Talk:Fruit machine

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I think this page is rather in need of disambiguation. The UK usage of fruit machine should be the primary, in my opinion. Comments? --AW

Yeah. Article needs to cross reference slot machine though. In the US they don't have nudges and all the other stuff. it's just pull the handle and hope for the best. Mintguy 22:40 Sep 9, 2002 (UTC)

Yes, disamb it. Skinnyweed 22:15, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Forgive me for being dense, but what does this article have to do with polygraph, from which it is linked? Koyaanis Qatsi 09:31 Feb 16, 2003 (UTC)

Maybe in connection with the first definition on the page? -- Zoe

Funny, but I'd have thought that the two gambling devices should be merged into a single article. Sure, nudges and such are slightly different in different places, but that's not a fundamental difference, is it? Martin 20:54 25 Jul 2003 (UTC)

1 this needs to be reverted
2 Link from b3ta.com
3 Actual name of the device?
4 uselessness

[edit] this needs to be reverted

edit it back to how it used to be

[edit] Link from b3ta.com

This article has been linked to by this week's b3ta newsletter Woo! CLW 17:37, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Heh, came here from the newsletter myself, somewhat surprised to find this definition listed as primary!

"fruit machine" + homosexual : 758 hits on Google
"fruit machine" + slot : 701,000 hits on Google

Still, I have learned something today at least. If visiting Canada, I'll hesitate before mentioning that my wife used to work for the Government inspecting fruit machines. --Miz 18:30, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

If this page isnt a MAJOR wind-up, i'll be so surprised I'll eat myself. "Fruit machine" means gay detector? You cretins.

- No, that's sadly real. The Canadian government at the time was very homophobic. The original "fruit machine" is now in a musuem. DS 02:11, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Actual name of the device?

Does anyone know the actual name or number of the device? If so, that should be used as the article title, with a link from fruit machine. Jimaginator 17:25, 25 September 2006 (UTC)