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Video
slotmachines: Today, no
casino would be complete
without gleaming rows of
noisy, colorful, brightly
lit slot machines. The mix
of sounds from hundreds of
machines chirping, spinning,
stopping and clinking out
coins is the iconic
background music that fills
every casino floor. They are
by far the most popular
casino game in the world,
both in terms of number of
games played and total
wagers.
With
the advent of digital
electronics, slot machines
have expanded from the
original mechanical design
to a wide range of
computer-generated displays
with multi-stage games and
other new twists on an old
favorite. First came
multi-line slots with
additional pay lines. Then
video slots came on the
scene to give game designers
much more freedom to create
interesting and innovative
variations. Because they are
computer-based, a number of
video slots can be linked
together to establish
rapidly growing progressive
jackpots.
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