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Unusual Things You May Not Know About Slot Machines

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Slot Machine Ownership - As one of the two states of union where gambling is illegal, ownership of a slot machine is a definite no-no! But we are not alone, residents of Alabama, Connecticut, Indiana, Nebraska, South Carolina & Tennessee also cannot (legally) have a slot machine in their game rooms. Some states will give you the ok if the machine is 25 years or older.

Slot Machine Glass - Many people are starting to collect Slot Glass, the part of the slot machine that describes the name of the machine, pay table or casino. The colorful art adorning popular machines like "Wheel of Fortune" and "Megabucks" are rarely for sale, because the machines don't get changed out for a different game. Also highly collectable is the glass from older casinos.

Biggest Slot Machine Jackpot - $39,713,982 on April 2003 with $100 coin in. The winner who chose to remain anonymous was a 25 year old software designer.

Amy Nishimura
Amy Nishimura

Big Winners from Hawaii - The record goes to John Tippin who won $11,968,359 at the Las Vegas Hilton in 1996. Amy Nishimura would be next winning $8,919,598 at the Fremont in 2003. The Fremont is also home to the anonymous woman from Hawaii who won $4 million. Hideko Sakamoto won $3,677,071 at the California where David T. Tukunaga hit a $2.5-million jackpot. And the Main Street had a $2,190,306 winner who chose to remain anonymous. Check out more Hawaii winners at Kimo's Vegas.

Silver Strikes
Silver Strikes

Silver Strikes - These are also highly collectable and there are many websites and clubs dedicated to them. Silver Strikes are limited edition tokens that are won from special slot machines. They come in many denominations and can be exchanged for their face amount from the casino cage. For more details check out Silver Strikers and the CCGTV.

Deal or No Deal Machine
Deal or No Deal Machine

Slot Machine Candles - That's what they call the light that sits atop every machine. In the image above it's the little red light under the Deal or No Deal progressive banner. Each candle is divided into two lights the top is always white and is connected to the change/service switch on the front of the machine. The second light refers to the machines denomination… white - .01, red - .05, yellow - .25, orange - .50, and blue - 1.00.

Next month on Oceanic's Around Hawaii we'll review the secrets of the Slot Machine Zig Zag method. For the latest Vegas news and more Kimo's Vegas visit us at www.KimosVegas.com.


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