For the rest of the world they are slot machines, but for Australia they are poker machines or ‘pokies’ and it’s fair to say that the Australian public have a bit of a love-hate relationship with them. As of 2014 there were nearly 200,000 poker machines in Australia which means that there was a machine for every 114 people – making it the country with the most slot machines per head in the world.
The facts surrounding Poker machines and their effect on Australian society are shown below the infographic provided by Online Pokies 4U, a site that is committed to providing pokies for free play only – visitors cannot register or make any form of deposit on the site, it’s strictly 100% free – a great alternative to spending hard earned cash on machines that always beat the punter.
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