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minus-squareslaneesh_is_right@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·7 days agoWhen i was in Australia, i was kinda surprised how widespread gambling was. There were some gambling machines in almost every pub. I put 5 dollars in a machine and won 50. Never ever gambled again.
minus-squareDarkSpectrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoIts not so bad in Australia these days, depends on which state you’re tin too but yeah, fuck gamblibg.
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoDid they manage to get pokies out of all the AFL clubs yet? Last I paid attention, I think there might have been a couple of holdouts.
minus-squareDarkSpectrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoIt varies state to state with NSW being the worst still: https://m.onlinepokies.com/state-regulations.htm
minus-squareslaneesh_is_right@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 days agoIt was quite weird to see. People just staring at a machine for hours. Did they change the law?
minus-squareCorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-26 days agoIn Japan, people literally line up around the block at pachinko parlors before they open. Somehow the vibe is slightly less gross than watching 20 retirees just pressing the slot machine button over and over.
When i was in Australia, i was kinda surprised how widespread gambling was. There were some gambling machines in almost every pub. I put 5 dollars in a machine and won 50. Never ever gambled again.
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Its not so bad in Australia these days, depends on which state you’re tin too but yeah, fuck gamblibg.
Did they manage to get pokies out of all the AFL clubs yet? Last I paid attention, I think there might have been a couple of holdouts.
It varies state to state with NSW being the worst still:
https://m.onlinepokies.com/state-regulations.htm
It was quite weird to see. People just staring at a machine for hours. Did they change the law?
In Japan, people literally line up around the block at pachinko parlors before they open.
Somehow the vibe is slightly less gross than watching 20 retirees just pressing the slot machine button over and over.