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Some players love video slots – others just hate ’em By John Grochowski When I started playing in casinos in those days of yore called the 1980s, virtually all slot machines were three-reel steppers with mechanical reels and handles on the sides. Video? That was for video poker blackjack and keno. Slots were the […]
Incredible Technologies continues its winning strategy of creating unique platforms and innovative games By John Grochowski There’s no problem with identity at Incredible Technologies. Everyone in the casino industry knows the slotmaker in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills, Illinois. For one thing, it’s the only manufacturer with a yellow logo, as Incredible’s Director […]
Next Gaming brings arcade-style excitement to the casino floor Traditional slot machines have long been the lifeblood of the casino industry. Their domination of the casino floor has gone unrivaled for decades, serving as revenue generators complete with a built-in audience and guaranteed sustained profits. But things are starting to change on the gambling […]
Stay in control and protect your money By Frank Scoblete Unless a slot player wins a monstrous million or multi-million-dollar slot jackpot, he or she is destined for long-term losses. The machines are not programmed to create long-term winners; if they did the casinos couldn’t survive. You know that and I know that. Still, […]
30 years of sound advice By Frank Scoblete I wish I could say that I did an exhaustive scientific survey of slot players and that my opinions in this column reflect such an amazing survey. I wish I had dozens of people working for me all over the country for a long enough period […]
Simple Questions And Simple Answers By Frank Scoblete Q: I know that there something called the RNG that controls the computerized slot machines but I have no idea what this means and how the results come from this computer thingy. Can you help me on this? I know it doesn’t change the way I […]
Next Gaming’s CEO discusses their latest games and the need to appeal to a wide audience By Mike Darley, CEO Next Gaming 2018 was a year of strong growth for Next Gaming. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada and operated by seasoned gaming executives, we have expanded our skill-based gaming portfolio and acquired additional titles […]
A novel approach to playing the slots By Frank Scoblete Thirty days have September… April, June and November. All the rest have thirty-one except… Oh, for crying out loud. What’s with February? Seriously? You have to break the rhythm of the lines to get this month into the pack. Is it that important a month? […]
That Big Win Doesn’t Always Pay By Sean Chaffin Sometimes a jackpot isn’t really a jackpot. Despite every- thing on a machine saying a player’s a winner, sometimes that same players heads to the door empty handed – and probably pretty angry. In August 2016, Katrina Bookman was playing the slots at the ResortsWorld Casino […]
Sometimes Santa does reward our wishes … maybe By Frank Scoblete According to Pew research 90 percent of Americans celebrate Christmas as their winter holiday (although only about 55 percent think of it as a religious holiday). A big aspect of the public holiday, as opposed the religious one, is the centering of Santa Claus […]