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[mr lugsy]

now ,ive said this before ,nothing pisses me off more than this sort of thing,i'm on the verge of actually contacting the compliance team to get their response and guidance on what to do if fucked over like this, i have a few days off work from now,but when i go back i will retrieve the mobile numbers of all the regional compliance officers and p.m them to anyone who i feel has a case against the scurge of effing w##kers who think they have the god given right to operate outside the gambling commissions guideline no.2 (gambling must be conducted in a fair and open way). :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x

[Scott]

i will retrieve the mobile numbers of all the regional compliance officers

Bang em on here in the general section and admin could make it a sticky, i'm sure this will happen more times in the fturue

[mr lugsy]

for obvious reasons (including abusive texts) i cannot have them posted ,but will provide to the legitimately needy.

maybe though after a few sherberts i may loosen up a bit

[MATT99]

Evening all, i went in the Buckingham Arms next to the station this morning for a morning libation and a couple of quid in the fruity (i am not a pro) only to bo confronted with large signs above the machines stating that they where for locals only, you needed permission to play them, they could be turned off at any point, and any winnings would not be refunded!
Abit strong if you ask me but i thought i would let you all know to save wasted journeys. They were both mazooma. I assume these must be easy to drop.
regards steve

mazooma ? hmmm. must be cabin fever and ziggy !

[anfield road]

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[MATT99]

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[fmlad2002]

A place in Ripley near derby did exact same thing to me .

Playing the ATM .... ding ding ding ding dinging !!! fired £14 straight in it woman comes over !

" excuse me "


yes duck !!

this is for regulars only ( in a angry voice )!

Fuck me i said, first time ive been in here , how do you become a regular if you talk to all strangers like that ?

listen ! i see you lads all the time come in here have half a lager win on it and go.

dont have fucking machines in your pub then you fat greedy cunt i thought !

anyway several minutes later and still firing coins in which she said i could if she watched ( now in for £30 ish ) i try a plea bargain.

" i just play for the jackpot darling ... sometimes it costs me £50 just to get £35 back ya know "

finish ya credits and go .... BANG top £70

her head completely falls off she turns the machine off and says now leave before i ring the police...

anyway to cut a long story short i tell her i have no problem in leaving but i want my money as its mine .

after several more minutes i turn it on meself but she turns it off behind the bar on a overide switch ? so now im fucked ... i decide fuck this ill let her phone the police ill wait for my money.


police turn up after about 3 minutes ( took bastard 4 days when i got stabbed ) i never say a word waiting for my turn as shes now in some warped state of mind swearing , red in the face and shaking accusing me of stealing robbing cheating etc the usual.

my turn " Hi the story is ... as above ... and i would just like my money please and i shall leave..

can we check your pockets sir ? what for ??? yeah spose so ( trying to remain calm )

well it appears you have no devices on you ( except refil key that they dismissed as normal key ) but there is no proof you have money in that machine and if thats the case you must contact the leisure company for it back .. ( waste of fucking time ) so please leave sir before we have to arrest you for tresspassing.

this was about 3 weeks ago , so fucking annoying ..


anyway i rang the pub 30 times a day for a week to ask for my money back but to no avail , plus 7 chinese 20 odd kebabs 7 fish and chips and a couple of indian meals have been delivered to her pub courtesy of me and i tried to get a ton of bricks delivered but couldnt manage it .

i know its petty but it made me feel better anyway. by the way the pubs called the Eclipse just before ya get to Ripley, it also has green arrows on there quiz machines that accepts £20 notes for any tooler that wants to do me a favour and sting em for at least £70. it was refil day by the sound of it when i went in on a monday.

was i out of order doing what i did do you think ( deliveries etc ??? ) never had that bollocks line pulled on me before and needed to get revenge but couldnt think how else i could do it ... other suggestions on a post card please about how you would have dealt with the situation.


Its not about £70 it wont change my life its just very very frustrating.

I'd have reported them to the coucil - they are stealing effectively. The fact they have got away with it this time, will lead them to think they could do it everytime.

The fact you were the last person playing the machine - and it had 70 banked, indicates it was yours. I'd sue the police too.

[mr lugsy]

p.m me if you want the number of the fruit machine police in your area ,no timewasters ,no toolers ,no pluggers,keyers, no pocket rattlers,just people who've been ripped off need apply.

[gambogaz1]

well it appears you have no devices on you ( except refil key that they dismissed as normal key ) but there is no proof you have money in that machine and if thats the case you must contact the leisure company for it back .. ( waste of fucking time ) so please leave sir before we have to arrest you for tresspassing.

Sorry but i'm not having that. Thats the biggest load of bollocks i've read for a long time. I know everyone gets the raw end of the deal from several landlords/landladys and as much as I think the police are incompetent theres just no way I'm having that the police wouldn't have told her to switch on the machine (Local bobbys or not).
And tresspassing?? Behave!!!

[aaamusements.co.uk]

Civil Trespass in a public house would be an interesting one to take to court!

[darren]

Nothing winds me up more than shit like this.

Sort it out, they hit you in the pocket, do the same back.

[darren]

Edit.... double post.

[red22]

unfortunately Gambogaz the local police do not care much for people with over £300 pound coins in the pocket when they check you, whilst you on the other hand are trying to protest your innocence, they are obviously gonna back up the landlady/landlord even though they are in the wrong.

Police no nothing on pro players and probably did assume wrongly that i did infact rob the machine somehow so there easy response is contact the games company as the landlady does not want you on her property, if you do so you will be tresspassing.

your post towards me serves no purpose but to rile me, you type things about petera saying he slags people off for no reason and his posts serve no real purpose.

well neither does yours in my opinion.

[gambogaz1]

I suppose until something like this happens to me I'll never believe anyone. I just refuse to believe the police would act in this manner. I've been barred from 1 pub about 8 years ago and then it "was take your money out and don't come back". And more recently I've been barred from playing the machines but still aloud to drink it a pub If I so wish.
I wasn't baiting I just felt the urge to say I don't believe it, As if It was me in that position I wouldn't have left the pub unless
a) I'd got my £70 or
b) I'd been arrested
but then i'd sue the pub & police for my money. Police or not that's Theft!! This day and age the criminal tends to get more rights than the victim although you say you'd done nothing wrong other than play it so the police shouldn't have had any problem making her switch on the machine if you'd forced the issue.

[red22]

she was spouting to the police that i should contact the gaming company to get my money etc as its there machine , the police wasnt interested i never raised my voice once they just wanted to go for a cup of tea i think.

no matter anyway.