|
|
The number of games and manufacturers of coin-operated machines are
almost end less. Choose from slot, gumball, cigar, music, clocks, cash
registers, pinball, gun, and weigh machines, horse gaming and golf,
to name a few. Slot authoritarian, Marshall Fey, author of "Slot
Machines:
A Pictoral History of the First 100 Years," said the slot machine
mushroomed into a premier collectible after 1976, the year that California
legalized antique slot machine collecting. Many states have since followed
suit.
Robert Levy of Pennsauken, N.J., who has more than 250 antique slots,
said he collects because "they increase in value every year. They
are a good investment, very entertaining, they make wonderful banks,
and they will never be made again." His oldest is dated 1893. Levy,
who is for two price guides in the U.S. and one in England, said he
has bought and sold slot machines for 14 years. For some collectors,
"seek and find" offers the most enjoyment. The rare ones are
difficult to locate because many of them were taken to the city dump
and are lost forever. Some collectors like the "thrill" of
owning an illegal item.
Not every state condones ownership of a slot machine, and some states
require that it be a certain age before it can be sold. Levy said the
Attorney General's office of each state regulates the sale of slot machines,
and it is best to check with that office before buying. Cosmetic changes
over the years are not the only consequences of the modern world of
gaming. "With the old machines, you played one coin at a time and
it paid on the center line.
You could have fun playing and watching and waiting for the symbols
to come up. Today's electronic slots play up to 60 lines at one time;
they will take $100 dollar bills and will, geometrically, take money
unbelieveably quicker. You can sit down and in a matter of seconds,
your money is gone, and so is the fun of the game.
The ones that play up to 60 lines let the casino take in less on each
pull, but it (the casino) makes more money in the long run," Levy
said.
Click below pictures to see some vintage machine pictures we collected,
.
Big Top has a wild symbol, and a scatter symbol.
The Wild Clown symbol is wild. This means that it
substitutes for any other symbol to complete a winning
combination, except the Scatter Monkey symbol.
The Scatter Monkey symbol is a scatter symbol. This
means that it does not need to appear in a line on
an enabled payline to win. It can be scattered anywhere
on the five reels, provided three or more Scatter
Monkey symbols appear.The Scatter Monkey symbol can
appear in any position on the reels. The Wild Clown
symbol cannot complete a scatter symbol combination.
.
Fruit Fiesta progressive slot is a 5 reel, 15 line video slot with a wild symbol and a scatter symbol. The Fruit Fiesta symbol is a wild symbol. This means that it substitutes for any other symbol to complete winning combinations, except the Scatter Melon symbol and the Progressive Jackpot. The Melon symbol is the scatter symbol. This means that it does not need to appear in a line on an enabled payline to win. It can be scattered anywhere on the five reels, provided three or more Scatter Melon symbols appear.
|
|
 |
