What a lovely industry!!

[rushmore]

Occassionally on the way back from Leeds where my brother now lives, I stop off in Leighbridge-upon-Thames.
As you know, there is a Showboat or two in the City Centre. On the outskirts along the Longborough Road is 'Slot luck' previously known as 'House of Fun' but taken over by 'new' management.

Ever since the 80s this has always been owned by two overgrown semi-crooks. Russ Foster and Thomas Calders. Both men have a criminal record as long as the Longborough Road itself. The 'family' also consists of a grimy collection of gypos, slappers, junkies and general ne'er do wells. Any assortment of these lovely people could 'pop in' at any time for a nice surprise.
Well yesterday the terrible twins were in, with Russ taking a back seat in the front room (it's an arcade tacked onto a house basically!).
So why play there?
Let's just say for a few trips down memory lane and a few trips to deposit some pound coins afterwards.
It's a non too pleasant 'shop' in a very provincial town. Gawd only knows how the council ever gave them permission. Still it's not what you know, it's who you know.
Anyway another local called Garth often pops in on a Saturday. Garth has learning difficulties and works in a local takeaway.
The owners of the takeaway often give Garth large sums of money to pay into the bank, but obviously on a Saturday, this does not normally happen.
Anyway, Garth was in the arcade playing a five pound jackpot Red Hot Roll.
I walked in and saw that several 'good' machines had been replaced with various section 16s.
Garth had also noticed the 'new' machines and also seemed excited when he worked out you could get a spin for 10p.
After a few losing spins on Slotto, he put in a note. Paul, the elder of the gypo twins comes over and offers some help.
"Here, try £2 spin, you ain't gonna win nofink on 10p! Fucking 10p!"

So the lad tries on maximum stake.

He seems overjoyed when every couple of spins he gets a 50p win. He laughs with joy when he gets about a tenner on one spin.

He is told that the jackpot should be due any moment now. Bear in mind, this is a lad with learning difficulties who has put about £20 in a section 16 machine.

The other twin comes out and between them, they pretty much mug him. Chaperoning him and intimidating him. It's hard to explain here, but the lad obviously had realised enough was enough. I could also tell they had spotted the wedge of cash on him and weren't keen on letting him go until the cash was gone.

After about £50 in, Garth drops £100ish on the reels. I see the look of disgust on the faces of the twins. They've gone 'out the back' to fetch Russ.

He stands over the lad whilst he scoops up the coins, being spat out the Slotto.

"Try the Cashino" he grunts. "It's a fuckin' good payer"

It's not a suggestion, it's an order. There's a distinct hint of threatening behaviour from the twins as they block the exit.

I sit there biding my time on the £5 Great Escape. It's full, but not going past £2. You get used to this sort of thing. Best not to barge out.

"PLay it on fuckin' £2 pal, 50p ain't getting you shit, see howw the odds go up?"

"Let me pop the £20 in for you, oh errr it ain't going in, you got another"

This was a beaut, with the thug pocketing the £20 that was rejected and asking him to put *another* £20 in. The lad never evens questions this.

The Cashino stitches him for the £100 and Garth decides it's time to leave.

NO such truck with these fellows.

"Try this one 'ere, £200 jackpot, about to drop, you'll get that 1'er back plus some more....whack it on £4 spin."£

Garth is cleary unhappy with this, but has been cajoled by a load of crooks into banging money into an 8 Liner on his 'behalf'. Anyway after about £80 of notes in, it drops £100.

"Fuckin' 'ell" grunts Russ, "I'm gonna have to call the engineer (he IS the 'engineer') out to verify that one!" and he switches the machine off, "come back next week yeah, it should be checked out..."

So it's onto the next Section 16, this one some weird thing by Concept Games.
The lad was about £200 into it and the wedge of cash disappearing now.

I left as there was nothing else to play and I was getting hawked on the Great Escape by Linda 'The Manageress' as it started giving nudges onto super 7s! It only streaked for £20 (after £30 in), but I got some evils. That place is getting worse and after today's low moral standards, I shan't be going back.

Would BACTA be interested if I forwarded the full address of this arcade to them? + details? Surely they should be following a code of conduct?

[anfield road]

Thats a fucking disgrace and quite a bad story as you have to fee sorry for that poor lad Garth.

But oneday there gonna make someone play who knows people and its gonna be a riot.

Good job theres no arcades round my end like that

[jglenny]

Originally on SA so how true is it?

[anfield road]

Originally on SA so how true is it?

So you muxt be lying Rushmore? not saying you are ,but the only way not is if you were the noe who posted it at SA?

anyway if it is actually true still a sad story

[jglenny]

If it is true then yes it's sad but thats life and it's full of people who take advantage of others.

[rushmore]

If it is true then yes it's sad but thats life and it's full of people who take advantage of others.

It's true and yes, put on superarcadia too - the more people know about this sort of thing the better.

[jjh]

I think that should be reported yes? What kind of takeaway would give all large sum of money to an incapable person though? Hopefully triads so they can go and smah the arcade up!!

[CoasterDesignerpro]

I would pass on the details to their local council, BACTA Might not deal with it Much, go to the council, pass on the naMe of owner, address, and details of the offense. The council actually grant the licence so they can take it away.

[nemisis]

for fuck sake, was there any need to copy and paste that epic of a story andfield. took ten minutes to scroll down and see the next post.

btw anfield you now have an enemy. I support EVERTON!!.

p.s. no need to mention where we are in the league. any lower and they'll fall off.Division 1, "you fucking knows it"

[anfield road]

for fuck sake, was there any need to copy and paste that epic of a story andfield. took ten minutes to scroll down and see the next post.

btw anfield you now have an enemy. I support EVERTON!!.

p.s. no need to mention where we are in the league. any lower and they'll fall off.Division 1, "you fucking knows it"

LMAO fair play mate, I was gonna say were are ya in the league but you already said

were youre european cups mate lol?

p.s 5 time winners