Daleks remind me of another machine ,the Pokies (Slot Machines); they will exterminate your money.

Like Dr. Who the Pokies also have their nemesis—our servant Andrew Wilkie.

Pokies are an emotive subject for too many reasons to discuss here, but this naif thinks that the Pokies are already dinosaurs.

1. Pokies are quite large and require a fair bit of otherwise productive space.
2. Hand held devices are becoming the norm in our society.
3. Gaming is progressively moving onto the Internet.
4. Pokie type games are easy to develop for hand held devices.

Gaming on the Internet is already a well known and ever growing challenge. The latest problem to emerge is this: The FBI Seizes The Three Biggest U.S. Poker Websites.

Will the New Pokies be Hand Held Devices?

Crucially, Tattersalls (ASX:TTS) CEO Big Dick McIlwain is on record as saying “The Pokies are on the nose.” I think that this is stated in the strongest possible language and that’s good enough for me!

DECLARATION

This naif has shares in ASX:TTS and SONY Corp. NYSE:SNE