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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

Australia's biggest pub owner, hit a record low on Monday after a surprise state government decision to impose identification checks and gambling limits on poker machine users.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 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

In one corner a fat man sat upright before a video poker machine.

From Joe Burke's Last Stand by Wetterau, John Moncure

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