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It is easy to see why casinos like slot machines so much. The slot machines take up very little floor space, break time is only when they
do breakdown and that is rare for a machine. The breakdowns are handled quickly by a slots techician, usually just a simple computer board change is involved and the faulty machine is back in business. There is no way that casino management could have ever predicted the popularity of the slot machine today. All management has done is provide the gamblers with what they want, and believe it or not, slot machines are now one of the most popular of all casino games.
In this day and age, it would not be fair to refer to slot machines as "one armed bandits". We all know, most machines do have that big old handle that earned it it's name but, if all you want to do is push buttons, you don't need that handle at all. Sit down, get comfortable, it is up to you, if you want to feed the machine at the beginning of each spin of the wheels or you can simply insert the bill of your choice and select "bet max".
The interesting question is, we know casino management could not have made these machines as popular as they are. What is it about slot machines that grab and hold the gamblers attention for such a long period of time? This time period I am referring to started in the mid 1900's and continues to grow to this day.
Do many people consider gambling to be entertainment? Entertainment, for most of us, is something that does not require alot of "brain work". After a long day, we feel the brain deserves a rest and our forms of entertainment usually include this. The slot machine enters the picture and for many, this must be what they were looking for.
Slots do offer the opportunity for a big payout. This may be one of the factors that has lead to the huge popularity of these machines. Some of the jackpots on the progressive machines exceed 10 million dollars. I do play the lotteries when the pots get big and a slot machine gives me a way of playing for a huge pot just by taking one more spin of the wheels. The size of the progressive is one of the major factors that has assisted the rising use of slot machines by gamblers.
The ringing of the bells may have helped the continued rise in popularity. Maybe it is the graphics on the wheels and could be the lights. There is also the possibility that the names of the machines are what draw the gamblers to sit down and play. I think it is fair to say, that it is not just one factor that has led to what the slot machine is today, it is a combination of all of the above and more.
Sit down, relax and don't gamble with more money than you can afford to lose.
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Slots machines have been around since the early 1800's and are as
varied as their numbers. The first machines had only three reels and 20
symbols. Today's slot machines have anywhere from 3 to 9 or more reels
and upwards of 100 symbols and take as little as a nickel to play or as
much as $100 a pull. Online casinos offer slots and have a tremendous
clientele or player base. Die-hard slot players can tell you which are
the best online casinos to play slots at, dependant on the casino
software, the payout schedule, the coin size and whether there is chat
capabilities available. Remember those are opinions and everyone's is
different and may or may not work for you. As a beginner you need to
develop your on insight into slots and this is where I come in. With the
information here, you will be able to play with the best of them, and
determine for yourselves which casinos and which games are best suited
to you.
Slots Basics.:
Determine your budget first, select a game that you feel comfortable
with, there are many many online slot games and each comes with it's own
theme and design so your choices are nearly unlimited. Some pick a
particular game because they like the name of the game, some choose a
new game thinking that the game is looser, the choice is entirely yours.
Always consider the payout and the coin amount in your decision.
Look at the payout table located on the top of the machine at about
eye level. Study the symbols and what each will pay you should you win
that combination. You have a choice of betting one, two or three coins
on most machines. Some have a two coin max. Whatever the coin max, bet
the max. You don't want to be sitting there stunned when you hit that
top winning combination only to realize you didn't get the jackpot
because you were one coin shy of the max bet required.
Next you want to begin your play by inserting your money. Slot
machines will accept coins or bills and payout in coins or a credit slip
that you take to the cashier to get paid. After your first spin glance
back up at the payout table to compare your spin to what is showing
there. You would have seen and heard the bells and whistles had you hit
a winning combination of a large size. But by keeping yourself familiar
with exactly what you are trying to achieve, you can start to play a bit
more relaxed and naturally and spin the reels with more confidence.
Slots Payouts.:
The payouts on slots can be very confusing to the novice. In general, a
good rule of thumb to remember is that the lower the bet such on nickel
slots, the lower the payout.
Golden Goose Crazy Chameleons is a 5 reel, 20 payline, 200 coin slot machine with a
wild/multiplier symbol, a scatter symbol, and four Golden Goose bonus games.
This is a coin-based game, meaning your credits are converted to coins. To
qualify for the Golden Goose bonus games, you must place an additional bet of 5
coins and play all paylines. If you wager the Golden Goose bet, the Golden Goose
may appear ramdomly at the end of any spin to award you 1 of 4 bonus games.
The Golden Egg bonus game.
The Golden Goose awards an egg that is worth up to 2,000 coins.
The Golden Reels bonus game.
Eggs are displayed on all five reels. Select one egg from each reel to win up to a total of 5,000 coins.
The Money or the Egg bonus games.
Select the cash to win up to 10,000 coins.
Or the Egg and win up to 50 free spins with up to 3X multiplier.
King Cashalot is a five reel, nine payline, and forty-five coin slot machine. King Cashalot has a wild, multiplier symbol, a scatter symbol, a bonus game and a Progressive Jackpot. The King symbol is a wild, multiplier symbol. This means it substitutes for any other symbol to complete winning combinations, except the Jester symbol to complete scatter winning combinations, and the Dragon symbol to trigger the bonus game. The King symbol doubles the payout of any combination it completes. Multiple King symbols on an enabled payline create King winning combinations as shown in the Regular Payout Schedule. King winning combination payouts are not doubled. The Jester 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 two or more Jester symbols appear.
King Cashalot has a Bonus Feature, the Treasure bonus game. Three Dragon symbols scattered on the reels 2, 3 and 4 activate the Treasure bonus game.
You only qualify for the Progressive Jackpot if you bet the maximum of forty-five coins per spin. This is five coins per payline or $2.25 per spin. If you are playing the Progressive, and five King symbols line up on the ninth enabled payline, you win the Progressive Jackpot.
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