First, he is proposing that no fruit machine should be permitted in a public house.
It is not a fruit machine at which one waits for the three bananas to come up.
That is nonsensical in 1989, when most people can legally go to a bingo hall, or can pour money into a fruit machine.
First, there are the big companies which hire out fruit machines on a weekly or monthly basis to clubs or pubs.
Fruit machines are not separately distinguished in the trade statistics.
Ours is the only country in the world that allows children to gamble on slot or fruit machines.
Fruit machines are an accepted part of a pub's traditional leisure offering, enjoyed by millions of players.
Fruit machines are crucial to the running and income of local clubs.
