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A memorable Independence Day turned into an extraordinary windfall for a fortunate player from LaPlace, LA, at Treasure Chest Casino located in Kenner, LA. The anonymous winner, seeking a thrilling gaming experience, tried their luck on the popular IGT’s Red, White and Blue slot machine during their visit on Tuesday, July 4. With a […]
The South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa witnessed double the luck on July 18 as one fortunate local player struck gold not once, but twice, taking home an impressive windfall of winnings. In a stroke of sheer luck and skill, the lucky individual managed to hit a remarkable seven-card straight flush with no joker, […]
Interview with the slot machine By Frank Scoblete Slot machines have come a long way. Yesterday’s slots were merely mechanical devices with three reels of 10 stops each with only a thousand possible combinations (10 X 10 X 10 = 1,000) and they were primarily located in bars. Now they are almost sentient computer-driven […]
Slot makers copy each other on the trendy bonus features, but the best add a unique touch that defines a game By Frank Legato In the business of developing slot machines, imitation has always been a sincere form of flattery. Put another way, it is a normal occurrence that once a slot-maker comes up […]
Escaping reality can be a costly mistake By Jerry “Stickman” Stich If you are an average gambler on a multiple-day trip to Las Vegas, you arrive at your hotel, drop your bags off in your room and immediately head to the casino. You then plop yourself down at the first open machine or at […]
The Triple Coin Treasures family of games from AGS stacks up the bonus wins By Frank Legato These days, there are many player-favorite features you’ll find in a lot of new slot games. The ones that stand out are the games that serve up clever ways of combining popular features and presenting them in […]
WSOP underway with some famous names chalking up wins By Sean Chaffin Las Vegas is the center of the poker world throughout the summer with the World Series of Poker running May 30-July 18, with 95 tournaments at the Horseshoe and Paris casinos. With the bracelet chasing now underway, players from around the world […]
How blackjack changed the course of one man’s life By Frank Scoblete Say “hi” to Professor Symington D. Delray, a blackjack player for several years. Professor Delray used to work for a wellknown university in New Jersey, just outside New York City, until his retirement in 2018—weeks before the pandemic shut many of us […]
Payback percentage, and its effect on overall play remains misunderstood By Frank Legato For decades, readers of this magazine and our sister publication, Strictly Slots, have been given information on what many feel is the most important statistic in the world of slot machines: the payback percentage. These days, as online casinos spread, the […]
AGS table-game progressives add a new level of excitement to the pit By Frank Legato The big-money jackpot. For more than three decades— since the 1986 launch of Megabucks—that phrase has been most associated with the slot machine. For the past decade, however, it has gained attention in the pit as never before. Table-game […]