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Progressive jackpot

Posted by Nicolae on September 24th, 2008 under Slot machine Guide, Slots
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A progressive jackpot is a jackpot (highest payoff) for a gaming machine (usually a slot machine or video poker machine) where the value of the jackpot increases a small amount for every game played. Normally multiple machines are “linked” together to form one large progressive jackpot that grows more quickly because [...]

Pachinko

Posted by Nicolae on September 7th, 2008 under Rules, Slot machine Guide, Slots, games
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Pachinko (パチンコ) is a device used for amusment and prizes and is related to pinball machines. Although originally strictly mechanical, modern pachinko machines are a cross between a pinball machine and a video slot machine. Pachinko is said to have been invented sometime after World War II in Nagoya, though the [...]

Common misunderstandings in slot machine

Posted by Nicolae on August 22nd, 2008 under Slot machine Guide, Slots
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“Hot” and “Cold” machines
Standard slot machines do not get “hot” or “cold”. The odds of hitting a winning combination are determined by a random number generator contained in the machine’s software and is exactly the same with every spin. Such slot machines are never “due to be hit” if they haven’t paid [...]

Slots Regional Variations

Posted by Nicolae on July 26th, 2008 under Slot machine Guide, Slots
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United States
In the United States, the public and private availability of slot machines is highly regulated by state governments. Many states have established gaming control boards to regulate the possession and use of slot machines. Nevada is the only state that has no significant restrictions against slot machines both for public [...]

Slot machine technology

Posted by Nicolae on July 24th, 2008 under Slot machine Guide, Slots
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Random number generator
It is a common belief that the odds on a machine have something to do with the number of each kind of symbol on each reel, but in modern slot machines this is no longer the case. Modern slot machines are computerized, so that the odds are whatever they are [...]