Poker/Roulette machines in Irish Bookmakers

God, someone wants to pump their hard earned into a machine rather than support themselves and or their families and we are supposed to be remorseful of our society, perhaps even sympathize with these vendor junkies? Are there not more pressing matters for Joe to discuss on his vulgarly vain show? Is this a revelation? Has this matter not been done in depth sporadically over the last 10 years? What exactly was the agenda of the show? Are the machines that contradict the stringent laws on gaming machines on licensed premises a new phenomenon? Have they not been with us for the last ten years?

The gripe most people have with them is that bookmakers are bookmakers and not casino's. They will let you pump as much money into these machines when your odds of winning are so slim yet they will not take a bet off you if they think you are clued in and could have an edge on them.
If thats the way they want to go, then stop trading as a bookmaker and get a casino license and trade as a casino.