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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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Chief’s Fortune is a three reel, one payline,
and three coin slot machine. Chief’s Fortune
has a wild symbol and a Bonus Feature. To qualify
to play the Bonus Feature, you must bet three coins
per spin.
To qualify for the Bonus Feature, you
must bet three coins per spin.
If you bet three coins, and a Magic Arrow symbol
is displayed on the payline, one magic arrow is shot
into the target. Once you have collected five magic
arrows the Bonus Feature is activated. When you receive
a magic arrow it is stored until you have collected
all five arrows required to enter the bonus screen.
If you bet two coins, your magic arrow is stored until
you bet three coins again. You can then continue to
collect the arrows. You do not lose the magic arrows
you have collected when you exit the game.
You must bet three coins per spin to qualify to play
the Bonus Feature. If you bet one or two coins and
the Magic Arrow symbol is displayed on the payline,
you are not awarded a magic arrow.
Couch Potato. is a three reel, one payline,
and three coin slot machine.
It has a wild, multiplier symbol and the maximum payout
is 15,000 coins.
The Couch Potato. symbol is wild and substitutes for
any other symbol to complete winning combinations.
A single Couch Potato symbol pays out 5x on any combination
it completes.
Two Couch Potato symbols pay out 25x on any combination
they complete.
Three Couch Potato symbols on the payline create a winning
combination as shown in the Payout Table.
The Couch Potato symbol does not substitute for a Cherry
symbol, unless there is a Cherry symbol on the payline.
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