Slots Archive Page 5
Quick quiz for slot players
Slots, Online slots gambling advice.
Whether you’re hunting for jackpots, out to have fun with bonus rounds that play much like arcade games or just taking a break from poker or blackjack, chances are you’ve at least dabbled in video bonus slots. Nearly everyone has. They’ve been the fastest growing segment in offline gaming for years, and they’re a natural for online gaming.
By John Grochowski
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Max-coin Slots Myth
Slots, Online slots gambling advice.
Biggest myth about slot machines: Players should always bet the max 'Hey John! You have to settle something for us.' Anything for a couple of readers, I told the guys who'd called out as I wandered through a bank of reel-spinning slots. 'We were talking about slot myths. You know, the idea that the machine pays less when you use your player rewards card,' said an older, gray-haired man.
By John Grochowski
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Lucky Slot Players Recount Glory
Slots, Online slots stories.
Casino players love to share their tales of riches. There are enough days that the house comes out on top that big wins are moments to savor.It seems I started something of an avalanche when I wrote several weeks ago of hitting two $1,200 video poker jackpots within five hands. That led to an outpouring of e-mail and phone calls from video poker players with their own tales of riches.
By John Grochowski
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The Slots Wager
Slots, Online slots stories.
“Slots”, he scoffed, but then I had heard it all before. “You call yourself a gambling expert yet you suggest, in your books, that slots are one of the better bets in the casino?” ‘Sam’ is a blackjack player, an educated card counter and ‘grind’ player extraordinaire. I patiently asked what he earned per hour on an average night. Using the previous evening as an average he replied, “$80/hour for 4 hours play, $320.”
By Gayle Mitchell
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Progressive and bonus slots - changing scene II
Slots, Online slots gambling advice.
Below is a suggested list of ten versions for novices to begin the ‘bonus land’ search: Piggy Bankin’: The bonus slot that started it all. Piggy is waiting for players from the front of these slots and will donate a credit in the piggy bank as you start play. Line up three blanks and more credits are added to the piggy bank.
By Gayle Mitchell
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Progressive and bonus slots - Changing Scene
Slots, Online slots gambling advice.
Remember when the only slots available were clunky, tiny, fruit-bell reels and Vegas, the city that grew from a vast desert, was the only place to play? Computer technology has taken slot players down a neon, graphically rich and audibly enhanced road to the latest treat for the senses: bonus video slots.
By Gayle Mitchell
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Slots gambling Frequent Hits or Big Jackpots
Slots, Online slots gambling advice.
As I walked through a casino not long ago, an older woman approached. She introduced herself as Marie, a longtime reader, and said she had one question: “Which are better, video slots or regular slots?'' I laughed, and said I assumed that by regular slots,'' she meant three-reel-spinning games.
By John Grochowski
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Stories of Good Slots Fortune
Slots, Online slots stories.
Each time I write about players who have hit jackpots under unusual circumstances--back-to-back jackpots, early jackpots that made a trip successful from the start, late jackpots that made up for days of losses--I get a flurry of e-mail from readers wanting to share their stories.
By John Grochowski
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Progressive Jackpot Slots History
Slots, Online slots stories.
Once upon a time, there were lottery tickets to build dreams on and then IGT, the slot manufacturer, with the loud approval of their casino clients, introduced the first progressive slot in March of 1986. This network of slots was connected locally, then expanded to participating gaming states, nationwide and now there is an international link that reaches into Canada, Europe and the Orient.
By Gayle Mitchell
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Becoming an Online Gambler
Slots, Online casino gambling articles.
There’s a lot more to online gambling than casino games. Anyone who has followed the Worlds Series of Poker for the past few years knows that slowly but surely online poker players have started to creep in from anonymity and take center stage. They've even had the audacity to win the main event for two years running.
By J. Phillip Vogel
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Top Slots Payouts United States
Slots, Online slots gambling advice.
The three largest gambling meccas outside of Nevada are Atlantic City, Mississippi and the largest casinos in the world—Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun. We also examine other US states, some of which report payouts in our search for the best slots. Indian Casinos are not required to report slot payouts, so, it is impossible to evaluate them.
By Gayle Mitchell
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30 More Top Slots
Slots, Online slots gambling advice.
There’s more! Listed below is an additional 30 slot versions that can and should be explored. The criteria used for inclusion on this list were a high % of no lower than 90%.
If your favorite slot is not mentioned in any of these guides, there are three possible reasons: 1) It is no longer available or serviced by the slot manufacturer and thus soon to be discontinued or
By Gayle Mitchell
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Top Slots Payouts: Las Vegas, Laughlin & Reno
Slots, Online slots stories.
All serious slot players eventually come to Nevada and particularly Las Vegas, where the highest payouts for basic, bonus and progressive slots are found.
The following Nevada casinos consistently report higher slot payouts and warrant your consideration.
By Gayle Mitchell
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Slot Machines and pop culture II
Slots, Online slots stories.
WMS brings back the 'Men in Black' with Riches of the Universe -- touch the aliens to send them back to their mother ship. The latest in the 'Hollywood Squares' franchise is Premiere Night, with live-action video of Joan Rivers announcing as a limo pulls up. Touch the car's windows to choose a celeb for bonuses.
By John Grochowski
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Slot Machines and pop culture
Slots, Online slots stories.
Clint Eastwood was at the Global Gaming Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center last fall, promoting WMS Gaming's new line of slot machines bearing his image. Pamela Anderson was there, and Ann-Margret, Pele, Drew Carey, Paul Rodriguez -- well, you get the idea.
By John Grochowski
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