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Our annual review of the hottest new slot machines coming to a casino near you By Frank Legato To the average slot player, a trip to a casino normally brings some new adventure in play—it seems there is always a new game to try, offering a new theme, a radical new presentation or some […]
Strategically going for that slot jackpot By John Grochowski When jackpot hunters scout out progressive machines and selectively play those with jackpots at higher levels, there is an underlying reality: No matter how high the jackpot gets, the odds are the same on every spin. You are no more likely to win with the […]
The penny denomination has made the lowest-returning slots the most popular on the floor By Frank Legato Ever since the first issue of Casino Player was published in 1988, this magazine has directed players to the fairest gambles—meaning the best odds and highest returns—on the casino floor. In the pit, that means baccarat, craps […]
AGS uses its Orion family of cabinets to offer players a host of new game features. By Frank Legato There were a lot of new fans of the games of slot supplier AGS after the company reinvented itself with a new core slot cabinet, called ICON. But there have been a lot more AGS […]
By Frank Legato (You can download this article with all the artwork by clicking the button below.) To the average slot player, a trip to a casino normally brings some new adventure in play—it seems there is always a new game to try, offering a new theme, a radical new presentation or some fun new […]
Players ask insightful questions about slots By Frank Scoblete Q: I have been told that slots are run by a random number generator, but I have no idea of what that means. When I press play on a machine aren’t the wheels or video symbols what de- termines whether I win or not and […]
Betting the max on slots is not always the right move By John Grochowski For decades, players have been told that, when it comes to slots, they should always bet the max to get the best payback percentage. That’s still the case on most three-reel stepper slots, and on a small percentage of video […]
Scientific Games renews one of its most popular hold-and-spin games with ULTRA HOT MEGA LINK By Frank Legato For slot players, this is surely the age of “hold-and-spin.” Or “lock-and-spin,” as some slot manufacturers call it. Whatever the name, it’s the hottest game-play feature in the slot industry right now. Hold-and-spin game-play mechanics have […]
Slot jackpots can bring out the worst in people By Frank Scoblete When it comes to slot play you will occasionally hear a winner scream out loud his or her joy at seeing the money roll in. More often than not you won’t hear anything as many slot players can actually be the silent […]
Why players earn more comps on slots than video poker By John Grochowski Carrie has been playing slot machines for longer than she cares to remember. She and her husband Bill had already been annual Las Vegas visitors for nearly a decade when I met them in the early 1980s, several years before my […]