St George Dragons Fans Unimpressed By The Lack Of Pokie Machine In Las Vegas

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NOTHING ON THE BEXLEY RISSOLE: A Penshurst man has today checked into a famous Nevada casino with not much to say for himself.

"It's pretty good... I spose" say Choc Rasnier (48).

Las Vegas is going to be a little bit rowdier than usual this weekend, as rugby league fans from Western Sydney, Newcastle, North Queensland and Northern England begin pouring into Sin City.

This year will be unlike the previous exhibitions of rugby league in the US, as the clubs taking part in 2026 don't tend to win much - which means their fans are the most long-suffering and hard-drinking punters that America will have ever seen.

After two years of showcasing the cream of Australian professional rugby league, the third Vegas Round is now set to feature the clubs mostly kept afloat by their cruise-ship-style suburban leagues clubs.

The NRL's biggest pokie barons are often located in Sydney’s most disadvantaged areas. Despite this, they are still able to claw in tens of millions of dollars from their low income punters who are mesmerised by the flashing lights and addictive dopamine hits delivered to their frontal lobe while seated underneath banners of their beloved footy club.

But there's one club that reigns supreme above all when it comes to plumber's pianos.

The St George-Illawarra Dragons, an esteemed rugby league club from the lesser known south-south-west corridor suburban Sydney, is known for two things. Nearly destroying the competition by winning 11 premierships back-to-back in the olden days, and pokie machines.

The Dragons leagues enormous club is known to locals as the Taj Mahal, and the region has upwards of 20 similarly air-conditioned leagues clubs that are full to the brim with Reverse ATMs.

In fact, the culture of pinging noises and flashy lights is so strong in the St George region that Dragons fans have been left underwhelmed by the Las Vegas strip.

"Not as much of a selection as I'd hoped for... They don't even have More Chillis" said Choc, as he breaks the disappointing news to his group chat of fellow Dragons fans on tour.

"But at least they bring you free drinks, I spose"

"We're lucky to get a cold spring roll down Kogarah"