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How important is it to bet the max? By John Grochowski The question is as old as multi-coin slot machines: Should you bet the max? For decades, players were told they should al-ways bet the max to get the best payback percentage. That’s still the case on most three-reel stepper slots, and on a […]
Saving Money For Slot Play By Frank Scoblete Don’t you hate it when you think something similar to the following thoughts? “I really used up little Timmy’s college fund at the machines. Me bad.” “I just got carried away at the machines and kept taking out lines of credit until I ran out of […]
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 […]
Players look back at some of their favorite games of the past By John Grochowski So many exciting new slot games, themes and ways to play are on the way that it seems there would be little time to get caught up in nostalgia. Scientific Games has melded WMS Gaming’s ever-popular Monopoly theme with […]
Skill Games Are The Next Evolutionary Step For Slots Slot machines have come a long way since their introduction by Charles Fey back in 1895. That first Liberty Bell game inspired a massive (and still growing) industry, culminating into today’s most popular and exciting games. A recent entry into this slot machine landscape – […]
Ainsworth continues its winning slot series based on the most popular arcade game of all time with PAC-MAN DYNAMIC EDITION By Frank Legato When slot manufacturer Ainsworth Game Technology first announced its partnership with arcade game producer Bandai Namco Entertainment to bring the arcade classic PAC-MAN to the slot floor, many were excited to […]
Small goals can add up to big profits By Frank Scoblete Mankind is the pursuing of dreams animal; even when we are wide awake our dreams can drive us forward. Indeed, much of man’s accomplishments on this planet come from such pursuits of dreams. Our books and movies reflect our pursuits — often ending […]
These Small Tips Can Make A Big Difference By John Grochowski Sometimes it’s the little things that count. A small strategy adjustment. A tiny tip on what to look for in a slot machine. A wee wrinkle in comp conditions. There are dozens of little things to look for and keep in mind to […]
AGS launches the frequent-hitting Xtreme Jackpots series By Frank Legato Slot manufacturer AGS is good at a lot of things—entertaining slot and table games, innovative cabinets, that big red slot machine they call Big Red. But one of the things the Las Vegas-based company is best at is progressives. The company started out as […]
We’re entering another dimension By Frank Legato OK, things are getting scary around here. As you found in last month’s cover story (New Slots 2017), some of the technology coming out of the slot manufacturers this year is mind-boggling. Case in point: lGT’s got something called “TRUE 4D.” IGT has a bunch of TRUE […]