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How could anyone possibly lose a million dollars on the pokies? Honestly, you can't understand it, but that's what happened to Lana O'Shannassy. Outwardly, her life seemed so perfect. A good job, nice house, young family. But Lana had another, secret, life - one where she spent hours every day helplessly shovelling money into the poker machines.
And she's not alone. A hundred thousand here, three hundred thousand there, we found case after case of ordinary people who have lost everything because of their addiction to the pokies. And when you study the odds and the psychology of gambling, you see why you just can't win.
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The thing with gambling is no matter how much you win it is never enough, and no matter how much you lose it's always too much.
Winning a billion trillion dollars is enough. It would make winning or losing any amount after that irrelevant.
@@stant7122That has to be the most pointless comment ever
Like alcoholics ones too many and thirty ain’t enough.
I get what u mean. I work in a pub with pokies. 99% of people who win big aren't that happy, they say "well that just about covers my losses"
You nailed it. It's that immediate rush and the inevitable crash that's the hook. It's called intermittent reinforcement.
The worst thing to happen in pokies,is if you have a big win, that's how it hooks you in , you forever chase that win again
Also if you lose money you can get into that vicious circle of chasing your losses but compounding it further by losing more. But yes the wins are what keeps people going and thinking they can get that win again
Then u chase the money that u have lost and it never ends
So true， I once hit the jackpot in pokie machine and since then I'm hooked.
The thing is, is to have the DISCIPLINE so the minute you hit.....you need o WALK and CASH in. That's how I do it. If I don't hit in 10 to 15 minutes. I walk. I get bored easy with gambling.....
@@DEE-o4v easier said than done with majority of winners ,new or old, establishments,the machine design's are made to help some type of hypnosis when you play, so it's actually wiring and briefly brainwashing you,alot of money is spent specifically in that by the machine designer's and creator's,my brother's one
I was the manager of possibly highest turnover gambling pub in Kings Cross Sydney for some time back around 2010, and can honestly say I felt disgusting reconciling the pokies each morning. Some mornings after a busy 24 hour period from friday to saturday you could have up to $200,000 - $300,000 between 30 machines, sitting in cash in front of you, its hard not to feel ashamed of yourself... but when reporting figures to those above (like the guy from clubs nsw or whatever), its NEVER enough! Just take a look at how gaming rooms are run compared to the public bar... tray service, complimentary softdrinks and cakes, hot foods brought around at certain times with promotions every Tuesday and Thursday. All they care about is keeping people sitting in these rooms cut off from the world around feeding the machines every last cent. People don't understand how badly these venues manipulate their patrons and drain their pockets.
Thank you for this comment. I'm so disgusted by the people who think it's 100% the gambler's fault. They obviously don't understand anything about addiction and how the human brain works.
They are going after you…..
It is the gamblers fault, 100%. They are in the position they are in because of decisions they made. Not decisions other people made. I'm so sick and tired of people not taking responsibility for their actions. It's always somebody else's fault, You're not getting ahead because of racism or you are obese because there are fast food restaurants in every corner. This is all bullshit, you are simply making bad decisions for yourself.
Yes I also hate how gambling is becoming more and more accessible if that’s even possible at this point. I’ve struggled with addiction, not gambling, and people in my family have struggled with that as well as depression and committed suicide, so I understand the mindset. I hope that Texas never legalize casinos, I mean we have three within three hours but there’s horse racing already and poker rooms have started popping up, and we already have these “game rooms”
The worst part has got to be when 'the big jackpot' isn't enough close to enough anymore. I used to put money in machines that with max bet paid a max of $500 per spin. Lose a few hundred and that super rare max win wont even break you even after not so long. I couldn't imagine being behind hundreds of thousands, no bonus will be big enough at some point.
I'm 34 years old and went to a casino for the first time in my life last year. i've seen all the depictions in movies, the glitz, glamour and energy, but when i walked into this particular casino (a fairly big and popular one just outside of Toronto, Canada) it was just full of people (mainly older) who looked sad, desperate and depressed. for a place that is supposed to be "fun", it felt like no one was having any fun at all.
Go to Vegas it’s way better vibes atleast it did ten years ago
Go somewhere else then lol…casinos are a lot of fun
You need a better class of friends.
My affair w/ casino blackjack gambling:
* Won $70 in Tahoe
* Lost $800 at the Horseshoe
* Lost $500 at the Rio
* Lost $250 at the San Reno
* Lost $300 at the Gardens
No more gambling for me..
Hope you can shake that habit really do.
Same. The scratchies almost had me. I won $170 1st buy, lost $60 2nd, won $100 3rd buy, lost $30 4th buy, and then lost $200 5th buy. It's strange how true it is, even for scratch-offs, they hook you early on but in the end you lose.
Looks like you suck at it
Depending on your state scratch offs have like a 60% return a slot machine has around 95%. There is no worse form of gambling then the lottery
@@mralapenosarespicy than
14 years later and there are 100 times as many machines. You can't beat the lobby
I took my daughter to the casino when she turned 18. I gave her the same amount as I gave myself and left the rest at home. I am not a gambler at all, but decided I must give her exposure to this while I am there to guide her. After about 15 minutes she came to me asnd said "Mum, these machines are taking all my money, lets rather go and have a milkshake." She is now 39 and I think she never went to a casino again.
Thank God she didn't win that night... Can you imagine how different things could be?
Imagine that she won that day….Hey dad this is easy money!.That’s what happened to me.I wish i lost the first time i gambled
Yep, My second job was in a pub in Liverpool, I was 18. I play them occasionally with My Brother, only ever leisure dollar. I've seen the other side of it, what comes out at end of the night... all those miserable faces walking out used to hurt My soul.
the first ten times over a couple of years, that I got dragged along to the pokies by my friends, I thought they were soooo boring. Then next thing I knew I had an addiction that has made me want to kill myself many times over twenty years. Now I am like the lady in this story - I know I just can't enter a pub or a club.
That’s what happened to me. I lost $90 in a matter of minutes. I was so upset I just threw away that much money. On the last pull I won $96 and walked away quickly lol. I was happy to leave up $6. I’ve never gone back to the casino 😂
The clubs australia boss just liying through his teeth while getting his pockets filled is shameful
It really was pretty disgusting. Stark contrast between the two clubs’ management perspectives.
He is sponsored by the gambling giants they pay his wages of cause he will say pokies any gambling in general is not addictive pokies machines are made too get you addicted too them even with the music they play and the lighting of the machine help do that basically brainwashing the victim's CIA and black ops government organisations all around the world used the process now the pokies machines makers are using the same principles into making people think they can't live without playing pokies every day every of every waking moment I have seen it first hand and been addicted too pokies people become pokie zombies where you will rather put money in the machine instead of paying bills or buying food every cent you have goes in the pokie machine.
I love how he said he believed that addressing problem gamblers wouldn’t affect profits. It’s both a lie and not realistic
If you actually breakdown the numbers, the 5% with addiction problems actually feed 90-95% of the total revenue proceeds. If they were to assist/help the problem gamblers (i.e. compulsive gamblers), then they would lose 90% of their revenue! It is an absolute shame they would rather exploit people than help them!
Australians calling poker machines "pokies" is one of the best things I've heard this month. It's the sweetest, most charming thing I've ever heard. It's as cute as a kitten's meow. I love Ozzies so much. They're such a silly funny bunch.
Depends on the Australian.
When they first started calling them “pokies” I was thinking they were talking about video poker, not slot machines.
Scottish people call them Puggies
They don't sound devastating to lives, families for sure, calling them a Pokie.
wait til you hear what they call electricians
Had a buddy back in college that was addicted to gambling. He lost a total of $1.7M to casinos.. his family sent him to rehab, after his treatment he became a successful real estate developer.. He totally lost his desire for gambling.
Fuck that guy lol. Anyone who has 1.7 million and still not content….
That is a funny paragraph.
I know only too well about problem gambling. I first got hooked on pokies in 1973, and spent the next 45 or 46 years a slave to gambling. I would estimate I lost well over a million. I had a good position in an office with the rail way in NSW. Job was gone in a few years as I was helping myself to money that was not mine. I had a criminal record. I ended up gambling online and the stock markets. I in the end had to declare bankrupt. Spent my last months unable to work and totally penniless. I am now greatfull to be almost 5 years clean. I am on a pension and get by and manage to save a little. I am not against gambling. I am also an alcoholic, now 33 years sober. No one says ban alcohol. People are allergic to Strawberries. It would be ludicrous to ban strawberries. I know gambling and alcohol are not for me. I feel for those with a problem with any addiction.
Thank you for this story.
Pokies are all about fooling the mind and robbing you of your money. It would be easier winning Powerball than willing a $1000 on the pokies. The old mechanical pokies had fixed odds. But when Ainsworth stopped manufacturing them at their Rosebery factory and started introducing computerise pokies on the unsuspecting public with odds of one in a million or 50 in a million and plus their introduction into Hotels destroyed the casual drinker/punter and unleashed a toxic addition that only benefits the few at the pointy end of town. The 3 legal addictions are alcohol, cigarettes and gambling/pokie machines. You can only consume so much alcohol and cigarettes a day, but pokies with waste all your money and all your time.
Reintroduce the mechanical pokies and limit them to a 20-cent coin per spin. No flashing lights, no sounds and a maximum payout of $100. That will fix the problem.
Thank you for sharing. Congratulations on turning your life around!
At 6:56 the interviewer asks "If 95% of the population can use them and not get hooked, why ban them?" The guy being interviewed essentially answers that because 5% of them can't control themselves, so the other 95% shouldn't get to play them! THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!!
@@halettebrennen8460 That is ridiculous because 24% of the population is under 18 years of age and they can't use them. Because of Government regulations, those under 18 years old can't even buy cigarettes and alcohol. If it wasn't for the 5% of the 7% of the 76% of the adult population that is addicted to pokies, the Clubs and Hotels would close down. Many Clubs closed down after the Hotels got into pokies, too much competition. So approximately 1 in 400 adults supply the majority of the money that subsidises the clubs, hotels, and casinos so their non-addicted patrons can have a cheap meal and channel $Billions of Dollars to their owners and into State Government Revenue. It's far easier to buy a restricted pokie licence from the government and see rivers of cash flow into your bank account.
Just like cigarettes and alcohol is available in every shopping centre, pokie machines should be available too. The local Newsagent and the cafe should have a pokie in store so a customer can try their luck while waiting to get served. If Competition benefits the consumer, let all the shopkeepers have a chance to make an easy dollar. Maybe the novelty of the pokie-machine addition will wear off when they are on every street corner.
how though? they are as boring as 5h1t
My husband is a pokie addict. If it weren’t for me hiding money, we’d starve and be homeless. On the other side of things, he banks on me doing so. It’s madness.
You need to give him an ultimatum. That's ridiculous.
Ying to his yang.....luckily you balance out. Don't know how long you can keep it up...but I wish you the best.
Hopefully you're divorced already. Good luck!
I had to end my marriage with my wife because of these pokies. I had warned her that if she ever had an addiction to gambling that would be a deal breaker... I would have stood by her through anything else... but not this..
Leave?
I ran a hotel for 18 months. The hotel had terrific meals for cheap prices, cold beer for low prices, free music jukebox, free pool tables, and great friendly service. If people needed more space or wanted some privacy, I had other large rooms that I would open up to accommodate their needs. And my hotel had ZERO poker machines. I refused to allow them in. And my hotel was relatively a ghost town, while the hotels with poker machines were crowded all day. Lots of people - including potential customers - put a lot of pressure on my to put in a Pub TAB and a room of poker machines, but I stood my ground. And lost a hell of a lot of money as a result. So much for the good guys ...
It's a business. Guests could have drinking problems, but drinks were still served. Guests could have eating disorders, but food was still served. If guests want entertainment in the form of machines, why not give them the choice? It's not about being good or bad it about allowing adults to make their own choices and about making smarter business decisions.
@@TheDatingLab Fair comments. I was just saying that I provided what so many problem gamblers say they want - a hotel without pokies or any other gambling options - and they never patronised my business. They all continued to go down the street to nearby hotels with rooms full of poker machines and Pub TAB. At the end of the day, of course it is their choice. But problem gamblers say one thing and then fall into their usual habits.
Put them back people expect them , I worked at a country pub got very boring when the boss took them away
Yup, compare Sunday church service attendance, or library usage to football matches. Where do people willingly spend their money?
the only cool way to gamble is shooting dice
There are only two ways to win.
1. Hit it big on your first try and never play again.
2.Never play in the first place.
I put 50 in big red when I turned 18 I won 1100 after 4 $5 hits and have never played since that was 11 years ago I’m the 0.00001% that are up on the pokies
I won 1500 at dallor slots and gave it all back within 2 hours+ $200 i realized then i had a problem and never touched those machines again
@@jonnym4670yeah I won £500 from £0.50 in the start, then lost 1000 in the next month trying to replicate my big win and legally excluded myself from every casino in the country- it’s mad how easily it can draw you in
lol the host “how can it happen I can’t understand it” it’s easy you bet max and keep clicking.
Most of the therapists I know who work in addictions won’t take a client with a gambling addiction and will refer them to a specialist in a large practice. It’s the addiction with the highest suicide rate, and of course, most people don’t seek help until they’ve lost almost everything. Online gambling has made everything worse.
Yeah you can't even watch a sports game anymore without an advertisement to bet on the game through a sportsbook. Plus it's so easy to deposit you just login to your bank account and click deposit. No matter how hard I try I cannot keep myself away from online gambling. I wish it was never a thing and only land based casino's/sportsbooks existed. It's every month taking any extra money I had plus some bill money if I go too far.
@Yizee I'm pretty addicted to online gambling myself. I ended up going over all the apps and signing the self exclusion papers. Set deposit limits and so on. Has worked pretty well
@@hindukushdestroyer yeah I need to do that myself. It's hard when there's overseas online casino's that don't really let you ban yourself cause htey'll just let you reopen the account if you wanted. So it's tough. Have to have self control.
@@Yizee Thank God here in Italy gambling advertisement is completely banned, because otherwise it would've been way harder for me. And also, but I'm sure this applies to other countries too, you can self-exclude from gambling sites and it takes 6 months after you decide to remove the self-exclusion to be able to gamble again.
For me that meant that when I felt the urge to gamble I had to wait those 6 months, and after 6 months of being unable to play I just didn't feel the urge anymore and I would self-exclude myself again immediately.
Unregulated overseas casinos are almost inaccessible from here, so I never even have tried to play on those.
Now I don't gamble anymore and thanks to my wife and children my life is great again, I feel extremely lucky I eventually was able to come out of that black hole.
@@orfeoassiti6669 Sorry for getting back so late. I self excluded myself for a year from sportsbook gambling sites but now I'm back to casino gambling sites. And these are overseas companies where you can't really ban yourself. It's too hard to ban from everything. It's a monthly struggle for me probably for the rest of my life.
The problem is our Australian Government is totally addicted to Gambling, Tobacco & Alcohol taxes - this is the first red flag!
They run the state and federal governments
ESG investing helps. Vote with your wallets and your personal super and investments outside of super.
Yeah it's a fine line between responsibility and abuse
it shouldn't be a nanny state, millions of people enjoy gambling and do it responsibly
Do you want to pay your own taxes instead of having the gamblers do it for you?
Going to Casinos gives a high adrenaline,excitement to win,then when losing, you are going back to take a chance to get back the lost money.That that is the beginning of losing everything.
I doubt that you are an addict, because that is not the story of most addicts. Most addicts make excuses to walk in knowing they are unlikely to win. Most addicts spend their winnings straight away if not the next day. I used to walk in just hoping I wouldn't lose too much - but I nearly always lost control once I went into the trance and emptied my bank account. I have to have a very strong mind driving around my own city because here in Australia there are pokies on every corner begging you to walk through their filthy, evil doors.
@@veganandlovingit I was before I lost a lot of money borrowing to my friends to pay my rent.I have a lot of debts from CC but after 2015 I keep a promised not to go back then I stayed away from Casinos.I was an addict too before my mind set was to go back and wins the money that I was losing.I think I learned my lesson after all.Thank you for your fruitful comment🫡💖✌️have a great day
That's the vicious cycle that plays out
It's no different from any addiction my addiction is/was alcohol...sadly
It's with you every minute of the day
Sports betting is with us every day
An addiction is an addiction.
No it's more than drugs, u can't sniff 10 million dollars coke in an hour but u can gamble a lot more than that
Not me getting an ad for an online casino when I click this video 🤣 The algorithm is after you too
Fuck the algorithm. I admitted I am a gambling addict and that I'm powerless over algorithm/ gambling..AND I give it to my higher power. Continue to take inventory over my addiction .one day at a time and live my best life
Perfect addiction - you win you want to win more...you lose you want to win back what you lost - it Never ends until you destroy everything that's important in life
I won $5000 on a quarter poker machine. That was when the problem really started. Thankfully, the first time I lost our rent money, something kicked me in the head and I immediately went to the gaming commission and had myself banned. I still went at times, but I knew if I won big, because my name was flagged in the system, they wouldn't pay me. I was limited to winning $200, I think. Any more than that and I would have to sign my name and be subject to prosecution for trespassing. That took the joy out real fast. I haven't been near a casino in over 10 years now. Insanely, though, sometimes I really miss it.
Why did you do that. You could have just walked away. How did you win 5000 did you get a royal flush.
@angieangiel2666 a few months back, I sat next to some lady who won 10k on a poker machine. It does happen, for sure.
I feel your pain. That's why I did similar to what Marie in this blog did. I took my son when he was 21 to Vegas and gave him $100. He lost $100 of it and I told him I would give him ANOTHER $200 and he could keep the additional $200 or gamble some or all of it. He decided to keep it. And my eyes lit up and I told him I was proud that he made the right decision and explained to him that I took him to Vegas for the very reason of teaching him that gambling is bad. It's been years now and he has never gambled since.
@@JohnBowl14690 🧢
“Thankfully the first time I lost our rent money” lmaoooooo 😂 nothing to be thankful about that! If I was dating someone who can afford to waste money on casino, it’s over. It’s one thing to ruin your life but to drag others into your hole, that’s a whole lot of different level. 😂
Years back I solved my addiction to a certain slot machine by buying one to play at home. Got bored by it quickly and it solved the problem.
Interesting, stay strong !
Not a bad idea for people
I own an old Mills "Black Beauty" slot - all mechanical.......that thing does pay out every now and again...but not all the time. And yeah...I'm bored by gambling frankly.....If I don't start hitting within 10 minutes....I quit.
Now you can go broke waiting for XRP while the bull run continues.........
My first time outside Western Australia as an adult , it astounded me how little room there was in pubs for anything but the stupid bloody pokies . no pool tables. no darts boards . front bars that couldn't hold more than 20 or 30 people. but hundreds and hundreds of pokies . I'm so glad I live in the only Aussie state NOT to have them in pubs and clubs. What a sad thing 😔
The truth hiding in plain sight!
the differnce between the two cases in regards to the their standing of living is striking
What people don’t realize is those machines are Scientifically designed to stimulate your Dopamine receptors, they use all sensory inputs, to include sight, sound, touch, and in Oklahoma, they serve free soda, as well as allow smoking. According to my research, the worst thing that can happen to you is to win a fairly large amount, and the more times you win even small amounts, in affects your reward receptors, which will start to make you crave for more stimulation to get the same feeling. It’s like any addiction, but I feel gambling may be worse, as it affects all your sensory inputs. I thank God every day, that I’ve never won enough to keep me at the machines. The Risk Reward is Not there for me! ****It’s sad that 60 Minutes did not bring a Mental Health Expert in to explain this!!! 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@patrino but cheaper - I prefer my new you tube addiction lol
Well put. I agree
100% it's the win that kills you not the loss
You are so right about that. It is really sad.
You are absolute correct they purposely are made to manipulate the brain I've watched a documentary where designers ask the companies what percentage they want them to pay its nearly always the very lowest - they have many games now with the perception jackpot sizes and other gimics don't effect how they pay and play and that's so misleading with a very tiny one line which is a play on words written somewhere on them. I fail to understand how it's allowed many other products that mislead you and prey on your powers of perception are deemed illegal when challenged these things have free reign it's disgusting.
*This segment was filmed in 2009. I wish we could have an update if these poor people beat their pokie addictions*
google her name
@@odyssey814 I did. but nothing
Doubt it
These pokies that they got displayed are just so old. You walk in a club and pub now and they are all the latest poker machines they are in Queensland
@@kelliboyton4074 yeah. they have changed a lot and got a lot louder also lol
I’ve been addicted to all the common stuff, cig’s, alcohol, buying shit, every kind of drug, etc but NEVER have I enjoyed gambling. I’m so grateful I never felt that rush with gambling.
I hope you managed to overcome the others. 👍
Unfortunately I had really good luck the first time I gambled . I had 40 dollars and I tried roulette. I kept winning and said to myself . Okay I'm at 220 if I go down to 200 I'll stop then when i got to more money id say the same okay im at 480 ill play until 450. The problem is I kept winning until i made 1400 dollars . I was so lucky. That's what got me hooked
@@Gabewindsor the worst thing that can happen to a gambler is winning the first time they play. Hooks you line and sinker. People need to understand that just cause you have a lucky streak and win one night, doesn't mean you can do it all the time
@@Gabewindsorthat's the way it is you are winning but you want to win more.
I'm glad I never felt the rush of all your addictions sounds horrific
I watch a guy play pokies here on TH-cam. To see him lose and lose again is more than enough for me.
when you are defeated on these machines you get this thought "they should ban these pokies".. the best insight of the pokies but only the victims see this... disgusting
I’ve worked in pokie venues for 15 years, the worst part about the whole thing is the reps for the machine manufacturers.
There’s a gaming convention every year in Sydney and they bring the managers of high turnover venues from all across the country and wine and dine them and pay for flights/accomodation.
My heart goes out to these people. I'm a 22 years sober recovering alcoholic, and I think I'm a lucky one. Process addictions are so much harder in so many ways, especially gambling and sex. I hope these folks can stay sober and get their lives back.
As an American it's crazy to see almost every pub has slot machines, not a surprise there are so many problem gamblers. I have a casino just a 20 drive minutes away, but knowing I'll likely lose is enough to keep me from going. But if there were big jackpot machines at the bar down the street, I'd be tempted.
What state do you live in. We have zero slots in bars in Nj
There are little slot parlors in every strip mall every bar and restaurant and the gas stations here. Mix in the title loan and payday loan places and you can see why the mob had to go. Just like the lottery the tax is imposed on the poor and those poor at math.
I've seen them everywhere in LV and MT it can be difficult where I live. But I'm happy to control my gambling, try not to at every bar, and never let myself spend more than $40 so I don't get into any addiction. It can happen to anyone and I'm glad this video spreads awareness. Also from the USA❤
Yea some dude that owned a store around my way had a couple machines in the backroom. Me and my dad would play all the time and I was kind of hooked on it but never played much money. My dad gets hooked on stuff very quickly, he passed it on to me lol. He got caught though and they took the machines away. If they had them in every store I’d definitely be tempted if I had time to kill. They’re fun to play but you have to know when to stop! I saw 2 friends get hooked in gambling in front of my eyes. They would go and bring a certain amount, but as soon as that was gone they would ask to borrow money or use the expensive atm in casinos! The withdrawal fee is like 15 bucks!! I would see them gambling and they weren’t having fun anymore. They were riding that rush you get when you win or lose, and they didn’t even know it. I knew it was bad when they dropped me off, took a shower and went right back! It was a 2 hr ride! I know they told themselves, let’s just go us 2 so nobody can stop us from playing more. One of them won 5 grand one night and the next day it was gone! I don’t speak to them any more but I bet they’re still gambling. The crazy part is, they SUCK at gambling lol. One of them got into poker the same time I did and he had no idea what he was doing. He would go play every weekend though, getting cleaned out by any decent poker player. Poker is one game that you can win with skills! That’s why the same people show up in the final of WSOP.
@@newsystem420Same but I play live poker in Montana. I always budget before I play and leave when I lose a certain amount
Im just 19. I lost my business to gambling and ive probably lost close to 10k (thats a lot for a freakin 19 yr old). It destroyed my life starting at 18. Im trying to let it all go but with all the online casinos and enticing deals and promotions that come with them its really hard to let go. Gambling is definately the worst thing to happen to me
You can do this🩷, you have such a long time ahead of you to live a life free from gambling.
you're only 19 though, you have a lot of time to make up for it
I was at a pub recently having a beer, I watched a mother and daughter win 13k on a pokie machine. The minute she won and was paid out, the first thing she did was pump more money into the same machine. I'm not sure if it is stupidity or an addiction or a combination of the 2. Crazy.
Its gambler superstition that theyre on a hot machine and hit a streak.... its all a coinflip even tho they all have a system or theory
I mean to be fair if you hit that big on a machine u gotta try to win more , u miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
I'm from the US in Oklahoma where we've had casinos on native lands for decades. This is a SERIOUS problem in parts of our community. You can walk into these casinos and see people seemingly glued to the same chair for hours, punching buttons mindlessly, absolutely hooked. From where I sit right now, there are 10 different casinos within 10 miles.
Oklahoma is looting money from Texans with these casinos
Here in Oregon it's state sanctioned so bars restaurant s and game rooms are everywhere. I live on the coast and also have two casinos in a town of 20,000 people
Here in the Australian state of NSW, we have about 10% of all the poker machines in the world.
We don’t have to travel 100 miles to an Indian casino, we can access them a few hundred yards away at the nearest bar.
These machines are all over the world .They have one aim to make a few fat men rich at the expense of hard working innocent people.
One day in the future they will be banned when decent people rise up & take power.
Vampires.
Lmao i remember driving there from Texas and the first thing i was greeted with after crossing the border were acres of casinos
I've been addicted to pokies. Spent most of my twenties slapping my pay check. I blew a 20k inheritance. That could have helped me buy a house and set me up for life. Instead now I struggle through my 30s. At least I beat my addiction and never play them anymore.
I loathe the pokies and I loathe that ceo of clubs Australia.
Well done for beating your addiction. I'm always curious how otherwise sensible people get addicted to them though when you're mathematically guaranteed to lose over the long term.
Covid and gaming rooms closing over that period was the best thing to happen to people addicted to the pokies, although I guess they just transferred that addiction to online gambling.
are you kidding me? I know SOOOOOOO many people in recovery who started out of boredom because in Canada EVERYTHING was locked down so people would just pump money into online gambling. It's what set the addiction in motion for me too... Still struggling to this day to snap out of it.
@@fuzzmosisr8601nope not kidding, are you? very different statistics here in Australia.
Pokies?? Australians talk like babies!!!
And that's why Evolution Gaming is doing so well.
I'm in California and glad we don't have online gambling. We have tons of Vegas style casinos and I love going but it does scare me. This hobby can turn into an addiction very quickly.
Here’s some advice from personal experience. Don’t know how it is in other countries, I’m in the US. I was 22 years old and looooooooved playing poker. Best thing I did was get a job at a casino. It did a few great things for me. It turned what I love into a job, so it became more of a task than a pleasure, I was not allowed to play at the casino because I worked there and I was exposed to all the horrors that this world can lead to. I play maybe once or twice a year and I have a completely different view of it.
"honestly I can't understand it", shouldn't really be your job as a reporter to judge these people
How is that judging? I dont understand it either. What part of that is judging?
She’s not judging them. This is an addiction just like drugs just like alcohol.
If your reaction to not understanding someone is to judge them then there’s a problem with you. It’s perfectly fine to not understand something, it’s when you act on it then it’s bad.
@@Willy_Fisher as a reporter you're not there to give your own opinion
@@permabearxbther job is to inform and to engage. Beginning a story with a hook that seeks to interest and entice is a very popular method used to this end. Her opinion fits very well with that goal in this case.
I went to vegas for the first time last year and it was my second time gambling. I can totally see how people get hooked on these machines and games. I kept getting this feeling that the next time I hit the button would be the hit where I would actually win. I "won" $50 after 4 days of light gambling, in reality losing all the money I set aside for gambling during the trip and came home feeling absolutely used. I won't go back to a casino again because I already have an addictive personality (13 years sober) and I would rather spend money on things worthwhile instead of a conglomerate that doesn't give a crap about its customers. My heart goes out to gambling addicts, it's legitimate.
Look around you at vegas. For many people, pushing the button one more time is the win. Learn to gamble smart, like they do.
I lived 3.4 hours from big Casinos and I became addicted going my first time with an ex-girlfriend. I won a $4k jackpot and I was hooked. I spent a lot of my free time driving back and forth because of the hope of winning big again. I lost a lot and moved back to my home town further away to start over. Well unbeknown to me there was a casino across the border 1.5 hours away and I fell off again. But years later I got tired of loosing and no longer had the desire to go. Just don't step foot in casinos because you never know.
I think that’s the same problem with me. I’ve hit a couple of jackpots with one being $6000. It’s that pull that you can do it again. But in truth I’ve lost way more than I’ve won.
I've lost 5k this and last year, glad I'm a broke student cause If I was rich I'd be down horrendous
I have the same problem, i live so close to casinos but i try to keep my steem high so i dont step in there
@marrane87 Yep, don't go. Put money in your savings every time you get the urge. In 10 years, you can have 20-30k!!
You have to handcuff yourself to the house , this was the only way for me to stop my addiction after losing millions
how dis you get millions while being so dumb?
Millions, plural? Unless your job pays exceedingly well, this has to be an overstatement.
I'm here after hearing about a coworker picking up extra shifts to feed their addiction; he drives 40 mins every single day after work. 'Indian gaming' casinos are growing and expanding in Northern California and I keep hearing people casually talk about losing a few hundred dollars like its nothing.
My great grandfather was a compulsive gambler, he gambled all his life savings away and if that weren't enough his marriage broke down, he even went so far to pawn off his eldest sons (my grandfather) belongings just to get more money to gamble with, my grandfather always told me and brothers to never gamble and we always stayed far away from anything to do with gambling even lottery tickets.
My sister was a problem gambler advisor. It was amazing the number of broken families due to this addiction! I don't understand why the government gives licence to this 'entertainment' that splits families apart and causes a lot of addiction and homeless in countries that could otherwise flourish. It's a sad state of affairs
The government gives it licenses because it brings in revenue.... Surprised you didn't think of or consider the revenue for gambling businesses and government
@@aquariusthompson8212 I know they do! This is really just a “bribe” so they can continue to make a huge profit from those too weak to help themselves.
Similar to why the government doesn’t ban painkillers even though some become addicted and lose everything. The vast majority of people who have gambled or gamble today aren’t addicts who lose everything. I’m 31 and go to Vegas often. I’ve lost about 50k total and that’s over a 10 year period. Is it bad that I lost that much? Sure. Did it destroy my life? Not really since it’s usually a fun time. If I didn’t gamble, I’d probably be spending that amount of money elsewhere. When u go gamble, set a limit and have the will power to stick to it. Easier said than done but definitely possible
@@SAsh-zg6ln Similar to the government not banning alcohol...the most destructive drug out there.
@@lynette599 ya that’s an easier example. Kinda crazy how both political sides hate the government yet then want to include the government in everything
What will turn the addiction off is the acceptance of the realisation that the pokies are not machines where you can win money, until then its all a delusion. I spent years around pokies but my brain came to the natural conclusion of no profit gaming and sitting there by myself tapping a button, seems a little crazy. I never play or want to play the pokies, you are just lining the pokets of the elite few who own and run this scam.
The government will never ban poker machines or tobacco, they get too much revenue from them.
They care more about their next pay rise than your future.
So true.
Far more damage is done due to alcohol addiction but these people trying to ban the gambling are not trying to ban alcohol as it’s something they want to consume themselves.
Getting ads for draft kings and gambling aps while watching this video.. can’t escape it
There was an English politician, cook, raconteur and all-round interesting guy called Clement Freud (grandson of Sigmund and brother of Lucian), who was a gambling addict. I saw him in a documentary he did about his gambling back in the 80s. He claimed that gambling addicts don't want to win; they want to lose. He said that when you've lost far more than you can afford to lose, you initially feel gutted, but underlying that feeling is another one. 'I'm alive, it didn't kill me. I can carry on.' I don't know if that's true for other gambling addicts. I'm just remembering the story.
The buzz you get walking out of the casino penniless is intense.
“Gutted”, stupid, shameful… and thoroughly off the life track you used to be on.
I love watching Vegas Matt on TH-cam!! It's a good alternative to going to the casino.
Cheaper and more exciting too! 😂👍
Just watch next they'll be banning gambling videos on social media this crap has to stop 🛑 and I don't mean the pokies I mean governments telling people what they can and can't do who's that saxophone think he is
@@rollwiththepunches5932for real lol I’m glad when I go I usually break even or a tiny bit of profit couldn’t imagine losing 40k in a session 😂
Love Vegas Matt and all his Sandos and Sh*tsandwiches! 😂😂😂
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I am a recovering alcoholic with over 2 1/2 years of sobriety now. I never understood gambling and was never tempted to try. But I will not point fingers at those with a gambling addiction. We are all addicts to different drugs and stimulation's. I am no better than the next guy, and might even be worse.
Well said 👌
@@kiss4youxxx166 Thank you.
Am a compulsive gambler and I don’t understand people who drink alcohol can’t stop after one drink, I guess what I trying to say is you’re right we all have different addictions😞
@@reynaesquivel1252 Thanks for comment... 4 years 10/10
I love the casino adds that I get on this video, 😅
-"There's no warning light telling you 'Have you fed the kids? Have you paid the bills?'"
Most of us call that warning light "common sense".
Any kind of addiction never gives us happiness but mental sickness 😮😮😮
I'm even beginning to think that buying lottery tickets, sports betting is the newest form of addiction. My coworkers go ham every Tuesday just scratching and losing! will be doing it all again come Friday. Imagine putting the money aside they could be debt free or a quarter of a million dollars richer by the end of the full year its crazy . Granted you do win sometimes but you're still losing more than you'll win
Although this is an old episode the problem gamblers are still gambling on the poker machines. For years I was the same, and spend hours of the day gambling. I tried different actions to trick my mind in to avoiding the machines. After attempting suicide my Doctors changed my antidepressants. My Son bought an online poker machine game. Then one day the obsession for these machines just stopped. As I walked in to the gaming room to play the pokies. The room was full of people the same as I was and I left. My addiction to the monsters was over. The people interviewed need help as the constant desire to play them is a living hell.
I am so happy for you that you were able to innocence get sick of it. I’ve struggled with a different type of addiction and I’ve acted out a little in the last few years but overall I’m done with it and I know it’s more of a choice now because it doesn’t really feed the same parts of my brain. Thanks to a great therapist, myself trying, running marathons, God, teaching middle school history and my best friends I was able to finally get to this point.
An old episode, yes. Did you notice the _old_ $10 notes going in...
@@clayscloset2618 , something in your mind says ; I hate to be controlled by this. I have not spoken of this before. I wish the very best for you . God bless you .
The only place one can gamble pokies in WA is in Casino. No pub or clubs allowed to have legal machine. Hopefully it helps the WA residents in problem gambling.
What about other states
My father has a saying “control as many of the variables as possible.” I went to a casino once with a friend, lost $50, and thought, “fuck that” I hate losing money I hate being out of control and over stimulated. My family says I thrive in chaos, and I do, when it is of my own making. I genuinely feel bad for people who can’t stop.
I think a lot of people have had a stint with playing the pokies, putting those wins back in and thereby seeing it all for what it is. It's a mugs game. Years ago I had a little taste of the addiction because just like they said in this story, you get drawn in with big wins at first, then slowly start losing it as you chase "the big win". Over a couple of months I won about $4000 and then put it back in, so luckily that experience turned me off playing the pokies. So now rather than thinking about all the money I could be winning, it feels much better thinking about all the money I've saved from *not* playing. I do feel bad for these people who are terribly addicted to pokies, but at the end of the day it's supposed to be a free country and no one's forcing them to play. Like all destructive addictions, they have to admit they have a problem and make a decision to seek help.
Well said!
@@fuzzmosisr8601 Thanks.👍
By that logic, some people enjoy crack and no one is forcing you to smoke it. They have to admit they have a problem and make a decision to seek help
So then why not legalise crack?
@@GoRobotGoexactly
She stole money broke up her marriage hooked another Mug and still ended up on top, unbelievable.
Right. Because addiction is a disease and is defined by the behaviors the addict exhibits surrounding the addiction. Once she fought the addiction, she got her life back. Why are you shitting on her? Isn’t this what we want to see? People getting their lives back on track and in order, even if only for the young children that depend on them?! What’s wrong with you?
I’m assuming you think she’s on top because her child is on top of a horse? Looks like her second husband is 20 years older. Don’t worry she pays for it in other ways, just like any other one else in similar situations. You’re welcome to do the same 😂
@@silentblackhole Dont be stupid.
She obviously had a wealthy husband. To blow $1m, not all of it her money, and still walk away with a beautiful rural property of her own. They were loaded.
She's pretty, and the geezer seems happy. What do you care?
Like all compulsive disorders, these problem gamblers are not attracted to the game but the fear that if they don't play they will miss their opportunity to win the big jackpot.
Over 20 years I put all my disposable income, day in day out, to the tune of 700k into the pokies. Now, in retirement, I have no financial security. I'm now dependent on tax payers to fund my living.
I have family that I grew up with that had gambling addictions and its a major problem. So many people don't walk into a casino understanding that you need to spend what you're able to afford to lose. When I gamble on the slots I only spend $100 dollars and I bet $1.50-2.50 on the penny slots and if I dip below $60 I cash out and leave. The biggest issue with gambling addiction is always thinking you will make the money back that you lost
My friend spent £15,000 on slots over the last two weeks, went through all his savings and now he's at rock bottom and he still won't stop. I've stopped commenting on it to him as he turns it on me. As his friend it tortures you to see someone voluntarily throwing their life away.
It is addictive especially when you winning. But you need to know when to stop
Addiction , he is chasing losses now
Mate was that online he lost 15k or on bookies FOBTS ?
Lol I play with a cap of £150. The rest is profit money. Once I lose that it's done.
@@hakansukur1627 on his laptop playing online slots.
Back 10 years ago I had a gambling addiction to these machines. I must of spent 30-40k. I finally got a grip and haven't played since. I do get the urge from time to time but I moved to a city that doesn't have them and I no longer go to casinos. It's an addiction.
What was the biggest change or thought or action that helped you to stop?
@@KimJilene I moved away from Portland Oregon to a state that doesn't have poker machines or casino's. I don't go to Vegas anymore and online gambling doesn't do it for me. Stay away from the atmosphere.
I know it doesn't mean much, but I am so proud of you.
Ur a shit gambler than no control of money management 🤣🤣 tell me why I’m up on sports book
@@Teddy31976there's always online casinos
My uncle used to empty cash gambling machines, i remember him telling me, that it would be more beneficial to set the money alight, at least you would feel the warmth.
Shes talking about addiction..
Her first words..
Honestly I cant understand it.
GREAT REPORTING AND GOOD RESEARCH INTO THE PROBLEM.
My ex blew millions in them. Still at it 30 years later. She’s down to nothing and can’t stop. Trance is the right word. It’s a drug for these addicts.
I find them boring, 5 minutes I’m done with them.
It’s a brain chemistry thing. I did a lot of research on this. Bad addiction
I go to the casino in America and it seems like you are in a trance especially when you are winning. My husband and I was doing good and we lost track of time and didn't realize we was there for four hours.
Damn, I feel guilty spending 5 dollars US every once in a great while whenever the Lottery gets extremely large... I cant even imagine dropping these huge sums...
There are actual methods to fighting this addiction. Self-banning is the best place to start. Then continuation of support groups are highly encouraged. It’ll never go away. It’s always waiting for you to come back. It’s cunning, baffling and powerful
I'd seen people addicted to mystery boxes on Facebook games, it was pretty sad. They lost so much money. I think a certain type of personality is more susceptible to gambling addiction.
Every video on gambling addiction portrays it as something stupid that "they could never do"
I'm addicted to youtube. What is 60 Minutes Australia going to do about it?
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😂😂😂❤️✌️💋
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How much are you losing on it??
this video
Myself and 2 mates attended the opening of the Burswood casino. We all played with $20 only. I played the 20c pontoon machine and won $60 from a single coin by rolling it over. Cashed out and went home. Never been back since 😂🤣😂🤣
Smart man
You can’t go anywhere in Australia without seeing some form of gambling and if you stay at home and watch TV you are bombarded with gambling ads! It’s a joke
It's sad when a whole country degenerates to gambling. It's same thing here in my state in the US. The state even runs a lottery. The government being so involved in gambling is disgusting
Guy at work gambles online slot machines every second he gets, he probably barely makes money. He's 40 sharing a rental with his parents in the same situation.
It’s so SAD, they were once good people who loved their families, but the machines changed them forever…..sad
My brother was a casino manager. What people don’t realize are the slot machines aren’t random. They are programmed to take a certain amount. State law requires the casino take a certain percent. So payouts and jackpots are paid out when the casino is over the percent that they have taken in.
wrong.
@@briansefring4981 my brother was literally the manager of Harrahs. That players card you enter is so they can keep track of the money you’ve lost. Once you’ve lost enough, they’ll come over and pretend like they don’t know what’s going on and then comp you a bunch of stuff so you can lose more. They literally have smart phones with everyone’s data. And like I said, the slot machines aren’t random.
You think every time you pull, it’s random? No it’s programmed. Just like a scratch off ticket. You don’t even need to scratch it off. You can just check if you won or not. Those people playing slots or scratch off who were just one away from a big jackpot, put in more money. You’ll win next time.
Ur dumb.
That's bullcrap, they are programed to pay a 87% usually over a long period of time but the payouts are random, r.n.g operated,!
Such a brutal addiction. Im sure the guilt and the shame is unimaginable...
I was addicted to the pokies for about a decade countless hours and dollars wasted.
I then realised this is not the life I worked hard for..
It has been over 5 years now since I put money in those evil machines.
If you want my help to get away from that please reach out I know the feelings you feel and it is not one you want to continue in your life.
I have a quality of life now that I look forward to each and everyday and want to live it not that guilt feeling of pokies hangover and the money wasted chasing the rush..
I am one of them, I had won so many times over 500k but ended up in half million debt, just forcing myself to stopped it around 3 months now
@@PalTood stay strong take it day by day and things will get better as time moves forward.
I had a few things that worked for me to realise they are not worth the time and money you tell yourself to invest in
I quit gambling a week ago. Watching videos like these help reinforce my will to stop gambling for good. What was the biggest change or thought that helped keep you away from gambling?
I need your help
Good work. Keep it up
"pokies" is such a austrailian way to put it lol
I wish 60 minutes here in America was true journalism like this
They just did a report on horse racing, doping and gambling this month.
Hard hitting journalism. Gambling is bad. What a fresh revelation😂
Years ago, my then girlfriend convinced me to accompany her to the casino. We arrived, I signed up for my entry to the world of gambling, lost half my pay check in ten minutes and that was the first and last time a casino will see me playing slots. I play poker for money, both online and live and it's definitely more skill required than luck. I'm nor condoning it as an alternative though.I will never get myself into debt over gambling. I do understand addiction and I urge all who struggle with ANY addictions, to seek help.
Mark, as a former professional poker player myself who succumbed to Gambling Addiction I remember saying every word out loud that you have posted here yourself. The one thing I never realized until it was too late was that just the simple act of placing a wager on anything causes chemical changes in our brains like water causing erosion on surfaces. I knew the mantra and stayed away from Slot machines during a cash game poker "career" that saw me fulfill my financial obligations almost entirely with poker winnings while slow brewing a devastating addiction to action chasing for 15 years. Once I did start playing slot machines it was Game fkin Over and everything I build was toast. I couldnt get away from them and I couldnt play a single orbit at a poker table without wanting to chase slot money
Gamblings Gambling. It's a drug at worst and dysfunctional thinking at best.
I'm in Panama, we got these small dime a dozen Casinos around the towns and cities. Every now and then, I'll put a dollar or two in the slots for shits and giggles. Some people just don't know when to stop, like any other addiction.
Exactly. Just like any other addiction.
Interesting that I get a Draft Kings ad while watching this….
I remember as a schoolgirl we had a chippy near us that had a poker gaming machine. One day me and my dad were waiting in line to get served and we noticed this man playing, putting money in and ultimately losing and started cussing at the machine but eventually sat down at a table, then my dad asked if I wanted to try and gave me some money. I never played anything like it before and didn't know what to do, I shouted over to dad and he said just put in a coin and pull the lever and I did. That one pull won me the jackpot and everyone in that chippy cheered except the man who lost before me. The next thing I knew I was on the floor and the man was dragged out the door and beaten up by my dad other men and I was told that the man had pushed me to the floor and tried to take my winnings. To this day I still have horrors watching people play away their money for in an instant they can and will turn on anyone no matter who you are even a little schoolgirl. These people need serious help.
I feel so bad for these people. I go to the casino maybe once a month or every other month and get a room there. To me it’s a nice little vacation from home for a night. Food, drinks, leisure gambling on the slots. I have never been addicted to them but have been going for years as a form of entertainment. I can’t imagine what these people are going through.
So you've been going for years but not addicted?? DENIAL😂😂😂
@@davidvincent9545 do you know what addiction is?
People go and spend all their money in one night as soon as their wage comes in. Some go every day to spend 100$.
Just going once a month doesn't mean you are not addicted.
As long as I only spend a tiny amount of my money it's okay for me.
The scary thing is that there are now online casinos that advertise here on TH-cam. I wonder how gambling addicts and vulnerable people react to it. It is terrifying to contemplate.
The ad that played before this video for me was Ladbrokes. How's the irony?
There is two types of people that play machines, people who hate it and the people who love it so much that its as bad as drinking or smoking.
I can relate to this! I was a long haul truck driver and I would plan my breaks around the available casinos. I lost thousands of dollars over a ten year period! I finally did a trial. If I felt the urge to stop and play I would instead take that amount of money I was going to gamble with and put it aside. When I got home I would buy some sort of tool. Now I have any tool I will ever need in my retirement. Very hard habit to break. I was always trying to just get back even.
Its one of the biggest things I noticed moving out here from the UK. Pokies machines and 'vip' sections everywhere. No surprise there's such a widespread problem
I watched a friend put millions into the slots. Now lives on food stamps and charity. Just as bad as a junkie
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Where did he get the millions of dollars?
Millions lmfao😂😂😂😂😂
@@reddeadjuju Yes millions
@@reddeadjuju You would be suprised at just how easy it is to get your hands on big money and then lose that big money when you're hooked.
rebuilding my life, after the girl of my dreams lost the lot and threw everything away.I even rang the helpline to see if i could get a solution,the operator stated this...'walk away'...'just walk away.You cant do anything.'
Hats off to those interviewed ! Takes allot to admit and tell others in warning of the slippery slope ahead if gambling begins to become predominant in ones life. Cheers from Northern California ! Same story half way around the world ! Overall , responsible Governments are in place to protect society as a whole not just profit margins for the rich to get richer! Regulations are crucial for a prosperous healthy society . These casinos should be thankful that they are even aloud to operate in the first place .
Slots are easier to get addicted too than any other casino games.
anyone know what the piano song is called at 3:20 ? Its also used in The Assasination of Jesse James but Ive never been able to find the piece by name.
Look up "Song For Jesse" on youtube, it's track #03 on the soundtrack. I love that movie... just about crapped my pants when I heard it in this video lol...
I never understood the attraction to gambling of any kind. For me, I'd rather buy myself something and take it home.
If only these people could grasp the meaning of the words "Virtue is a mean between two extremes".
To the first commenter, certainly you don't believe folks spend all their money with the idea they'll be going home broke? I myself feel stupid pointing out the blatantly obvious; they're chasing the big jackpot win to take home(or bank) that huge win they can't avoid seeing advertised everywhere!
Sometimes, that humongous win was the guy sitting next to you! It happened to me on the exact same type machine that I was playing. A busy Saturday evening, I plopped down finally at the first unoccupied machine I'd found. Darn, it happened to be a machine I never played, so I was unfamiliar with it. Not that it was unpopular, people seemed to love it. It was the theme and the unusual ways to hit the bonuses that didn't personally appeal. Then fate begins to unravel with myself clueless, of course to the machine, but much more than just that. My neighbor is playing my machines twin, and she suddenly stands up, then bolts away, muttering curse words as she goes. I could have changed seats taking hers, taking control and intervening on this fate as it unraveled right in front of me.., changing so much more than just my machine, my seat, and this story. I would have changed my fortunes from virtually penniless to suddenly flush. It would be me on the news that fateful night, me a new star for this casino and posters of my smiling face on those advertisements to ɓe found everywhere. Well, I admit that the last part is a positive and not another unfortunate negative consequence! I could go on, but let's get back to what happened to make this night a fateful, but really sucky night. Truthfully and definitely not a sucky evening for the elderly, Asian lady who parked her walker directly behind my seat as if blocking me in so that I could not escape the events that transpired next; So she eased herself into the very freshly unoccupied seat as she held her glance at me without a word. Let's call it what it actually was - not a glance but a rude stare. I can't prove this, but I swear, it was if she knew I had considered taking her new seat, and she was issuing to me a challenge with her powerful ESP skills "Go ahead and fuk around, see what happens!" I too was silent, but like her, only with the words coming out of my mouth. If one could read my thoughts, you would have heard something I'm not proud of. However, I am being honest, at least- "OMG - you rude old bag, move your cane thing away from my chair and you'll be lucky if I don't throw it away after I tap the back of nappy head for your unnecessary rudeness!" If anyone was looking at me, however, I was just politely looking ahead pushing the button, than I paused. Again, to my thoughts at my pause; "Dammit to hell, FUKUSHIMA!" Because of the events and my enraged thoughts, I had mindlessly kept pushing that button while not noticing I had accidentally pushed the PLAY MAX button. This cost me a cool $30 per play, and my credit in seconds went from $100 or so to $10! I didn't notice, but I swear Mrs Chan did! Then, smiling at my angst, she finally got around to pushing the button herself. Directly after her first push, our world exploded into flashing lights, loud noises and blurry fast movement everwhere! As the bells and whistles were blaring, informing the entire world that here at an Indian casino just outside San Diego, California, the Mega Millions jackpot had been won! Her smile changed to her mouth dropping wide open in joyous extasy. This also informed the world that her dentures were made of a white painted wood, heralding back to George Washington's time. My mouth was also agape, however believe there was nothing joyous about it! Then, rather than extasy, it was pure misery! I was inclined to escape this merriment, this festive party as fast as possible. So grating was the polar opposite emotions I was experiencing felt, that I pushed on my seat with all my strength, but I was hopelessly trapped to experience the entire celebration from my front row spot. Several times I was asked questions. I stared at the interviewers not comprehending a word. I couldn't care less. My urge to flee was mercifully taken from me but my apparent patience was actually resignation as if I just entered the gates of hell and I inherently knew how pointless trying to escape was. In my state, the interviewers faces to me looked red with little horns poking out. Oh yeah, these were of course the angels of the devil. Why would I care about ignoring these evil creatures. In fact in short order everyone surrounding me, further trapping me in, all their faces blurryly looked the same and completely evil! Second only to the shedevil herself, now somehow younger and so tall. Intermittently piercing me with her stare, somehow icy in the increasingly hot space. Although dreamlike I àlways knew it was too real. Instead of pinching myself, I only had to look at my empty, very light wallet to confirm what I already knew. This is a true story folks. If you have access to Sycuan casino advertisements circa 2008 you will see one guy on the left of the 4 million dollar grand prize winner Mrs Ann Chan AKA the devil herself! The guy has the only face that's unsmiling, staring ahead at a slot machine and weirdly appears to be playing. I vaguely remember playing but clearly recall having no money for gas or food- only vivid memories of Mrs Chan to this very day. Why didn't I with a "sorry mam this machine is taken" gently push her out of my mind, my story, my fateful evening!! One thing that this definitely taught me is not myself but some people not only win but win humongous! And it could have been, should have been ME!
To the second commenter- surely you're not implying that folks who have a hard time deciphering your unnecessarily confusing quote are unvirtuous? Why not dumb it down, Dumbo? That doesn't mean those that can't comprehend are less intelligent or lacking in virtue! It's only they're not as fortunate as you with education!
That's because you're not understanding the difference between attraction and addiction
@@firehorse5206 You really shouldn't be telling someone you do not know what they understand...I get the whole gambling thing...but just not for me.
@@flashflame4952 Get off the internet if you can't handle a logical reply
Reporter - "When people lose hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars on your machines does that affect your bottom line?"
CEO of Clubs Australia - "No, I don't believe so"
Reporter - "So when people give you money it doesn't make you richer?"
CEO of Clubs Australia - "Many have an alternative view but no, I really don't believe so"
All interviews should have people hooked up to a lie detector and a car battery. That especially goes for corporate types and politicians. Watch them jump around and you'll learn the real truth from them.
'and a cranky husband' HAHA id be cranky too if my wife was spending all my money on the slot machines xD xD