pokie

/ ˈpəʊkɪ /

noun

1. informal.
   short for poker machine

Example Sentences

"We are the epicenter of pokie machine addiction not just in Australia but across the world. The case for reform is there in the statistics, but more particularly in the stories of those lives that are harmed through pokie machine addiction," he said.

From Reuters

A necropsy showed the dogs, named Pokie and Boss, died primarily of starvation, with hypothermia as a secondary cause.

From Washington Times

A necropsy showed the dogs, named Pokie and Boss, died primarily of starvation, with hypothermia as a secondary cause.

From Washington Times

A study conducted by Dr. Rintoul comparing two regions outside Melbourne found that the less wealthy one had twice as many pokie machines, and more than three times the per capita losses.

From New York Times

On our way out of La Push, we followed a sign, “Smoked Fish,” to the reservation home of Blanche “Pokie” Woodruff, where a small shack out back was facetiously spray-painted with the letters “ATM.”

From Seattle Times