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Our 14th annual rundown of our readers’ choices of the best the slot floor has to offer By John Grochowski & Frank Legato One of the most important aspects of the slot manufacturing business these days is consumer research. Particularly in the case of high-profile themed or licensed slots, there is scarcely a new […]
Entertainment Value In Video Slots Extends to Symbols And How They’re Used By John Grochowski Slot machine manufacturers long ago realized they’re in the entertainment business. Any way they can make the games more entertaining, any way they can make them reach out and call “Play me!” is fair game for designers. Bonus wheels […]
Our annual sneak peek at the coming year’s crop of new slot machines by Frank Legato For the record: There are literally hundreds of great new slot games coming soon to your favorite casino. We know this, because as we do every year, this summer we visited the headquarters of each major slot manufacturer, […]
New owners have creative trio in Bally, IGT, WMS By John Grochowski When the Break the Bank symbol landed on the payline, a hammer animated on the screen would bust open the piggy, coins would fly out and you’d collect the amount that had been displayed. It was new, different, fun, innovative and led […]
Aruze follows up its blockbuster community games with the multi-tasking “Players’ Party” By Frank Legato Consider this the next level of community play. Aruze Gaming has won over many players during the past few years with “Paradise Fishing” and its sister game “Amazon Fishing.” Both of those games are normally easy to find—look for […]
On slots and video poker, anything can happen—and sometimes does by John Grochowski Whether you’re playing slots or video poker, all things are possible on all plays. The random number generator has a full complement of numbers available every time you hit the but-ton, so back-to-back jackpots, bonus rounds or royal flushes are possible. […]
AGS continues the “It Pays To Know” series with “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” By Frank Legato It’s nice to think you’ve retained your entire education—especially stuff you learned in grade school. Realistically, it’s amazing for an adult to realize how much he hasn’t retained. That’s what makes the TV game show […]
“Thundering Herd,” “Invasion 2” and other top games herald the arrival of Multimedia’s new MPX format By Frank Legato Players don’t normally give much thought to a slot machine’s cabinet—unless, of course, it plays an integral role in the game itself. This one does. It carries a title that sounds like it could apply […]
Small tips can make a big difference for players By John Grochowski I once saw a woman land three jackpot symbols on the payline of a reel-stepper slot. She screamed, her friends jumped around her… and nothing happened. No lights, no bells and whistles, no payoffs. On the machine she was playing, the […]
Incredible Technologies reprises the beloved Archie comic-book theme in “Archie Money Funnies” by Frank Legato How’s this for a day of work for a guy of the Baby Boomer generation? You’re assigned to read through stacks and stacks of Archie comic books, and read about the history of the famous comic character. You immerse […]