How did you start!

Glendale · Post by **Glendale** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:43 pm

I first got into machines through skinner! He was emptying a flashback and i found myself counting the reels! When i said " i can do that" He laughed! Hit 20 out of 21 red sevens on the line!

feeder22 · Post by **feeder22** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:03 pm

NOT POSTING NO MORE ON THE BOARD

PM'S ONLY

thecannonball89 · Post by **thecannonball89** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:07 pm

£5 italian jobs, cashlabs, pacmans, then startd playing Gbcs vamps ect. then redgamings, then dials panthers and jailbirds.

steveseagull · Post by **steveseagull** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:24 pm

Badly.

gmckee03 · Post by **gmckee03** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:40 pm

Was alwasy into gambling but playing came along when I bumped into Darren empting a 5er cash cow in a bowling alley lol

betchrider · Post by **betchrider** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:17 pm

At school doing my paper round money in rat race and smash and grab etc

CraigDag · Post by **CraigDag** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:19 pm

Two lovely gents £2 barring a Raise The Roof in the pub I worked in.

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:19 pm

in downtown cafes on snappy viper and line-up with my paper round money too.

how much did your paper round pay betch?

i got 7 quid for mine

logopolis · Post by **logopolis** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:00 pm

Places with arcades with £5 machines usually spawn many addicted kids in their teenage years. Some of these will continue playing at a slightly higher level and then progress onto the casual player level. Then some of these will inevitably become players who will begin to make a living of sorts.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:04 pm

I grew up in a pub, i always had the bug for it, done my babysitting/glass collecting/bottling up money more times than i care to mention, learnt a few bits off my mate who's dad ran a neighbouring pub, he said he had a bloke coming in his boozer who knew what he was doing (Martal) and that was that, over 13 years ago now

redlinesman · Post by **redlinesman** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:57 pm

Stumbled across the video pontoon scam in 1987 when I was a fledgling. Best thing that ever happened to me.

moterwayplayer · Post by **moterwayplayer** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:05 am

ashford station vamp ust to camp in there

dakky · Post by **dakky** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:43 am

watching someone hit 1 over and over again on a cash attack hi-lo lottery when I was about 15

harry13.50 · Post by **harry13.50** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:31 am

CraigDag wrote:Two lovely gents £2 barring a Raise The Roof in the pub I worked in.

Geordies by any chance ?

Mr Move It · Post by **Mr Move It** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:46 am

mr lugsy wrote:how much did your paper round pay betch?

i got 7 quid for mine

Yeah mine was £7 too, back in mid 90s.

Machine-wise, I was a late starter, aged 23. I saw the tail end of £15 jp, last 3 months of 2001, didn't really get on those machines. When £25 jp was rolled out, I did much better, although I was only ever a casual. At best, I'll know certain features and have a sense of judgement too if I know the machine well. Otherwise, I just play for luck. Sometimes get stung by machines that have previously been 'done'. Although £25 was my era, I can name a few £35ers that I like, but £70 has gone right over my head. Generally I enjoy playing the £5ers at fairgrounds.