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And talk about exciting! ese progressives deliver more thrilling ways to win more often. Here’s what’s in store for you once a progressive jackpot is triggered. Graphic ames appear behind the winning meter amount on the sign above the machines, showing these hotter than hot slots. e player is awarded an impressive eight free spins when a progressive is triggered. Not only that, but points are actually accumulated during the free spins for each bonus trigger symbol that lands. e player advances to the next jackpot level once the minimum required points for the next level are reached. But that’s not all. Even more free spins can be triggered at any time during the bonus. In fact, the player can win up to 160 more spins. Just imagine the winning opportunities with that many free spins and points accumulating all along
the way! Players can even build up enough points
to win the fourth level MegaJackpots® award (the “Hottest”).
To win the MegaJackpots® top award, you’ll of course need the right symbol combination.
And the right combination varies depending on
the individual machine theme. In Double Red Hot
StarsTM the top award combination is Red 7, Double logo, Red 7, Double logo, Red 7. In Sizzling 7s®, the top award combination is ve Wild logos. In Double Sizzling 7s®, the top award combination is Five Double logos. And in Triple Ruby 7s®, the top award combination is Red 7, Triple logo, Red 7, Triple logo, Red 7.
Minimum MegaJackpots® awards depend on the machine’s denomination, and each casino might have di erent denominations. For a penny machine, the most common denomination right now in Southern California casinos, the minimum MegaJackpots® award is $5,000, but for a nickel machine the minimum top award is $25,000.
Players also have the opportunity to win the top award when the winning symbol combination in the base
game lands on any played line with the maximum wagered on all paylines.
Players are o ered even more opportunities to win with the Buy-a-Pay option. When ve credits per line are wagered, the player is eligible for up to two progressive levels. What does that mean to the
slot player? It means the more coins per line are wagered, the more ways there are to win, and the more chances to enter the progressive levels.
Why Play Five-Reel Slots?
For fans of traditional spinning reel slots, ve- reel machines o er many advantages.
e rst and most obvious is how frequently the machines pay out.
Five reels and 20 paylines add up to more payline combinations, which add up to more wins more often. Not sure about how and
why the ve-reel machine you’re playing is paying you? Take a look at the graphic on page 18 showing di erent payline combinations. For example, if you bet one
line, it’s pretty obvious that winning symbols have to line up all across the middle payline.
If you play two or three lines, the winning symbols need to line up on either the top orbottomreel,respectively.Butonceyou start to play more lines, the possible winning combinations grow and grow. Just follow the di erent colors for the di erent lines to see how the symbols can line up in all kinds of ways to pay lucky customers more often. With so many di erent ways to win, you can see why ve-reel 20-payline machines are becoming more and
more popular with players all over the country.
March 2007
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