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Mitchell Madness said:
so far this is just a "i hate pokies" thread, get over it, sure, they are everywhere, but they saved victoria, and problem gambling isnt as big of a problem in the suburbs as people make out, only at Crown Casino is there a problem, this is the place where they have a private area for the high rollers, and machines where the maximum bet is $90 per bet!
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Problem gamblers are just that, if they don't have pokies they'll gamble on the races, lotto etc.

When I lived in WA, a lot of the tradies would head to the pub at lunch time friday with their weekly earnings & a lot lost it all in the afternoon betting on the races.
 
Mitchell Madness said:
so far this is just a "i hate pokies" thread, get over it, sure, they are everywhere, but they saved victoria, and problem gambling isnt as big of a problem in the suburbs as people make out, only at Crown Casino is there a problem, this is the place where they have a private area for the high rollers, and machines where the maximum bet is $90 per bet!
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This is possibly the most ignorant post on BigFooty.:eek::rolleyes:
 

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fantastic_crows said:
Ridiculous machines.

I play poker/gamble on the horses, but at least that involves a bit of skill.

I don't know why people pour thousands upon thousands into a machine that is all luck. I don't even know how they work, I might put $5 in now and again and if I win, I have NFI why.
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Pokies can require skill if ya crooked and know the right guy ie. The bloke who installed it. Long story but machines have patterns and if ya know and study them you can do quite well from it
 
Hard Ball Get said:
^ False. Machines do not have patterns.
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Hard Ball Get said:
^ False. Machines do not have patterns.
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Maybe now they don't but back in the day the unscrupulous person with the knowledge could work things in his favour with the machines. Also using fake coins was a big scam in some american casinos.
 
Play them most saturdays as it's our pub day. Can spend anywhere between 20-100 on them but never let it get out of hand. I've always been told the jackpots can go off at anytime and a lot of the time go off when the jackpots on $200, $250, $300, $350 etc etc .. put a few dollars through Big Ben a few weeks ago when it was at $149.60 and won at $150. Also seem to have a lot of luck on the old Dolphin Treasure machine .. simply because max bet on the old machine is 90c so tend only bet that and more often than not come out on top. Favourite machine has still gotta be Dolphin Treasure .. old or new machine .. can have some horrible luck on it but when it pays it pays tremendously.
 
fryingpan said:
Play them most saturdays as it's our pub day. Can spend anywhere between 20-100 on them but never let it get out of hand. I've always been told the jackpots can go off at anytime and a lot of the time go off when the jackpots on $200, $250, $300, $350 etc etc .. put a few dollars through Big Ben a few weeks ago when it was at $149.60 and won at $150. Also seem to have a lot of luck on the old Dolphin Treasure machine .. simply because max bet on the old machine is 90c so tend only bet that and more often than not come out on top. Favourite machine has still gotta be Dolphin Treasure .. old or new machine .. can have some horrible luck on it but when it pays it pays tremendously.
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i've got a mate who only plays that machine. usually puts a few hundred through at a time

i can't really understand why... :confused:
 
Mr_Smooth said:
i've got a mate who only plays that machine. usually puts a few hundred through at a time

i can't really understand why... :confused:
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Probably because you can win big for not doing much. Last year a friend of mine put in 5 bucks betting a dollar, got free games, then got free games in free games, then got another lot of free games in those free games, was up to about 38 free games and walked out with about $700 from memory.

Also, I've never seen it happen but apparently 5 turtles pays shitloads .. or maybe it's 5 turtles with the sunset substitute .. not sure but as I said when this machine pays it pays well.
 
Hard Ball Get said:
This is possibly the most ignorant post on BigFooty.:eek::rolleyes:
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I work in the industry and see it first hand. The venue I work at is going to be in the top 5 for earnings this year if trends continue. I can say from personal experience that pokies are not the problem many people make them out to be, there is far more a problem in race betting then there is on pokies.
 

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Mitchell Madness said:
I work in the industry and see it first hand. The venue I work at is going to be in the top 5 for earnings this year if trends continue. I can say from personal experience that pokies are not the problem many people make them out to be, there is far more a problem in race betting then there is on pokies.
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I wasn't talking about your call in regard to pokies. I am talking about the part I have put in bold in your original post. That is such an ill informed post. Problem gambling is a MASSIVE problem in the suburbs. I suggest you have a look into some of the figures related to gambling and the City of Maribyrnong.

Mitchell Madness said:
so far this is just a "i hate pokies" thread, get over it, sure, they are everywhere, but they saved victoria, and problem gambling isnt as big of a problem in the suburbs as people make out, only at Crown Casino is there a problem, this is the place where they have a private area for the high rollers, and machines where the maximum bet is $90 per bet!
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Mitchell Madness said:
so far this is just a "i hate pokies" thread, get over it, sure, they are everywhere, but they saved victoria, and problem gambling isnt as big of a problem in the suburbs as people make out, only at Crown Casino is there a problem, this is the place where they have a private area for the high rollers, and machines where the maximum bet is $90 per bet!
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Wrong. suburban pokie venues are far more socially damaging than the pokie machines at Crown. data suggests that most people don't travel far to gamble (on electronic gaming machines) and addicts can fit their addiction around what is left of their lifestyle if the venue is just around the corner.
 
only play them if i have some loose change that I want to get rid of. so very rarely play at all maybe 4-5 times a year.
 
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Mitchell Madness said:
so far this is just a "i hate pokies" thread, get over it, sure, they are everywhere, but they saved victoria, and problem gambling isnt as big of a problem in the suburbs as people make out, only at Crown Casino is there a problem, this is the place where they have a private area for the high rollers, and machines where the maximum bet is $90 per bet!
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