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Brian Christopher turns playing slots into a successful business Most people play slots as a form of entertainment. They know that, while they may win from time to time, in the long run the house has got you beat. But there is another way to make money from the slots, and Brian Christopher has […]
Our annual review of the collection of new slot machines you’re likely to see in the next 12 months By Frank Legato Every month since Strictly Slots began publication in 1998, we’ve reported on the newest slot games reaching the market. But every fall comes an opportunity to give you a complete roadmap of […]
Do you understand how slot payback percentages really work? By John Grochowski It was a quiet Monday morning and I was strolling down the aisle of a casino, dollar slots to my left, video poker to my right. A voice rose over the background hum—not that difficult in this relatively quiet corner, away from […]
Even with slots, a little strategy goes a long way By Frank Scoblete Even though the house has an edge on just about every slot machine and video poker game (with some few, hard-to-find exceptions), players can still play a tough game against the casino if such players use intelligent strategies in deciding which […]
Get maximum bang for your buck by playing the right number of lines In the early days of visiting casinos, playing a slot machine involved a fairly simple decision. The slot machines were reel-type machines, and you had the choice of playing quarter or dollar machines. Then, when you sat down at the machine, […]
AGS combines Chinese culture with the attraction of its popular new Orion cabinet in Fu Nan Fu Nu, a game that’s already drawing crowds By Frank Legato It’s certainly shaping up that way for Fu Nan Fu Nu, a game that is helping slot-maker AGS debut Orion, a player friendly, marquee-style cabinet that is […]
Believing myths about slot machines can cost you big By Frank Scoblete The big progressives are actually the toughest machines on which to win since they must withhold money for those large jackpots. The world of the slot machines is filled with misinformation or semi-truthful information. Players often have the wrong idea about what […]
How Can Slots Be Random If… By John Grochowski It’s hardly news to informed slot players that the games are designed to yield random results and that there’s nothing you can do to make winners come up more often nor identify when the big hits might be coming. The games don’t have pre-programmed patterns […]
New Acquisitions May Affect Slot Clubs By H. Scot Krause Last month The SLS Las Vegas was sold to Alex Meruelo and Meruelo Group, owners of the Grand Sierra in Reno, for an undisclosed amount from Stockbridge Capital Partners. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to be completed in the […]
Life after hitting it BIG By Frank Scoblete Winning the “big one” is probably every slot player’s dream. Those reels spin or those characters hop up and down, the music plays, the money symbols land, land and land, and baskets of fruits or flowers or animated figures pile together. The big money, the huge […]