Coin Slot

Issue: 1980 January 059

Coin Slot Magazine - #059 - 1980 - January [International Arcade Museum]
April/May
THE COIN SLOT
1975
HOW TO COMPUTE SLOT MACHINE PAYOUT PERCENTAGE
The example used below is the mystery payout reel strips with the
special gold award used by Mills during the mid 30fs.
1st the total number of each symbol is tabulated off each reel.
1st reel
3
6
3
Lemon
Cherry
Orange
Plum
Bell
Gold Award
Bar
2nd reel
0
7
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
3rd reel
1
3
0
5
5
4
1
2
20
20
The number of each symbol per reel and the number of coins paid out
for that symbol (listed on the award card) are multiplied. The 3 pay
cherry parentheses (20-7) is the twenty total stops of the 3rd reel less
the 3 lemons and 4 bells. The 5 pay cherry parentheses (3 -t- 4) is the
3 lemons and the 4 bells found on the 3rd reel. And the jackpot paren
theses (20 H- 80) is the 20 coins paid from the slides plus the 80 coins
(approximate) dropped from the automatic jackpot.
1st
reel
no, coins
paid out
2 cherries
3
2 cherries, lemon-bell .. 5
3 oranges
10
X
2 oranges, bar
10
X
3 plums
14
2
3
2
3
3
plums, bar
bells
bells, bar
gold awards
bars
X
X
X
14
18
18
50
.(20+80)
X
X
X
X
X
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2nd
reel
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
7
7
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
3rd
reel
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
total no.
coins paid
(20-7) = 1638
(3+4) = 1470
5
2
5
2
4
2
1
2
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
600
240
560
224
432
216
100
400
5880
total
payout
The payout percentage is found by dividing the total payout (5880)
by the total possible combinations (20 symbols 1st reelx 20 symbols
2nd reel x 20 symbols 3rd reel (8000).
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8000 )
5880.000
73. 5%
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Coin Slot Magazine - #059 - 1980 - January [International Arcade Museum]
THE COIN SLOT
APRIL/MAY
1975 |
READER INTEREST SURVEY FORM
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE PAGES OF THE COIN SLOT ?
The field of Coin Ops is very broad. Although there are many collectors
and enthusiasts, we do not all have the same interests, THE COIN SLOT
wants to reflect the interests of all of its readers. Therefore, we ask you
to let us know what you are interested in, and to what degree your interes
ts center on the various fields.
On the following form indicate the coin op fields you most enjoy. But don't
just use a check if at all possible. Wefd like to know how much you are in
terested in each area. So give it a "weight" in a scale of from 1 to 10. If
slot machines are your primary interest, give it a 10. If gum ball machines
come next, give them a 9, etcetra.
Also, regard the list only as a starter list. Perhaps we haven't indicated
your area of interest, and if we missed it — add itl Room has been pro
vided to list any and everything in the coin op field that has reader interest.
We will publish the results in a future issue, and you'll be able to see what
the coin op collectors and enthusiasts are most interested in.
Please get your answers in as soon as you can. The cut off date for tabu
lation will be July 1, 1975, so get them back.
I AM INTERESTED IN: (Indicate scale of interest from 1 to 10)
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Cigarette
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Gaming Feature
Gum
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Early Floor Model (Dewey etc.)
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