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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

He said he had been uncomfortable in his previous role as state treasurer "profiting off other people's misery" by collecting poker machine taxes.

From Reuters • Feb. 6, 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

The bosun was occupied at the moment with a nickel poker machine.

From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Springer, Norman