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LLUncoolJ:
I had read that Williams Pinball had shuttered and concentrated on the "gaming" business. Well, last week I went to the casino my wife was playing a Monopoly "penny" slot and I noticed it had the WMS logo on it. So I sat down and played 3 cents x 30 lines for a while. It sucked my money up, but it was quite amusing, especially the bonus screens. It has a video screen with rectangles cut out of the middle for 5 real reels. All kinds of animation is going on in the background.
Anyway, here's the kicker. After doing a little search for a photo to attach, I discovered that these machines are rather mysterious. They are leased to the casino by Williams and when they cease being profitable, they are pulled and destroyed. Making them virtually impossible to find outside of casinos. Seems like a shame, because I haven't really seen anything like it. Here is a link: http://www.pinrepair.com/slots/wms/monopoly.htm
EDIT: The link shows 3 reel slots. The ones we played (2 versions) had 5 reels. They must be a newer version. I also don't remember the mechanical dice roll.
Flake:
Well why dont you go one further in your research and figure out where to buy one because I want one. Report back when you have some good info.
LLUncoolJ:
--- Quote from: Flake on July 23, 2009, 10:40:29 am ---Well why dont you go one further in your research and figure out where to buy one because I want one. Report back when you have some good info.
--- End quote ---
Best I can tell is that we will have to straight up steal one ala Mission Impossible or Oceans 11. Start planning the mission, there are 5 or 6 at Lumiere. There are also a couple of Star Wars penny slots at the Queen. When wife and I went after CPs, I stuck a $20 in one of them and won $167 (in a drunken stupor). Then I stopped by there last thursday before I went home and stuck $20 in the same machine and cashed out $200. Definitely worthy of a $20...but play the Star Wars one, not the Jedi one.
Flake:
Damn.....why do you bring this to our attention and then provide no avenue of acquiring the machine.......you tease.
I'd be willing to risk your future if you could steal one. I'd pay a fair price of course. >:D
ahofle:
I knew a guy who worked on slot machine software several years ago. He was apparently not allowed in any casinos because of his intimate knowledge of the payout algorithms. That is why you will never find these things used.
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