pokie
Australian slot machine
A pokie is Australian and New Zealand slang for a slot machine or video poker machine, typically found in pubs and clubs: She lost fifty bucks on the pokies last night.
The term often appears in plural because these machines cluster together in gaming areas.
The word can carry negative connotations given concerns about gambling addiction.
Cylindrical winding devices
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- paylineReel prize trajectory
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- wildsRemote, uninhabited areas
bonus · multiplier · progressive · credits · payout · symbols · spin · coins
Staking money on outcomes
- wageringRisking money on outcomes
- stakesPosts or wagers
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- punterOne who kicks footballs
gambler · risk · chance · bookmaker · wager · bankroll · payout · high-roller
Facility for wagering
Irresistible urge to act
- dependencyState of needing support
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- withdrawalAct of taking away
relapse · intervention · counseling · self-control · helpline · self-exclusion · losses · debt
reels
Cylindrical winding devices
wilds · bonus · multiplier · progressive · credits · payout · symbols · spin · coins · autoplay
betting
Staking money on outcomes
punter · gambler · risk · chance · bookmaker · wager · bankroll · payout · high-roller · house-edge
casino
Facility for wagering
parlor · establishment · floor
compulsion
Irresistible urge to act
- dependencyState of needing support
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
withdrawal · relapse · intervention · counseling · self-control · helpline · self-exclusion · losses · debt · therapy
slowpoke
Unhurried, frustratingly so
tortoise · snail · sluggish · plodder · latecomer · trailing
jail
Detention facility
slammer · clink · nick · jailhouse · custody · time · stretch · inside
pokiepoker
Hearth implement for coals
blackjack · sports betting · horse racing · skill game · strategy game
pokiesavings account
Interest-bearing bank holding
investment · jackpot · winnings · guaranteed income · pension
- poker faceIntentionally expressionless look
- pig in a pokeUninspected purchase, uncertain value
- poking funMocking in jest
- poking aroundSearching aimlessly through things
- poke funGently ridicule someone
- poker chipsWagering game currency