Please tell me what you think happened......

I was at Marguarittville casino playing the shell drop game-one of my wife's favorite penny machines. When you are dealt three shells, the bonus starts-and I chose the shell with the shells on the beach in which you pick shells for prizes. I had gotten pretty intuitive on this game-one nite I chose 3 ALL's in which you get all the prizes and the pearl fell thru the all X 6x TWICE and won over $600! Well, I did it again and got 4 tries and the ball heads for the two ALL's which were placed TOGETHER and the ball drops right in the middle and......... just like a kicker of some kind was in the hole was KICKED OUT and shot several inches to the left into a $3 slot!!! Whaaaat?

Confusing. But realistically, folks here are mainly interested in the theoretical, and cannot deal with something like this that's real. And if you dare mention pennies....The only thing worse is driving I-15 thru Cajon Pass towards LV on a Friday afternoon with thousands of other California flakes!

Slingshot is this some kind of animated game, where symbols can move around on a screen? If so, you got a "teaser" where it looked like it was heading for some big payoff and then bounced to a small payoff. I guess it's part of the "entertainment factor."

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Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson

Slingshot is this some kind of animated game, where symbols can move around on a screen? If so, you got a "teaser" where it looked like it was heading for some big payoff and then bounced to a small payoff. I guess it's part of the "entertainment factor."

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No. It's an actual ball (pearl) that is manually shot out of a hole and physically travels down a series of pegs that redirect it's path and then drops into one of about 12 openings at the bottom which has all the prizes you choose displayed below the opening. The ball actually entered the opening about 1/8" then mysteriously popped out and shot to the left. I was watching closely because it hit the "all prizes" opening. I know you guys are more interested in "real games"- I was just spouting off because --heck I don't know-just pissed.

I have never seen anything like that game. Post some photos please including these slots for the ball.

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Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson

I have never seen anything like that game. Post some photos please including these slots for the ball.

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OK. Next time I go. Now here's my latest gripe.. I tell Rob I have $600 free and clear so he recommends the artt strategy 5c thru 50c. He then suggests I would do better if 5c=$1, so that it is- with a $25 win goal. Well, it was rough with the only special plays being picking the best of two unmatched high cards per the videos you taped. I put in my 3rd $100 and after a few hands hit 4 6's on ddbp for +$65. So now, after only 30 minutes I wanna play a little more, but I take the advice and go down in denomination to 5c -25c- only 3 levels. After only another 20 minutes, I hit quads after switching to ddbp that began by blasting me with flushes and straights. So, I am now +$60 at this low level! Go figure.

Here in Maryland at a local vlt slot barn they have automatic/electronic roulette under the bubble dome.
I had a 50 $ bet straight up on 32.
The ball seated unto the slot and mysteriously popped out.
There is compressed air used to launch the ball (and obviously other nefarious practices) and I assume since they can get away with it the State allows it but doesn't advertise this practice.
But these are video lottery terminals......least thats what the smallest writing declares on a sign as you enter.
And they strictly enforce no photos.
Should anyone video this type of manipulation, they would arrest you for photography.
Yeah they got it covered.

If true that a blast of air blasted the ball out of the winning slot, who triggered the blast of air?