Fruit Machine for home

**Highgate** · 1st November 2006, 11:05 PM

I've been thinking of getting a fruit machine for a while back now.

Do you think it's worth it to buy?

Kinda newbie question, I'm afraid.

**stew** · 2nd November 2006, 12:41 PM

Depends on how much you want to spend Highgate?, if you want one of the newer mech's then it's not cheap for something to sit in your house etc

16k for a party time 4 seater anyone

...... bloody big room needed too !!

**badders** · 2nd November 2006, 01:57 PM

my friend had a old great escape he brought to cut his gambling didnt work tho he got bored of the machine took all the money out and lost it then sold it so he could go gambling waste of time really

**Highgate** · 2nd November 2006, 08:15 PM

Ouch stew!, though wondering on pricing, room for the machine would be another BIG problem, certainly :o

And I would not like to invest on making room for a machine if over time I have to ending up selling the thing as your friend did, badders :S

**MasterMind** · 2nd November 2006, 11:02 PM

I would add that other than PC fruit machine, you must think it twice for fun at home, unless you have a good plan such as get it for your club instead.

**Highgate** · 4th November 2006, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by MasterMind

I would add that other than PC fruit machine, you must think it twice for fun at home, unless you have a good plan such as get it for your club instead.

I was told that some console games have slots machine games available, not sure if Play Station or Xbox tho

**ItsComeToThis** · 5th November 2006, 07:15 PM

Not sure if a console game though would cure someone who really wanted and thought they 'needed' to gamble. I think the on-line slots/fruit machines where you just play for fun (no money involved) are in fact, fun. But I know plenty of people that disagree with me and would rather be putting money, money, money into something, with the hopes of a return.

**DAM0N** · 30th January 2007, 06:42 PM

If it is for a games room as a centre piece then fine. If you think you will save money by not going to arcades then you are definately wrong. You will be bored of it in a week.

**KasinoKing** · 31st January 2007, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by DAM0N

If it is for a games room as a centre piece then fine. If you think you will save money by not going to arcades then you are definitely wrong. You will be bored of it in a week.

In my time (15-25 year span) I had 3 different machines at home. I personally found I didn't get bored with them, and actually saved up quite a bit of money. I still went to the arcades - but not as much.
But it's down to the individual - it does take quite a lot of will power (or giving the keys top someone else!) to use them as a piggy bank!

**monkeynuts** · 18th July 2007, 04:16 PM

best bet is probably ebay!!

my mate got a really nice one on there from a pub in birmingham like 20 mins from where he lived , n best of all only had to pay £40 for it!

had to go pick it up tho which was a bit of a pain had to hire a van.

best bit is at parties ppl would play it n he easy made the ££ back the next day lol