minutes to nip outside for a smoke.
Dont hold your breathe however waiting for the government to curb poker machine excesses: they rake in over $4 billion each year in tax from poker machine takings
Oct 1st 2005, 3:40 am
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They are illegal in Western Australia, apart from in the Burswood Casino, so you don't see them anywhere in Perth.
Oct 3rd 2005, 12:30 am
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I saw someone hitting a Pokie machine yesterday after he had a feature and it didn't pay anything. Sad twat.
We used to play the Pokies a bit when we first arrived here, but some people spend all day on the damn things?!
Having said that, playing them online is probably the only way to do it as they pay out 99% instead of 91% in pubs. Plus, I know someone who won $30,000 on one feature at - now that's a good win.
Australia is beautiful - why spend a day inside a dim Pokie room when there's SO much to see?
Oh well, I suppose the "Love them or Hate them" debate with Pokies will rumble on for ages......
Rather spend my money on
We used to play the Pokies a bit when we first arrived here, but some people spend all day on the damn things?!
Having said that, playing them online is probably the only way to do it as they pay out 99% instead of 91% in pubs. Plus, I know someone who won $30,000 on one feature at - now that's a good win.
Australia is beautiful - why spend a day inside a dim Pokie room when there's SO much to see?
Oh well, I suppose the "Love them or Hate them" debate with Pokies will rumble on for ages......
Rather spend my money on
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Oct 3rd 2005, 4:23 am
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Re: ** Pokies ** Pokies ** Pokies ** Pokies ** Pokies ** Pokies **
Originally Posted by djdutts
I saw someone hitting a Pokie machine yesterday after he had a feature and it didn't pay anything. Sad twat.
We used to play the Pokies a bit when we first arrived here, but some people spend all day on the damn things?!
Having said that, playing them online is probably the only way to do it as they pay out 99% instead of 91% in pubs. Plus, I know someone who won $30,000 on one feature at www.OnlinePokies.com.au - now that's a good win.
Australia is beautiful - why spend a day inside a dim Pokie room when there's SO much to see?
Oh well, I suppose the "Love them or Hate them" debate with Pokies will rumble on for ages......
Rather spend my money on
We used to play the Pokies a bit when we first arrived here, but some people spend all day on the damn things?!
Having said that, playing them online is probably the only way to do it as they pay out 99% instead of 91% in pubs. Plus, I know someone who won $30,000 on one feature at www.OnlinePokies.com.au - now that's a good win.
Australia is beautiful - why spend a day inside a dim Pokie room when there's SO much to see?
Oh well, I suppose the "Love them or Hate them" debate with Pokies will rumble on for ages......
Rather spend my money on
