Directed by Robert Florey. With Rod Serling, Everett Sloane, Vivi Janiss, William Kendis. A middle aged man catches gambling fever from a slot machine that he believes is calling his name. Slot Machine / Coin drop The preceeding is a list of machines known to have been made by Caille Bros. Click on any machine name to bring up the encyclopedia page for that machine.
Below are some of the more common errors for the IGT S2000 platform of machines and the steps to clear them. Remember, IGT S2000 machines will 'stack' errors. IF the machine has multiple errors, only ONE error will be cleared each time the door is opened and closed. If you know that the cause of the error has been fixed, simply lift up on the door handle/latch, and lower it back down. You do not have to physically open and close the door, just lifting and lowering the door handle will clear the error code from the screen.
If you find you need to Clear and/or Key your machine, we have easy to follow instructions. A Clear chip is not a FIX-ALL! If you have a component that has failed or is causing an error, the error will reoccur after the Clear if the problem is not remedied.
Call Attendant - Turn the brass Reset key on the side of the machine once to see the error(s).
Door Open M - Main Door is open. Close the main door.
Door Open B - Belly Door is open. Close the belly door.
Door Open MB - Door to the cash can is open. Close the door to the cash box and secure if needed.
Low Battery - Battery in the corner of the MPU board has dropped to an insufficient level. Replace with a 3.6v Lithium battery (either coin type, AA, or 1/2AA size). The battery will need to be soldered onto the board. Pease NOTE: STANDARD household batteries are NOT an acceptable replacement.
NetPlex Link Down - Usually this is caused by a failed power supply (given the machine was operating as it should prior to the error).
Now...for the fun part! Certain components in your machine can fail causing false error messages to appear. The error can be completely unrelated to the item listed in the message. For example, a Door Open messages when the door is physically closed could be a sign of bad door optics, or perhaps a failing I/O board. A Coin-In Jam error on a coinless machine can also be caused by a failed Door I/O board.
If you run into an error that you cannot get to clear, feel free to contact us or visit the great forums at NewLifeGames.com for answers!
We’ve all seen the small notice on the slot machine that says something like, “Machine malfunction voids all pays and plays.” Have you ever really thought about what you would do if it happened to you?
Stephen Wilkinson was playing his favorite slot machine at the Philadelphia Park casino in Pennsylvania when he hit the jackpot for $102,000. The machine lit up, the jackpot music started to play, and on the screen it congratulated him on his win of $102,000. People quickly gathered around and began congratulating him, in fact the women beside him was so excited she phoned her husband to tell him the news. Well, Stephen was in for a big surprise but it wasn’t $102,000.
After several minutes of casino employees huddled in deep discussion, they made their way over to Stephen to congratulate him on his win. Wrong! They made their way over to let him know that there was a machine malfunction, and he did not hit the jackpot. However, they would compensate him for the malfunction by providing him with two free tickets to their buffet. No, I’m not making that part up. They tried to reconcile the situation by giving him two free buffet tickets. Unless there was gold and diamonds on the buffet, that doesn’t seem like just compensation to me.
What do you think? Do you think the casino should have to pay the money, or are they not liable because they have the warning on the machine? What about if it happened to you, how do you think you would respond? What would you do?
Let’s take a look at similar situation that occurred, you may have a different reaction. This actually happened to a fellow gambler that I know and it happened on a video poker machine instead of a slot machine, but video poker machines are classified as “slots” and have the same malfunction warning on each machine. This story has a slightly different twist to it, but ironically it was for about the same amount of money.
John was in the casino when he noticed a single progressive video poker machine. A single progressive simply means that the machine is not hooked up to any other machines, the jackpot rises as someone plays that machine only. Many video poker single progressives have a large display above the machine that lets the customer know how high the jackpot is. John noticed a $1 denomination ($5 for max play) video poker machine where the display read that the jackpot was $104,000 for a royal flush. If you don’t play video poker, just know that a normal payout for a royal on a $1 machine is $4,000. The progressives are reset at $4,000 and move up as the game is played.
John knew something wasn’t right. It’s almost mathematically impossible for a $1 video poker progressive machine to get over $100,000 without a royal flush being hit. If it got up to $20,000 it would be big news and you wouldn’t be able to play the machine because it would be packed with people. John decided to play and see what happened. The entire time he played the jackpot was still listed as $104,000 and was increasing as he played. After about an hour, sure enough John hit a royal flush.
What do you think happened?
- A) The casino paid him the $104,000 that was advertised on the machine.
- B) They paid him nothing because there was a machine malfunction.
- C) They paid him the reset jackpot value of $4,000.
- D) They paid him some other amount.
If you guessed option C you would be correct. The casino explained to John that the progressive counter display had malfunctioned and they would not pay him the $104,000. John didn’t fight it too much because he knew there was nothing he could do. I think he was most upset at the fact that they paid him the minimum of $4,000, which is the reset amount, instead of at least compensating him something extra since it was a progressive. They claimed that the malfunction voided everything, and basically they were saying he’s lucky to be getting the $4,000.
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What is your feeling on this situation? Is it different from the first story? Does it matter that John knew something was amiss when he sat down at the machine? I would love to hear your thoughts, and any similar situations that may have happened to you or someone you know.