{"id":10850,"date":"2015-06-28T17:21:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T21:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10850"},"modified":"2015-06-28T17:21:07","modified_gmt":"2015-06-28T21:21:07","slug":"jp-aerospace-takes-the-first-slot-machine-to-the-edge-of-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10850","title":{"rendered":"JP Aerospace takes the first slot machine to the edge of space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve often posted about the many projects of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpaerospace.com\" target=\"_blank\">JP Aerospace<\/a>, a hybrid <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airspacemag.com\/space\/space-okay-near-space-balloon-180950137\/?no-ist\" target=\"_blank\">commercial\/volunteer organization<\/a> that carries out\u00a0high altitude balloon and airship flights with <a href=\"http:\/\/jpaerospace.com\/blog\/?p=6279\" target=\"_blank\">innovative hardware<\/a> and is even trying to <a href=\"http:\/\/jpaerospace.com\/atohandout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">get to orbit\u00a0(pdf)<\/a>. To make a living they often fly\u00a0products of various sorts as promotions for companies. For example, they flew\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jpaerospace.com\/blog\/?p=4238\" target=\"_blank\">phones\u00a0for\u00a0Samsung<\/a>\u00a0and a <a href=\"http:\/\/jpaerospace.com\/blog\/?p=5029\" target=\"_blank\">laptop for Lenovo<\/a>.\u00a0Here is a report about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jpaerospace.com\/blog\/?p=6306\" target=\"_d\">another JPA near space flight<\/a>\u00a0with one of their more unusual payloads:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Success! Amazing Footage Of The First Slot Machine In Space Is Released<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(San Jacinto, CA)<\/strong> \u2013 It was a galactic 20 years in the making but finally on the morning of Sunday, June 14<sup>th <\/sup>2015, just before 10 a.m. \u2013 the team at Soboba had lift off! 25 crew members, engineers and volunteers gathered just outside Lovelock, Nevada to cheer on the first slot machine successfully launched into space.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YhjwsZB1iLI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Soboba Casino\u2019s slot, nicknamed \u201cIcarus,\u201d was carried aboard a spacecraft designed by the not for profit and independent space company JP Aerospace. It ascended with the help of a super high-altitude weather balloon. Rising to an elevation of 99,000 feet (just shy of its 100,000 foot goal) aboard \u201cAway 117\u201d, Soboba launched the world\u2019s first slot machine into space! Also accompanying the miniaturized three-wheel, one-armed bandit was a payload of specially produced commemorative Soboba Club cards by Ablecard of Azusa, California which will be distributed to select Soboba players and VIPs. After a five hour journey and over 16 hours of searching at the edge of a Northern Nevada mountain, \u201cAway 117\u201d and Icarus were successfully recovered and the spectacular footage of the \u201cslot in space\u201d was intact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is yet another first for Soboba Casino,\u201d declares Soboba Casino\u2019s General Manager Scott Sirois. \u201cOur partnership with the great people of JP Aerospace was out-of-this-world and we could not be happier with the result. This launch lets our players know that we will go to the stars and back to win them over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Icarus is a fully-functioning, albeit much smaller slot machine, and is operated with coins, reels, gears and springs, similar to the devices used when slot machines had their start in the 1900\u2019s. Unlike other slot machines it contained a small, hidden compartment with messages penned by casino employees; this mechanical-celestial voyager is pulling double duty as a time capsule to be opened during Soboba\u2019s 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary in 2035.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn June of 2015 Soboba Casino celebrated its twentieth anniversary,\u201d exclaimed Soboba Casino\u2019s Director of Marketing Michael J. Broderick. \u201cThe Team at Soboba decided to honor this monumental occasion by accomplishing a monumental feat: to be the first casino in history to launch a slot machine into space, and prove that \u201cSoboba is out of this world\u201d. We successfully did it and with that success we have made a lasting mark on space travel as well as gaming history\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The entire journey was filmed, and will be produced and edited by Inman Productions of Riverside, CA. From preparation, to lift-off, to the final moments of the slow decent by parachute, every step of the 12-inch tall, 2.5 pound Icarus\u2019 flight was captured on film. \u201cSoboba Casino\u2019s Mission to Space\u201d will debut at the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary party on June 27, 2015 along with the unveiling and display of the slot machine Icarus and a mockup of the space vehicle \u201cAway 117\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Be the first to see the video of the first slot machine in space click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YhjwsZB1iLI\">First Slot Machine in Space<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Celebrating 20 years Soboba Casino features approximately 2,000 of the newest, hottest slot machines, an expansive and modern non-smoking room, 20 classic gaming tables featuring all your favorite card games, and a large outdoor event arena which easily accommodates over 10,000 people. Need to recharge &amp; refresh? Visit the cozy Soboba Caf\u00e9 and Coffee Kiicha, or experience AC&#8217;s Lounge with full cocktail bar and three giant HD flat screens including the \u201cSobobatron\u201d, the Inland Empire\u2019s biggest HD video wall. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soboba.com\/\"><em>Soboba Casino<\/em><\/a><em> is proudly owned and operated by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians. Come join us for all the fun and then some! Soboba Casino. Where Everybody Goes to Play! For more information visit: soboba.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve often posted about the many projects of\u00a0JP Aerospace, a hybrid commercial\/volunteer organization that carries out\u00a0high altitude balloon and airship flights with innovative hardware and is even trying to get to orbit\u00a0(pdf). To make a living they often fly\u00a0products of various sorts as promotions for companies. For example, they flew\u00a0phones\u00a0for\u00a0Samsung\u00a0and a laptop for Lenovo.\u00a0Here is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10850\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">JP Aerospace takes the first slot machine to the edge of space<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-near-space","category-space-business"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2P0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7147,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7147","url_meta":{"origin":10850,"position":0},"title":"JP Aerospace in Air &#038; Space Magazine","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out the excellent article by Mark Karpel about JP Aerospace and their near space exploits:\u00a0To Space (Okay, Near-Space) in a Balloon: A little company dreams of replacing rocket power with buoyancy - Air & Space Magazine.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DIY space&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DIY space","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=35"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":231,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=231","url_meta":{"origin":10850,"position":1},"title":"JP Aerospace: Big Ascender + PongSat launch system","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 26, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Some intriguing recent posts on the JP Aerospace blog: * Ascender 90 Envelope Inspection - * PongSat Launch System - \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Education","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Ascender - JP Aerospace","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ascender90-7-150x1501.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8352,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8352","url_meta":{"origin":10850,"position":2},"title":"Japanese artist&#8217;s flowers and bonzai tree pose on the edge of space","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 19, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"JP Aerospace\u00a0has taken many interesting items to high altitudes with\u00a0their balloon systems\u00a0but a small\u00a0pine tree\u00a0and a floral arrangement must be among the\u00a0most unusual. 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