Completely transformed from their “one-armed bandit” roots, are limited payout machines still cashing in? Are AWPs feeling the pressure from VLTs? Dan Snook spins the reels.
In most spheres of everyday life, the passage of time affects an awful lot of things. Brings some things closer, pushes others apart. Our industry of gaming and amusements is just as vulnerable to these irresistible forces as any other.
Machines that payout limited amounts of cash are a case in point. Not the slots that adorn the plush-carpeted floors of the world’s casinos - they’re a different beast - but the likes of the amusement with prizes machine in its many regional guises and, more recently, the video lottery terminal or their many international derivatives.
