How do people know she gambled the $23 million away?
Is it based only on what she told them, or do they have some record of it?

If she had any sense she would have lied and would have a few mill salted away somewhere, but gamblers aren't usually that organised, I guess.

sherri wrote on Aug 26^th, 2014 at 9:44am:



they can tell where she spent it..

goes to show what sort of ethics these casinos have to have to gain a licence.....and she WITHDREW $60.000 in one night..

I cant even draw $600.. what is going on??

.. seems not only one law but also another set of rules for those who CAN..and DO..

I would think where she worked someone figured out how much was missing and who took it

I dont think the casinos dobbed her in..

Jasin wrote on Aug 26^th, 2014 at 5:49pm:



Very few, actually.

Casino's DO KNOW who the big spenders are, especially for the possibility that it is all 'counterfeit' money to start with.
Casino's 'support' all the 'enjoyment' that comes with people playing at their tables.

I made $10,000 in just 2 weeks from just $100 after being sacked from a job (BackPacker Hostel). No I hardly ever gamble - for the record    I was living in a carpark across from the Casino at the time. It was an incredibly 'exhausting' experience to do so, but it was achievable. As soon as the Casino spots that you are a 'Winner', then the real fun an games begin.
Changing of Croupiers, Dummy-Players (get a free drink) to attend and throw you off in both a 'friendly/unfriendly' manner. Croupiers purposely trying to distract you with offers of 'sex' 
I wasn't a BIG winner, but I was a 'winner' none-the-less who knew how to win. The Casino became so blatant, that they gave me a friendly warning eventually - "So you're back again for your day's pay!?" I guess they caved in and accepted me taking (as a homeless/unemployed) what I needed, not what I wanted. Eventually the exhaustion got the better of me (concentration, endorthines, adrenaline, etc) and after a sudden appearance of losses ...I walked away. 

Casinos know. 

$1 machine at our local pub you can bet $10 per spin, 12 spins a minute = $120/minute or $7,200/hour.

Kat wrote on Aug 27^th, 2014 at 12:23pm:


I guess it will always be "you don't have to play them" and to be fair they are removed from the actual "main bar" in most places.

They definately can suck people in (and i have been at times - looking for a good "win")



A letter i had in the local rag the other day, might interest you.....


To the editor,

The $120/hour loss on the pokies (Sunraysia Daily, 4.06.14), betting a minimum $1 per bet is extremely conservative.

At a minimum $1 per bet, taking a generous 5 seconds per play, equates to 12 plays or $12/minute, that adds up to $720 an hour if you don't get any returns.

Here are some things that would help.

Usually you get a choice of credits to bet per line, but these have strange incremental increases. 1 credit, 2, 5, 10, 25. Make it 1,2,3,4,5.

No noise. No noise or music or flashing signs congratulating you unless you actually win (maybe twice or 1.5 times) more than you gamble. If you gamble your $1 and "win" 50 cents (a 50 cent loss) the machine should not play a tune and tell you it "Likes your style", most places would be dead quiet. Listen to the lady in the story "Jane" laying in bed hearing the music, she's right, you get on a roll one day and the next you can hear the noise of the wins in your head.

Remove linked jackpots between sets of machines.

Introduce a system where there must be a certain amount of time between spins. I watched a lady next to me the other day. I put in my $20 and watched each reel stop spinning, looked at each result, spun again. This lady rammed through $250 (not the first machine she had played) and didn't care what the reels came up as, win or lose she just hit the spin button as soon as possible. I left soon after. I witnessed her counting through about $500 remaining in her purse (there's a separate warning there!)

Restrict opening times. No one needs to play the pokies for breakfast.

Generic. Make them all the same. No "Queen of the Nile" or "Mystic Indian". Generic machines with the same payout rates, same pictures on the reels, same features.

Make gaming areas "dry", no alcohol, just like smoking. Make people remove themselves from the environment for a while, some might think about going back in and blowing another $100. (Crikey i don't like that idea mate!!)

But in the end Mr Vernon Knight is correct, government makes too much money. Also many venues would struggle to stay open and some people will still be addicted to the thrill of the "win".

cods wrote on Aug 27^th, 2014 at 6:29am:


quite a few actually