Management on my side for once ?

[kidgloves]

What a piss take I had today.
I was on a lunch break, went into a pub all suited and booted. Don't go in this pub much, perhaps once every 2 months. Got a drink off the landlord and ordered my lunch. Had a chat with him whilst waiting for my food. Nice chap, he was in a good mood as the sun was shining and his pub was quiet, just the way he likes it he said.
Went to the loo and as I came back the landlord pointed to the table where my food had been put out. Had lunch, with the usual flunky coming over after the second chip and asking if everything was ok with the meal. I said it was fine and he went off.
Whilst I had been eating I noted the vamp in the corner for later use.
Bought another pint from landlord and casually made some comment about going over to squander my wages in the fruit machine. He wished me luck and off I went.
From the off the signs weren't that good, £6 for a board, no red boost and not even a remote sign of a red trail. Then it started showing positive signs throughout the next couple of boards and started backing.
I hit a red trail and tried out for par as I hadn't played this machine before.
The sound was on max and as I waited, the flunky who had served my dinner all of a sudden had to 'check' that the people's meals behind me were ok, I could see him in the reflection of the glass staring intently at the machine.
I went into stupid mode, started hitting buttons left right and center and even hit the par to fuck it up, I guessed it was happy enough to let me find out later easy enough. As soon as I'd shown my munterness, the flunky was off.
15 mins later I had VIU and pretty much my money back. Tried for some afters, red trail still happy and another chance at par.
Set it up, took the feature and waited. Sure enough the flunky was over in a shot, like flies round shit...he was furiously 'cleaning' a table whilst eyeing my play up.
Couldn't pass this one up, you never know when the red trails will die after top feature, and kerching...found it was unchipped. Soon as the JP rolled in, the guy was off to cry to the landlord about my below the belt play. I'd obviously stolen his golden secret to fortune and fame and was well and truely in his patch, even if he was at work.
This is gonna kick off I thought, as the landlord and the flunky walked towards me. I'd already discreetly collected the VIU so there was only £25 in the bank.
The flunky tried to explain the method behind par to the Landlord, who had no clue what he was trying to say. I thought I'd try a bit of acting here.
I came across all insulted and angry that he was trying to accuse me of machine fraud, when in good faith I'd entered the premises for a couple of pints and a lunch.
Banking on the fact that I'd already got the landlord on my side with a great display of my character integrity before lunch, I was hoping he would not make a scene of this.
To my suprise, he really laid into the flunky, he told him how rude it was to even suggest I would fiddle the machines, saying to him: "did I look like the usual fruit machine scamsters they usually have in?"
He continued, "you are just annoyed that he won a Jackpot and that means you can't play it at the end of your shift, you just waste your wages in them anyway"
I found it hard not to piss myself, but maintained the insulted bad tempered look throughout. He had to apologise to me and the landlord offered me a pint on the house. I declined politely, having to get back to school to teach and all that but finished by thanking the landlord for his support in the matter and hoped that his employees would learn to be more polite in future.
The look on his face was priceless.
Trouble is, I can't really go in and do it on a regular basis now for obvious reasons.
Customer 1 - employee 0
Landlord (10/10)

[MattB]

Good on ya kidgloves!

Seems to me that you can't win more than about £20 without raising eyebrows these days! Some people...

I guess you got lucky though, other times you'd get the 'Get out and never come back' spiel off the manager. They've just put an AFU in the arcade near me too.....that's going to get some pushing soon i can tell ya!

Matt

[kidgloves]

There's the difference though...sited in an arcade it's a different story...they expect people to play hard, you get no inhibitions about playing in any style in an arcade, whereas pubs, well being discreet, talking to and socialising with the managers/bar people will bring it's benefits sometimes.
I remember streaking a royal roulette in a country pub once but got nothing but packs on the back because we'd been in there all day on our holidays for lunch and beer, talking with the locals.
Funny enough, I've only ever been barred from an arcade....fookin Arthur Holland, greedy bastard.

[Justanewone]

kidgloves - that has to be your best story yet!! And you've posted alot - it has a happy feel to it!

I personally think it says that people who play m/c's and they look and sound reasonable should not get grieve, also that pubs are not only for playing machines but for having lunch and a few beers

Dave

[kidgloves]

Lunch and a few beers, too right...particularly during this kind of weather.
A mate (none player) had a go with his beer change yesterday eve...we were in the garden getting pissed on cocktails and I heard a shout from inside asking for my advice on an Abracadabra.
I went in and he had fast cash..didn't know what the score was so I said I'd have a crack. Hit £10 for him and he was WELL CHUFFED to say the least.
Now that is satisfying...not hitting the £10 but seeing a non gambler win a tenner from his beer change and making off with the profit. Made his night that did.

[DannyC]

Thats good to hear kid, same with one of my mates last night, I asked him to watch me hit 3 JP's in a row and how to do it, but hes a bit slow didn't follow, got up to £25 and every pound he kept saying your losing your money, I said watch this.

Not only the usual 3 JP's in a row, 1 jp, 1 IM, 1 hidden im but the hidden IM repeated TWICE!

£125 from 25 aint bad, that was on Cash Attack, gave him a fiver to go play on that Full moon fever, he came back with £15 lol he was well chuffed to say the least, but I told him just because he's fluked 15 from a fiver and he's seen me win that doesn't mean he will win everytime, I played it methodically, he just fluked it.

[likesapunt]

So whats your methodical secret to Cash Attack then?

[S6TAV]

None of my mates play fruities and I can tell they are bored from my tales of playing. But as soon as I have a 100% fullproof money maker they all come a running.

I used to tell them now I say feck off