The author also says playing slot machines between 1 and 7 a.m. Is prudent because the machine is more likely to have had extensive play. Gayle Mitchell concurs but provides a narrower time frame. Mitchell states that the best time to play the slots is from 2 to 6 a.m. Mondays, just after a busy weekend. Practice English Speaking&Listening with: A look at some new WMS slots displayed at the Global Gaming Expo - Slot Machine Sneak Peek Ep. 1 » Practice English Speaking&Listening with Youtube videos » YThi. 11 New Slot Machines To Look For In Vegas Every year the casino industry from all over the country gathers in Las Vegas to purchase new products for their casinos at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E). Buyers for the casinos look for everything from new games to the beverages they serve while you’re playing and the chairs you’ll sit on.
Most people look at the vast array of casino slot machines and assume they are all alike. They see a handle, a coin slot, flashing lights and figure one is as good as another. However, in making this assumption, they fail to see a lot of valuable information to help determine if they should play a particular slot machine.
Surprisingly perhaps, machines aren't all the same. The best way to separate one from another is to learn how to “read” a machine by looking at the payout schedule on the front. Let’s see what information can be found on a typical slot machine.
Casinos here in the U.S. and abroad keep several types of slot machines in play at any given time. A few you'll most often see:
Multiplier: This machine has a payout for a certain symbol and the number of coins played multiplies it. If the machine pays 5 coins for three lemons when you play one coin, it would pay 10 for the second coin and 15 for three coins played. This machine does not penalize you for not playing maximum coins. If you plan to play only one coin at a time, this is the type of machine you should look for.
Bonus Multiplier: This machine operates like the multiplier but offers a bonus when you play maximum coins and hit the jackpot. Three 7’s may pay 1,000 for one coin, 2,000 for two coins and 10,000 for maximum coins. The central question is whether the bonus is worth playing the extra coin.
Multiple Payline: These machines have more than one line of play. Each coin activates a particular line. If you hit a winner on a line that is not activated, you will not receive anything. The older machines used to have three lines but the newer video slots can have up to nine lines.
Buy-a-Pay: These are the most misunderstood machines in the casino. Each coin activates a different payout. You need the maximum coins to receive the largest jackpot.
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One example is the Sizzlin' 7s machines. This machine will pay on cherries, bars, and sevens. The sevens pay 1,000 coins. If you play one coin you collect only on the cherries. If you play two coins you collect on cherries and bars.
Three coins are required to collect on the Sizzlin' 7s. If you hit the jackpot with one coin in you will not win anything -- do not play this machine under any circumstances unless you are playing the maximum coins.
Progressive Slots: The progressive slots take a certain percentage of the money played and add it to a pool for the top jackpot.
First and foremost, It is never wise to play a progressive machine with less than the maximum coins -- stories abound of people losing out on lesser progressive jackpots because of short coin play.
Some casinos link machines together within their own facility to offer mini-progressive jackpots.
Megabucks and Quarter Mania are examples of machines from several casinos linked together to offer 'life-changing jackpots'. It's important to keep in mind that payback percentage on lesser wins is lowered to allow for these jackpots.
All of the information you need is posted on the front of each slot machine. Before sitting down to play, taking a minute to “read” the machine will help make you more knowledgeable in determining which machines may be best suited for you.
Until next time, remember:
'Luck comes and goes...Knowledge Stays Forever.'
Correction: This story was modified to explain the difference between a slot machine and a historical race wagering device.
FLORENCE, Ky. -- Turfway Park is planning an expansion to house up to 250 'historical race wagering' machines that would take advantage of a 2014 Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that allows slots-style betting based on historical horse-race results.
The move would bring a seventh casino competitor to an already crowded gambling market in Cincinnati.
Under a proposal approved by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission Tuesday, Turfway Park LLC plans to hire up to 35 new employees for the 10,000-square-foot expansion on the first floor of the Florence race track.
“The introduction of historical race wagering will enable Turfway to provide competitive purse structures and provide amenities for our patrons, which will strengthen the horse racing industry in Kentucky,” the company said in its proposal.
Slots-style betting parlors are already in place at three Kentucky horse racing tracks: Red Mile, Kentucky Downs and Ellis Park.
Turfway said the new wagering machines would be managed by Rock Gaming, the Detroit-based owner of the Horseshoe Cincinnati casino Downtown.
A spokesman for the Racing Commission said it will take several months to get the new machines up and running at Turfway. Once a facility is built to house the slot machines, they'll have to be inspected by state officials before they can be used by gamblers.
'We do not have a timeline at this point,' said Turfway Park General Manager Daniel 'Chip' Bach. Rock Gaming has been exploring the idea for several months and is now talking to potential contractors about building an operating the facility. Bach said a spring-time opening is 'entirely possible,' but the company hasn't established definitive plans.
Cincinnati's gaming industry has struggled with six rivals that battle for share in a market that's growing slowly. If Bach is worried about being the 7th rival in a crowded market, he's not showing it.
'We view these machines as a unique offering in the market,' he said.
Rock Gaming spokeswoman Gayle Joseph said the machines are not slot machines because they're based on pari-mutuel wagering results.
'Similar to a traditional wager on a horse race, the guest will select the finishing order of the horses that have run in previous races, so it is not a slot machine,' she said.
But a casino executive who will compete against Turfway told WCPO that the machines look, feel and play like slot machines.
'The slot machines here use a random number generator to determine whether you won or lost and the wheels spin to show you that outcome,' said Daniel Lee, CEO of Full House Resorts, parent of the Rising Star Casino in Rising Sun, Ind. 'They use a randomly generated horse race to show you whether you won or lost and spins the wheels to show you the result. It’s all done in a nanosecond so to the customer there’s no difference. It looks and feels like a slot machine.'