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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1110207, member: 24633"]In the 90's, the Aussies designed a new machine that was based on one cent bets. No one here in the US ever thought that it would be as successful as it was. When it finally made its way into casinos in Nevada, marketing executives at many of the casinos and slot machine companies like IGT in Reno, NV realized that they were entering a new era of slot machine gaming that would attract many new customers much like the States Quarters did for coin collecting. They also realized that they would have to devise a new method for payouts on the new machines. They didn't relish the idea of paying out coins on 9c bets.</p><p> </p><p>The old days of the mechanical slots paying out half dollars, quarters, nickels and dimes would fade into history. Instead of staring at bars and cherries spinning around in boring repetition, the new machines offered themes like Wheel of Fortune, M*A*S*H, The Beverly Hillbillies, Monopoly and many, many more. The possibilities are endless, and the graphics and sound effects are simply outstanding. The new multi-line video slots which allow players to bet anywhere from 9c to as much as $10 or more per game became the impetus for the Ticket in/Ticket out technology.</p><p> </p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1110207, member: 24633"]In the 90's, the Aussies designed a new machine that was based on one cent bets. No one here in the US ever thought that it would be as successful as it was. When it finally made its way into casinos in Nevada, marketing executives at many of the casinos and slot machine companies like IGT in Reno, NV realized that they were entering a new era of slot machine gaming that would attract many new customers much like the States Quarters did for coin collecting. They also realized that they would have to devise a new method for payouts on the new machines. They didn't relish the idea of paying out coins on 9c bets. The old days of the mechanical slots paying out half dollars, quarters, nickels and dimes would fade into history. Instead of staring at bars and cherries spinning around in boring repetition, the new machines offered themes like Wheel of Fortune, M*A*S*H, The Beverly Hillbillies, Monopoly and many, many more. The possibilities are endless, and the graphics and sound effects are simply outstanding. The new multi-line video slots which allow players to bet anywhere from 9c to as much as $10 or more per game became the impetus for the Ticket in/Ticket out technology. Chris[/QUOTE]
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