I can't thank you enough for uploading that. I was able to remove all of the wiring,rebuild the connector and find the problem causing all this.
Apparently,when I first got the machine and messed around,I put the positive wires for max and repeat bet in the wrong place on the buttons.
During the repair process,I also realized the top row of buttons and 2nd I/O card were not necessary in this setup,so got to clean things up quite nicely also.
Thoroughly enjoyed the whole process and was pretty happy to see it up and running smoothly finally.Thanks to you Tilt and other members kindly sharing the knowledge and information you have,I appreciate it greatly.