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GHOST – Ghosts are blank spots on the reels used as place-holders for non-winning combinations. Video slot machines have no need for ghosts, as the RNG and the digital images work together to display combinations based on randomly-generated outcomes.

GIMMICK MACHINES – These slot machines pay out minute amounts frequently, fooling players into thinking that they are doing well. In all actuality, these titles are almost always losers. Most casino review sites on the World Wide Web maintain ongoing lists of gimmick machines so that you can avoid these like the plague.

GUM VENDOR – A slot machine that produced gum instead of cash as winnings. This quaint and peculiar practice dates back to the time when cash gambling was prohibited for reasons of morality, but players and slot operators refused to stop using slots. The imagery of fruit on the reels also came from this time period, with the fruit pictured representing the flavors of chewing gum inside the hopper.

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