First Ban

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:38 pm

Yep, today i received my first ban (of sorts) from a pub.

Went in as usual, ordered my giant sandwich and drink, read the paper. Played the extreme, cleared £24, sat down and ate lunch. Nothing unusual, then a member of staff comes over....

'Mind if i chat to you quickly?'

No i said, what's the problem?

'We know you aren't up to anything dodgy on the machine, but every time you come in here you either win from it or double jackpot it. We're only a small pub, and no-one else plays it anymore because they never win anything. We rely on this to give us a bit of extra money to keep us going. We don't have a problem with you as you're always polite and no hassle, but can you say limit to coming here once a month?'

Blimey. What's the point? I'm not going to be welcome anyway. As for the double jackpot, i nudge tricked it for pot once a week ago. At least she didn't get funny with me, but i'm a bit annoyed to get banned. I'm always polite and chatty with people there, always order food. A bit harsh really, but i suppose they have to look out for the pubs interests. I could be super harsh and get a mate to do it instead, but i probably won't as they're a decent bunch.

Guaranteed £20+ gone then! Time to look elsewhere...

mjd · Post by **mjd** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:58 pm

that must be frustrating as anything. Especially when you buy food & Drink in there, and know people..

itsme · Post by **itsme** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:03 pm

at least you didnt get a hiding or anything

mr cheese · Post by **mr cheese** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:03 pm

Name nad Shame and tell the world ....

anfield road · Post by **anfield road** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:28 pm

I am like that in pubs always say hi and get quite an expensive food or drink if its an extreme so that the win doesnt seem so much for the pub.

gutted a bit more for you as its now summer and its going to be getting played alot more

johnjohn · Post by **johnjohn** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:02 pm

i thought that was a bit harsh of them to do that , ok they may have explained in a nice way but its not the point, if u went in there and got a coke and half drunk it and left then thats different but u bought a drink and food too , but u aint been banned completly so i would hit it once a month like they said ( or would i hmmmmm principal is involved ) find another pub and hit it now and then cause some pubs pass photos around of dodgy peeps on cctv ....... at least u got an explaination i used to get a "get out and dont come back"

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:56 pm

Yeah, i'm not going to go back though. It's all very well them saying that, but i won't be welcome any more, and they'll know exactly what i'm there for. It used to be my lunch pit stop twice a week.....buy a drink and some grub for a fiver, make it back (and more) on the machine. Was a right little steal!

If anyone fancies doing it over, it's the Flying Pig in Cambridge, right near the train station. No excuses!

:P

anfield road · Post by **anfield road** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:10 pm

unchipped or chipped

golden_game · Post by **golden_game** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:05 am

johnjohn wrote:i thought that was a bit harsh of them to do that , ok they may have explained in a nice way but its not the point, if u went in there and got a coke and half drunk it and left then thats different but u bought a drink and food too , but u aint been banned completly so i would hit it once a month like they said ( or would i hmmmmm principal is involved ) find another pub and hit it now and then cause some pubs pass photos around of dodgy peeps on cctv ....... at least u got an explaination i used to get a "get out and dont come back"

your luck you dont live in york, many many moons ago after playnig quite a few red arrows up there the landlord called the police cos we were hitting wild thing all the time !!! and circulated the photos to all the pubs. thats is injsutice !!!!! they dont complain when people lose they domnt see what goes in and always see what comes out.

bigv038 · Post by **bigv038** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:45 am

golden_game wrote:they domnt see what goes in and always see what comes out.

so true they dont realise sometimes what you've put in to get your large bank!

blackmogu · Post by **blackmogu** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:16 am

Many moons ago in Southampton, a colleague of mine was playing a Red Arrow, and won about £15 out of it. Back then, boozers still had payphones in them, and he went to make a call. Cue one irate pub landlord storming over:-

Landlord: "I seen you ! I know your game."
Anonymous: "Eh ? What you on about ?"
Landlord: "you.. you're fiddling my machines !"
Anonymous: "Look mate, I'm just making a call.. I'll be done in a sec"
Landlord: "you're dialing up my machines and fiddling them!"

..yes. The guy actually thought he was using the payphone to do something to the fruit. I'm not sure what, perhaps muttering "payoutnow" down the line ?

fightstar · Post by **fightstar** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:29 am

Hahahaha

Should of refused to leave or shouted dont payout down phone

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:30 am

got a bling and queen near me that they just refuse too turn on, its with a top giza and a bullys prize board, when you ask they just say that all 3 are broke...... yeah right

.

JG · Post by JG » Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:12 am

"Should of refused to leave or shouted dont payout down phone"

DON'T PAYOUT!!!

COL!! (chuckling out loud)

sir ratholer · Post by **sir ratholer** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:27 am

To be honest you have done pretty well if this is your first banning from a pub.

Unfortunately I am known in most places within 30 miles of my house now! Barred from maybe 15-20 but the staff change a lot in them so I can usually get back in every 12-18 months.

Many other pubs are well aware what I do but just let me get on with it (either cos its a chain pub or because they dont really care/havent got the guts to say anything).

It's pretty rare to talk your way back in somewhere (and I've tried many times inc trying to cut landlords in on my profits etc), only been able to do this once or twice ever, one time I remember was when we had done a fireball and the woman tried to bar us. As luck would have it, we had bought halfs of beer as it was a dodgyish pub and my mate said that we were on the way home from work, slammed all the coins on the counter and said if it meant that much to her, she could have them. She was pretty shocked by this and went very apologetic. But even then we could only go in there rarely as the connection had been made.

I've had cameras following me around town for the heinous 'crime' of winning on machines, as well as being on pubwatch in at least 2 towns and I've even had my appearance circulated from a smallish distributor who had doable machines in almost 100% of their sites, and I was rumoured to be on Machineguard for a while too, for nothing more than being able to empty a lo-tech.

This all begs the question. With machines currently being very able to streak for £100+, are the pub landlords really responsible enough to have them in their premises? Bless them, most aren't that intelligent (as previous posts and my own experiences show) and they clearly dont understand the mathematics behind machines. Furthermore, the machine operators do not at any time discuss with the landlord the ability of the machine to pay x amount at a time, or educate them in any way behind running a machine. I think the vast majority of pub landlords just view fruits as a box in the corner they can empty each week (surely everyone has heard the 'holiday fund' joke by now from a pub landlord?).

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