Fruit Machine Chat

Went into a small village pub this afternoon to play their machines, Vamp it Up and Monopoly, both £25jp's with 25p/play. Normally easy pickings.

Gets to the bar and just about I was about to order, the landlord says to the barmaid "we've no change until he gets back from bank" to which she replies "we have, he's back". He then looks directly at us and says "WE HAVE NO CHANGE, ONLY WHATS IN THE TILL".

They hate giving change out, even though we have changed winnings to notes there a few times.

If anyone wants info on where the pub is PM me, will be only too glad to send a few real players there, as we not going again.

It's in North West.

Only be sure to take your own change!

pound coins......... i never leave the house without them

No note mechs on them then ??

No note acceptors on any of them, could understand them not giving change if they had them fitted.

Basically, (in my opinion) the landlord is an a***hole, who hates people winning on his machines.

I don't know why because he still makes profit regardless!

Yeah, but he might be a player, which means he doesn't want anyone else winning big on it. That way he gets the 22% AND the streak.

Evry landlord is SEETHING when u win
regulary on the m/c its only natural,
i would be if i was landlord ! :x

Shout out loud when playing "Thats £13 I've put IN, £14, £15. £16.
NOW £17 IN Landlord. £18, £19, £20. Are you watching Landlord. See how much I've put in. Now if I win the jackpot now Landlord, I've made £5 Landlord, not £25. Get it!"

jeffvickers wrote:Shout out loud when playing "Thats £13 I've put IN, £14, £15. £16.
NOW £17 IN Landlord. £18, £19, £20. Are you watching Landlord. See how much I've put in. Now if I win the jackpot now Landlord, I've made £5 Landlord, not £25. Get it!"

lanlords just see the bank and think thats all profit. i put £57 in a chipped connect 4 that repeated for a £7 loss and was told don't come back again, and i've put £40 in a darts that went £30 on the darts marathon and was told the same

Normally I take my own change, hence he doesn't see when I've lost.

There are no complaints then!

Wouldn't suprise me if the percentages ar wrong as well, most I have had from Vamp it Up streak is £28.

I have even heard some of regulars (old chaps sat at the bar), saying bloody Jackpot again and sighing to themselves, they just don't like people winning.

Feel like telling them, it's not my fault I know what I'm doing!!!

jeffvickers wrote:Shout out loud when playing "Thats £13 I've put IN, £14, £15. £16.
NOW £17 IN Landlord. £18, £19, £20. Are you watching Landlord. See how much I've put in. Now if I win the jackpot now Landlord, I've made £5 Landlord, not £25. Get it!"

The theory is OK, Mr. Vickers, however you'd be chucked out for being generally annoying BEFORE you reach that jackpot...

I look kinda scary actually. so I don't think the landlord would DARE throw me out, especially when I'm with my scary friend,


Oh, and Nixxy, please don't pre-judge someone you have never met in person.


Oh, Nixxy, enjoy your first bank holiday since christmas (the reason for your disrespect probably)

Hang on a sec!

I was only suggesting that anyone who played a machine in a pub whilst shouting out amounts would incur the wrath of either the locals and/or the landlord because it would be a conversation stopper - not you in particular!

Apart from that, I thought it was a half decent idea...

Sorry about that Nixxy.

After reading the post again, I see what you mean.

But if the Landlord pulls faces and swaggers about when you are winning, I do remind them how much money has gone in by saying to my mate "Thats £30 its had off me, phew, at least we've got our money back" in a voice so the landlord can hear me.


i was in a pub the other day, after dropping £75 for the 2nd time on a GADD the landlord said to me "Don't play it again. My regulars lose a fortune after you have been on it so they have no money to spend behind the bar all week then." Fair Point Guv. cliquey pub though.

Oh , the trials and tribulations of a fruit machine player.

Can't believe some of this. I've often won £75 in a pub and still go up to the bar and change notes. It's all part of the game isn't it. PRETEND you have lost for goodness sakes. I've been in some right dodgy dives where you would get followed outside if you've won. Rather than clunking out £75 also, catch the coins in your hand. This is just basics really. I always used to have a float of about £200 in coins before note changers came along. You never now what machines you might stumble upon.