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Is this completely illegal, who imposes this rule?
Have seen a few old poker machines in a few shops, can they get in trouble for having this in shop?
Have seen a few old poker machines in a few shops, can they get in trouble for having this in shop?
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Legal in Northern Ireland , maximum 4 per shop for the numpties .
Technically illegal in South of Ireland , but not sure how rigidly it is enforced . |
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lots of them in south as wel,even in some of the bigger chainsl.i would have thought they were illegal
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Where have you seen them in the south kavvie?
I see a lot of the BGT betting terminals for sport which are used religiously by non nationals (completely unaware that the margins are much worse) but I have not seen FOBTs in any of the bigger chains. Somebody said before that the Dundalk based bookmaker has some in that local area but I rarely be in the town so wouldn't have seen them. |
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your right dv..dundalk based.
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They are absolutely illegal here although the man named after a Checkov play seems to have some special dispensation.
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As the wildman said absolutey illegal. Poker machines or any other term for these machines are totally forbidden from Pubs,Clubs and Betting shops even if they have a sign saying 'No prizes giving'
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m8 of mine has 5 in his 2 pubs, collects a cheque end of month for 3k off the machine owner 50/50 job, and at xmass the divide up the leftovers of each month..
nice work if u can get it.. |
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Some poor sods are funding your friends easy money , oldbean . Just do not understand any governments sanction of these "money machines" . No one can ever win where there is no skill involved . Bugsy and co knew that when they set up Vegas .
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Agree with the general point there Kelly,tis a bit scummy,basically trying to take a few bob off a few fella,s that more than likely are after a few jars.Suppose they have the freedom of choice whether they put anything in to these machines but won,t agree they should be in a pub where drink is involved.
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Are these particular machines, currently in pubs and in the bookmaker's as described above, illegal ?
If so, why is no one reporting them to the appropriate authorities ? Apart from the fact that they are illegal ie.breaking the law of this democratic state, they are illegal for a very good reason. What was the name of that Boomtown Rats song again, something to do with fruit ? |
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One guy I knew was addicted to playing those sort of machines . Eventually he bought one outright and installed it in his house so he couldn't lose --shrewd move , and his wife was happier , at least she had him at home mostly .
Are there not "free play for fun " options on the net for those who like whirring symbols / numbers ? |