(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
Does the house always win? Beat the odds by completing this Slot Machine Sudoku.

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or solve online (using SudokuPad)

Author/Opus: This is the 166th puzzle from Bill Murphy, part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) team.

Rules: Standard Sudoku rules (insert a number from 1 to 9 into each cell so that no number repeats in any row, column, or bold region). Each green stripe contains the same sequence of numbers when reading down the columns and wrapping back to the top; the sequence can start at any cell along each stripe. (For instance, if the first stripe contains the numbers 123456789 from top to bottom, the other two could contain 345678912 and 789123456.)

GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 7:30; One party hat (🥳): 14:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: Casino Chilesaurus.

Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 3:13, with SudokuPad replay file shared as a download for now (requires loading via settings menu with improvements expected before people should use this regularly).

Solution: PDF

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