WHAT WILL YOU DO IF THE SLOTTING GAME DIES ???????

[thecannonball89]

I heard the goverment provide a amout that you can live on

Very True!

If you bang out a couple of kids as well you can live the high-life.

You get next-to-no bills and lots of money paid into your account.


As seen in recent news as well, you dont even have to look after the kids properly and you still get the property and the BUCK$ !!!


£££££££££££££££££

Was only joking mark and i hope you are too, i dont wana start cracking skulls

[redlinesman]

I'd take some of the advice above with a pinch of salt Gary. The call to go to uni and earn 40k+ is total codswallop and sounds like the advice of a unimaginative careers officer. I went to uni as a 19-22 year old and wouldn't put off anyone going but believe me when I say it's a bit a much of muchness. You'll learn to be independant, meet new people, go out alot and burn the midnight oils to get your essays in on time but thats about it. Many say its the best days of their lives, and maybe it is for some, but when the guy sat at his desk is watching the clock tick until he finishes for the day, then those student days must seem like sheer bliss. The fact that I'll skill a cluedo up from nothing or keep nailing the pin is much more rewarding than been at uni.

University is a widespread choice these days, ie its very common. Employers have no way of telling a part these masses of students so getting some real time releavant work experience is a good start. If you've got a few quid, a fastrack course is probably the way to go. They last for about 6 weeks and at the end of this period you will be fully qualified to do what you've trained in. Theres courses from journalism to plumbing costing between 3k-8k. Failing this, stick to the fruits like I certainly will be.

[GaryChandler]

Yeah fuck going back to school cant be assed with that

[kidgloves]

I'll mark this thread on my laptop and come back to it in 5 years to see how all this pans out.
If people think getting educated and providing a stable income for life is total codswallop then you're arguing against most of the nations understanding of getting on in life.
I'm no grey suited career officer, far from it in fact but represent the views of somebody that could have gone full time pro on the machines some 18 years or so ago, but made the decision to train for a career.
Don't take that choice as a 'he couldn't cut it on the machines' - I just saw that the golden egg/goose wasn't going to be here forever.
You only have to read posts from even just 5 years ago, never mind what could have been written in the early 90's to see the scene has lots less to offer, nobody can argue with that.
You have respected players on here already ringing the bells of doom and wondering what they will do next given they are older than our friend Gary. Retraining is codswallop ?? Pffft. I simply put across Gary had age on his side, then it's mentioned to get on fast track courses etc - -bit of a u turn in the same post don't you think ?
Whatever way you do it, do something now. There is no way this is going to last forever, 15 years ago the spoils were rich, today they are there with much more travelling as the ocean is now a lake. 15 years time ? I rather think there will be a lot of fish in a small stream.

[Slammer]

I'll mark this thread on my laptop and come back to it in 5 years to see how all this pans out.
If people think getting educated and providing a stable income for life is total codswallop then you're arguing against most of the nations understanding of getting on in life.
I'm no grey suited career officer, far from it in fact but represent the views of somebody that could have gone full time pro on the machines some 18 years or so ago, but made the decision to train for a career.
Don't take that choice as a 'he couldn't cut it on the machines' - I just saw that the golden egg/goose wasn't going to be here forever.
You only have to read posts from even just 5 years ago, never mind what could have been written in the early 90's to see the scene has lots less to offer, nobody can argue with that.
You have respected players on here already ringing the bells of doom and wondering what they will do next given they are older than our friend Gary. Retraining is codswallop ?? Pffft. I simply put across Gary had age on his side, then it's mentioned to get on fast track courses etc - -bit of a u turn in the same post don't you think ?
Whatever way you do it, do something now. There is no way this is going to last forever, 15 years ago the spoils were rich, today they are there with much more travelling as the ocean is now a lake. 15 years time ? I rather think there will be a lot of fish in a small stream.

I agree with what you are saying, but university degree is not the answer in my opinion.

The whole Uni thing is just an excuse to make friends and go out on the piss. Piece of paper at the end means nothing and wont be of any use whatsoever apart from on a CV.


What you should do, is to do a course in whatever it is you want to do and work from there.

For me, I started a Cisco Networking Course a couple of years ago when it was clear that the demise of machines was drawing ever closer. With this 'qualification', you can walk into a 30k job tommorow pretty much guaranteed. Obviously can get more with perks like the car, pension, laptop etc if you have other things behind you, but worst case, you'll be on 30k. Within a couple of years, you should definatly be on 50k if your working hard, if your not, move on and you soon will be.

Because of my background knowledge and personal recommendations I was able to walk in a lot higher than that before I even passed the course thank god otherwise I would have found motivation very difficult.

[kidgloves]

I agree with what you are saying, but university degree is not the answer in my opinion.

The whole Uni thing is just an excuse to make friends and go out on the piss. Piece of paper at the end means nothing and wont be of any use whatsoever apart from on a CV.


What you should do, is to do a course in whatever it is you want to do and work from there.

For me, I started a Cisco Networking Course a couple of years ago when it was clear that the demise of machines was drawing ever closer. With this 'qualification', you can walk into a 30k job tommorow pretty much guaranteed. Obviously can get more with perks like the car, pension, laptop etc if you have other things behind you, but worst case, you'll be on 30k. Within a couple of years, you should definatly be on 50k if your working hard, if your not, move on and you soon will be.

Because of my background knowledge and personal recommendations I was able to walk in a lot higher than that before I even passed the course thank god otherwise I would have found motivation very difficult.

Exactamundo. It's not all about going to University...I didn't want to imply that, but merely suggested it given the age of the person in question. Training in any form, is the key.
I really enjoy my fruit machine sessions because they are once or twice a week. I play selectively, but this even for a casual like me involves more driving than I'd like to do. Making money is a bonus, not an essential. My main job allows me this luxury, but I play the game wisely, given years of experience and by and large don't do too badly. I can't imagine anything better than having an unrelated main income which can finance what is essentially an enjoyable hobby for me so when the time comes that the hobby becomes unsustainable for whatever reason, I'm not up shit creek wondering how to pay the next bill or which direction to turn my life in.
I do feel there will always be a divide between full time players and the likes of myself, a certain amount of resentment, it's easy to scorn somebody who appears to be tied down to a desk for most of the working week, but I'm trying to prove to some of you that it's possible to actually do a job you enjoy, which I truly do, and play the machines/make modest profit as an enjoyable sideline.

[trayhop123swife]

its not just slotting thats dieing ............ ive been in the buying and selling game for years and proberly earned as much as slotters in the good old days when a £150 day was classed as a bad day ....... people carnt afford there bills these days let alone wasteing money on bandits ebays a good way to stay selfemployed but there fees take the mike ........ i worry about what lees going to do when the games dead well all you old school slotters ........ after going out and earning more in a day than a jo gets in a week ....... i remember a couple of years ago when slotting was rearly bad and some of the main slotters was getting jobs thinking the game was over it was like a reunion at mcdonalds but on a serious note look down ebay at what sells well find a warehouse that sells that item and undercut the bloke on ebay ..... i earn good money but work hard it keeps you selfemployed no boss to answer to ...... and you still get to do your slotting till it dies and have something to fall back on ...... but keep away from gold :x thats my game

[Mattb]

Nope, certainly not all about going to uni. I went, best 3 years of my life for sure....though it has saddled me with £14k debt which i've not even given a second thought to start paying off, and no decent job as of yet (partly because i can't be arsed and make enough not to need to apply for any random job that appears...for now anyway). Degrees are ten a penny now and everyone has them, you need to have that something extra to get ahead of the pack.

I've applied for a Sport Development Officer and a suitable Managers job one step up from my current very part time post this week.....will i get either? Probably not, as my degree isn't anything amazing, plus i lack the experience. Catch 22 as always, people want the experienced candidate, but how do you get the experience from nothing if people won't try? Fingers crossed they overlook it and for some mad reason take a punt and get me out of this wretched soft drink and pound coin filled world i circulate in. Getting an interview and turning on the charm offensive is number one priority here!

[HorseRacingKing]

By time im 21 hopefully have 3 a levels in business, 1 a level in music production and city and guids quallified carpenter, never been out of learning since i left and looking to get into good job at 21 hopefully earning 18k a year then work my way up rather then goto uni and hope to get infront of someone who's got more expieranced and familiar with the company.

[grandslam88]

a very interesting debate thats been going on.

i would agree and disagree on some of the points mentioned before.

i completed my degree in 1999 and it was tough. it was tough in terms of going in nobles with loads to play and at times playing under presuure to get to my next lecture. i spent more time in nobles than i did studying, nevertheless i completed my degree.

i didnt bother spending much time on finding a job just playing fruits . in 2002 i decided to do a cisco course, evenings partime which took 2 years. once again the same happend, i would get stuck on machine and miss lessons on may occassions. nevertheless i managed to get my ccna.

havent really played much since 2006 , mananged to get a job and worked my way up.

I will have to say however, my degree and my ccna has definetely helped me as the interviewer would always ask you what have u been doing.

now im doing my CII exmas and never looked back since , with 3 yrs of P60'S getting a mortgage was easy with a deposit with what i had left.

so education will always help!!!!!!

[redlinesman]

The same people saying the same old things iN my oponion. We were all dead and buried when the flashbacks were out and that was 2001! It amazes me that people are talking about the 'good old days' in the midst of what was probably the best trick ever, coming out into the public domain. How did this one stay so quiet? Well gents, its all about a word called SKILL. Come on guys, forget the nostaligc ramblings and stop looking at the past through rose tinted spectacles.

[JG]

It is 2008 and the Flashbacks are flashing back. Check this sexy beauty out.

[JG]

This is the Flashback from another angle. Notice the player in the foreground approaching the machine.

[JG]

He we are, another picture of The Showboat and one player has parked his Ford Focus RS under water and is desperately swimming in a bid to empty the Flashback. Desperate times indeed.

[mr lugsy]

ermmmm.............................no,................i'm not saying anything