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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".
The
Booster. is a three-wheel, single-payline progressive slot machine game with
exciting features. Before spinning, you must place a bet. High rollers
who like the game of slots will like the Booster - you can bet from 1
up to 10 half dollar coins ($0.50 - $5.00) on the main payline per
single spin. There is only one payline at the Booster game. The payoff
for the payline is based on the coins bet.
The BOOST
symbol is wild and can substitute for another symbol in the payline.
Every time the BOOST symbol is going to appear, the game is
interrupted and you can select either to keep the current bet placed
or "boost" your bet 10 times (you "boost" your bet by clicking the
smaller lever). This allows amazing winnings per single spin. Also, no
bet is lost at the Booster game. Every bet which does not win is added
to the special Fund. The Fund can be cashed anytime for 10% of its
value or you may choose to try to recover ALL of your bets by risking
and attempting to win the entire amount during a special WIN/LOSE
spin.
Sunken Treasure 5 reel 20 line bonus feature video slot has an under the sea theme with Sunken Treasure Ship scatter symbols that trigger the feature and a Diver symbol for a substitute symbol. 3 or more Sunken Ships takes you to a Treasure Dive Feature where you choose from Treasure Chests. Each treasure chest will reveal 5 free spins or a prize of 2, 3, 5, or 10 times the triggering bet. Treasure Chest may also reveal a red or blue jewel and award you with the Jewel Pick Feature. During the free spin feature all prizes are tripled and the feature can be won again. In the Jewel pick feature each Blue or Red Jewel awards 1 bonus pick after the completion of the Treasure Dive feature. All symbols pay left to right except scatters. Your prize is doubled when one or more Diver symbols appear in the winning combination.
Frost Bite is a three reel, one payline, and two coin slot machine with a wild, multiplier symbol and the maximum payout is 1,600 coins. The Frost Bite symbol is a wild, multiplier symbol. This means it substitutes for any other symbol to complete winning combinations, and multiplies the payout. A single Frost Bite symbol doubles the payout of any combination it completes. Two Frost Bite symbols quadruple the payout of any combination they complete. Note: Three Frost Bite symbols on the payline create a winning combination as shown in the Payout Schedule.
A payline is a 'line' on slot machine reels on which symbols must line up on in order to win. Some slot machines have only 1 payline, some have 3, others
have 5, 9 and even 15! Generally speaking, you must pay a coin to play each line on a machine, but have the option of
not playing all available lines.
So, on a 3 line machine, you can play the center line for one coin - the center line and the line above it for two coins - or all 3 lines for 3 coins. If
you don't play a specific line and a winning combination comes up on it - then you don't win.
Classic slot machines have 3 reels and only 1 line - a horizontal payline that goes through the middle of each reel. You may be able to wager more than
one coin per spin on these games - but the amount will apply to wins on the same payline. (You win more by betting more, but your chances of winning stay the same)
Other 3 reel slots often have three paylines, one in the middle, one above it, and one below it. Betting 1 coin activates the middle payline, betting 2 coins opens up 2 paylines, and
3 coins plays all 3 lines on a spin.
5 reel slot machines typically have quite a few paylines, from 5 to 15. These paylines aren't necessarily straight lines - there's diagonal matches and lines
that actually bend. How the lines go differs from machine to machine, but the lines should be marked clearly on each game.
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