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@║ ╩┴├╦╨╧╘ ╨╧╦┼╥ ╒╙┼╥ ─╧├╒═┼╬╘┴╘╔╧╬ (╨┴╥╘ 1) (├)1993 ╙UPREME ┬EAN ╙OFTWARE (├)1993 ╠ARRY ╚AGNEY ┴LL RIGHTS RESERVED. "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" PROVIDES A HIGH-QUALITY, REALISTIC SIMULATION OF THE VIDEO POKER GAMBLING MACHINES FOUND IN CASINOS THROUGHOUT ╠AS ╓EGAS, ╬EVADA AND MANY LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE. ╘HESE MACHINES ARE QUITE POPULAR AMONG GAMBLERS. ╘HE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF PLAY-TIME WHICH POKER MACHINES RECEIVE GENERATE A HUGE SOURCE OF CASINO REVENUE, AND A SO-CALLED "GOOD" OR "HOT" MACHINE CAN PROVIDE SOME EXTRA CASH TO A LUCKY GAME PLAYER. ╓IDEO POKER CAN ALSO EMPTY YOUR POCKETS - IN RECORD TIME. "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" ELIMINATES THE GAMBLE AND PROVIDES PURE ENTERTAINMENT IN ADDITION TO ALLOWING THE PLAYER TO EXPERIMENT WITH GAME STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES. ╔╘'╙ ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" IS RELEASED AS SHAREWARE WHICH OBLIGATES A FREQUENT PLAYER OF THE GAME TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT. (┘EAH, BUT DON'T FEEL ╘╧╧ OBLIGATED; ╔'VE BEEN USING AN OLD RELEASE OF ┴╥├ BY ├HRIS ╙MEETS FOR ╔ DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, AND ╔ HAVEN'T SENT HIM SO MUCH AS A DIME YET. ╔F YOU HAPPEN TO READ THIS ├HRIS, DROP ME A LINE SO ╔'LL HAVE YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS; MAYBE ╔ CAN RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. ╔ DID, HOWEVER, SEND $20 TO ╬ICK ╥OSSI FOR HIS EXCELLENT "╬OVA╘ERM" - BUT ONLY AFTER MY TORMENTED CONSCIENCE FINALLY GOT TO ME.) ┴ SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND ENERGY HAS BEEN DEVOTED TO THE WRITING OF THIS GAME (AND ORIGINAL MUSIC) AND THE RESULT IS A COMPLETELY ORIGINAL PRODUCT OF COMMERCIAL QUALITY. ┴ $15 DONATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AND ENTITLES THE USER TO A PERSONALIZED GAME DISK ALONG WITH THREE NEW CARD DECK FILES NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE. ╔N ADDITION, SEVERAL NEW POKER GAME SIMULATIONS, SUCH AS REMOTE CONTROL ROYAL AND POKER CHEATER ARE INCLUDED ON THIS DISK. ╙END YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ALONG WITH YOUR $15 DONATION TO: ╠ARRY ╚AGNEY 842 ╬ORTH ┬ROADWAY ╚AVANA, ╔╠ 62644 ┘OUR PERSONALIZED "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" GAME DISK SHOULD ARRIVE WITHIN TWO OR THREE WEEKS. ╔ CURRENTLY LIVE IN ╠AUGHLIN, ╬EVADA THOUGH ╔ RECEIVE MAIL AT THE PERMANENT ADDRESS ABOVE. ╠AUGHLIN IS A GAMBLING BOOM TOWN WHICH IS ABOUT A TWO-HOUR DRIVE SOUTH FROM ╠AS ╓EGAS. ╙EVERAL OF THE LARGER ╓EGAS CASINOS HAVE ESTABLISHED BRANCH HOTEL/CASINOS HERE AND TOURISTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE ╒NITED ╙TATES AND THE WORLD COME TO ╠AUGHLIN TO PLAY ╓EGAS-STYLE GAMES. ═ANY PREFER THE MORE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE OF THIS TOWN AS OPPOSED TO THE FRENETIC HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF ╓EGAS. ╔N MANY WAYS, ╠AUGHLIN RESEMBLES ╓EGAS IN THAT LIVE STAGE SHOWS AND EXCELLENT DINING ARE AVAILABLE ALONG WITH MACHINE AND "LIVE" GAMBLING. ╘HE GAMBLING OF ╠AUGHLIN AND ╓EGAS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SPARKING MY INTEREST IN VIDEO POKER MACHINES. ╧NCE ╔ BECAME FAMILIAR WITH VIDEO POKER ╔ REALIZED THAT AN 8-BIT 64 COULD EASILY HANDLE THE GRAPHICS AND SOUND NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A REALISTIC SIMULATION OF THE GAME. ╙O ╔ DEVOTED MUCH OF MY SPARE TIME OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS AND DEVELOPED "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER." ┼VEN THOUGH THE 64 OUTLIVED THE EXPECTATIONS OF MOST EVERYONE, IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO SEE THE MACHINE STAY ALIVE A LITTLE WHILE LONGER. ╔'VE PROGRAMMED ON ALL SORTS OF MACHINES ALL THE WAY UP TO A STATE-OF-THE-ART ╔┬═ ┼╙9000 MAINFRAME, BUT ╔ STILL HARBOR A SPECIAL FONDNESS FOR THE 64. ╔ VERY RARELY PUT MY 64 SOFTWARE OUT FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION; THE ONLY OTHER 64 SOFTWARE ╔ HAVE RELEASED WAS IN 1990: ├OMPUTE ╨UBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTED MY "╙PEED╙WAP" ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR THEIR "╙PEED╙CRIPT" WORD PROCESSOR. "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" WAS TRULY A LABOR OF LOVE AND YOUR SUPPORT OF THE 64 AND MY WORK WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╙╘┴╥╘┼─ ╘HOSE OF YOU ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH CASINO-STYLE VIDEO POKER WILL FIND MOST OF THIS DOCUMENTATION TO BE MERELY A GAMBLER'S REFRESHER COURSE. "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" DOES HOWEVER, CONTAIN SOME FEATURES NOT ACCESSIBLE TO GAMERS PLAYING AN ACTUAL VIDEO POKER MACHINE. ┬OOT THE GAME WITH A NON-RELOCATING ╠╧┴─"0:*",8,1 OR THE EQUIVALENT AS FOUND ON YOUR SYSTEM. ╘HE GAME ALLOWS FOR VARIOUS DECKS OF CARDS AND SEVERAL TYPES OF POKER MACHINE SIMULATIONS. ╘HE SELECTION PROCESS IS SELF-EXPLANATORY - JUST FOLLOW THE PROMPTS. ╘HERE IS QUITE ALOT OF GRAPHICS DATA WHICH COMPRISE A DECK OF CARDS SO A PICTURE IS DISPLAYED WHICH GIVES A PREVIEW OF THE CARD STYLE AS THE DECK LOADS. ┴ GAME FILE WITH A ".╩┴╪?" EXTENSION IS A JACKS OR BETTER GAME WHERE THE GAME ONLY PAYS ON A PAIR OF JACKS OR A BETTER HAND. ┴ ".╘┼╬?" GAME WILL PAY ON HANDS WHICH ARE AT LEAST A PAIR OF TENS. ┴S WITH ACTUAL VIDEO POKER MACHINES, THE PAYOUTS DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM GAME TO GAME. ╘HE PROGRAM WILL ALLOW THE "CONTINUE" OPTION WHEN A DECK OF CARDS AND A GAME SIMULATION BOOTER HAVE BEEN LOADED. ╨╠┴┘╔╬╟ ╘╚┼ ╟┴═┼: ├╒╥╥┼╬╘ ╨┴╥┴═┼╘┼╥╙ ╘HE PARAMETERS SCREEN DISPLAYS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HANDS PLAYED AND ALLOWS FOR SETTING THE NUMBER OF CREDITS AND SETTING A NON- RANDOM ROYAL FLUSH GENERATOR. ┴LMOST ALL VIDEO POKER MACHINES ALLOW THE PLAYER TO PLAY ON CREDITS. ╞OR EXAMPLE, A QUARTER VIDEO POKER MACHINE PLAYS THE GAME WHERE EACH CREDIT REPRESENTS ONE QUARTER. ╙IMILARLY, ONE CREDIT REPRESENTS FIVE DOLLARS ON 5-DOLLAR TOKEN MACHINES. ┴LL MACHINES ALLOW THE INSERTION OF REAL OR TOKEN COINS INTO A SLOT, AND SOME MACHINES ARE EQUIPPED WITH "BILL SCANNING" DEVICES WHICH ALLOW THE PLAYER TO FEED PAPER MONEY INTO THE MACHINE. ╞OR INSTANCE, FEEDING A $10 BILL INTO A QUARTER MACHINE WILL GIVE THE PLAYER 40 CREDITS ON WHICH TO PLAY. ╧F COURSE, "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" HAS NO HARDWARE TO PERMIT THE PURCHASE AND "CASH-OUT" OF CREDITS WITH REAL MONEY, SO CREDITS ARE SIMPLY SET WITH A MENU OPTION. ├REDITS MAY NOT BE SET ABOVE 120 ALTHOUGH THE GAME WILL ALLOW THE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 9999 CREDITS IN WINNINGS (IF YOU CAN EVEN APPROACH THAT FIGURE, YOU SHOULD GET TO ╓EGAS QUICK BEFORE YOUR LUCK RUNS OUT). ├ASINO OWNERS WANT THEIR GAMBLERS TO MAINTAIN INTEREST IN VIDEO POKER, SO THEIR MACHINES CONTAIN SOFTWARE WHICH GENERATE ROYAL FLUSHES MORE OFTEN THAN STASTICALLY POSSIBLE BY RANDOM MEANS. ╘HIS FEATURE IS VARIABLE BY THE PLAYER IN "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER." ┴ MINIMUM SETTING OF 40,000 IS ALLOWABLE WHICH GUARANTEES THE PLAYER THAT A ROYAL FLUSH WILL APPEAR SOMETIME WITHIN THE FIRST 40,000 HANDS PLAYED. ╘HIS FIGURE ACTUALLY INCREASES THE PLAYERS ODDS OF RECEIVING A ROYAL FLUSH MORE THAN WOULD A REAL VIDEO POKER MACHINE. ┼NTER AROUND 60,000 TO 90,000 TO MORE CLOSELY APPROXIMATE A TRUE POKER MACHINE SIMULATION. ┴ND OF COURSE, AS WITH ALL HANDS GENERATED, A TRULY RANDOM ROYAL FLUSH MAY APPEAR AT ANY TIME. ╧F THE THOUSANDS OF "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" HANDS PLAYED FROM ═AY THROUGH ╧CTOBER, 1993, ╔ KNOW OF THREE TRULY RANDOM ROYAL FLUSHES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED - SO IT DOES HAPPEN. ╔NCIDENTALLY, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO SET THE NON-RANDOM ROYAL FLUSH OPTION WHEN THE HAND COUNT IS AT ZERO, BECAUSE THE PROGRAM ALWAYS PICKS A HAND NUMBER FROM ONE TO 40,000 (OR MORE IF SELECTED) AT WHICH A ROYAL FLUSH WILL OCCUR. ╨╠┴┘╔╬╟ ╘╚┼ ╟┴═┼: ╟┴═┼ ╙├╥┼┼╬ ╘HE GAME SCREEN DISPLAYED BY "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" VERY CLOSELY APPROXIMATES THE SCREENS OF THE "NICER," MORE ADVANCED VIDEO POKER MACHINES. ╬OT ALL MACHINES PROVIDE SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC BUT "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" SIMULATES THESE FEATURES AS WELL. ╘HE FOLLOWING KEYS ACCESS THE VARIOUS FEATURES OF THE GAME: F3 WAGER ONE CREDIT F5 WAGER MAX (5) CREDITS F7 DEAL/DRAW 1 HOLD/UNHOLD CARD 1 (LEFT) 2 HOLD/UNHOLD CARD 2 3 HOLD/UNHOLD CARD 3 (MIDDLE) 4 HOLD/UNHOLD CARD 4 5 HOLD/UNHOLD CARD 5 (RIGHT) ├=/├╘╥╠ RETURN TO PARAMETERS SCREEN ┴ TYPICAL GAME WOULD START BY PRESSING F3 THE DESIRED NUMBER OF TIMES TO WAGER THE DESIRED NUMBER OF CREDITS OR BY PRESSING F5 ONCE TO WAGER FIVE CREDITS. ╔N EITHER CASE, F7 DOES ╬╧╘ NEED TO BE PRESSED WHEN THE WAGER IS 5 CREDITS. ╘HIS FEATURE IS SOMEWHAT ANNOYING, YET IS IMPLEMENTED IN ORDER TO SIMULATE A TRUE VIDEO POKER MACHINE. ╘HEN ANY/ALL/NONE OF THE NUMBER KEYS 1 THROUGH 5 MAY BE SELECTED TO HOLD AND UNHOLD CARDS. ╘HEN F7 IS PRESSED TO DRAW THE FINAL CARDS. ╘HAT'S IT. ╟AME PLAY IS SIMPLE - TOO SIMPLE. ╘HE ABOVE PROCESS IS THEN REPEATED OVER AND OVER UNTIL THE PLAYER EITHER ACCUMULATES A SATISFYINGLY SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CREDITS OR RUNS OUT OF CREDITS. ╚OLD THE ├OMMODORE LOGO KEY AND ├╘╥╠ SIMULTANEOUSLY TO RETURN TO THE PARAMETERS SCREEN. "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" IS DESIGNED FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND CAN PROVIDE HOURS OF NON-GAMBLING FUN. ╔ PERSONALLY DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT THE GAME BE USED FOR ACTUAL GAMBLING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS, ALTHOUGH THE GAME TAKES ON AN ENTIRELY NEW, EXCITING DIMENSION WHEN IT IS USED IN THIS FASHION. ┬ELIEVE ME, WHEN THOSE CREDITS REPRESENT REAL MONEY, THE PLAYER DOES ╬╧╘ WANT TO LOSE. ┴ND THE ODDS ARE PRETTY GOOD THAT THE PLAYER ╫╔╠╠ LOSE. ┴ CASINO IS IN THE BUSINESS OF WINNING MONEY, THEREFORE, THE SCORING OF THE INDIVIDUAL HANDS IS SOMEWHAT INCONSISTENT WITH THE DIFFICULTY OF ACHIEVING THE ASSOCIATED HAND. ┴ND WHEN A PLAYER DOES GET AHEAD OF THE GAME BY WINNING BEYOND THE ORIGINAL INVESTMENT, WHAT ╔ TERM THE "GREED FACTOR" CAN COME INTO PLAY WHICH CAN, AND OFTEN WILL, EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A ZERO CREDIT VALUE. ╘HE GAME UTILIZES A RATHER SOPHISTICATED ═╠ ROUTINE FOR GENERATING WHAT APPEAR TO BE TRULY RANDOM HANDS; ABSOLUTELY ANY HAND IS POSSIBLE DURING GAME PLAY. ╧NE TIME, ╔ HELD ONLY THE KING OF DIAMONDS AND THEN DREW THE REMAINING FOUR CARDS OF A DIAMOND ROYAL FLUSH. ┴NOTHER TIME, THE FIRST FIVE CARDS DEALT COMPRISED A CLUB STRAIGHT FLUSH. ┴NOTHER TIME, A 4 OF A KIND WAS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY ANOTHER 4 OF A KIND, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED FOUR OR FIVE HANDS LATER BY ANOTHER 4 OF A KIND WHICH WAS FOLLOWED ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN HANDS LATER BY A STRAIGHT FLUSH. ╘HOSE ARE THE KINDS OF WINNING SEQUENCES A GAMER WANTS TO SEE ON A REAL DOLLAR OR 5-DOLLAR VIDEO POKER MACHINE - AND IT DOES HAPPEN - ALTHOUGH IT'S NEVER HAPPENED TO ME. ╔ DID HIT A STRAIGHT FLUSH WITH MAXIMUM COINS WAGERED ON A QUARTER MACHINE, AND ╔'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HIT SEVERAL 4 OF A KINDS WITH MAXIMUM COINS BET ON DOLLAR MACHINES. ╔'VE ACTUALLY WON ALOT OF MONEY PLAYING VIDEO POKER; BUT ╔'M SURE THAT, IN THE LONG RUN, ╔'VE LOST QUITE A BIT MORE THAN ╔'VE WON. ┴ND SOME FRIENDS OF MINE HAVE ACTUALLY HIT ROYAL FLUSHES ON NICKEL, QUARTER AND DOLLAR MACHINES WITH MAXIMUM COINS BET. ╟┴═╔╬╟ ╘╔╨╙ ╘HOSE FOLKS WHO USUALLY WIN THE GAMBLER'S MONEY, THE GAMING INDUSTRY, PROVIDE LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW A PLAYER MIGHT OPTIMIZE THE ODDS. ╘HE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES MAY HELP YOU TO DEVELOP A TECHNIQUE FOR PLAYING "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" AND OTHER SIMILAR GAMES (JACKS OR BETTER). ┴N ACE, KING, QUEEN OR JACK IS REFERRED TO AS A "HIGH CARD" AND A "GAP" MEANS ANY TWO NON-CONSECUTIVE CARDS, SUCH AS A 7 AND A 9. ╞OR EACH STRATEGY, START AT THE TOP OF THE LIST AND WORK DOWN UNTIL YOU FIND THE FIRST DRAW THAT FITS YOUR HAND AND USE IT. ╬OTE THAT THE "PAT HANDS," ROYAL FLUSH, STRAIGHT FLUSH, 4 OF A KIND, FULL HOUSE, FLUSH AND STRAIGHT WOULD NORMALLY BE KEPT. ╚OWEVER, THE PLAYER ADOPTING THE "ROYAL STRATEGY" WOULD NOT KEEP A STRAIGHT IF FOUR OF THOSE CARDS WERE OF A ROYAL FLUSH. ╔ ATTEMPTED THAT MANEUVER ONCE BY THROWING AWAY THE ACE OF CLUBS IN AN ACE-HIGH STRAIGHT AND ENDED UP WITH A KING-HIGH HEART STRAIGHT FLUSH (╔ WOULD ═╒├╚ RATHER HAVE DRAWN THE ACE OF HEARTS BUT ╔ DIDN'T COMPLAIN WHEN THE 9 OF HEARTS POPPED UP). ╧PTIMUM ╙TRATEGY ╚AND ─EALT ╬UMBER TO ─RAW ╞OUR CARDS TO A ROYAL 1 3 OF A KIND 2 ╞OUR-CARD STRAIGHT FLUSH 1 2 PAIR 1 ╘HREE CARDS TO A ROYAL 2 ╚IGH PAIR 3 ╞OUR-CARD FLUSH 1 ╧PEN END STRAIGHT WITH 3 HIGHS 1 ╠OW PAIR 3 ╧PEN END STRAIGHT 1 ╘HREE TO A STRAIGHT FLUSH 2 ╘WO TO A ROYAL - NO 10 3 ╔NSIDE STRAIGHT - 3 PLUS HIGH(S) 1 ╘WO TO A ROYAL WITH 10 3 ╘HREE HIGH CARDS 2 ╘HREE TO A STRAIGHT FLUSH W/GAP 2 ╘WO HIGH CARDS 3 ╧NE HIGH CARD 4 ═IXED LOW CARDS 5 ├ONSERVATIVE ╙TRATEGY ╚AND ─EALT ╬UMBER TO ─RAW ╞OUR CARDS TO A ROYAL 1 3 OF A KIND 2 ╞OUR-CARD STRAIGHT FLUSH 1 2 PAIR 1 ╚IGH PAIR 3 ╘HREE CARDS TO A ROYAL 2 ╞OUR-CARD FLUSH 1 ╠OW PAIR 3 ╧PEN END STRAIGHT 1 ╘HREE TO A STRAIGHT FLUSH 2 ╘WO TO A ROYAL 3 ╘HREE HIGH CARDS 2 ╘WO HIGH CARDS 3 ╔NSIDE STRAIGHT 1 ╘HREE TO A STRAIGHT FLUSH W/GAP 2 ╧NE HIGH CARD 4 ═IXED LOW CARDS 5 ╥OYAL ╞LUSH ╙TRATEGY ╚AND ─EALT ╬UMBER TO ─RAW ╞OUR CARDS TO A ROYAL 1 3 OF A KIND 2 ╞OUR-CARD STRAIGHT FLUSH 1 ╘HREE CARDS TO A ROYAL 2 2 PAIR 1 ╚IGH PAIR 3 ╞OUR-CARD FLUSH 1 ╧PEN END STRAIGHT 1 ╠OW PAIR 3 ╘WO TO A ROYAL 3 ╘HREE TO A STRAIGHT FLUSH 2 ╔NSIDE STRAIGHT - 3 PLUS HIGH(S) 1 ╘HREE TO A STRAIGHT FLUSH W/GAP 2 ╘HREE HIGH CARDS 2 ╘WO HIGH CARDS 3 ╧NE HIGH CARD 4 ═IXED LOW CARDS 5 ╔T SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PLAYER SHOULD ALWAYS MAKE THE MAXIMUM WAGER WHEN AT ALL POSSIBLE. ╘HAT IS EASY TO DO WHEN PLAYING "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" OR A NICKEL OR QUARTER MACHINE, BUT CAN BE A GUT- WRENCHING, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT THING TO DO WHEN PLAYING 5-DOLLAR, AND (GULP) 25-DOLLAR MACHINES; BUT YOU WANT THE MAXIMUM PAYOUT WHEN THAT STRAIGHT FLUSH OR ROYAL FLUSH HITS. ─┼┼╨ ╘╚╧╒╟╚╘╙ - ┬┘ ╠┴╥╥┘ ╚┴╟╬┼┘ ┴ND FINALLY, NEVER FORGET THAT GAMBLING IS ╬╧╘ ENTERTAINMENT - IT IS GAMBLING AND NOTHING BUT GAMBLING. ╘HE GAMING INDUSTRY (AS THEY ARE WANT TO CALL THEMSELVES) HAS THE ODDS DEFINITELY IN ITS FAVOR, AND THEY LIKE TO HELP THEIR CAUSE MORE BY ATTRACTING NEW "CONVERTS" TO THEIR GAMES. ╓EGAS IS CURRENTLY TRYING TO CULTIVATE A "FAMILY IMAGE" AND ONE METHOD IN WHICH THE IDUSTRY ACCOMPLISHES THIS IS BY SELDOMLY REFERRING TO GAMBLING AS SUCH; MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IT CALLS GAMBLING EITHER "GAMING" OR "ENTERTAINMENT." ┴LSO, THEY REFER TO GAMBLERS AS "GAME PLAYERS" OR "GAMERS." ╟AMBLERS ARE SELDOM CALLED "GAMBLERS" AND THE INDUSTRY NEVER USES THE TERM "GAMESTER." ├ONSIDER THE FOLLOWING DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS. GAMBLE V. 1.A. ╘O WAGER; BET MONEY ON THE OUTCOME OF A GAME, CONTEST, OR OTHER EVENT. B. ╘O PLAY A GAME OF CHANCE. 2. ╘O SPECULATE. 3. ╘O EXPOSE TO HAZARD; RISK. -N. 1. ┴ BET, WAGER, OR OTHER GAMBLING VENTURE. 2. ┴ RISK. GAME N. 1. ┴ WAY OF AMUSING ONESELF; A PASTIME; DIVERSION. 2. ┴ SPORT OR OTHER COMPETITIVE ACTIVITY. 3. ┴ SINGLE INSTANCE OF SUCH AN ACTIVITY. 4. ╘HE TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS REQUIRED TO WIN A GAME. GAMESTER N. ┴ HABITUAL GAMBLER. ENTERTAIN V. 1. ╘O HOLD THE ATTENTION OF; AMUSE. 2. ETC... ENTERTAINMENT N. 1. ╘HE ACT OF ENTERTAINING. 2. ╙OMETHING THAT ENTERTAINS, ESP. A SHOW DESIGNED TO AMUSE. 3. ╘HE PLEASURE AFFORDED BY BEING ENTERTAINED; AMUSEMENT. ╘HE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A VIDEO POKER MACHINE FOUND IN A CASINO IS TO PROVIDE A GAME ON WHICH TO GAMBLE. ╘HE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE "╩ACKPOT ╨OKER" GAME FOUND ON A ├OMMODORE 64 IS TO PROVIDE A GAME FOR ENTERTAINMENT. ─ON'T LET THE GAMING INDUSTRY FOOL YOU. ┴ND FINALLY, REMEMBER THAT THE MONEY WON FROM A VIDEO POKER MACHINE IS AT THE MISFORTUNE OF THE PERSON WHO LOST MONEY TO THE ALREADY RICH CASINO. ╘HIS MAY NOT BE OF MUCH CONCERN SINCE THE LOSER KNEW THE RISKS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IF YOU WIN. "┴ GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES, AND LOVING FAVOUR RATHER THAN SILVER AND GOLD. ╘HE RICH AND POOR MEET TOGETHER: THE ╠ORD IS THE MAKER OF THEM ALL." - ╨ROVERBS 22:1-2 DOC.01USERDOC