AboutPhillip Boucher Expertise Author of the book, "Slot Machines: Fun Machines or Tax Machines? A Technician Reveals the Truth About One-Armed Bandits", ISBN 1-55270-049-6 published by Productive Publications under the pen name Ian B. Williams. I can answer any question related to the concept, design, marketing, programming, operation, installation, repair, and maintenance of slot machines, video poker machines, and video lottery terminals, and their related equipment and machinery, within the regulated gaming industry. I WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WHATSOEVER RELATED TO THE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF GAMING MACHINES, INCLUDING QUESTIONS SUCH AS "I JUST BOUGHT A SLOT MACHINE AND IT DOESN'T WORK...". I can help dispel all the myths and misconceptions that have permeated the print and news media about slots over the years. I can also answer questions related to gambling addiction in general and slot machine addiction in particular. Each question will be answered truthfully, without bias, whether the answer is what the questioner wants to hear. I will not propagate the myth that there are secrets to winning or beating slots, because there are none. There are no methods or tricks or other such nonsense that a lot of people think there are. I`m sorry, but reality in regard to slot machines can be a big letdown! I won`t lead anyone on. Want to know the real truth? Just ask. I can also answer general questions related to casinos except for table games.
Experience I have over eleven years experience as a slot machine technician for two major North American casinos, one racetrack slot facility, and am a Certified Gaming Machine Repairperson. I am the author of, (writing as Ian B. Williams), "Slot Machines: Fun Machines or Tax Machines? A Technician Reveals the Truth About One-Armed Bandits", ISBN 1-55270-049-6 published by Productive Publications.
JaDean wrote at 2007-08-17 01:10:10
That is the same thing that happened to me.
I was playing the max bet on the triple diamond wheel of fortune maching at the excalibur in vegas and I hit the triple diamonds all in a row. By gosh, I thought I won the progressive. Instead, the machine automatically printed out a $1,000.00 ticket voucher. As I was reading the payout table on the machine, it stated that in order to win the progressive, you have to hit the wheel of fortune symbols all in a row. Any combonation within the 3 wheel of fortune symbols and the triple diamond symbols wins you the 2nd coin prize amount.
Another incident is when I was playing the double diamond at the cal, I hit one wheel of fortune symbol and two double diamonds, I only got the 2nd coin payout because it said, the combonation of the 3 symbols would pay 9x the winning amount EXCEPT if the payout were 1000, 1600 and 1800.
So, I guess I'll still have to wait for the 3 wheel of fortune symbols next time I visit vegas.
