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poker machine

British

noun

Often shortened to: pokie. a fruit machine

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Victoria, Australia's second-most populous state, said at the weekend it would make poker machine users register for an ID card to prevent money laundering and set a loss limit in advance to restrict problem gambling.

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

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

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

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