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poker machine

British  

noun

  1. Often shortened to: pokie.  a fruit machine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Analysts were divided on the scale of the impact on Endeavour, the country's biggest owner of poker machine licences, given the company does not break out poker machine profit in its results.

From Reuters Jul. 17, 2023

"This is the first time in our state's history ... that poker machine reform is actually an election issue," said Stu Cameron, CEO of Wesley Mission, a charity that supports the homeless, addicts and others.

From Reuters Mar. 23, 2023

Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather won $101,250 after betting $25 per hand on a 10-hands-per-play poker machine at a Las Vegas Casino.

From Seattle Times May 18, 2018

In 1898, Charles Fey developed the poker machine into the Liberty Bell machine, the first true slot with three reels and a coin payout.

From The Verge May 6, 2015

There was a blaze of sound from the poker machine followed by a crash of quarters.

From Joe Burke's Last Stand by John Moncure Wetterau

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