This is a very popular machine for
the small gambler. The jackpot can be won in three different ways. The first is
for it to roll in - 3 x 3 red 7’s (jackpot) or 3 x 3 blue 7’s (cash
pot). The second way is to gamble up the money ladder on the right to the
jackpot. This is the way I always play it. The last way, and the most hurtful
to the real gambler, is the feature. This is what makes this machine dangerous
and it is wise to learn the machines history before playing. The jackpot can be
won by gambling from any of four feature bars which increase as you move around
the board. I have found this machine to be quite difficult at times and I now
play it just one way. I have noticed that if you are offered a 7’s win (a
multiple of £10 or £20) then the gamble up to £100 is usually
available. I will of course gamble further on good numbers. Be careful, this
machine thinks nothing of losing on a 2, 3, 10 or 11 on high win amounts.
Things to watch out for: Look out for anyone collecting a
£10 win for three blue 7’s, this should tell you the machine is
playing well and there is a possible gamble in it. When you play it you will
find that if the jackpot is available you can climb up to about £8 or
£10 on the ladder easily and fairly regularly. The climb to the top will
follow. Once again, the cash pot on this machine is free and does not affect
the machine’s state of play. To summarize, you must get a feel for this
machine. I have won more times playing it with my gut feeling but most of all
you must learn the history and if it hasn’t paid out for a while - give it
a go. Useful Hint: On all fruit machines that have cash pots, use their amounts
to give you a guide as to how much it has been played. You can soon judge for
yourself when it might be ready next. When I used to do the clubs, 9 days was a
good time to leave a machine. The reasons being 1). you often see different
staff and different players on other nights and 2). in most clubs this was the
right amount of time for cash pots to be ready again. If you can find 15 clubs
to tour around over 9 days and keep a log of each one, you will soon be earning
good money. You need to be busy every day if you want to stay ahead of everyone
else. There is also a Crown Jewels II but the program is almost identical. The
only difference I have noticed is it’s reluctance to climb to £100,
you always seem to get a bad number on £50.
