Fruit Machine Chat

Walked into a pub earlier landlady says "you in for the machine" we were shocked then she said "you don't have to buy a drink if u wanna play it" couldn't believe it that's a first for me and the pub was a shit hole.

did you buy a drink then?

sounds like she understands that machines make more money for the business than the drinks do!

Yeah bought a drink anyway but never expected that, thought i was gonna get the normal shit.

Average pub works to 50% profit, so £1.50 per pint. Compared to half of 11p per spin on 78%. that's the same as c.27 spins per the same as a drink sold.

harry2 wrote:Average pub works to 50% profit, so £1.50 per pint. Compared to half of 11p per spin on 78%. that's the same as c.27 spins per the same as a drink sold.

If only pubs actaully thought in these terms around here, rather than oh you won the JP you must be scamming it!

yeah!! scamming it as its impossible to win bullshit story I get!!! I got nicked in a haven ffs

Aye if she has something that a few players will come in and lose a fiver or so on trying, before a player feels like taking it on for a small profit, then she's obviously screwed on to how the fruit machine works... still not sure why anyone would let you not buy a drink though, surely she'll make a couple of quid extra off everyone buying a couple of halves before they try it, plus i always feel slightly more inclined to take something on with a full drink in my hand.

Suprised pubs don't do free draws for fruit machine plays ie Get a raffle ticket with a pint and a draw on the hour gives £5 free plays (like the arcades) Anything to get turnover up.

All the managers in bookies do now is walk the floor enticing people to "try a few goes on the FOBT" or push the weekly competition.


DrP must be right as well. Many casuals play out of boredom and will play more with a pint to get through.

havens are absolute flame....i do believe cannon and ball got nicked in the 1 near yarmouth

went in a pub on the seafront near my mates house for a liv, landlord says "try to win alot plz coz i need the coins".
we took it for 2 obv and made £70 changed up the coins and left.
i love it when people know your game and dont care

Walked into pubs with the machine switched off, nice lady switches it on before we have to ask her!

I do think its how you conduct yourselves in pubs tbh

Depends, some pubs you could buy 5 pints sit down for 2 hours and still be barred after 1 pot