A2A: Yes. The IP addresses used by VPN servers are known. You could conceal your own IP by using a private proxy server. Can PokerStars detect VPN?

Yes, it is legal to use a VPN to play at PokerStars if online poker is allowed in your country. However, keep in mind that VPN usage doesn't make an illegal activity into a legal one. So, if you live in a region where gambling is extremely frowned upon, you might still get into trouble.

Both Australians and New Zealanders use the term pokies  to describe what the rest of the world refers to as slot machines . But as all Aussies know, slot machines actually originated from Australia.

Gaming Machines (Poker Machines, "Pokies")\n\n The RNG produces an entirely random result - for each and every spin. Every spin is entirely independent of spins that have gone before (or spins that may come after) and there is no way of playing any machine that can influence the RNG in any way.