pokie
n.— «Last year the GRP released a survey showing substantial community concern with the social impact of gambling and strong support for cutting the number of Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs), more commonly known as poker machines or “pokies” in the Australian vernacular.» —“Australia: Victorian Labor government scraps gambling research” by Marco Trevisiol World Socialist Web Site July 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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