All right! We get to combine almost all of this website's areas of interest in this one: In the last two years, the slot machine industry has introduced more new slots than in the twenty years preceding, most of them themed to TV shows or other known properties. So we now have slots based on game shows (Wheel of Fortune, To Tell the Truth, Press Your Luck, etc.) and old sitcoms (The Munsters, I Dream of Jeannie, others) and even comic books and strips. You won't find all of these in Las Vegas. A Nevada gaming regulation prohibits gambling equipment from utilizing characters or images that are known to appeal to children. Just how they decide this is beyond me. They're allowing the Betty Boop and Blondie slot machines but not the Popeye ones…though they are or will be plentiful in casinos outside the state. In the meantime, would you like to see a preview of the animation on the Popeye machine? I thought you would. For a peek at what you'll see on the one-armed bandit devoted to the one-eyed sailor, click here. That link will take you to the site of the game's manufacturer where you can select a little video to watch on your screen. And if you snoop around over there, you'll also find demos for some of their other machines. It's a much cheaper way to see what they can do than playing them.