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THE NEW LOOK

From pods to cabinets, the slot floor has come a long way By Frank Legato   Slot floors just aren’t what they used to be. When one considers the evolution of the physical slot floor over the past few decades, what reveals itself is a shift in look and feel that first developed because of […]

TIGERS, DRAGONS AND JACKPOTS

IGT expands the hit Tiger and Dragon slot family By Frank Legato   Slot manufacturer IGT certainly has had its defining megahits over the years, but the supplier has never rested on its laurels, reprising hits like Wheel of Fortune, Cleopatra and Megabucks with sequels that add new twists but keep the basic player-favorite features […]

DON’T PRICE ME OUT

Video poker denominations and max bets on slots are squeezing out mid-market players By Frank Legato   A lot of middle-market players have been griping lately about high room rates and parking rates on the Las Vegas Strip, as well as lounge and entertainment pricing, fine dining and other factors catering to the high-end player. […]

A PIRATE’S LIFE

Eclipse Gaming releases a swashbuckling duo of games in the new “Adventures on the High Seas” family By Frank Legato   Georgia-based Eclipse Gaming manufactures slot games for Class II Native American markets, but that classification— they are technically electronic bingo games, the revenue from which goes exclusively to the tribes—means little or nothing to […]

SLOTS AT ICE

The ICE trade show gives suppliers one more chance to hawk the year’s new games By Frank Legato   We always cover the new slot games extensively when the new portfolios are launched by suppliers at the Global Gaming Expo trade show in October. However, many of those same suppliers bring the year’s new games […]

FAKE WINS?

Why slots and video poker paybacks don’t always feel like wins By John Grochowski   If you’re a video slot player, no doubt you’ve sometimes thought it’s not a real win if your payback is less than your wager. Video poker players have similar thoughts about high pairs that just get their bets back with […]

THE TRUTH ABOUT SLOT MACHINE RANDOMNESS

How streaks, payouts and casino profits really work By John Grochowski For many years, Strictly Slots has addressed concerns of readers wondering how their observations and results squared with the idea that results are random on slot machines. The questions would start, “If results are really random …” followed by something that just didn’t add […]

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