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Bonus Times
Bonus Times is a real Bally S9000 cabinet, not a video slot: three physical reels under a top-mounted screen, chrome trim, and 2x/5x/10x multiplier symbols that scale up whatever lines up on the single payline. There's no bonus round or feature screen here -- every payout comes straight off the line hits, which is part of why Know Your Slots calls it 'sufficiently volatile.' Some floors also run it with a standalone progressive jackpot bolted on, and identical machines a few feet apart can show wildly different progressive amounts -- so check the meter before you assume it matches the cabinet next to it.
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Fact sheet
- Manufacturer: Bally (Bally Technologies) -- the brand printed on/associated with the physical cabinet. Later production lineage passed to Scientific Games and now Light & Wonder, but that's parent-company history, not a rebrand of the original Bally cabinet.
- Release: unknown
- Cabinet: Bally S9000 / Alpha 1 S9000 upright reel cabinet: chrome trim, cabinet body mostly black, approx. 52in H x 22in W x 23in D, approx. 250 lbs, top-mounted LCD monitor above three physical spinning reels, bill validator accepting $1-$100 notes (no coin acceptance on current secondary-market units), runs on standard 110V household current. Base configuration is 3-reel/1-line; five-line versions and other variations also exist. Not a video/dual-screen cabinet -- true electromechanical reel-spinner format.
- RTP: unknown
- Mechanic: standard
Known quirks
- A Wizard of Vegas forum poster observed multiple identical '2x 5x 10x Bonus Times' machines at San Manuel Casino carrying very different standalone progressive jackpot amounts side by side (one reported at roughly $100,000 versus neighboring units at roughly $15,000 and $25,000). The poster's own back-of-envelope math on the accrual rate works out to roughly half a cent per dollar wagered, though that figure is the poster's own rough estimate ('.5%?') rather than a posted or confirmed rate. No must-hit-by ceiling or guaranteed-pay-by-X threshold is documented for this progressive anywhere in the thread.
- Know Your Slots' review states Bonus Times has 'no bonus rounds or special features -- all payouts derive from line hits,' and describes the base (non-progressive) version as 'sufficiently volatile' and a 'somewhat tough but exciting three-reel game' -- consistent with it being a standard multiplier line-pay game rather than a persistent-state or must-hit-by title.
Recognition clues
- Bally S9000 / Alpha 1 S9000 upright cabinet: chrome trim, mostly-black cabinet body, top-mounted LCD monitor sitting above three real spinning reels
- 2x, 5x, and 10x multiplier symbols on the reels -- no bonus round or feature screen, every payout comes from a line hit
- Bill validator slot only (accepts $1-$100 notes), no coin tray on current units
- A standalone progressive jackpot meter on or near some machines, showing an amount that can differ wildly from an identical machine right next to it
- Offered at multiple denominations -- quarters on low-roller floors, dollars in high-limit areas
Photo checklist
- Full cabinet shot showing the Bally S9000 / Alpha 1 S9000 shape, chrome trim, and top-mounted LCD over the reels
- Close-up of the reel window with the 2x/5x/10x multiplier symbols visible
- The bill validator plate, to confirm the denomination range
- Any standalone progressive jackpot display attached to or beside the machine, with the dollar figure in frame
- The denomination/credit display, so your bet level is on record
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