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Slot Machines
A Slot
Machine (American English), Fruit Machine (British English), or Poker Machine (Australian
English) is a certain type of casino game. Traditional slot machines are coin-operated machines with three or more reels, which spin when a lever on the side of the machine is pulled.
The machines include a currency detector that validates the coin or money inserted to play. (The slot machine is also known
informally as a one-armed bandit because of its traditional
appearance and its ability to leave the gamer penniless.) The machine typically pays off based on patterns of symbols visible
on the front of the machine when it stops. Modern computer technology has resulted in many variations on the slot machine
concept. Today, slot machines are the most popular gambling method in casinos and constitute about 70% of the average casino\'s
income.
Charles Fey developed the first commercially successful slot machine in his San Francisco machine shop
around 1896. Made of cast iron with three internal reels, a slot for taking in coins and an external lever for activating
the machine, it quickly became a staple of saloons, gambling houses and even many retail stores (where patrons would trade
their winnings for goods from the store – hence the term "trade goods").
Today, no casino would be complete
without the gleaming rows of the one-armed bandits. Slot Machines have expanded from the original design to today\'s multiple
offerings – multi-line slots, video slots, and poker slots have become the new favorites, making the Slot Machine one
of the most popular casino games today.
Single-Line Slots
You can drop as many Casino chips as you wish into the
slot. Putting chips in the slot increases your coin credits based on the coin setting for the machine and the dollar value
of the chips. Each slot machine can be set to play $0.25 coins, $1 coins or $5 coins. If you put a $10 Casino chip in a slot
machine with a $1 coin setting, your coin credits will be 10. If you change the coin setting to $0.25, your coin credits will
increase to 40 (for a $10 chip).
The single-line slot machine has one Pay Line in the center of the reel. The number
of coins bet per game (a pull or spin) can range from a minimum of 1 coin to a maximum of 3 coins. The setting for the number
of coins bet per game is shown in the COINS BET meter. The machine sets Coins Bet to 1 by default. If you want to bet two
coins, click BET ONE to increase your bet by one coin. (If you click it again, your bet goes to 3 coins, and once more will
bring the bet back to 1 coin). You can click BET MAX to set Coins Bet to 3. Once you set the Coins Bet number, the machine
will use this value for each pull or spin until you change it to another value.
Payouts are as shown in the payout
table at the top of each slot machine game. There area variety of slots games, each with unique themes and different payout
tables. The payout tables have rows containing the payout amounts for various winning combinations of reel symbols at the
Play Line. Each combination has 3 possible payout amounts, depending on the number in the Coins Bet meter. As you change the
Coins Bet value, the vertical column of payout amounts for that Coins Bet number will be highlighted.
3-line Slot
Machines
You can drop as many Casino chips as you wish into the slot. Putting chips in the slot increases your coin credits
based on the coin setting for the machine and the dollar value of the chips. Each slot machine can be set to play $0.25, $0.50,
$1, $2 or $5 coins. If you put a $10 Casino chip in a slot machine with a $1 coin setting, your coin credits will be 10. If
you change the coin setting to $0.25, your coin credits will increase to 40 (for a $10 chip).
Multi-coin Slot Machines
The Multi-coin Slot Machines automatically select all 3 lines regardless of how many coins you choose to bet. You
may bet anywhere from 1 to 3 coins of any value and you will still be eligible to win on all 3 lines.
Multi-line Slot
Machines
The Multi-line Slot Machines will allow you to choose the number of lines you wish to activate through your
choice of the number of coins. Betting 1 coin (of any value) will activate the 1st play line, betting 2 coins will activate
the 1st and 2nd play lines, and betting 3 coins will activate all three play lines.
Multi-coin Slot Machines
To
play the Multi-coin Slot Machine just drop Casino chips into the slot and pull the handle (by clicking on it) or click the
SPIN button to rotate the reels. The reels will spin independently and then come to rest randomly on various symbols at the
3 Play Lines (three horizontal lines running across the reels). The Multi-coin Slot Machine will always activate all 3 play
lines regardless of the number of coins you choose to bet.
If any of the play lines display a winning combination
according to the posted payout table, the machine will pay out the indicated amount(s) by increasing your coin credits (shown
as a CREDIT meter on the machine face). Multiple winning combinations will be added up. For example, if you have two winning
combinations on lines 2 and 3, you will be paid for both lines.
Multi-line Slot Machines
To play the Multi-line
Slot Machine just drop Casino chips into the slot and pull the handle (by clicking on it) or click the SPIN button to rotate
the reels. You may bet 1 to 3 coins to activate 1 to 3 play lines - the total number of coins bet equals the total number
of activated play lines. The reels will spin independently and then come to rest randomly on various symbols at the Play Lines
(three horizontal lines running across the reels). The activated play lines will be lit up, the inactive play lines will be
grayed out.
If any of the activated play lines display a winning combination according to the posted payout table,
the machine will pay out the indicated amount(s) by increasing your coin credits (shown as a CREDIT meter on the machine face).
Multiple winning combinations will be added up. For example, if you have two winning combinations on lines 2 and 3, you will
be paid for both lines.
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