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Casino operators and slot manufacturers launch a battle against unregulated slot machines By Frank Legato I’ve written in this space about the new “skill-influenced” gaming machines that are beginning to appear in casinos, but the casino gaming industry is currently battling the spread of a different kind of game purporting to be “skill games.” […]
Simple slots questions and simple slots answers By Frank Scoblete Simple Slots Question: I know that there is something called the RNG that controls the computerized slot machines but I have no idea what this means and how the results come from this computer thingy. Can you help me on this? I know it […]
Holding and re-spinning, king-sized machines and lots of progressives are among the trends to watch on the slot floor this year By Frank Legato This month, our sister publication Casino Player is publishing a roundup of many of the new slot games coming your way in 2020. The information for that feature was compiled […]
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 […]