Time

[Sue]

I am just wondering about the rest of you, on average only, about how long would you spend playing Pokie Magic games (or the real ones) in a week say or daily even. I usually only get in about 1/2 hour per day and mostly that is playing Coral Cash.

[Spyone1 (Greg)]

It varies for me. When I'm at work, anything up to 3 or 4 hours a day....mainly with the game running on autopilot and me checking in every few minutes to keep up.

At home, about an hour a day.

Real Pokies....about 2 hours every fortnight.

[Admin1]

I know I have asked this same question differently before, but given you play 2 hours a fortnight on real ones now, what was the time played on real ones before Pokie Magic?

[Spyone1 (Greg)]

It varied depending on finances...minimum of four hours a fortnight, often as much as 10 hours a fortnight

[Dragon]

now, now, Spyone1 that '10hrs a fortnight' did include some pretty hairy 12hr straight stints on the occasions the suckers were paying out. he he.

[Yanni]

How much time? Hey do you want to get me into trouble with the other half? Hmmmmmmm

[Spyone1 (Greg)]

Touche, Dragon. I was thinking of recent times....

Earlier in our career we did indeed have many 12 hour stints. Of course, finances these days don't allow... /webboard/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Sue]

Hey me thinks there could be a story or two here Greg?

[Spyone1 (Greg)]

/webboard/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Not likely, Sue. The good Dragon and I know each other in real life....indeed, Dragon is one of my best friends. We have, in the past, spent many a night (or day, if it comes to that) gambling away our hard-earned...and even winning on occasion.
This was in the days before marriage, children and other such impediments to free spending.

[Sue]

Yeah thats life hey. Still reckon Dragon might have some dirt, but thats ok. We wont dig.

Hey Dragon do you still play the "suckers" that much.

[Dragon]

Not as much as I used to. I'm a little like Greg.....supposedly reformed. We still escape some nights for a bit of a go, but time seems to be just as big a factor at the moment as $. As far as dirt goes (in relation to pokies He He) I think the funniest thing that ever happened was seeing Gregs reaction to his first $100 winning spin. A nice blend of stupified-mortification with a dash of "what do you mean $100?"

[Admin1]

Nice one Greg /webboard/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

As a uni student in 1995 I took $7 into the Townsville casino and was playing a five line old style stepper motor slot with three levels of jackpots.

A casino attendant came over and said "What are you doing?" I thought I was in trouble, probably because of my dress standard /webboard/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

It turns out I had won the major ($10,000) jackpot but kept right on playing (was paying more attention to the machine next door). They paid me out in $100 notes and off I went. Happy days. /webboard/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Spyone1 (Greg)]

What Dragon fails to mention is that it was the first time I had EVER played a poker machine and had no idea what to look for. My comments were along the lines of.... "$100?" "Where?" "How?"
From memory, I got three safes on the middle line.

[Spyone1 (Greg)]

As for money wins....again from my aging and failing memory, our (Dragon and I) biggest NON-LINK, NON-FEATURE win was $628 off one 15 cent bet....no doubling or gambling, straight out win. /webboard/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Dragon]

The memory is aging, it was four safes.

[Sue]

Just so long as it paid you Greg, that is the main thing. I myself dont have any good wins to report about, at least not on the pokies. I was one of the plebs who donated on a regular basis.

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