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From gold to crystal to fantasy tales, Aruze’s Innovator series is redefining the reel-spinner By Frank Legato The first thing you notice is the reels—color-changing, bright reels moving at different speeds, and even in different directions. When the slot games of Aruze Gaming America first appeared in U.S. casinos around four years ago, they […]
The value of using simplified video poker strategy By Jerry “Stickman” Stich Many regular readers of this publication and Strictly Slots are aware of the paybacks of popular video poker games. For example, full-pay Jacks or Better returns 99.54 percent, full-pay Bonus Poker returns 99.16 percent, full-pay Double Bonus Poker returns 100.17 percent, and […]
It’s fiesta time at Dick’s Last Resort inside Excalibur Hotel & Casino. They’ll be serving specialty drinks and food specials all night long for Cinco de Mayo. This includes 2-for-1 $10 El Jimador specialty drinks, all served in a 16oz. cup. There are also $15 food combo specials, each paired with a 16 oz. […]
Squeeze the house edge to zero percent… seriously By Basil Nestor Craps has dozens of bets, and many of them carry punishing advantages for the casino. But the best craps wagers give the casino an edge of zero percent. That’s right, nothing, nada, zip. You lay down your money, the house risks their chips, […]
The 20th annual edition of our report on the most generous slots in the business By Frank Legato The mission of Casino Player has always been to equip players with the information they need to get the best chance at winning. In the area of slot machines, that has always meant two words: Loose […]
Mashantucket, CT Perched majestically amidst the wooded grace of Connecticut, Foxwoods beckons players to its door with its combination of grandeur and excitement. With four hotels to choose from and an immense gaming floor packed with everything a gambler could possibly hope for it’s debatable what is more alluring about the property—the gaming or […]
Reno, NV Moving west from the forest green of Connecticut we arrive at the pride of “The Biggest Little City in the World,” Reno, Nevada. Like its Vegas counterpart Reno never closes, yet it offers a palpably welcoming atmosphere—and just as much fun and excitement. Reno is also the home of another of the best […]
By Henry Tamburin Spin Poker is a cross between a Triple Play video poker game and a five-reel video slot game. It brings the ‘feel” and “excitement” of playing a slot machine to a video poker game. Below is an image of a Spin Poker screen, consisting of three rows (or lines) and five […]
How can slots be random if… ? By John Grochowski It’s hardly news to informed slot players that the games are designed to yield random results and that there’s nothing you can do to make winners come up more often nor identify when the big hits might be coming. The games don’t have pre-programmed […]
By Frank Legato Slot Groupies Some people follow around their favorite musicians. Others trot the globe to be part of the latest vacation craze. Thanks to a little imagination on the part of Multimedia Games and some daring casino executives, we’ve got something completely new: slot groupies. A growing number of dedicated slot lovers have […]