You know, bandits, as in Dick Turpin and “give me all your money!” In my day, especially having grown up in Southend with its “Golden Mile” of amusement arcades, they were called one armed bandits. Because here, pokies is short for “poker”, or rather poker machines. Moving on….īy contrast, here in Australia, pokies are a most unpleasant blemish on Australian society. Having searched Google images for the above picture, I can tell you that elsewhere around the world, it turns out “pokies” means something completely different. From my very first holiday here in Australia, I remember seeing a sign and saying…
I’m quite shocked that it’s taken me this long to write about Australia and gambling. Life in Australia – Moving to Australia – By BobinOz ≡ Menu
