Wednesday, November 26, 2008

It's Pokie Time

Firstly, I would just like to note that I was very disappointed to discover that the pokie machines at the Papanui clubrooms were removed while I was away in America :(

After Catherine and James' wedding last Saturday, Lisa and I headed out to the Christchurch Casino. Seeing as we were already dressed appropriately, we thought it was the perfect time to play some pokies. I was surprised at how busy the pokie area was at 1 am. Based on how serious some of the people looked they obviously don't regard pokies as a form of entertainment like I do.

I look for three things when choosing a pokie machine:
  1. 1c or 2c machine - anything else is too expensive for my cheap ass
  2. Free spins - if it doesn't have free spins it is no fun
  3. Cool pictures and noises
There must be something smart about my thinking because even The Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand recommends a gambling strategy that looks pretty similar:
"If you want to play for a while, then stick to the 1¢
machines. Play as low bets as you can and make sure
you understand the rules. If possible play a machine with
free spins to extend your playing time. Your chances of
winning are the same if you only bet 1 credit as if you had
played 100."
Based on this (and of course the fact that I actually won free spins on this machine), my favourite machine at Christchurch Casino is Red Baron.



Some lady sitting beside me at one of the machines won $1300 - yay for her. Lisa won $30 - bitch! I lost the massive sum of $25 - oh well. We probably stayed there for about an hour and a half so I guess it was basically the same as paying to watch a movie, except I got to push buttons and walk about as well. It was fun and pokies rock. I hope they never get banned.


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