STANCE is the most important thing. A good solid stance, facing the machine, with your right foot in line with the slot.

But the secret is in the grip. Trigs reckons the best technique is to hold a stack of one pound coins in your right hand between thumb and third and fourth fingers.

By keeping your thumb still and applying pressure with the other two fingers as you press each coin into the slot with your index finger, the next coin is automatically pushed into position.

Thus the fruit machine can be refilled with a machine-gun effect.

He says the biggest mistake made by beginners is to hold a fist-full in their left hand and take one coin at a time with their right hand.

Next week a youngish barmaid reveals the fascinating inside story of how to make the art of pulling draw numbers out of a bag look easy.