Fruit Machine Chat

Had it locally for a stretch on 5p/£100 - usually gave feature within £2-3, leave if not, I used to play for 2nd feature, torture chamber, quite often span a Global in for £10 and almost guaranteed no lose on any number on the Hi/Lo for £15 (assuming you didn't go lower than 2, higher than 11, it se...

£100 a day for 6 months (or approx. 180 days) = £18,000

You say you're £10,000 up - does that imply that when you're on a losing day you're down £3-4,000?

I landed £20 from a £1 game of the winning lines once on that type of machine, gave a nice low score to achieve. Biggest win by far on a quizzer, but then I play them for fun so serious players can take all my money out of them.

They said they couldn't pay you, but you proceeded to play anyway. It's not justifiable then for you to feel angered or disappointed. A typical banking formula for bookmakers is "Cash In Shop - (75% of holdover + FOBT allowance) = Money To Bank". The holdover (£) is the combined total the...

The more cash they hold on the premises, the bigger the target for thieving scum.

That said, there's no excuse for all bookmakers not being able to credit your bank account in these modern times.

I'm a loss chaser, and will continue to be such until I not only realise this but also stop allowing myself the facility to gamble i.e. in the pub yourself for a quiet couple, then happen to pop into bookies for a look at football coupon, spare change goes in, then a £10, then a £20 - win £60, so pl...

He discovered the secret of eternal life, only to forget it on the way home.

Being able to evacuate his bowels on demand?

Haven't a clue.

The rules were in fact written by one John Graham Chambers.

Anyone is welcome to pick up the torch and carry on.

Seeing as the Phoenix has stalled slightly, i'll post the answer after the question has stood for one week (or unless someone hits the old Wikipedia).

They may carry his name, but he didn't create the rules.

Who created the rules used in boxing?

IT/programming?

6 syllables - 1 vowel in each?