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[dingleclaret]

we and a good friend was playing an Al Murray fruit machine in the pub, we was going pound apiece, anydo to cut a long story short we had put about 20 quid each in this machine with no luck, my mate said he had no cash left so he could not play any more, so i said i will have a couple more quid on this on my own and dropped it 70 quid, then my mate got the right hump cos i would not share it , and he stormed out of the pub and i aint spoke to him since , if you had of won would you have shared it

[ady]

Nope, but i'd have bought him a pint.....

A) Its a gamble (with your cash)

Your mate sounds like a 13 year old, so why was he in a pub!

[dingleclaret]

would of bought him a couple of beers but he pissed off

[alansthedaddy]

Personally I wouldav gave him his 20 back because thats what m8s do. NOT half though £50 for me and money back for you and let him buy you a beer. lol! Thats what I think anyway.

[ady]

Personally I wouldav gave him his 20 back because thats what m8s do. NOT half though £50 for me and money back for you and let him buy you a beer. lol! Thats what I think anyway.

Aye when i'm out with my mates we lob some.............

But and a BIG BUT..........its not expected............and that don't make mates!

In this case the kid needs a 'grow-up' lesson, I mean clearing off in a huff.......we would say you tight Git an make a joke out of it not sob about it!

This reply is different to my original One only 'cos I know me and my mates, hopefully this new reply answers that.

[cardie]

dont like it when people say things like 'dropped the jackpot'


if a machine is dropping it doesnt mean it rolls in the jackpot first spin (which is what people obviously thing)








rant over

[Zoltar]

dont like it when people say things like 'dropped the jackpot'


if a machine is dropping it doesnt mean it rolls in the jackpot first spin (which is what people obviously thing)








rant over

Do people think that? I see the phrase 'dropped the jackpot' as a legitimate one. After all, thats the ultimate aim of playing machines. Dropping the jackpot and winning some money.

[Johnnyafc]

Should of put him back in his pushchair gave him a rusk or some milk and gone home changed his nappy

[SUPER7]

If it was me would of gave him a £10 & a bag of pork scratchings, lol.

[kriss]

Have to say I woulda given him his 20 back...but it was childish of him storming out.

[spa]

Of course. Reverse the situation.

[brucegeorge]

people like that make me laugh its the luck of the draw i mean what would he rather someone else win the money or a mate im sure you would want you mate to have it not someone you dont know like people say someone needs to grow up

[DaemonX]

Personally I wouldav gave him his 20 back because thats what m8s do. NOT half though £50 for me and money back for you and let him buy you a beer. lol! Thats what I think anyway.

Sorry, just using the above for reference.

I disagree with this. I've been in the same situation many times. For example, we'd be playing a machine pound for pound, and after say losing £40, each I'd choose to no go on, but my mate carried on playing and won after say another £5 of £10. Did I ask for my money back? If someone puts £100 in and doesn't win, then you put £5 in and do, do you offer them their money back?

I know there's the friend side of things, but if... say you'd put another £50 in and lost, would they 'as a friend' have said, I'll give you £25 of that money you lost, it's only 'FAIR' ???

At the end of the day, if you're good friends, why didn't your mate say 'I'm out of money, could you lend me £20 so we can keep playing?'

[fruitcrazy]

i know this replie is somewhat over due the tread time but had to say this.

i few weeks back me and my mate went to my local arcade and he asked me how the RR played. i told him that they seemed to play slightly better then the bingo ones that he plays. anyways after about £200 he dont even get a small feature, im now feeling like a dick.

he then leaves it. i find myself thinking i have to have £20 in it. anyways after about the 4/5 spin £400 rools in full screen except the bottom middle one.

i see him as a good friend of mine, so i felt compelled to give him £100 from which he refused and said i won it not him. but i look it it like this,

if he didnt put that £200 in i would of never won the £400 it would of cost me £204/5 to win £400 so either way im happy im £300 up and he gets half his money back. once i explained he took it. i felt better so did he.

i know its slightly dif from the other post as we wasnt halfers but i told him they play well so felt like it was a lie i told him.

so what im trying to say is yea i give my mates money if they loose and i win on the machine they played but only if i tell them to go on it or we go halfers lol.

[fruitman69]

That was a nice thing you did there, and i think it really boils down to the people and how good mates you are.

But the difference was you made that offer, and not that your mate expected it unlike in the original posters situation.


But at the end of the day it is gambling and thats the risk.

Theres no right or wrong way to it, but he, IMO was wrong to go in a huff and "expect" his mate to give him some.

[todd1970]

Yep i agree with ya Steve..gambling is all about some ye win some ye lose.

Decent thing to do giving him back £100 because he lost his £200..well tough..harsh to say but ye live and learn.

Thats what annoys me about the Quicksilver i go into occasionally..the other day i was in there and there was about 4 machines 'switched off' with a 'this machine is reserved'..obv some of the regulars have been in and lost a fortune in it..and instead of saying 'aww well fk it' guess next person to play that machine is gonna be onto a few quid..its like..no-one has to touch that machine till i come back either later on today or tommorow or whenever.

WTF !!! thats not what gambling is about..if ye lose ye lose..shame but ye have to take the loses on the chin as well as the good wins you get occasionally.

Rant over.