What Gene is stating may will be very true but in playing the 3 line machines in the Reno, Tahoe area I have found that they pay a lot of mixed bars and cherries and even hit the Sevens more than on the single line machines and all the small credit payouts count toward what is the pay back or hold percentage so the more small pays the less strike payouts. Since everybody wanted the 3 lines machines back we got them but they sure took advantage of us, the 3 7's payout is down from $1000 to 500 credits max and the mixed bars is down from 5 or 10 to just 2 credits and the cerry credit is also down but its what the people wanted and it is what they got.
Walt