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by Terry Tibbs
Mon May 19, 2008 11:00 pm
Forum: Quiz Machines
Topic: smoking ban
Replies: 44
Views: 1222

One serious negative (and this is coming from someone who has never smoked and never will) is that the smoking ban must be one of the factors behind the increasing number of pub closures. I can think of 20 or 30 pubs with machines which have closed in the towns I know well and I'm sure this is the ...
by Terry Tibbs
Mon May 19, 2008 10:48 pm
Forum: Quiz Machines
Topic: When is the next issue whatever of Itbox due?
Replies: 52
Views: 2181

i am an ex LL employee and still keep in contact with my old work mates. last monday any employee who's job was related to the Pub side of the business was put in 90 day consultation. over a 1000 staff will most probably be losing their jobs. The issue with the company is snce it was taken over by I...
by Terry Tibbs
Mon May 19, 2008 10:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Leisure Link to Start Pulling Out May 17th
Replies: 55
Views: 4108

degeneration wrote:OI TIBBSY!!...i want my money back on that XR2!! Dont play me fool!!
??? red arrows mate....
by Terry Tibbs
Mon May 19, 2008 10:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Leisure Link to Start Pulling Out May 17th
Replies: 55
Views: 4108

i am an ex LL employee and still keep in contact with my old work mates. last monday any employee who's job was related to the Pub side of the business was put in 90 day consultation. over a 1000 staff will most probably be losing their jobs. The issue with the company is snce it was taken over by I...
by Terry Tibbs
Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:49 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Demise of the pub machine business.
Replies: 43
Views: 2552

Re: Demise of the pub machine business.

This week we have seen the government increasing tax on liquor and also duty on machines. The British Brewing Indusstry say 27 pubs closing every week. Now today Inspired Gaming, the largest operator, has said that the pub business in not sustainable, Trading report to stock market. Looks like the ...
by Terry Tibbs
Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: GAME OVER "SLOTS FIRM IS VICTIM IN PUB SLUMP"
Replies: 10
Views: 1014

http://www.fruitchat.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=9666 :) Wonder if that includes the Itboxes, or just the Cat Cs? when i worked there i predicted this. Took redundancy in November last year. They simply dont make any money in pubs - they'll leave and concentrate on content and the gaming side, LBO's etc
by Terry Tibbs
Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:08 pm
Forum: General
Topic: the police are coming
Replies: 38
Views: 2268

PUb owners get money if u pplay the machine, regardless of if you win or lose. They personally need to understand that the machine will always pay to a %age, so they'll make regardless, its only the customers who play the machine who will lose out. then the customers start to realise they dont win ...
by Terry Tibbs
Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: the police are coming
Replies: 38
Views: 2268

Re: the police are coming

Well put £3 in an Invicible on a £125 on LL and its was full and gave number runner for a tenner and every light was broke on the machine and its a new one I have found. That top went up for a £105 and auto payed to £59 and then I had to collect the rest out. Went to the next pub after finishing me...
by Terry Tibbs
Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:58 am
Forum: The Quiz
Topic: Binary Phoenix 111110
Replies: 161
Views: 20436

Re: Binary Phoenix 111110

Northern Monkey wrote:Well done to Joe Calzaghe last night picking up the sports personality of the year.

Who are the only people to win the award twice (there are three of them)?
Frank Bruno
Nigel Mansell
Damon Hill
by Terry Tibbs
Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:40 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Films
Replies: 8
Views: 951

bigv038 wrote:sounds complicated :lol: ill give it a look and let you know how i get on. cheers for your response :wink:
I use Mininova too - great site to start off with - not complicated at all, even with my basic knowledge of this stuff. you'll get on fine
by Terry Tibbs
Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:46 am
Forum: Quiz Machines
Topic: paddy power
Replies: 5
Views: 420

Sue, for your information SWP's are illegal in licenced betting offices. Always worth knowing blackmail info lol. Seiously they are illegal in betting offices so it would be a case of IBN making some mistake at depot level and should be sorted rather quickly I think. how are SWP's illegal - its a s...
by Terry Tibbs
Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:51 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Want a New Laptop!
Replies: 12
Views: 800

Re: Want a New Laptop!

Rock laptops are awesome - my latest is a Rock Pegasus spec'd up

very very fast and handles CS3 and high demand stuff like no ones business
by Terry Tibbs
Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Aggressive bouncer
Replies: 27
Views: 1230

pokerpete wrote:Bouncers can be ok.

of course it helps when they're youre martial arts students 8)
all bouncers should be licensed from the local council - should of asked for his license number the walked out grinning.
by Terry Tibbs
Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Men v Women
Replies: 20
Views: 1000

Re: Men v Women

Britain loves gambling............. When women lose they accept they've lost. When men lose they've either been cheated, conned or swizzled. Men like to believe they've mastered technology so using machines as an excuse wont wash. Skill is the choice and the type that allows more options of blame w...
by Terry Tibbs
Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: End Of The Line For Fruit Machines? READ THIS NOW!
Replies: 23
Views: 972

i wouldnt call it a Adult Entertainment Centre

its either Aduct Gaming Centre (AGC) or Family Entertainment Centre (FEC)

Adult Ent Centre sounds like it has 'nekid laydeees'