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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 […]
It’s easier to earn a high theoretical playing slots than it is video poker By Frank Scoblete Slot players rule the casinos. They do. Just walk into a casino and look around. This fact is not hard to see. Some 60 to 90 percent of slot losses make up the casino coffers. There would […]
With Power Push and Mega Money Catch, Incredible Technologies shows off the capabilities of it’s unique Prism VXP cabinet By Frank Legato When visiting a casino in this age of online gambling, it’s easy to remember why so many of us prefer to be there in person. There’s much to say about the grand […]
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 with […]
Gaming Arts kicks off the summer season with Thor’s Thunder on the Vert-X Grand cabinet By Frank Legato When visiting the slot floor, players certainly can expect to see games from famous slot suppliers like IGT and Aristocrat. Lately, though, we’ve seen major hits from a company that’s only been in the slot business […]
The mesmerism of slots By Frank Scoblete It was April 2 in the mid-1990s (or thereabouts) and this was at Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, near the jingling Treasure Island slot machines, and she came up to my wife the Beautiful AP and me and asked, “Do you know what day this is?” “It’s […]
A look at video blackjack By John Grochowski In most state gaming commission revenue reports, wagering totals and payouts are listed for electronic gaming devices. The category isn’t “slot machines,” and that’s deliberate. In the information they release to the public, casinos and regulators do not differentiate among slot machines and other electronic games […]
It’s due, Isn’t it? By Frank Scoblete On the excellent “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, famous scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson told an interesting story about a bunch of physicists who went to Vegas for a conference when their hotel lost their reservations. Oh, my word! Instead of being out in the cold (or the […]
Eclipse Gaming launches the carnival-style Cash Arcade Series while branching out to new game styles By Frank Legato If you play slots in tribal casinos in Washington State, the South and Midwest, you’re probably familiar with the games of Georgia-based Eclipse Gaming Systems. Eclipse games have been in tribal casinos for 15 years, and […]
Casinos are bringing in record slot win. It’s time to loosen the percentages By Frank Legato It’s a fact that slot hold—the percentage of wagers on slot machines that is held by the house—has grown over the past half-decade. That means the return-to-player, also known as payback percentage, has declined, and it has remained […]