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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 […]
AGS uses its new Orion cabinet to bring out the best in the new PowerXStream game River Dragons By Frank Legato When you encounter the new River Dragons slot game from AGS, some features may be familiar if you’re a fan of the slot-maker’s games. There’s the PowerXStream setup, in which the reels are […]
G2E offers a glimpse at millennial-focused skill-based gaming for the casino floor By Benjamin Marx WALKING THROUGH THE SPRAWLING AND crowded floor of the Global Gaming Expo, the yearly Las Vegas convention showcasing the very latest in casino innovations, one can’t help but be overwhelmed by the thousands of new slot machines and table […]
Gimme that old-time slot play By Frank Legato Recently, I was at the big casino-industry trade show in Las Vegas, which is where we all put on suits, and do “roundtable discussions,” and look at new slot machines. Sometimes, we even have roundtable discussions about new slot machines. Always with the suits on. Even […]