Are pokies predatory machines designed to vacuum money from our elderly and poor?

[Nikki1989]

[SaoirseS]

No, they’re not. They don’t take only from the elderly and poor, they take money from anyone who puts money in them.

[Apple_Cider]

It would dumb to created a rigged machine just to get money from a certain group.

[dustybiker]

If they weren’t a scam they wouldn’t profit the casino. Anything that sounds too good to be true usually is.

[dustybiker]

Thank you for mho

[kylee2437]

Casinos are pure marketing and I don’t feel sorry for people that openly aren’t afraid to lose cash that easily. You aren’t a victim when you choose to blow hundreds of dollars on machine that are made to make money for a company.

[kylee2437]

Machines*

[Apple_Cider]

You're correct. People who are addicted to gambling, don't do it for the money. They do it for the Adrenalin high. They get their high whether they win or lose.

[jshm2]

No. Quite the opposite.

A lot of tax is generated by casinos and various gambling machines. The same tax that pays for pensions and welfare that old people and the poor rely on.

The problem is regulation of the gambling industry, not the machines themselves.

[purplepoppy]

I'm not familiar with that company but in the UK that type of thing only ever appears in poor neighbourhoods never in affluent ones.

[SnowedIn]

I agree that they're designed to vacuum money. But from anyone. Benefit the house, always. It'd be interesting to know if the poor and elderly do use them more, I don't know the stats on that.

[Red-Blaze]

No its meant to do that to anyone, there is no target on who dont have money.. there not the market
Elder have the time for it, but even so there not the only once its going after

[SassyAussieAddy]

It's Gambling, the odds are in the favor of the house and casinos are designed to take your money

[smahala1991]

It can be said for any casino machine or lottery

[LeeannaDD]

Sorry can't get over you calling them "pokies" but yes that's the nature of gambling

[Dav1dTh0ma3]

Any sort of gambling machine/game is designed to take our money. You're not really SUPPOSED to win

[MiamiMadness]

Maybe but it’s a great business if you buy a few machines 🎉

[msc545]

Everyone, not just the elderly and poor.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yes, I agree with you.

[Dargil]

No, that's Democrats.

[slatyb]

Yes, they are.

[EaterPeter]

House always wins

[Bklynbadboy12]

Yes they are