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EPIC COMEBACKS

Sometimes even the worst losing days can turn in an instant By Frank Scoblete   There have been great team and individual comebacks in sports and politics. Who can forget the Boston Red Sox versus the New York Yankees in 2004 when the Red Sox were behind three games to none? All the Yankees had […]

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE WINNING KIND

On slots and video poker, anything can happen – and sometimes does   Whether you’re playing slots or video poker, all things are possible on all plays. The random number generator has a full complement of numbers available every time you hit the button, so back-to-back jackpots, bonus rounds or royal flushes are possible. That […]

SLOTS TO THE MAX

When is the right time to bet the maximum? By John Grochowski   For decades, players have been told they should always bet the max to get the best possible payback percentage. That’s still the case for most of the three-reel stepper slots, as well as on a small percentage of video slots. But simply […]

SPINNING WITH WHITNEY

IGT’s Whitney Houston Slots brings the images and music of the superstar to life By Frank Legato Slot supplier IGT pioneered the entertainment theme as applied to slot games nearly three decades ago with Wheel of Fortune, and the company has never lost its touch in marrying slot play with entertainment. The company put its […]

POP STAR SLOT UNVEILED

IGT’s new Whitney Houston Slots hits the casino floor    You may just want to dance with someone after playing IGT’s new Whitney Houston slot machine. The company unveiled the games at several casinos in late June, including the Hard Rock in Atlantic City. The legendary singer offers players an immersive experience meant to captivate […]

RANDOM DEFINITIONS

A slot is a random device—by law By Frank Legato   If you’re a regular reader of this magazine, you’ve heard this a million times: The results on a slot machine are random. Much has been written here and elsewhere about the workings of the random number generator in a slot machine, but there are […]

KEEPING A KICKER

Crucial variations in video poker By John Grochowski   As a longtime video poker nut, I mentally sort games into related groups: Jacks or Better belongs with Bonus Poker because both pay 2-for-1 on two of a kind. Double Bonus Poker, Bonus Poker Deluxe and Super Double Bonus Poker belong together as games with enhanced […]

FREE-SPIN FAVORITES

Ainsworth expands its San Fa series with enhanced free games in San Fa Tigers and San Fa Rabbits By Frank Legato   The recent history of slot machines has been dominated by a parade of new game features, or “game mechanics,” as they say in the trade. A few game mechanics have caught on big-time, […]

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