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MONEY WIRED

机译:有线货币

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Kathleen Budz had been at the slots in the New York-New York casino for only a couple of hours when the big money came along. The Chicago grandmother was seated at one of four chattering Wheel of Fortune games in the Big Apple-themed casino―a rococo affair with a mock Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, and Coney Island roller coaster. The gambling device in question is a fairly typical modern Vegas slot. Three spinning reels occupy the center of the machine. Players can wager as little as a quarter, and small jackpots―a dollar or 10―come along frequently enough to keep the action going. But the huge bonus prize is the real draw―announced by an electronic display that resembles the ticking wheel on the TV game show, placed just above eye level. As her losses mounted to more than $200, Budz fed the machine $5 tokens, pressing the Spin button almost rhythmically―no serious slot player touches the pull handle on a one-armed bandit. To Budz, a few hundred bucks on a Vegas visit is "just entertainment."Then it happened: The symbols on the three reels matched, and the digital Wheel of Fortune began to spin, indicating a win. On the top of the machine, the jackpot was posted: $4 million. Budz couldn't read the total; she'd forgotten her glasses. But her husband, standing behind, did. "Seven digits," he yelled. "Seven digits!"
机译:当大笔钱到来时,凯瑟琳·布兹(Kathleen Budz)在纽约-纽约赌场的老虎机上呆了仅几个小时。芝加哥的祖母坐在以大苹果为主题的赌场里,四次chat不休的命运之轮游戏之一。这是一场洛可可式的活动,上面有一个模拟的帝国大厦,自由女神像和康尼岛过山车。有问题的赌博设备是相当典型的现代维加斯老虎机。三个旋转的卷轴占据了机器的中心。玩家可以下注少至四分之一,小的累积奖金(1美元或10美元)会经常出现,以使行动继续进行。但是巨额奖金却是真正的抽奖-由电子显示屏宣布,该显示屏类似于电视游戏节目中的刻度线,位于视线上方。当她的损失增加到200美元以上时,Budz给了机​​器5美元的代币,几乎有节奏地按下了Spin按钮-没有严重的老虎机玩家触及单臂匪徒的拉手。对于Budz来说,在拉斯维加斯访问几百美元是“娱乐”。然后,事情发生了:三个转轴上的符号匹配,数字命运之轮开始旋转,表示胜利。在机器顶部显示了累积奖金:400万美元。布兹看不懂总数。她忘记了眼镜。但是她的丈夫站在后面。 “七位数。”他大喊。 “七位数!”

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  • 来源
    《Popular Science》 |2002年第5期|p.76-798284-86|共8页
  • 作者

    Dan Koeppel;

  • 作者单位

    Los Angeles;

  • 收录信息 美国《科学引文索引》(SCI);美国《工程索引》(EI);美国《生物学医学文摘》(MEDLINE);美国《化学文摘》(CA);
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
  • 中图分类 自然科学总论;工业技术;
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  • 入库时间 2022-08-18 02:55:05

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