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Slots Facts Trivia takes you to the slots playground to discover the
fascination and popularity of slot games online and off.
Both Vegas Slots and online slots are the most popular casino game .
This report notes
just how far slot machines have come from the late 1890s with the
introduction of the Liberty Bell, 3-reel slot.
Here we go for slots players everywhere...
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- Though some slots may look alike, they are different inside. They
are controlled by an RNG or Random Number Generator: a computer program
of numbers created by the manufacturer related to a reel result that is
then duplicated. This program continues even when the slot game is not
in play mode.
- The casinos do not change the payouts of the slot machines
according to the user playing
on
them. The players do not affect the
final outcome of the spinning of the reels in any manner.
- The payouts for slot machine games remain the same throughout the
day. It is not affected by the time of the day, week or month.
- It is a myth that the slot machine that hits a jackpot does not
hit again for a long time.
- Offline or Land-based Casinos: Slots
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Land-based casinos worldwide display 4 types or groups of slots.
They are:
- 1. Basic slots featuring a single payline and constant
jackpot.
- 2. Progressives featuring a growing jackpot depending on
group play. Once the jackpot is won, the jackpot amount is reset to the
lower minimum level.
- 3. Bonus Slots featuring multi-spins, 5 reels, up to 100
multi-lines, second-screen bonus games, free spins and nudge-hold.
- 4. Community Play or Multi-Player Concept: 15+ players can
qualify for the top jackpot bonus round and/or collect credits
separately based on their individual betting.
- Top manufacturers are IGT, Bally, Atronic, WMS Gaming and
Aristocrat.
- Branded Slots created by
these slot makers are: I Love Lucy. M*A*S*H. The Honeymooners Clint
Eastwood and The Munsters.
- TV Game Shows appear frequently as slot games: The Price Is
Right. Jeopardy! Hollywood Squares. The Match Game. Let's Make a Deal
and of course, Wheel of Fortune.
- Online Casinos: Slots Facts Trivia
Branded or entertainment
slots based on memorable games, movies or people have worldwide appeal.
Monopoly, Clue, Deal or No Deal and Star Trek fit in the games/movies
category. Familiar names and faces like Iron Man, Incredible Hulk,
Elvis and of course, the 3 Stooges are available online.
Other popular slots are X-Men, Lord of the Rings, Beach Life and Circus
of Cash
- Microgaming software launched in
the year 1998 and gaming revenue shares currently amount to more than
70% of the industry.
- Play online slots in both downloadable and instant play/flash
versions. The advantage of the downloadable versions is that they have
more choices of games.
- Online slots games have better odds compared to the land based
casino due to more competition and these slot games cost less to
operate. All reputable online casinos are audited and many post their
online slot payouts percentages to view.
- One of the most successful online slot games is Tomb Raider.
- Casino Jackpot Winners: Slots Facts
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- The largest progressive slot jackpot to date at a land-based
casino of $39,713,982. was won on 3/21/03 at an IGT Megabucks machine
at the Excalibur in Las Vegas.The winner, who requested anonymity, was
a 25-year-old software engineer from Los Angeles.
- A 71-year old, retired interior decorator, living in Vegas
stopped to insert $20 at a Megabucks machine. A few spins later, the
result was a huge strike of over $12 million.
- Another Megabucks winner of $20,591,025. was awarded to an
anonymous 64-year-old local retiree also living in Vegas.
- Josephine Crawford, 84 is in the AC record books with a huge
payday of $10 million playing a nickel slot game in Atlantic City.
- Online Casino Jackpot Winners: Slots
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- Emira B from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire won Deal or No Deal’s
record Jackpot at a staggering £965,728, over £330,000 more than the
game’s previous record.
- A 90-cent bet by a UK player at a Millionaires Club slot scored a
huge instant online winner of $1,768,554.
- Mega Millions, a Microgaming progressive slot machine online is
the only slot that has released jackpots over $1,000,000 to date.
- A 48-year-old man from Portsmouth won at a MegaJackpots Cluedo
with Free Spin Mystery Bonus. This slots player hit for £2,086,585 by
lining up five MegaJackpots symbols.
- HeidiB, a teacher from Ohio hit big for $1,216,557 at a King
Cashalot progressive slot.
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