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Our annual look at what’s in store for slot players in the coming year By Frank Legato For anyone interested in new slot machines, Las Vegas is the place to be this month. The first week of October, professionals who run casinos around the world converge on Las Vegas for the most important business […]
Understanding the ever-elusive RNG by Frank Legato Our reader mail is normally a pretty good gauge of the elements of slot machines that arouse curiosity in our readers. Easily the most-asked question relates to how slot machines reach their results. More than 20 years after we first published Casino Player, readers are still asking […]
Ten Player “Mythtakes” About Slot Play By Frank Scoblete Put three quarters in a machine every five seconds, and you’re putting through $540 per hour. Play four hours, and you’ve gambled $2,160! The casinos will be more than happy to recognize such action with free or discounted rooms, meals or other perks. Mythtake #1: […]
Community-style slot machines turn players into neighbors, encouraging cooperation (and sometimes competition) As they travel around the Monopoly board, players take turns selecting game cards. Pick a 20-credit card, and you’ll probably hear a collective groan from your community. Pick one for 500 credits, and you’re a hero. “Community-style slot machines”–it has a kind […]
Multimedia Games mines the talent of Austin, Texas to create great slot games by Frank Legato Most of what you see on the slot floor these days is the product of the creative forces of Las Vegas-based slot manufacturers. However, more and more incredibly fun slots these days come from that well-known gaming hub […]
Sometimes there’s nothing like a game that’s built to last – Slot by John Grochowski Talk about lasting popularity. Blazing 7s has been with us since the 1970s, when Bally Gaming (now Bally Technologies) was based in Chicago. If you’re a slot player, you know the drill. A hot new game catches your eye. […]
One of WMS Gaming’s Best game franchises roars back with ‘Star Trek Battlestations’ by Frank Legato If you watched the iconic 1960s TV series Star Trek regularly—even if you’re not a card-carrying Trekkie—you no doubt enjoyed the first six “episodes” represented in WMS Gaming’s “Star Trek” series. That’s the series in which you […]
Multimedia’s “Power Stacks” feature gives players a wild ride By Frank Legato Multimedia has figured out a way to incorporate expanding wilds, also commonly known as “stacked wilds,” into a reel-spinning slot machine. If anything in this country is certain, it’s that slot players still love those spinning reels. We’re still transfixed […]
Understanding payback percentages By Frank Legato “Payback percentage” is one of the most misunderstood terms in the casino industry. Many players think it means how much of the money they put in a game that will come back to them in jackpots. Others think that the casino has a switch somewhere that officials can […]
Can betting less increase your odds of hitting the top jackpot? By John Grochowski If you’re eligible for the top jackpot only when betting the max, and you’re not prepared to bet that much, you’re better off at a non-progressive machine. I first encountered Fred back in the 1990s, while I was doing a […]