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Archbishop welcomes SA poker machine reduction - 2004-02-16
Adelaide's Archbishop Philip Wilson has praised the South Australian Government for its plan to remove 3000 poker machines from the state's hotels and clubs.

The machines will be taken away from the hotel and club premises if a conscience vote in State Parliament endorses a 20% reduction in gaming machine numbers.

"Any reduction in access to methods of gambling can only help the problem," he said. "And while this reduction is a good start, it is one of a number of measures needed to minimise the harm done by problem gambling."
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What Does '9/6' On A Poker Machine Mean? - 2004-02-16
The 9/6 marking references the payout table, not the payout percentage. Here's the difference:

A payout table is what the machine will payout when it wins. In the case of video poker machines 9/6 indicates the payout on a Full House and a Flush respectively. So if you bet one coin and get a Full House you'll win 9 coins and if you get a Flush you'll get 6 coins (5 coin max bet nets 45 and 30).

The payout percentage on the other hand is the setting in the machine that says how often it will win. By law all slot machines must have at least a 75 percent payout percentage, meaning that over time it will pay 75 percent of what it takes in.
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