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The Rules of Slot Machine | Gameplay | Playing as Player | Playing as Dealer

The Rules of Slot Machine

Slot Machines were invented around the late 1800's by Charles Fey and became extremely popular when they were first installed in Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Slot Machine requires no gaming skills and is by far the easiest game to play - simply pull a handle or push a button and that's it. Our casino uses $0.25, $1 and $5 slots, up to three-coin bets each. Choose your denomination, either as Player or as Dealer, and start playing.

Playing Slots
In order to play you must first insert credits into the Slot Machine. You do this by clicking on the $5, $25 or $100 buttons on the lower right side of the screen. You can also click on the Coin Slot to the right of the 'Spin' button to insert one coin at a time. Choose the amount you wish to bet by pressing the 'Bet One' or 'Bet Max' buttons. Pressing the 'Bet Max' button places 3 credits in the "Bet" text box and automatically spins the three reels. Pressing the 'Bet One' button places one credit in the "Bet" text box up to a maximum of 3 credits. Once there are credits in the "Bet" text box the 'Spin' button and the Handle to the right of the Slot Machine light up and can be pressed, or pulled, to start the three reels spinning. Winnings are determined according to the winning combinations that are illustrated in the Payout Table at the upper right part of the screen. If you have a winning combination the corresponding row will light up on the Payout Table. If there are any credits in the machine you can cash them all out by pressing the 'Cash Out' button. This will remove the bets and credits from the "Bet" and "Credit" text boxes and return them to your Balance.

Payoff Table

Gameplay

Slot Machine Limits

General Text Boxes

Progressive Jackpot - When playing as Player, you can see the current progressive Jackpot. If you have 5 coins in the machine and you hit "Gold Bar X 3", you win you the progressive Jackpot (there is a different progressive Jackpot for every denomination).

Message - This indicates whether 'You are the Player' or whether 'You are the Dealer'.

Opponent - This tells you the name (or nickname) of your current opponent.

Last Round - This tells you how much you've won or lost in the previous round.

Dealer Points - This is your current Dealer Points balance. As Player, you accumulate 1 Dealer Point on every dollar you place as a bet. As Dealer, 1 Dealer Point is deducted for every 1 dollar bet against you (see example below).

Fun Balance / Balance - This is your current Fun / Real-Money Balance (in US dollars).

Commission - When playing as Dealer, you pay a commission of 2% (1.5% + 0.5% because of the Progressive Jackpot) on the total bets placed against you (when playing as Player you do not pay commissions), see example below.

General Options
Back - Pressing 'Back' returns you to the Options Screen.

'?' (Help) - Pressing 'Help' opens the Help screen relevant to the room you're currently in. In this case, Slot Machine.

'$' (Cashier) - Pressing '$' opens the Cashier screen.

Timer - This is the circle at the bottom-right corner of the screen. On every round, you have 30 seconds to make your decisions when playing as Player, and 35 seconds to make your decisions when playing as Dealer. The Timer indicates how much time you have left before reaching the time limit. If you haven't finished making your decisions during the specified time limit, you will exit the table. Back to top

Playing as Player

DealerChallenge Casino lets you play either as Player or as Dealer. Playing as Dealer is optional and is not mandatory. If you do not wish to play as Dealer, you can play the traditional role of the Player, knowing you can rely on the fairness and credibility of DealerChallenge Casino.

Slot Machine Text Boxes
Payout - This tells you how many credits you've won on the current round.

Credits - Tells you how many credits are currently in the Slot Machine. The number of credits depends on the selected Slot Machine denomination (for example, $5 equals 1 credit in the $5 Slot Machine, 5 credits in the $1 Slot Machine and 20 credits in the $0.25 Slot Machine).

Bets - This is your current bet (between 0 and 3).

Game Options
Cash Buttons: $5, $25 and $100
Pressing the Cash buttons inserts credits into the Slot Machine. The amount of credits depends on the Slot Machine's selected denomination (pressing the $5 Cash button in the $1 Slot Machine inserts 5 credits, etc.).

Coin Slot
Clicking on the Coin Slot to the right of the 'Spin' button inserts 1 credit at a time into the Slot Machine.

Spin
After you've entered your bet into the Slot Machine, press 'Spin' in order to start the three reels spinning.

Bet One
Pressing 'Bet One' adds 1 credit to the "Bet" text box up to a maximum of 3.

Bet Max
Pressing 'Bet Max' inserts 3 credits to the "Bet" text box and automatically spins the reels.

Cash Out
If you still have any credits or bets in the Slot Machine, pressing 'Cash Out' returns them to your balance.

Handle
Once there are 1, 2 or 3 credits in the "Bet" text box the Handle on the right side of the screen becomes highlighted. You can pull the Handle by clicking on the knob at the top of it. Pulling the Handle spins the three reels.

Disconnections
Communication problems over the Internet may cause sudden disconnections. We have designed our software to cope with such incidents in a manner that our clients will be protected from unjustifiable loss, while eliminating the possibility of intentional disconnections and/or system abuse.

Should a disconnection occur after the player placed credits in the "Credit" or "Bet" text boxes and the player has not yet pressed the 'Spin' button, or pulled the Handle, then the credits are returned to the player's Balance.

Should a disconnection occur after the player pressed the 'Spin' button, or pulled the Handle, the round will continue. If the player had a winning combination, the player's Balance is credited accordingly.

After connection is re-established the Player can enter the "History" page and see the results of the last round ("History" is available for Money mode only). Back to top

Playing as Dealer

DealerChallenge Casino offers you the unique option of playing the role of the Dealer. This option increases your chances of winning, since you gain some of the favorable odds reserved for the casino. At the end of every round the casino takes a commission of 2% (1.5% + 0.5% because of the Progressive Jackpot) of the total bets bet against the Dealer. In addition, casino pays all winnings in case the Player hits "Gold Bar X 3".

Example
A Dealer chooses to play in Slot Machine I. This means that the Dealer meets the minimum requirements for playing in this Slot Machine type: a minimum of 1 Dealer Point and a minimum balance of $65. The system then matches a Player to the Dealer and after the Dealer 'Approves' the next round, the Player places his/her bets on the table.
Let's say the Player plays with a Bet of 3 credits. This means the player has inserted 3 credits into the machine as his bet (for a total bet of 3*0.25 = $0.75) and spun the reels. The reels spin and stop on "Blank", "Bar" and "Two Bars" and the Player loses his bet of $0.75. Since the bet against the Dealer was $0.75, the casino takes a commission of 2%*0.75 = $0.02, which means the Dealer wins 0.75-0.02 = $0.73 on this round. The casino's edge over the player in the Slot Machine is approximately 2-4% (bear in mind that the average edge is about 3%, which is how the casino makes a profit on the Slot Machine) so as the Dealer you actually gain an edge of about 1%.

Minimum Dealer Points and Balance
You can play as Dealer once you have accumulated enough Dealer Points and in addition you need to have enough money in your Balance, according to the game's limits described in the Game Options page.

The Minimum Balance required is a bit higher than the total winnings of the Player in a given round, which are: 3(Maximum number of credits in the machine) * (Slot Machine denomination: $0.25, $1 or $5) * 49(Maximum number of credits that can be won) + 2%(Casino commission) * ( 3(Maximum number of credits in the machine) * (Machine Denomination: $0.25, $1 or $5) )

Game Options
"Approve" Button / 'Auto-Approve' Feature
When playing as Dealer, before each round commences you must 'Approve' the next round. After you approve the round, the Player can place his/her bets and play the round. The 'Auto-Approve' feature lets you automatically approve the next rounds, without having to approve every round individually.

Disconnections
Communication problems over the Internet may cause sudden disconnections. We have designed our software to cope with such incidents in a manner that our clients will be protected from unjustifiable loss, while eliminating the possibility of intentional disconnections and/or system abuse.

Should a disconnection occur after the Dealer pressed the 'Approve' button, play will continue until the Player has finished his turn. This has no effect on the Dealer, since the Dealer is played automatically according to the rules of the game.

After connection is re-established the Dealer can enter the "History" page and see the results of the last round ("History" is available for Money mode only). Back to top