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GameCo’s Video Game Gambling Machines bring a new group of players to the casino floor By Frank Legato For the past several years, the casino industry has been dabbling in new looks and new types of games for the slot floor. The reason? Long-term survival. It’s no secret that younger players—anchored by the so-called […]
Our annual review of the new slot games coming soon to a casino near you By Frank Legato The slot-machine universe is changing. As technology continues to improve the game styles slot players have come to know and love, the world’s manufacturers of slot machines are seeking to broaden their audience. For slot enthusiasts, that […]
Living in an age of machines By Frank Scoblete It is no exaggeration to say that if slot machines did not exist there is a markedly good chance that casino gambling would not have spread like wildfire across the United States and Canada. Slots generally cost far less than a dealer, even those […]
Video vs. Reel Slots When I started playing in casinos in those days of yore called the 1980s, virtually all slot machines were three-reel steppers with mechanical reels and handles on the sides. Video? That was for video poker blackjack and keno. Slots were the one-armed bandits. Today, of course, video slots have taken […]
Aruze gives the video slot machine a new look with “Tower Stack Feature Panda” By Frank Legato Spotting the Tower Stack on a casino floor is easy. The games in Aruze’s Tower Stack series of video slots don’t look like a lot of other games on the slot floor. An eye-grabbing 42-inch vertical video […]
A selection of top casinos from the 2016 Best Of Slots awards Since many Casino Player readers gravitate towards slots and video poker rather than table games, we thought it appropriate to launch the new year by covering a few of the player favorite properties for slots, specifically winners from the recent “Best Of […]
Simple slots questions and simple slots answers By Frank Scoblete Simple Slots Question: I know that there’s 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 doesn’t […]
Ainsworth triples down on a good thing with sweet zone xtreme By Frank Legato For years, fans of slot games produced by Australia’s Ainsworth Game Technologies numbered one particular game series among their favorites. Called Sweet Zone, the games are woven around a central wild-symbol feature that can result in some gargantuan credit wins. “The […]
Answering reader questions about the hot and cold nature of slots By John Grochowski Sometimes slot players write to ask how games work. Sometimes they write just to tell their stories. And sometimes they write to tell stories of slot-playing experiences that sparked their questions. Let’s look at some of the recent questions that have […]
New games and new bonus rounds coming in 2017 By John Grochowski In a slot world where games are designed to be entertaining, interactive experiences that keep you coming back for more, bonus events are the centerpieces. Win or lose, you can have a good time if you get to play the bonus games a […]