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There’s a lot more to Hooters than the girls by Rob Wiser Rick Newman, vice president of casino operations for Hooters Casino Hotel, invites you to let the good times roll Not all of Las Vegas’ 40 million annual visitors give a hoot about expensive gourmet restaurants, Cirque du Soleil shows and all of […]
Bally Technologies celebrates its 75th anniversary—looks to the future by Frank Legato For any slot player, the logo is like an old friend. We can spot the red, cursive letters from across the room: “Bally.” In fact, for possibly the majority of Americans alive today, it is an iconic logo that will conjure memories […]
WMS’ Sweepstakes introduces its groundbreaking new Monopoly game by Frank Legato WMS Gaming has launched yet another slot game that is nothing like anything else in a casino. And, once again, the slot manufacturer is doing all it can to let players know. Last year, WMS launched the “Powerball” multi-progressive video slot. Just as […]
Bally’s, Caesars & Showboat (Atlantic City, NJ) How Suite It is Total Rewards members receive one entry for every 25 base Reward Credits earned for the Big Day drawing on September 9; finalists at each property will participate in the Grand Finale event sinulcast from the Rio in Las Vegas. Dover Downs (Dover, DE) Safe […]
It all began with the Fey family in the late 1800s By Don Catlin In 1885 a Bavarian immigrant by the name of Charles Fey arrived in San Francisco, getting a job with the California Electric Works as an instrument maker. Another employee, Theodore Holtz was a foreman at the plant and In 1894 […]
Machines can be relaxing and stress-reducing by Frank Scoblete When I was a young gambler, I was disdainful of the slots and anyone who played them. I always thought giving the house such large edges was a sign of stupidity or, at the very least, rampant insanity. I steered clear of the slot aisles […]
Points, Bounceback, Mail Offers and Good Machines by Frank Scoblete The savvy slot player knows that there is more to playing slots than just putting in your coins or paper and watching the reels spin while hoping and praying that a win is in the next decision. There are three elements to successful slots […]
A better understanding can decide the way you play by John Robison Let’s finish our look at the different types of machine you find on the slot floor. Multi-Line Rather than multiplying payouts or buying extra winning combinations, additional coins played on a Multi-Line machine activate additional paylines. Multi-Line machines are usually three- or […]
Knowledge makes you bet more effectively by John Robison Even though there are hundreds of different slot machines made by a variety of different manufacturers, all slot machines basically fall under one of six categories. The different types of machines have their own unique playing characteristics, and understanding these differences is important. For starters, […]
Why we love to play those low-denom slots by Frank Legato Young casino-goers may not remember, but it wasn’t that long ago that the lowest buy-in you could generally find on the casino floor was a quarter. Little more than a decade ago, quarters ruled the floor, mostly in the form of traditional games […]