Walt,
In Las Vegas, I have had the tubes stop. In the same place several times in a row, more than once and at several different casino's. Also, once I played(Four Queens)and the red cap was the next 1 to drop. And it took 31 strikes before the drum. Finally stopped on the tube with the red cap. Stopped several times in this run. On the same tube (2 in a row and 4 in a row). Was dishearting to see this, as I wanted it to stop on the red cap. Not again in the same place.
I have had the machine stop on the cherries AND the strike symble, several times. At the same time and the strike was payed. But, NOT the cheries, the machine ONLY payed the highest win.
Dan