Slot Machines

Slot Machines are a gambling device found in casinos. In Japan they are known and Pachisuro or Pachislot machines. They are featured in the Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball spin-off series of games. They also feature in another Tecmo game series, Rakushou Pachislot.

Operation and rules
Slot machines have three wheels that spin after money has been placed in the machine and the lever is pulled (or a button is pressed in modern machines). These wheels have various symbols and images on that often represent fruit, money, or day to day images, such as a car. When three images the same line up, the player is victorious and wins an amount based on the value of the image. In some slot machines, the three images must be aligned on the middle row (if they even show other rows), while some machines allow the matches to be on the top, the bottom or even diagonally over the three lines.

Skill Stops
Many western slot machines do not feature Skill Stops, and simply operate based on chance. However, the predominant type in Japan, especially the aforementioned video games feature a skill stop system, where the player is actively involved in stopping the wheel where they want them to.