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The power of patience when it comes to playing your favorite slots By Frank Scoblete I’ve always believed that slot players have more patience than table-game players because they can go through longer streaks with no wins whatsoever, whereas table-game players need some wins here and there to maintain their interest before flying for […]
The past 25 years have seen slot machine bonus events evolve from wheel spins and funny cartoons into four distinct styles of bonus By Frank Legato Happy Silver Anniversary to the slot bonus. Bonus events in slot machines effectively began with the 1996 release of IGT’s Wheel of Fortune. The roulettestyle wheel spinning to […]
The COVID-19 crisis did not interrupt game development efforts of slot manufacturers, who have a parade of new games waiting for when you return to the casino By Frank Legato Chances are, you did not go to your favorite casino during the past year anywhere near as often as in 2019. If and when you […]
AGS uses its remarkable Starwall immersive video canvas to enhance new games Jade Wins Deluxe, Golden Wins Deluxe and more By Frank Legato Over the years, casinos have created countless colorful signs, flashing lights and assorted other merchandising gimmicks to attract players to showcased games. At the same time, slot manufacturers have sought to create […]
Percentages are important, but picking a game you’ll enjoy is more paramount By Frank Legato Most of those reading this column are seasoned slot players, but for those who are not, the variety on a given slot floor can be intimidating. How do you choose your game? There has been much written over the […]
New cabinets, more progressives, more hold-and-spin games, and much more on tap in the new year By Frank Legato As we have completed a year that was as unprecedented for the casino business as any other business in the U.S., we look forward to casinos reopening—a second time, in many cases—and returning to full […]
Seeing the same kinds of features in different brands of slot machines these days carries on a tradition that goes back to the beginning By Frank Legato We’ve all seen them on the slot floor. Everywhere, there are new versions of features that, in the end, are very, very similar to those present in […]
The studies on slot play keep coming By Frank Legato I just read an article on the “Study Breaks” website titled “The Psychology Behind Slot Games.” It is yet another article that attempts to dissect our brains to reveal why it is we love slot machines, and it’s all stuff I’ve reacted to, debunked […]
Skill games continue to push into the casinos By John Grochowski Even in this tricky COVID climate, casinos and game manufacturers continue to ease toward an age of skill-based slots. And I’ll admit to having a small amount of trepidation. That’s age-related, of course. In my college years, the games at the back of […]
Our annual review of your favorite casinos for slots Across the country, slot machine manufacturers of all shapes and sizes are perpetually hard at work conceptualizing, designing and developing new games that will – they hope – significantly impact slot floors over the coming years. This is especially important under the current conditions, where COVID-19 […]