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I thought that the “FOBTs” had similar games to the arcade cabinets, but what was the deal with £50 mega spins?  I’ve not played those myself.  Guess it was similar to a feature buy on the online slots?

Also, the number of bookies in the UK peaked in the 1970s and was in decline after that.  What made them so successful back then, and could they go back to that business model?  Or is that business model out of date now?

On a separate note, were people allowed to smoke inside a bookies before the smoking ban?  I remember people used to smoke in arcades and the smoking ban did hit the trade a little bit.

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I said in another thread and I’ll say it again now – just stick with Primal!

Blueprint was there first last year imo with their Megaways response to Raging Rhino.  Primal kept the same layout as Rhino, 6-reeler, no doublereaction.  3 scatters for feature, 2 more scatters for +5 spins.  Also, Primal had an interesting take on bonus guarantee in that it’s +10 spins instead of 10x guarantee.  I prefer Primal’s graphics, music and sounds as well.

The new Rhino Megaways is totally different from the original Rhino and Primal.  They’ve used doublereaction a.k.a. Bonanza, Diamond Mine, Chilli, Millionaire etc.  Then it’s 4 scatters and 3 scatters respectively.  Like what some people have said on here and on YouTube, I think it’s executed too slowly, and when the volatility is as high as DOA II, players are going to get impatient.

Primal > Montezuma > original Rhino > Brexit > Rhino Megaways 🙂

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SNcA wrote:

Darude – sandstorm

Replied to the wrong thread?  Classic club track back in the day though.

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cobmanchester wrote:

do you remember the Italian Job game, think it was jpm, maybe barcrest.  you had to get three minis  and find the best sequence ie left button right middle etc….

I remember the Italian Job 🙂  It came out in 4 different versions spanned across many years.

TIJ1 – the one you’re describing.  I can’t remember who made it, I have a feeling it was Maygay.  There was a gangster themed re-skin of this as well, called the Mob.

TIJ2 – this was definitely Maygay.  It came out in 2001 as £15 and it received the £25 update in 2002.  It had a basic lapper board and 3 minis took you to the super lapper board that gave you upgrades and repeats.  Landing on “flat battery” removed one of the minis and you were back on the basic board.  There was a re-skin of TIJ2 called Madness (as in the 80s pop group).

TIJ3 – I think this was Maygay as well.  Came out in 2004, still on £25 setting.  The nearest I could describe this is Bellfruit’s Royale Banker where you had a lower board with small cash knockouts in the middle.  Then 3 minis invoked a slide mechanism which extended the board (so like Royale Banker or Dream Factory) with bigger cash knockouts on the upper half of the board.  Don’t think TIJ3 got re-skinned.

TIJ4 – this was a Deal type game, made by Mazooma or Bellfruit.  It would have been around 2008 era and on £35.  I think the minis were on a 3 x 3 matrix.  When it was filled, you could collect a streak, and the streak “strength” depended on what colour the minis were if memory serves.

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It’s subjective – everyone will have different answers to this topic.

I don’t mind Steam Tower or Donuts personally, just that I find it near impossible to bonus Donuts.

As for watching paint dry, that would be Wild Turkey for me as I don’t find that terribly exciting to watch.  Also, Captain Venture and Lucky Lady’s Charm, although I know that will be an unpopular opinion on here.

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Not the players problem to make sure the machines are running properly*

Edit button where are thou! >. <

This.

VS quietly lowers the RTP on most of their slots: They don’t inform their customers.

Merkur slots start playing up: DIAL NINE 0NE ONE!

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Does free play on Casumo require sign up now?  I remember being able to play Fruit Warp on there for free without sign up, and I’m not prepared to sign up to any more sites as I already have 2 online gambling accounts.

How does this compare to Primal Megaways?  In my opinion, Blueprint got there first with Primal last year.

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How about leaving your cards at home, but keep your phone on you so that you can use Android / Apple Pay?  The maximum spend is £30 so you can still buy food and top up your fuel.  It just means you can’t withdraw cash.

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Theresa May has a lot to answer for when she raised the gambling taxes last year.  It even affected bricks and mortar to the point that I had to give up gambling on the high street.  It will only get worse under BoJo.

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How come Red Tiger issued the Reel King remake?

Normally it’s the same provider that issues a remake.  E.g. Ooh Aah Dracula and Jewel in the Crown are remakes from Barcrest of older Barcrest titles.

All of the Rainbow Riches remakes are from Barcrest/SG.

Blueprint’s Genie Jackpots and King Kong Cash got remake into Genie Megaways and Return of Kong Megaways.

So I was wondering why Astra (now Novomatic) didn’t do the Reel King remake.  What is the significance of it being handed over to Red Tiger?  Is it using a well known franchise, licencing it to Red Tiger and then they put some of their own mechanics into the game?

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What does TGC stand for?

Anyway, are you the same Marky Mark that recorded No Mercy back in the mid-90s?  Pretty decent track that 🙂

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FreeStyle wrote:

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This happened later in the session. £5 deposit. £700 cashout. Nice.

Congrats on that win 😀

Quick query though – I recognise the graphics e.g. the red/blue bird, except that I’ve always known it as a megaways slot?  It’s still called Fortunes of Ra though and there was a thread on BIAM on it a couple of months back.  I’ve just never seen it as a 5×3 slot.

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Eye of Horus.  I go back to it after a few months then ban it again because I’ve never had a bonus on it.  Except for the 1 time where it did: it got to the last tablet but one (the one before the eye) and it paid 10x.

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I like Megaways and I like what Blueprint did to it, but I think it should have stopped there.  Too many providers have got their paws on it now.  I think it should have stayed as an exclusive licensing agreement between BTG and Blueprint.

There are still slots with expanding ways that aren’t Megaways e.g. Red Tiger’s Laser Fruit.  Then others like Phoenix Sun, Skulls, Reel Rush, Viking Wilds, Spinal Tap and so on.

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Argyl nailed it.

Gamblers think that they’re owed a bonus but they’re not.  To think that a slot owes you a bonus is known as gambler’s fallacy.

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