Why don’t British pubs/bars have poker machines?

Practically every pub/bar or club here in Australia have poker machines (not that it’s a good thing) but that’s how they make their revenue. How do UK pubs make their money or do they just get some serious alcoholics?
Answers

Jay P

I can't answer for British pubs because I am not a UK resident nor do I know their gambling laws but it's the laws governing gambling which dictate where it is and is not allowed. Where I live, gambling machines can only be placed in casinos. But you go some place like Las Vegas, they have slot machines everywhere ( at the airport terminals so you see them as soon as you get off the plane, gas stations, etc. ).

Ricky

Many traditional pubs have closed. There is a drift into combined pub/restaurants. Not sure poker machines, as such are allowed, although we have other gaming machines in arcades/shops/tenpin bowling centres.

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