Fruit Machine Chat

Spotted for the first time last night. It looks virtually identical to the previous version except that the fonts and layout are slightly different. If I was only thinking personally I'd say I don't mind as I tend to only play the £1 version anyway but I'd be surprised if this doesn't have a major effect on the money going in from punters, who will see the doubled stake but won't perceive any increase in the chances of winning or indeed in the size of the prize if they do manage to get through to the end game.

Isnt this possibly the way things are going to go with the loss of sites with the pubs going to the wall, i suppose they will have to pull revenue back somehow. I dont mind £1 play if the game doesnt finish after 5 seconds.

Most £1 games I've played seem to give a fairer game than a lot of 50p games. Only bad-un recently was the new Dr who, that was just terrible. But bully is good on £1 and Crystal maze is 10 times more enjoyable on £1 than just 3 quick tough games on 50p

hmm... The pub i frequent has 1 puggy and 1 quiz machine (i think its a paragon). Now, the puggy is played casually more than any puggy in any other pub i know (out of the town centre). Mostly on 30p it has to be said. So when stakes change to 50p/£1 or £1 only, this will very likely drop. The quiz machine is also quite heavilly played, mostly causally again, and almost always on 50p.

I genuinely don't think that the level of play on the quiz machine will remain as high as it is, especially if popular games like DoND are going to be £1 play only. I don't see the harm in having £1 options, but they should be just that - an option.

In this instance, increasing the price of play will almost certainly result in a reduction in income for the pub.

Raising stakes all over the board (AWP and SWP) is a short sighted move which, in the long run, will lead to an even greater profit deficiency, as casual punters stop playing them.