No, I did not lose $30K but I easily put all of the previous winning back and then some. From that point on (next 6 days) I played around $30K through the machine and my I had only one payout of over $100. Each session I was able to hit my 'high and quit. OK in 5 days I had hit about 10-15 pays of over $200 each and never reaching my 'low', quit for the day. After 25-30 minutes of much button pushing and number checking they put the machine back into play. I know that it is possible with computer machines it is possible to go back and trace the payout records of a particular machine as well as checking to see if the player might have found a way to 'cheat'. Next came the host with some form of instruction sheet and they started working on the machine. Now casino management and host came out with cameras and started taking pictures of the machine. OK-I understand that for tax purposes so was not concerned as I have gone through that process a few times. The machine showed $782 and was told by the Casino manager that since the total was over $1200 it had to be a hand pay. My total credit at that time should have been around $1500. as they will do when a 'hand pay' is required. All was going along very well until the 4th or 5th day when I hit a $720 pay out and within 5 minutes hit another $720. If I get ahead $300 or lose $300 I will quit for the day. My system is to set a high and low point for myself for each session. Never the bigger jackpots which were in the $2K to 6K range. Over the first couple of days I was having 'fantastic' luck, hitting 6 or 7 combinations that paid over $500 each. Anyhow, as the cruise started, I found a $1 machine and started playing. With the newer computer run machines using a RNG I was not sure. I own about 15 antique slot machines and do have an idea of how they work. I can now say that they can and did on my last cruise. Hence I would have argued with those of you that said 'play the slots early in the cruise as they throw a switch and change the odds later'. If you had told me prior to my last cruise (#100 for me) I would have told you that it is not possible for the casino to change the slot odds.

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