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Slots or Shots: the Perfect Pub according To Brits


Now let's have a look at bar activities and just how much they influence people's perception of a pub's level of excellence.

By far the most popular bar activity, quiz nights were selected by 42% of people who took our study. Close behind was watching sports at 37% and taking pleasure in live music at 34%. Meanwhile, playing swimming pool or darts ranks highly (26%), and more than one in 10 Brits like a slot machine (11%). Interestingly, though, 24% of all participants said they do not take part in any activities!

Looking at age ranges, millennials seem to like seeing sports, with 52% citing this as a preferred bar pull. Incidentally, just 26% of women go to the pub for sport, compared to 48% of males. What might surprise you is that bingo, certainly a real classic, is enjoyed by practically 1 in 4 Gen-Z goers, but only 6% of those aged 65+ want to play.

When it comes to slot machine, the greatest use (19%) goes to Gen-X, while men are more inclined than ladies to enjoy this conventional bar activity (13% vs 9%).

Brits and fruit machines

As for slot machine, they're a staple of British bars, offering casual home entertainment, the chance to win enough for a few rounds of drinks, and lots of sentimental charm. Their presence often includes a social element to a pub and they're an essential for lots of customers who delight in a little light betting whilst enjoying a beverage. However, let's see what our study participants had to state about fruit devices in bars ...

Would you play a fruit device in a bar?

Still, in 2024, 50% of Brits stated they would play fruit machines in a bar. When we delve into the age of participants, we see it had a considerable effect on the answer; 65% (the highest rating) of individuals aged both 25-34 and 35-44 stated yes, compared to only 32% (the most affordable score) of those aged 65 and over - which may come as a surprise.

What significance do slot machine play in your club check outs?

In addition to whether or not fruit machines in a bar, we wished to determine the level of importance they have on the factor for going to in the very first place. None of our respondents stated that it was their main factor, although 23% said it was a satisfying activity (but not the main reason for visiting), 35% said they occasionally utilize them, and 42% said they had never used a slot machine.

When it concerns age, 61% of people aged 65+ state they have actually never used a slot machine, which is much higher than the overall average of 42%. When it comes to individuals aged 18-24, which is the youngest age variety, 49% stated that they discover fruit devices in the pub a pleasurable activity but not the primary factor for visiting.

Does your local club have a slot machine?

Out of the 1,000 people who took our study, 60% said that their local pub has a fruit device, 26% stated theirs doesn't, and 14% were unsure. Regionally, slot makers are probably to be found in the East Midlands, where 70% of pubs feature a fruit machine.

Closely behind, two-thirds of clubs in the North West, North East, and Yorkshire use slots, followed by the South East (61%) and Scotland (59%). At the other end of the table, simply over half of pub-goers in Northern Ireland can play in bars; and it's a comparable story in London (53%) and the West Midlands (53%).

What do you enjoy about playing slot machine?

Last however not least, we asked the general public what they enjoy about playing fruit makers. Examples of some of the actions consist of:

The enjoyable element and a possibility to win something.

It's enjoyable and can be satisfying with household and good friends.

Sharing the competitors with friends and household!

It's an enjoyable social experience.

I like the difficulty of getting on the board.

Most of responses were really similar to the above, with a strong concentrate on the possibility to win a little extra pocket money, a chance to enjoy the social experience and the fact that they're a fun way to pass the time.

In conclusion, though a few of the figures above may amaze you, fruit devices remain an important part of British pubs in 2024. When asked if they're a facility that makes a perfect pub, slot machine beat parlor game by 4% and they were two times as popular as quiz devices. With their brilliant colours, electronic noises, and the prospective to win a couple of quid, we think it's safe to say that pub slot machine will not be disappearing whenever soon.

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