Another pleasant surprise was the appearance of the “new generation” machines — multimedia machines offering several game options at once: from three to seven. They were called Gaminator. If previously it was necessary to jump from chair to chair between classic a-tronic machines with one game, now, if desired, the guest could independently choose the games without changing their location. Once, a serious game was underway in the Golden Hall: having exchanged about 200,000, a respected and much-loved by the casino management client, surrounded by his friends, played Russian poker, placing bets on roulette, and, having set the maximum bet, launched the automatic spin of the “one-armed bandit”. The process was going with varying success, the scales tipped first one way, then the other. Then the pit boss’s attention was drawn to a gaming machine, which, for no apparent reason, began to invitingly glow with all the colors of the rainbow, and something unimaginable began to happen on its screen. Not wanting to come close and hang over the respected guest, he called the video surveillance service (CCTV) to report the "sparkling miracle" in accordance with his job description and at the same time find out how much this "laser show" would cost the casino. Even if he wanted to come closer, he would not have been able to: the "golden" guest's friends swarmed the "one-armed bandit" from all sides, looking at what was happening on the monitor and, like magpies, cheerfully discussing the bonus in their native language. And it was crazy and amounted to just over 800,000, exceeding the maximum payout of the machine by 200,000 USD! The girl operator immediately flew up and began to congratulate the "lucky guy", because what happened was an extraordinary event! Together with the chips on the tables, the guest's total hold was 1,000,000 conventional units! By the way, have you ever seen what 1,000,000 looks like in foreign currency? The guests' joy was so great that no one even thought about the 200,000 they hadn't paid! The game immediately stopped and the money was counted. Then the night shift manager[66] appeared out of nowhere and suggested celebrating this great victory. The waiters, knowing the alcoholic preferences of the "lucky guy" and his friends from his retinue, immediately brought the champagne and several glasses of whiskey and cognac that were due in such cases. Meanwhile, the second manager was preparing the money for payment. The procedure for paying out a large win at the Old World Casino was turned into a real show. After all, it is the guest's large win that is called upon to give the establishment the best publicity. Those present will certainly tell their friends, acquaintances, and relatives about what they saw. And information passed from mouth to mouth is the best advertising. As you can see, the casino of the "new conceptual format" has learned to turn any event to its advantage. While they were celebrating in the Golden Hall, discussing the twists and turns of the game and finding out who was the first of the retinue to notice the bonus, the second manager, accompanied by the senior pit boss and an armed guard with a briefcase handcuffed to his hand, walked through the Silver Hall. The guests playing there turned around in bewilderment, looking at this small procession. When they found out what had happened, they began to look longingly at the treasured briefcase.....
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