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The “TournEvent of Champions” will crown the top tournament slot player in the US. By Frank Legato Quick—imagine a slot tournament. Chances are, you imagined yourself sitting stone-faced with a lot of other slot players, repeatedly hammering a “Max Bet” or “Spin” button on a basic, boring video slot, watching the screen for […]
Why you CAN’T make a living playing slots By Frank Legato In the 29 years I’ve been writing about slots and casinos, I’ve met many professional gamblers. Some of them write in this very magazine, offering an array of tips on how to get the edge at their particular games. In all those years, […]
2010’s Loosest Slots in America Casino Player magazine releases its report on the loosest slots from coast-to-coast. For nearly two decades Casino Player magazine—America’s #1 gambling publication—has kept a watchful eye on which casinos offer the loosest slots in the country. The result has been a detailed report published every spring known as the “Loosest […]
Readers ask if quick reflexes are the key to winning By John Grochowski I keep a list of questions that I’m most often asked about slot machines. You could probably tick off some of them: “Are games programmed to go cold after a big win?” “Do you get less payback when you use your […]
Get maximum bang for your buck by playing the right number of lines By Bill Burton As the number of coins needed for maximum bets increased, it was only logical that the denomination would have to be lowered if the casinos expected to get much action from the average player. When I first […]
Bally mines cable TV’s hottest reality series with “Pawn Stars” by Frank Legato For many decades, the pawn shops of Las Vegas were a familiar site to tourists—the “Cash for Gold” signs have always been a common site in the Downtown area, and Vegas has always been a prime location for pawnbrokers. But when […]
Multimedia Games’ “Moneyball” puts the pinball theme into a world of its own by Frank Legato There are a lot of slot machines coming out these days which at least purport to let players use skill to some degree—not necessarily to gain an advantage on a game, but to increase their chances of doing […]
With the new year comes an amazing group of new games from all the slot-makers. by Frank Legato Now that you’ve made all of your New Year resolutions, it’s time to get down to some slot play. For slot machine enthusiasts, every new year brings with it a new crop of games on the […]
WMS brings the fairy-tale story of Rapunzel to life in an interactive bonus game by Frank Legato Slot-maker WMS Gaming has made a habit of taking us back to our youth, games like “The Wizard of Oz,” “Aladdin & the Magic Quest” and “Alice” using animation, sound and even motion to conjure images of […]
A Reader Reveals His “Method” For Winning Jackpots By John Grochowski The search for surefire ways to beat casino games is eternal, and there’s certainly no exception with slot machines. Whether by mail or email, Facebook or the phone, there’s no shortage of sharpies peddling their strategies to “beat” the slots. But nearly all slot-beating […]