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Today the largest group of casino players are playing slots. It wasn't always this way, as late as the mid-seventies slots were not thought of serious games of chance. They were often played
by the female companions of male table players, husbands were often seen giving their wives money to play the slots with while they went off to play the more serious table games. In those
days a "respectable" table player wouldn't be caught playing the slots.
The original slot machines were mechanical devices and some cheats tried various ways to beat the house. People tried everything from the use of magnets to drilling a hole through the
side of the machines, all in an attempt to influence the mechanism. There was even a legal method discovered by a few that involved a style of pulling the handle that controlled the drop of
one or more of the reels. This increased the players odds greatly, and caused the casino operators some concern until a method was devised to remove this advantage. The manufacturers
have kept modifying and refining the machines to keep the games honest.
Today the vast majority of slot machines are electronic and computer controlled so that outside manipulating of the machines by cheaters is now just a part of slot machine history.
It was the introduction and rapid acceptance of video games that changed the slot machine forever, the casino operators developed a new line of electronic slot machines, ones that offered
vivid graphics and exciting sound effects. The casino operators also added further refinements such as connecting several machines together and taking a small percentage of every play and
adding it to a jackpot total. If no one hits the jackpot for some time it can grow into a huge amount, and although the odds are small it will payoff and one lucky player will win big. These
"jackpots" also helped to increase slot popularity to where it is today.
Today slots are the most popular form of casino gambling, with up to 40% of casino revenue originating from these "one armed bandits".
There are a maximum of
paylines on the 5-reel slotmachine. Each payline which has a
bet placed on it can win. All winnings are paid both from left
to right and from right to left. Only the SUN symbol is
special and pays in any position on all lines. Denominations are: $0.50, $1
and $2 per payline. Maximum bet is $10. If you bet max and hit
5 Suns you win the progressive jackpot!.
The bonus is based on the player winning
individual letters until the word "MAGIC" is spelled. To win a
letter, gray symbols which appear after every spin on each of
wheels must make a payline and you must have a bet on that
payline of course. If the word "MAGIC" is spelled out, you
will get one free bonus spin. Every bonus spin will win 5
symbols of the same kind on one of paylines. So a minimum win
is x50. The amount won will be based on the amount bet on the
last normal spin. This is where strategy plays a role - you
may want to increase your bet when you are close to earning
the bonus spin.
For every coin
that you put in an additional pay-line is enabled. For example,
3 coins enables the first, second and third pay-lines. The fourth
and fifth pay-lines are disabled. You can view the pay table
in the game by clicking on the area labeled 'Click here to view
pay table' and the area labeled 'Click here to return to reels'
on the pay table will bring you back to the game. You can get
back to the game by clicking on the SPIN button as well. Million
Dollar Rally Slots can be played for free.
Cashville bonus slot is a 5 reel, 20 payline, 200 coin slot machine with a wild symbol, a scatter symbol, a Cashville bonus game and a Gamble bonus game. This is a coin-based game, meaning your credits are converted to coins depending on the coin size you select in the game. Three or more Bonus Coin symbols displayed anywhere on the five reels activates the Cashville bonus game. There is no payout for any Bonus Coin symbol combination. To play the Cashville bonus game you choose one of the four billionaires. The four billionaires are: Bette Boodle, Bill Bullion, Dame Von Deeds, and Sir Sterling. You can only play one of the four bonus games, and you can win up to 45,000 coins.
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