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by John Grochowski
As long as there have been slot machines, there have been myths about how they work.
You cant see random numbers being generated the way you can see dice rolling, cards being dealt or balls landing in wheel slots. So the mind tries to fill the gaps, with varying degrees of accuracies.
Machines have evolved. So have myths. No one thinks about whether games have heat sensors to tell whether youre using fresh coins or recirculating coins warmed by a games innards. Slots that still take coins are rare, so the myth of higher payoffs on cold coins has disappeared.
On the other hand, myths about bonus events and whether results are predetermined have arisen, leaving a mix of old myths and news.
Lets tackle five of the most popular misconceptions some players have about slot machines. **MYTH 1 : Your winnings in pickem bonus rounds are predetermined and your choices make no difference. **FACT: A random number generator sets the possibilities in pickem rounds, but your choices determine your prize.
Pickem bonuses are those in which you choose icons to reveal winnings. A classic example is Jackpot Party, where you choose among a grid of gift boxes. As long as you keep picking winners, the round continues. It ends when your pick reveals a party pooper.
The RNG determines where the poopers are placed. Credit awards of different sizes, multipliers and games within the game also are placed in boxes randomly selected.
If a 200-credit prize has been randomly placed in the third box in the top row, then if you pick that box, you win the 200 credits. If a pooper has been placed on the left edge, fourth from the bottom, then touching that box will bring the pooper.
It doesnt matter what boxes youve touched before. Ive youve already won 2,000 credits and you touch the 200-credit box, youll still get that prize. If youve won nothing and touch the pooper well, sorry.
When the round is over, the prizes in all remaining boxes are revealed. That is typical in pickem bonuses, and its important. In U.S. jurisdictions with licensed casinos, all advertised prizes must be available. By showing you the possibilities, the game is telling you all those prizes were available, had you made those picks.
The game sets the possibilities, but results arent predetermined. Your picks determine your prizes.
In a small minority of games, however, the remaining possibilities are not revealed. In those games, its possible that your bonus is predetermined, but in most games, your picks matter. **MYTH 2: Slots make up for comps by paying less when you use player rewards cards. **FACT: Using your card makes no difference in wins and losses.
When you use your card, information is collected on how much you bet, how many bets you make and your results. That information is used to determine what you get in cash back, free play, meals, room discounts and other perks. Its also used to guide the rewards program in making direct-mail or electronic offers for return visits and to offer invitations to special events and giveaways.
The software that collects your information does not communicate back to the random number generator. The RNG does not know youre using a rewards card at all, let alone what comps youre earning.
All the RNG does is generate random numbers. It works from the same number set regardless of whether youre using a club card, so card use does not affect your results in the slightest. **MYTH 3: Casino employees can reward favored players with jackpots or make machines go cold for players they dont like. **FACT: Casino employees have no access to anything that would alter your results on slot play.
Once the random number generator is up and running, it continuously generates numbers. Those numbers are then mapped onto reel positions. If the random numbers map onto a losing combination, theres nothing a casino employee can do to change that.
Employees cant award jackpots, they cant induce cold streaks, and they cant change results whatsoever. They can provide customer service that can make your day more pleasant or less pleasant, on a bad day. But they cant make you win or lose. **MYTH 4: Video slots, as computers, adjust paybacks in ways three-reel slots cant. **FACT: Three-reel slots are as computerized as video slots. All modern slot machines use random number generators and reel maps to determine your results.
Neither video slots nor three-reel slots make any sorts of adjustments on the fly. The dont go cold if youre winning or heat up if youre losing. The RNG keeps generating random numbers, and the odds of the game will take care of the long-term payback percentage regardless of any short-term streaks.
But video slots and three-reel slots work in very similar ways. The difference is mainly in the display, not in the ability to manipulate results. **MYTH 5: Youre more likely to win a jackpot in a crowded casino. **FACT: There are more jackpots in crowded casinos because there are more games being played, but the chance of any one player winning is the same regardless of crowd size.
Imagine a casino filled with slot machines that pay their top jackpot an average of once per 10,000 spins. Thats a high frequency jackpot that would have to be on the small side, but it will do for an example.
Results are random, so its possible for the jackpot combination to show up two spins in a row, or not at all for 20,000, 50,000, 100,000 or even more spins.
Lets say on a slow Wednesday morning, 100 people are playing, each playing for 1,000 spins. In all, there are 100,000 spins. With average results for these machines, we could expect about 10 jackpots. Depending on where you are in the casino, you might or might not see a player win big.
On a busy Saturday night, 1,500 people each play 1,000 spins. There are 1.5 million spins, which with average results would yield 150 jackpots. Those 150 jackpots come in the space as the 10 jackpots when there are fewer players and more empty machines, so theres a lot better chance youll witness a big win or two or three.
With all those big jackpots, the lights and sound effects from the slot machines and the hubbub with slot attendants, supervisors and security guards paying off the big winners, it will feel as though theres a whole lot of winning on the busier night.
But notice that whether the numbers are 10 jackpots for 100 players or 150 jackpots for 1,500 players, its still an average of one jackpot per 10 players. The notion that theres a better chance to win on busier nights is an illusion.
Real world conditions vary. Not all slots within a casino have the same jackpot frequency, many paying a lot less often than once per 10,000 spins.
But the principle remains the same. There are more jackpots on crowded nights, but the individual players chances remain the same regardless of crowd size.
John Grochowski has been covering casinos and casino games for nearly 40 years. He is the author of six books
and his work appears in newspapers, magazines and websites around the world.
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Alabama has three Indian casinos that offer Class II video gaming machines. They are not required to release payback statistics about their machines. ARIZONA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
In mid-1993 Arizonas Governor Symington signed a compact with the states tribes that allowed them to offer slot machines on their reservations. American Slot Machines Cleveland Ohio
The compact originally didnt allow for any table games but in early 2003 blackjack was added as a permissible table game.
Arizona tribes arent required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks, however, according to the Arizona Department of Gaming, the terms of the compact require eachtribes machines to return the following minimum and maximum paybacks: video poker and video blackjack - 83 to 100, slot machines - 80 to 100, keno - 75 to 100. Each tribe is free to setits machines to pay back anywhere within those limits. ARKANSAS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Arkansas has two pari-mutuel facilities featuring electronic games of skill, which are defined as games played through any electronic device or machine that affords an opportunity for theexercise of skill or judgment where the outcome is not completely controlled by chance alone.
The games offered are video poker, video blackjack, and skill slots where you have two opportunities to spin the reels. The skill factor comes into play because after seeing the results ofyour first spin you then have to decide whether to keep none, one, two, or all three of the symbols on each reel before you spin them again. Gaming regulations require that all of theelectronic games of skill must return a minimum of 83.
For the one year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average gaming machines return at Oaklawn was 92.81 and at Southland, it was 92.72 CALIFORNIA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Californias Indian casinos are legally allowed to offer electronic gaming machines, blackjack, and other house-banked card games. The games of craps and roulette are not permitted. However,some casinos do offer modified versions of craps and roulette that are played with cards rather than dice or roulette wheels.
Most California card rooms also offer some form of player-banked blackjack, but because they are prohibited by law from playing blackjack, the game is usually played to 22 rather than 21.Additionally, players must pay a commission to the house on every hand they play. The amount will vary depending on the rules of the house but, generally, its about two to five percent of thetotal amount bet. There are about 90 card rooms in California and you can see a listing of them on the Internet at http://www.cgcc.ca.gov
Californias tribes arent required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks and the state of California does not require any minimum returns. COLORADO SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Heres information, as supplied by Colorados Division of Gaming, showing the slot machine payback percentages for each citys casinos for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June30, 2019: Black Hawk Central City Cripple Creek 1 Slots 89.80 90.43 91.89 5 Slots 92.85 93.93 93.50 25 Slots 92.30 94.06 95.45 $1 Slots 93.69 94.82 94.83 $5 Slots 93.69 93.76 95.03 All 92.35 92.30 93.53
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including video poker and video keno. The best returns for eachcategory are highlighted in bold print. CONNECTICUT SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
The following information is from Connecticuts Division of Special Revenue regarding Foxwoods slot payback percentages: Denomination Payback 1 90.09 2 91.38 5 90.73 25 91.34 50 90.77 $1.00 92.99 $5.00 93.67 $10.00 94.29 $25.00 96.51 $100.00 94.14 Average 91.95
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each denomination of slot machine from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
Here's information from Connecticut's Division of Special Revenue regarding Mohegan Sun's slot payback percentages: Denomination Payback 1/4 86.30 1/2 85.91 1 88.86 2 86.65 5 92.08 25 91.01 50 91.73 $1.00 92.94 $5.00 94.41 $10.00 97.41 $25.00 95.50 $100.00 94.55 Average 91.90
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each denomination of slot machine from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. DELAWARE SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Delawares three pari-mutuel facilities all feature slot machines. Technically, the machines are video lottery terminals (VLTs) because they are operated in conjunction with the DelawareLottery. Unlike VLTs in other states, however, Delawares machines payout in cash. The VLTs also play other games including video poker, video keno, and video blackjack.
By law, all video lottery games must return between 87 and 95 of all wagers on an annual basis. Games can return above 95 but only with the Lottery Directors approval.
According to figures from the Delaware Lottery for the twelve-month period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average VLT return at Dover Downs was 92.59, at Delaware Park itwas 92.12, and at Harrington Raceway it was 92.03.
In mid-2018 a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalized sports betting at all U.S. casinos. Delaware was one of the first states to act on the ruling and all three of the states casinos offersportsbooks.
In January 2010 the Delaware legislature approved the addition of table games for the states casinos. FLORIDA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Florida has three forms of casino gambling: casino boats, Indian casinos and gaming machines at pari-mutuels in two south Florida counties.
The casino boats offer gamblers the opportunity to board ships that cruise offshore where casino gambling is legal. From the East Coast, the boats sail three miles out into the Atlantic Oceanand from the west coast the boats travel nine miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Since the casino boats travel in international waters they are free from regulations and the machines can be setto pay back whatever the operator wants without regard to a minimum payback percentage.
Florida has eight Indian gaming locations. The Seminole Tribe has seven and the eighth is on the Miccosukee Tribes reservation.
The Seminoles signed a compact with the state that allows them to offer both Class II and traditional Class III gaming machines. As part of their compact, five Seminole casinos are also allowedto offer the following:
blackjack
baccarat
mini-baccarat
three-card poker
let it ride
pai gow poker
The Miccosukee Tribe has not signed a compact and they only offer Class II gaming machines at their casino.
Class II video gaming devices look like slot machines but are actually bingo games and the spinning reels are for entertainment purposes only. No public information is available concerningthe payback percentages on any gaming machines in Floridas Indian casinos.
The other games allowed in all Indian casinos include
high-stakes bingo
video pull tabs
poker
All of the casinos are open 24 hours (except Big Cypress) and all offer bingo except for both Seminole Hard Rock Casinos and the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The minimum gambling age is18 at all Indian casinos for bingo or poker and 21 for electronic gaming machines.
Broward County (home county of Fort Lauderdale) and Miami-Dade County both have four pari-mutuel facilities that each offer electronic gaming machines, but no table games.
Florida gaming regulations require a minimum payback of 85 on all gaming machines. From July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the gaming machines at Magic City returned 93.43, CasinoMiami returned 92.34, Hialeah Park returned 93.55, Gulfstream Park returned 92.16, Dania Casino returned 92.68, Big Easy returned 91.50, Calder returned 91.32, and The Isle returned90.22. GEORGIA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
There are two casino boats in Georgia which both sail three miles out into international waters where casino gambling is permitted.
Since the casino boats travel in international waters they are free from regulations and the machines can be set to pay back whatever the operator wants without regard to a minimum paybackpercentage. IDAHO SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Idaho has six Indian casinos that offer electronic pull-tab machines and other video games. The machines don't pay out in cash. Instead they print out a receipt which must be cashed by a floorattendant or taken to the cashiers cage. Some casinos also offer bingo (BG) and off-track betting (OTB).
The terms of the compact between the tribes and the state do not require any minimum payback percentage that the gaming machines must return to the public. ILLINOIS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Heres information from the Illinois Gaming Board showing each casinos average slot payback percentage for the one-year period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018: CASINO PAYBACK Casino Queen 92.05 Harrah's Joliet 91.98 Hollywood Joliet 91.18 Argosy Alton 90.83 Par-A-Dice 91.02 Grand Victoria 91.02 Hollywood - Aurora 90.42 Jumer's 89.94 Rivers Casino 90.35 Harrah's Metropolis 89.39
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines. As you can see, the Casino Queen returned the most to its slot machine players, whileHarrah's in Metropolis returned the least. INDIANA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Following is information from the Indiana Gaming Commission regarding average slot payout percentages for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019: CASINO PAYBACK Hoosier Park 90.05 French Lick 91.55 Rising Star 91.38 Indiana Grand 90.88 Blue Chip 91.40 Belterra 90.76 Majestic Star 90.25 Hollywood 89.96 Horseshoe Casino SI 90.09 Majestic Star II 89.88 Horseshoe Hammond 90.07 Ameristar 89.92 Tropicana 89.61
These figures reflect the average percentage returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines including slot machines, video poker, video keno, etc. IOWA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Heres information, as supplied by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, showing the electronic gaming machine payback percentages for all non-Indian locations for the one-year period fromJuly 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. LOCATION PAYBACK Prairie Meadows 91.67 Wild Rose- Emmetsburg 90.61 Wild Rose- Clinton 90.56 Wild Rose- Jefferson 90.52 Q Casino 90.63 Diamond Jo Worth 90.52 Catfish Bend 90.42 Riverside 90.40 Diamond Jo Dubuque 90.49 Grand Falls 90.36 Casino Queen Marquette 90.19 Ameristar 90.05 Rhythm City 90.26 Hard Rock 90.29 Isle Bettendorf 90.04 Harrah's 89.77 Isle Waterloo 89.73 Horseshoe Council Bluffs 89.66 Lakeside Casino 88.91
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each riverboat casino or pari-mutuel facility for all of its electronic machines including: slots, video poker, video keno, etc. KANSAS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
In April 2007 the Kansas legislature authorized local referendums to allow state-run casinos in four counties.
The Kansas Racing Gaming Commission does not release information about the payback percentages on electronic gaming machines in Kansas. However, gaming regulations require that allmachines return no less than 87.
There are also five Indian casinos in Kansas and they are not required to release information on their slot machine payback percentages. However, according to officials at the Kansas StateGaming Agency, which is responsible for overseeing the tribal-state compacts, 'the minimum payback percentage for electronic gaming devices is 80.' LOUISIANA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Gaming regulations require that gaming machines in casinos be programmed to pay back no less than 80 and no more than 99.9. For video gaming machines at locations other than casinos, the lawrequires a minimum return of 80 and a maximum return of 94.
Louisiana gaming statistics are not broken down by individual properties. Rather, they are classified by region: Baton Rouge (BR), Lake Charles (LC), New Orleans (NO) and Shreveport/BossierCity (SB).
The Baton Rouge casinos consist of the Belle of Baton Rouge, Hollywood Casino, L'Auberge and Evangeline Downs. The Lake Charles casinos include Isle of Capri, LAuberge du Lac and Delta Downs.New Orleans area casinos are Amelia Belle, Boomtown, Harrahs (landbased), Treasure Chest and Fairgrounds Raceway. The Shreveport/Bossier city casinos include Boomtown, Diamond Jacks, SamsTown, Eldorado, Horseshoe, and Harrahs Louisiana Downs.
Heres information, as supplied by the Louisiana State Police-Riverboat Gaming Section, showing the average electronic machine payback percentages for each areas casinos for the 12-monthperiod from June 1, 2018, through May 30, 2019: BR LC NO SB 1 88.70 88.57 88.96 89.01 5 91.69 94.31 93.31 93.12 25 92.30 93.08 92.43 90.73 $1 93.56 92.33 92.72 93.03 $5 94.49 92.99 92.93 92.70 All 90.50 90.63 90.23 90.43
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including video poker and video keno. The best returns for eachcategory are highlighted in bold print and you can see that the Baton Rouge area casinos offered the best returns in most categories. MAINE SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Maine has two racetrack casinos (racinos) that offer electronic gaming machines, as well as live table games.
State gaming regulations require a minimum return of 89 on all machines and during the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average return on gaming machines atHollywood Casino was 90.15 and at Oxford Casino, it was 90.01. MARYLAND SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Maryland has five casinos that are allowed to offer electronic gaming machines, as well as live table games. However, Ocean Downs has no table games.
No public information is available about the actual payback percentages on gaming machines in Maryland. However, gaming regulations require a minimum payback of 87 on any one machine and allmachines within a casino must have an average payback of 90 to 95. MASSACHUSETTS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill in late 2011 that legalized casinos. The law allows three casinos, in three different geographic regions, plus one slot parlor.
The slot parlor, Plainridge Park Casino, a harness racing track located about 40 miles southwest of Boston, opened June 24, 2015.
The first resort-casino license in Region B (Western Massachusetts) was awarded to MGM Resorts and their $1.3 billion casino, MGM Springfield, opened August 24, 2018.
The second license for Region A (Eastern Massachusetts) was awarded to Wynn Resorts and their $2 billion, Encore Everett, is expected to open in mid-2019. The final license for Region C(Southeastern Massachusetts) had not yet been awarded as of late 2018.
Additionally, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is planning to build a destination resort casino near Taunton. That facility, First Light Casino, was expected to open by late 2019. However, theproject has been hampered by lawsuits that might stop it from being completed.
Massachusetts gaming regulations require a minimum payback of 80 on all gaming machines. From July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the gaming machines at Plainridge Park returned 92.03,91.39 at MGM Springfield* and 91.49 at Encore.**
* Stats for MGM Springfield began August 23, 2018, when it opened
** Stats for Encore are June 23- July 31, 2019. MICHIGAN SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
There are 17 Indian casinos in Michigan and the tribes are not required to release information on their slot machine payback percentages. However, according to officials at the Michigan GamingControl Board, which is responsible for overseeing the tribal-state compacts, 'the machines must meet the minimum standards for machines in Nevada or New Jersey.' In Nevada, the minimum returnis 75 and in New Jersey, it's 83. Therefore, Michigan's Indian casinos must return at least 75 in order to comply with the law.
There are also three privately owned casinos in Detroit, but their slot payback information is not made available to the public. MINNESOTA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
All Minnesota casinos are located on Indian reservations and under a compact reached with the state the only table games permitted are card games such as blackjack and poker. Additionally, theonly kind of slot machines allowed are electronic video slot machines. Therefore, you will not find any mechanical slots that have traditional reels - only video screens
According to the terms of the compact between the state and the tribes, however, the minimum and maximum payouts are regulated as follows: video poker and video blackjack - 83 to 98, slotmachines - 80 to 95, keno - 75 to 95. Each tribe is free to set its machines to pay back anywhere within those limits and the tribes do not release any information regarding their slotmachine percentage paybacks. MISSISSIPPI SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
The Mississippi Gaming Commission does not break down its slot statistics by individual properties. Rather, they are classified by region.
The Coastal region includes Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay Saint Louis.
The North region includes Tunica, Greenville, and Lula.
The Central region includes Vicksburg and Natchez.
With that in mind heres information, as supplied by the Mississippi Gaming Commission, showing the machine payback percentages for each areas casinos for the one-year period from July 1,2018, through June 30, 2019: Coastal North Central 1 Slots 91.99 91.95 91.73 5 Slots 94.78 94.96 95.73 25 Slots 93.91 92.41 93.78 $1 Slots 93.28 93.51 94.10 $5 Slots 93.78 95.16 95.52 All 92.18 91.87 92.32
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including video poker and video keno. The best returns for eachcategory are highlighted in bold print and you can see that all of the gaming areas offer rather similar returns on their machines. MISSOURI SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Here's information from the Missouri Gaming Commission regarding the payback percentages for each casino's electronic machines for the 12-month period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019: CASINO PAYBACK Ameristar- St. Charles 91.0 River City 90.6 Hollywood 90.6 Ameristar- K.C. 90.4 Harrahs - N.K.C 90.1 Lumiere Place 90.0 Isle of Capri - Booneville 90.1 Argosy 89.9 Isle of Capri - Cape Girardeau 89.7 Lady Luck 89.3 Isle of Capri - K.C. 88.9 St. Jo Frontier 88.9 Mark Twain 88.7
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines including slot machines, video poker, video keno, etc. MONTANA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Montana law permits bars and taverns to have up to 20 video gaming devices that play video poker, video keno, or video bingo. These machines are operated in partnership with the state and arenot permitted to pay out in cash; instead, they print out a receipt which must be taken to a cashier. The maximum bet on these machines is $2 and the maximum payout is limited to $800. Montanagaming regulations require these machines to return a minimum of 80.
There are seven Indian casinos offering video gaming machines that also print out a receipt. The maximum bet on these machines is $5 and the maximum payout is capped at $1,500. According toMontana's Gambling Control Division, there are no minimum payback percentages required for gaming machines on Indian reservations. NEBRASKA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
No public information is available concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines in Nebraska. NEVADA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS NEVADA - Lake Tahoe
Heres information, as supplied by Nevadas State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the south shore casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2017 and ending June 30, 2018: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 88.94 25 Slots 91.24 $1 Slots 92.55 All Slots 93.33
And here's that same information for the north shore casinos: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 92.81 25 Slots 91.40 $1 Slots 91.52 All Slots 94.29
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned to the players on each denomination of machine. All electronic machines including slots, video poker and video keno are included in thesenumbers. NEVADA - Las Vegas
Unlike New Jersey, the Nevada Gaming Control Board does not break down its slot statistics by individual properties. Rather, they are classified by area.
The annual gaming revenue report breaks the Las Vegas market down into two major tourist areas: the Strip and downtown. There is also a very large locals market in Las Vegas and those casinosare shown in the gaming revenue report as the Boulder Strip and North Las Vegas areas.
When choosing where to do your slot gambling, you may want to keep in mind the following slot payback percentages for Nevada's fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019:
1 Slot Machines
The Strip - 88.33
Downtown - 88.96
Boulder Strip - 90.53
N. Las Vegas - 90.79
5 Slot Machines
The Strip - 91.96
Downtown - 93.32
Boulder Strip - 96.30
N. Las Vegas - 95.24
25 Slot Machines
The Strip - 89.34
Downtown - 93.91
Boulder Strip - 95.77
N. Las Vegas - 96.27
$1 Slot Machines
The Strip - 92.34
Downtown - 94.12
Boulder Strip - 95.49
N. Las Vegas - 95.62
$1 Megabucks Machines
The Strip - 87.31
Downtown - 86.40
Boulder Strip - 87.61
N. Las Vegas - 86.98
All Slot Machines
The Strip - 91.84
Downtown - 92.22
Boulder Strip - 94.26
N. Las Vegas - 93.34
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned to the players on each denomination of machine. All electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno are included in thesenumbers and the highest-paying returns are shown in bold print. As you can see, the machines in downtown Las Vegas pay out slightly more than those located on the Las Vegas Strip.
Returns even better than the downtown casinos can be found at some of the other local casinos along Boulder Highway, such as Boulder Station and Sam's Town and also in the North Las Vegasarea which would include the Fiesta, Santa Fe and Texas Station casinos. Not only are those numbers among the best returns in the Las Vegas area, but they are also among the best paybackpercentages for anywhere in the United States. NEVADA - Laughlin
Heres information, as supplied by Nevadas State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of Laughlins casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2018, and ending June 30, 2019: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 89.11 5 Slots 92.59 25 Slots 93.44 $1 Slots 94.92 $1 Megabucks 88.27 $5 Slots 94.33 All Slots 92.15
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned to the players on each denomination of machine. All electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno are included in thesenumbers. NEVADA - Reno
Heres information, as supplied by Nevadas State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the Reno area casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017and ending June 30, 2018: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 92.69 5 Slots 95.10 25 Slots 92.16 $1 Slots 95.38 $1 Megabucks 87.40 $5 Slots 95.06 All Slots 94.56
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno. NEVADA - Sparks
Heres information, as supplied by Nevadas State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the Sparks area casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2018, and ending June 30, 2019: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 92.98 5 Slots 97.19 25 Slots 95.43 $1 Slots 96.17 $5 Slots 97.32 All Slots 94.55
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno. NEVADA - Wendover
Heres information, as supplied by Nevadas State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the Wendover area casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2018 and ending June 30, 2019: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 93.41 5 Slots 96.80 25 Slots 93.34 $1 Slots 95.86 $5 Slots 96.39 All Slot 94.32
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including slots, video poker and video keno. NEW JERSEY SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Following is information from the New Jersey Casino Control Commission regarding average slot payout percentages for the 12-month period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019: CASINO PAYBACK Harrahs 91.79 Borgata 91.66 Hard Rock 91.41 Caesars 91.03 Bally's A.C. 90.76 Golden Nugget 90.57 Resorts 90.78 Tropicana 90.35 Ocean Resort 90.49
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines which includes slot machines, video poker, etc. NEW MEXICO SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
New Mexico's Indian casinos offer an assortment of table games and electronic gaming machines. Additionally, slot machines are allowed at the state's racetracks as well as at about 40 variousfraternal and veterans clubs.
New Mexico gaming regulations require that electronic machines at racetracks and fraternal/veterans organizations return a minimum of 80.
New Mexico's Indian tribes do not make their slot machine payback percentages a matter of public record but the terms of the compact between the state and the tribes require all electronicgaming machines to also return a minimum of 80. NEW YORK SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
There are several Indian casinos located in upstate New York which offer traditional Class III casino gambling.
The terms of the compact between the tribes and the state allow table games and slot machines, including video keno and video poker. These machines do not pay out in cash. Instead, they printout a receipt which must be exchanged for cash.
There are also some Indian casinos that offer Class II gambling which consist of electronic gaming machines which look like slot machines, but are actually games of bingo and the spinning videoreels are for 'entertainment purposes only.' No public information is available concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines at Indian casinos.
Heres information, as supplied by the New York Gaming Commission, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the casinos for the fiscal year from April 1, 2018, through March31, 2019: LOCATION PAYBACK Tioga Downs 91.62 Resort's World Catskills 91.40 Del Lago 90.94 Rivers 90.50
In October 2001, legislation was passed to allow for the introduction of slot machine-type video lottery machines at New York racetracks. Officially referred to as Video Gaming Machines(VGMs), they are regulated by the New York State Lottery Division.
All VGM's offer standard slot machine-type games, plus keno in denominations from five cents to $10. The machines all accept cash but do not pay out in cash. They print a receipt which must betaken to a cashier.
The legislation authorizing the VGMs states, the specifications for video lottery gaming shall be designed in such a manner as to pay prizes that average no less than ninety percent ofsales.
Here's information, as supplied by the New York Lottery, showing the video gaming machine payback percentages for each of the state's racetracks for the fiscal year from April 1,2018, through March 31, 2019: LOCATION PAYBACK Resorts World 94.16 Jake's 58 93.73 Empire City 93.06 Monticello 92.40 Saratoga 92.35 Finger Lakes 92.12 Batavia Downs 91.66 Fairgrounds 91.66 Vernon Downs 91.74 NORTH CAROLINA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
North Carolina has two Indian casinos and both are affiliated with the state's Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians which signed a compact with the state. According to the terms of thecompact, the video gaming machines are required to return a minimum of 83 and a maximum of 98. NORTH DAKOTA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
North Dakota has more than 800 sites throughout the state that offer blackjack, with betting limits of $1-$25, for the benefit of charities.
There are also six Indian casinos which are limited by law to the following maximum bet limits: blackjack-$100 (two tables in a casino may have limits up to $250), craps-$60, roulette-$50,slots/video poker-$25 and poker-$50 per bet, per round with a maximum of three rounds.
The terms of the state's compact with the tribes require gaming machines to return a minimum of 80 and a maximum of 100. However, if a machine is affected by skill, such as video poker orvideo blackjack, the machines must return a minimum of 83. OHIO SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Ohio voters passed a statewide referendum in November 2009 to allow one casino to open in each of four major cities: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo. There are also seven racetracksthat offer video lottery terminals.
Heres information from the Ohio Casino Control Commission regarding the payback percentages for each racino and casinos electronic machines for the twelve-month period from July 1,2018, through June 30, 2019: CASINO PAYBACK JACK Cleveland Hollywood Columbus 92.09 JACK Cincinnati Miami Valley 90.73 Belterra Park MGM Northfield 91.09 Eldorado Gaming Hollywood Toledo 90.73 JACK Thistledown Hollywood Dayton 90.27 Mahoning Valley OKLAHOMA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
All Oklahoma Indian casinos are allowed to offer both Class II and Class III gaming machines.
Most casinos offer only Class II machines which look like slot machines, but are actually games of bingo and the spinning video reels are for 'entertainment purposes only.' Some casinos alsooffer traditional Class III slots.
In either case, the gaming machines are not allowed to accept or payout in coins. All payouts must be done by a printed receipt or via an electronic debit card. No public information isavailable concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines in Oklahoma. OREGON SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Oregon law permits bars and taverns to have up to six video lottery terminals that offer various versions of video poker. Racetracks are allowed to have no more than 10 machines. The maximumbet allowed is $2.50 and the maximum single payout on any machine is capped at $600.
These machines are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminals because they are regulated by the states lottery commission which receives a share of eachmachines revenue. The machines accept cash but do not pay out in cash; instead, they print out a receipt which must be taken to a cashier.
According to figures from the Oregon Lottery, during its fiscal year from June 28, 2018, through June 25, 2019, the VLTs had an approximate return of 92.34.
There are nine Indian casinos in operation in Oregon. According to the governors office which regulates the Tribes compacts, 'there is no minimum payback percentage required on the Tribesmachines. Each Tribe is free to set their own limits on their machines.' PENNSYLVANIA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Pennsylvania gaming regulations require that gaming machines return a minimum of 85.
The following is information from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board regarding average slot payout percentages for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019: CASINO PAYBACK Parx Casino 90.70 Valley Forge 90.68 The Meadows 90.14 Mount Airy 90.31 Sugar House 90.03 Wind Creek Bethlehem 90.09 Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs 89.90 Harrah's Philadelphia 89.82 The Rivers 89.87 Lady Luck Nemacolin 89.34 Hollywood Casino at Penn National 89.38 Presque Isle 89.31 Free American Slot Machines RHODE ISLAND SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Rhode Island has two pari-mutuel facilities which both feature video lottery terminals (VLTs). These machines are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminalsbecause they are regulated by the states lottery commission which receives a share of each machines revenue. The machines accept cash but dont pay out in cash; instead, they print out areceipt which must be taken to a cashier.
All VLTs are programmed to play at least six different games: blackjack, keno, slots and three versions of poker (jacks or better, joker poker and deuces wild).
According to figures from the Rhode Island Lottery for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average VLT return at Twin River was 92.10 and at Tiverton, it was91.63. SOUTH CAROLINA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
South Carolina has two gambling cruise ships which sail three miles out into international waters where casino gambling is permitted. Since the casino boats travel in international waters theyare free from regulations and the machines can be set to pay back whatever the operators want without regard to a minimum payback percentage. SOUTH DAKOTA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Here are statistics from the South Dakota Commission on Gaming for the payback percentages on all of Deadwoods slot machines for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30,2019: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 90.73 5 Slots 93.56 25 Slots 91.18 $1 Slots 92.58 $5 Slots 92.51 Average 91.05
In addition to the Deadwood casinos, there are also nine Indian casinos in South Dakota. No information is available on the payback percentages of the video gaming machines. TEXAS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Texas has one Indian casino which offers gaming machines based on bingo. It also offers pull tab machines, bingo, poker and a player-banked blackjack game where each player must pay acommission to the house for each bet that is made. The commission is 50 for $3-$50 bets and $1 for bets over $50. The minimum gambling age is 21 and the casino is open 24 hours daily.
Class II video gaming devices look like slot machines, but are actually bingo games and the spinning reels are for entertainment purposes only. No public information is available concerningthe payback percentages on any gaming machines in Texas Indian casino. WASHINGTON SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
There are 28 Indian casinos operating in Washington and they all have compacts with the state allowing them to offer table games, as well as electronic scratch ticket games which use a finitenumber of tickets with a predetermined number of winners and losers.
All of the states Tribes are not required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks. However, according to the terms of the compact between the Tribes and the state, theminimum prize payout for electronic scratch ticket games is 75. WEST VIRGINIA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
West Virginia has four pari-mutuel facilities and one resort hotel that feature video lottery terminals. The VLTs are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminalsbecause they are regulated by the states lottery commission which receives a share of each machines revenue.
West Virginia law requires that VLTs return a minimum of 80 to a maximum of 95. VLT games include slots, blackjack, keno and numerous versions of poker. The minimum gambling age is 21.
For the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average return on VLTs was: 88.97 at Mountaineer Park, 90.81 at Mardi Gras, 89.46 at Wheeling Island, 89.53at Charles Town Races. Native American Slot Machines WISCONSIN SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
All Wisconsin casinos are located on Indian reservations and the Indian tribes are not required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks. However, according to the termsof the compact between the state and the tribes 'for games not affected by player skill, such as slot machines, the machine is required to return a minimum of 80 and a maximum of 100 of theamount wagered.' American Slot Machines WYOMING SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Wyoming has Indian casinos that offer Class II bingo-type gaming machines, plus traditional Class III slot machines.
The machines don't pay out in cash. Instead they print out a receipt which must be cashed by a floor attendant or taken to the cashier's cage. You can also make bets via a cashless systemwhereby you get a 'smart' card and deposit money to that card's account. The machines will then deducts losses from, or credit wins to, your account.
No public information is available regarding the payback percentages on Wyoming's gaming machines. American Slot Machine Guide
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by John Grochowski
As long as there have been slot machines, there have been myths about how they work.
You cant see random numbers being generated the way you can see dice rolling, cards being dealt or balls landing in wheel slots. So the mind tries to fill the gaps, with varying degrees of accuracies.
Machines have evolved. So have myths. No one thinks about whether games have heat sensors to tell whether youre using fresh coins or recirculating coins warmed by a games innards. Slots that still take coins are rare, so the myth of higher payoffs on cold coins has disappeared.
On the other hand, myths about bonus events and whether results are predetermined have arisen, leaving a mix of old myths and news.
Lets tackle five of the most popular misconceptions some players have about slot machines. **MYTH 1 : Your winnings in pickem bonus rounds are predetermined and your choices make no difference. **FACT: A random number generator sets the possibilities in pickem rounds, but your choices determine your prize.
Pickem bonuses are those in which you choose icons to reveal winnings. A classic example is Jackpot Party, where you choose among a grid of gift boxes. As long as you keep picking winners, the round continues. It ends when your pick reveals a party pooper.
The RNG determines where the poopers are placed. Credit awards of different sizes, multipliers and games within the game also are placed in boxes randomly selected.
If a 200-credit prize has been randomly placed in the third box in the top row, then if you pick that box, you win the 200 credits. If a pooper has been placed on the left edge, fourth from the bottom, then touching that box will bring the pooper.
It doesnt matter what boxes youve touched before. Ive youve already won 2,000 credits and you touch the 200-credit box, youll still get that prize. If youve won nothing and touch the pooper well, sorry.
When the round is over, the prizes in all remaining boxes are revealed. That is typical in pickem bonuses, and its important. In U.S. jurisdictions with licensed casinos, all advertised prizes must be available. By showing you the possibilities, the game is telling you all those prizes were available, had you made those picks.
The game sets the possibilities, but results arent predetermined. Your picks determine your prizes.
In a small minority of games, however, the remaining possibilities are not revealed. In those games, its possible that your bonus is predetermined, but in most games, your picks matter. **MYTH 2: Slots make up for comps by paying less when you use player rewards cards. **FACT: Using your card makes no difference in wins and losses.
When you use your card, information is collected on how much you bet, how many bets you make and your results. That information is used to determine what you get in cash back, free play, meals, room discounts and other perks. Its also used to guide the rewards program in making direct-mail or electronic offers for return visits and to offer invitations to special events and giveaways.
The software that collects your information does not communicate back to the random number generator. The RNG does not know youre using a rewards card at all, let alone what comps youre earning.
All the RNG does is generate random numbers. It works from the same number set regardless of whether youre using a club card, so card use does not affect your results in the slightest. **MYTH 3: Casino employees can reward favored players with jackpots or make machines go cold for players they dont like. **FACT: Casino employees have no access to anything that would alter your results on slot play.
Once the random number generator is up and running, it continuously generates numbers. Those numbers are then mapped onto reel positions. If the random numbers map onto a losing combination, theres nothing a casino employee can do to change that.
Employees cant award jackpots, they cant induce cold streaks, and they cant change results whatsoever. They can provide customer service that can make your day more pleasant or less pleasant, on a bad day. But they cant make you win or lose. **MYTH 4: Video slots, as computers, adjust paybacks in ways three-reel slots cant. **FACT: Three-reel slots are as computerized as video slots. All modern slot machines use random number generators and reel maps to determine your results.
Neither video slots nor three-reel slots make any sorts of adjustments on the fly. The dont go cold if youre winning or heat up if youre losing. The RNG keeps generating random numbers, and the odds of the game will take care of the long-term payback percentage regardless of any short-term streaks.
But video slots and three-reel slots work in very similar ways. The difference is mainly in the display, not in the ability to manipulate results. **MYTH 5: Youre more likely to win a jackpot in a crowded casino. **FACT: There are more jackpots in crowded casinos because there are more games being played, but the chance of any one player winning is the same regardless of crowd size.
Imagine a casino filled with slot machines that pay their top jackpot an average of once per 10,000 spins. Thats a high frequency jackpot that would have to be on the small side, but it will do for an example.
Results are random, so its possible for the jackpot combination to show up two spins in a row, or not at all for 20,000, 50,000, 100,000 or even more spins.
Lets say on a slow Wednesday morning, 100 people are playing, each playing for 1,000 spins. In all, there are 100,000 spins. With average results for these machines, we could expect about 10 jackpots. Depending on where you are in the casino, you might or might not see a player win big.
On a busy Saturday night, 1,500 people each play 1,000 spins. There are 1.5 million spins, which with average results would yield 150 jackpots. Those 150 jackpots come in the space as the 10 jackpots when there are fewer players and more empty machines, so theres a lot better chance youll witness a big win or two or three.
With all those big jackpots, the lights and sound effects from the slot machines and the hubbub with slot attendants, supervisors and security guards paying off the big winners, it will feel as though theres a whole lot of winning on the busier night.
But notice that whether the numbers are 10 jackpots for 100 players or 150 jackpots for 1,500 players, its still an average of one jackpot per 10 players. The notion that theres a better chance to win on busier nights is an illusion.
Real world conditions vary. Not all slots within a casino have the same jackpot frequency, many paying a lot less often than once per 10,000 spins.
But the principle remains the same. There are more jackpots on crowded nights, but the individual players chances remain the same regardless of crowd size.
John Grochowski has been covering casinos and casino games for nearly 40 years. He is the author of six books
and his work appears in newspapers, magazines and websites around the world.
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Alabama has three Indian casinos that offer Class II video gaming machines. They are not required to release payback statistics about their machines. ARIZONA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
In mid-1993 Arizonas Governor Symington signed a compact with the states tribes that allowed them to offer slot machines on their reservations. American Slot Machines Cleveland Ohio
The compact originally didnt allow for any table games but in early 2003 blackjack was added as a permissible table game.
Arizona tribes arent required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks, however, according to the Arizona Department of Gaming, the terms of the compact require eachtribes machines to return the following minimum and maximum paybacks: video poker and video blackjack - 83 to 100, slot machines - 80 to 100, keno - 75 to 100. Each tribe is free to setits machines to pay back anywhere within those limits. ARKANSAS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Arkansas has two pari-mutuel facilities featuring electronic games of skill, which are defined as games played through any electronic device or machine that affords an opportunity for theexercise of skill or judgment where the outcome is not completely controlled by chance alone.
The games offered are video poker, video blackjack, and skill slots where you have two opportunities to spin the reels. The skill factor comes into play because after seeing the results ofyour first spin you then have to decide whether to keep none, one, two, or all three of the symbols on each reel before you spin them again. Gaming regulations require that all of theelectronic games of skill must return a minimum of 83.
For the one year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average gaming machines return at Oaklawn was 92.81 and at Southland, it was 92.72 CALIFORNIA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Californias Indian casinos are legally allowed to offer electronic gaming machines, blackjack, and other house-banked card games. The games of craps and roulette are not permitted. However,some casinos do offer modified versions of craps and roulette that are played with cards rather than dice or roulette wheels.
Most California card rooms also offer some form of player-banked blackjack, but because they are prohibited by law from playing blackjack, the game is usually played to 22 rather than 21.Additionally, players must pay a commission to the house on every hand they play. The amount will vary depending on the rules of the house but, generally, its about two to five percent of thetotal amount bet. There are about 90 card rooms in California and you can see a listing of them on the Internet at http://www.cgcc.ca.gov
Californias tribes arent required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks and the state of California does not require any minimum returns. COLORADO SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Heres information, as supplied by Colorados Division of Gaming, showing the slot machine payback percentages for each citys casinos for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June30, 2019: Black Hawk Central City Cripple Creek 1 Slots 89.80 90.43 91.89 5 Slots 92.85 93.93 93.50 25 Slots 92.30 94.06 95.45 $1 Slots 93.69 94.82 94.83 $5 Slots 93.69 93.76 95.03 All 92.35 92.30 93.53
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including video poker and video keno. The best returns for eachcategory are highlighted in bold print. CONNECTICUT SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
The following information is from Connecticuts Division of Special Revenue regarding Foxwoods slot payback percentages: Denomination Payback 1 90.09 2 91.38 5 90.73 25 91.34 50 90.77 $1.00 92.99 $5.00 93.67 $10.00 94.29 $25.00 96.51 $100.00 94.14 Average 91.95
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each denomination of slot machine from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
Here's information from Connecticut's Division of Special Revenue regarding Mohegan Sun's slot payback percentages: Denomination Payback 1/4 86.30 1/2 85.91 1 88.86 2 86.65 5 92.08 25 91.01 50 91.73 $1.00 92.94 $5.00 94.41 $10.00 97.41 $25.00 95.50 $100.00 94.55 Average 91.90
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each denomination of slot machine from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. DELAWARE SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Delawares three pari-mutuel facilities all feature slot machines. Technically, the machines are video lottery terminals (VLTs) because they are operated in conjunction with the DelawareLottery. Unlike VLTs in other states, however, Delawares machines payout in cash. The VLTs also play other games including video poker, video keno, and video blackjack.
By law, all video lottery games must return between 87 and 95 of all wagers on an annual basis. Games can return above 95 but only with the Lottery Directors approval.
According to figures from the Delaware Lottery for the twelve-month period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average VLT return at Dover Downs was 92.59, at Delaware Park itwas 92.12, and at Harrington Raceway it was 92.03.
In mid-2018 a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalized sports betting at all U.S. casinos. Delaware was one of the first states to act on the ruling and all three of the states casinos offersportsbooks.
In January 2010 the Delaware legislature approved the addition of table games for the states casinos. FLORIDA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Florida has three forms of casino gambling: casino boats, Indian casinos and gaming machines at pari-mutuels in two south Florida counties.
The casino boats offer gamblers the opportunity to board ships that cruise offshore where casino gambling is legal. From the East Coast, the boats sail three miles out into the Atlantic Oceanand from the west coast the boats travel nine miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Since the casino boats travel in international waters they are free from regulations and the machines can be setto pay back whatever the operator wants without regard to a minimum payback percentage.
Florida has eight Indian gaming locations. The Seminole Tribe has seven and the eighth is on the Miccosukee Tribes reservation.
The Seminoles signed a compact with the state that allows them to offer both Class II and traditional Class III gaming machines. As part of their compact, five Seminole casinos are also allowedto offer the following:
blackjack
baccarat
mini-baccarat
three-card poker
let it ride
pai gow poker
The Miccosukee Tribe has not signed a compact and they only offer Class II gaming machines at their casino.
Class II video gaming devices look like slot machines but are actually bingo games and the spinning reels are for entertainment purposes only. No public information is available concerningthe payback percentages on any gaming machines in Floridas Indian casinos.
The other games allowed in all Indian casinos include
high-stakes bingo
video pull tabs
poker
All of the casinos are open 24 hours (except Big Cypress) and all offer bingo except for both Seminole Hard Rock Casinos and the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The minimum gambling age is18 at all Indian casinos for bingo or poker and 21 for electronic gaming machines.
Broward County (home county of Fort Lauderdale) and Miami-Dade County both have four pari-mutuel facilities that each offer electronic gaming machines, but no table games.
Florida gaming regulations require a minimum payback of 85 on all gaming machines. From July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the gaming machines at Magic City returned 93.43, CasinoMiami returned 92.34, Hialeah Park returned 93.55, Gulfstream Park returned 92.16, Dania Casino returned 92.68, Big Easy returned 91.50, Calder returned 91.32, and The Isle returned90.22. GEORGIA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
There are two casino boats in Georgia which both sail three miles out into international waters where casino gambling is permitted.
Since the casino boats travel in international waters they are free from regulations and the machines can be set to pay back whatever the operator wants without regard to a minimum paybackpercentage. IDAHO SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Idaho has six Indian casinos that offer electronic pull-tab machines and other video games. The machines don't pay out in cash. Instead they print out a receipt which must be cashed by a floorattendant or taken to the cashiers cage. Some casinos also offer bingo (BG) and off-track betting (OTB).
The terms of the compact between the tribes and the state do not require any minimum payback percentage that the gaming machines must return to the public. ILLINOIS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Heres information from the Illinois Gaming Board showing each casinos average slot payback percentage for the one-year period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018: CASINO PAYBACK Casino Queen 92.05 Harrah's Joliet 91.98 Hollywood Joliet 91.18 Argosy Alton 90.83 Par-A-Dice 91.02 Grand Victoria 91.02 Hollywood - Aurora 90.42 Jumer's 89.94 Rivers Casino 90.35 Harrah's Metropolis 89.39
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines. As you can see, the Casino Queen returned the most to its slot machine players, whileHarrah's in Metropolis returned the least. INDIANA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Following is information from the Indiana Gaming Commission regarding average slot payout percentages for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019: CASINO PAYBACK Hoosier Park 90.05 French Lick 91.55 Rising Star 91.38 Indiana Grand 90.88 Blue Chip 91.40 Belterra 90.76 Majestic Star 90.25 Hollywood 89.96 Horseshoe Casino SI 90.09 Majestic Star II 89.88 Horseshoe Hammond 90.07 Ameristar 89.92 Tropicana 89.61
These figures reflect the average percentage returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines including slot machines, video poker, video keno, etc. IOWA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Heres information, as supplied by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, showing the electronic gaming machine payback percentages for all non-Indian locations for the one-year period fromJuly 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. LOCATION PAYBACK Prairie Meadows 91.67 Wild Rose- Emmetsburg 90.61 Wild Rose- Clinton 90.56 Wild Rose- Jefferson 90.52 Q Casino 90.63 Diamond Jo Worth 90.52 Catfish Bend 90.42 Riverside 90.40 Diamond Jo Dubuque 90.49 Grand Falls 90.36 Casino Queen Marquette 90.19 Ameristar 90.05 Rhythm City 90.26 Hard Rock 90.29 Isle Bettendorf 90.04 Harrah's 89.77 Isle Waterloo 89.73 Horseshoe Council Bluffs 89.66 Lakeside Casino 88.91
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each riverboat casino or pari-mutuel facility for all of its electronic machines including: slots, video poker, video keno, etc. KANSAS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
In April 2007 the Kansas legislature authorized local referendums to allow state-run casinos in four counties.
The Kansas Racing Gaming Commission does not release information about the payback percentages on electronic gaming machines in Kansas. However, gaming regulations require that allmachines return no less than 87.
There are also five Indian casinos in Kansas and they are not required to release information on their slot machine payback percentages. However, according to officials at the Kansas StateGaming Agency, which is responsible for overseeing the tribal-state compacts, 'the minimum payback percentage for electronic gaming devices is 80.' LOUISIANA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Gaming regulations require that gaming machines in casinos be programmed to pay back no less than 80 and no more than 99.9. For video gaming machines at locations other than casinos, the lawrequires a minimum return of 80 and a maximum return of 94.
Louisiana gaming statistics are not broken down by individual properties. Rather, they are classified by region: Baton Rouge (BR), Lake Charles (LC), New Orleans (NO) and Shreveport/BossierCity (SB).
The Baton Rouge casinos consist of the Belle of Baton Rouge, Hollywood Casino, L'Auberge and Evangeline Downs. The Lake Charles casinos include Isle of Capri, LAuberge du Lac and Delta Downs.New Orleans area casinos are Amelia Belle, Boomtown, Harrahs (landbased), Treasure Chest and Fairgrounds Raceway. The Shreveport/Bossier city casinos include Boomtown, Diamond Jacks, SamsTown, Eldorado, Horseshoe, and Harrahs Louisiana Downs.
Heres information, as supplied by the Louisiana State Police-Riverboat Gaming Section, showing the average electronic machine payback percentages for each areas casinos for the 12-monthperiod from June 1, 2018, through May 30, 2019: BR LC NO SB 1 88.70 88.57 88.96 89.01 5 91.69 94.31 93.31 93.12 25 92.30 93.08 92.43 90.73 $1 93.56 92.33 92.72 93.03 $5 94.49 92.99 92.93 92.70 All 90.50 90.63 90.23 90.43
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including video poker and video keno. The best returns for eachcategory are highlighted in bold print and you can see that the Baton Rouge area casinos offered the best returns in most categories. MAINE SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Maine has two racetrack casinos (racinos) that offer electronic gaming machines, as well as live table games.
State gaming regulations require a minimum return of 89 on all machines and during the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average return on gaming machines atHollywood Casino was 90.15 and at Oxford Casino, it was 90.01. MARYLAND SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Maryland has five casinos that are allowed to offer electronic gaming machines, as well as live table games. However, Ocean Downs has no table games.
No public information is available about the actual payback percentages on gaming machines in Maryland. However, gaming regulations require a minimum payback of 87 on any one machine and allmachines within a casino must have an average payback of 90 to 95. MASSACHUSETTS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill in late 2011 that legalized casinos. The law allows three casinos, in three different geographic regions, plus one slot parlor.
The slot parlor, Plainridge Park Casino, a harness racing track located about 40 miles southwest of Boston, opened June 24, 2015.
The first resort-casino license in Region B (Western Massachusetts) was awarded to MGM Resorts and their $1.3 billion casino, MGM Springfield, opened August 24, 2018.
The second license for Region A (Eastern Massachusetts) was awarded to Wynn Resorts and their $2 billion, Encore Everett, is expected to open in mid-2019. The final license for Region C(Southeastern Massachusetts) had not yet been awarded as of late 2018.
Additionally, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is planning to build a destination resort casino near Taunton. That facility, First Light Casino, was expected to open by late 2019. However, theproject has been hampered by lawsuits that might stop it from being completed.
Massachusetts gaming regulations require a minimum payback of 80 on all gaming machines. From July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the gaming machines at Plainridge Park returned 92.03,91.39 at MGM Springfield* and 91.49 at Encore.**
* Stats for MGM Springfield began August 23, 2018, when it opened
** Stats for Encore are June 23- July 31, 2019. MICHIGAN SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
There are 17 Indian casinos in Michigan and the tribes are not required to release information on their slot machine payback percentages. However, according to officials at the Michigan GamingControl Board, which is responsible for overseeing the tribal-state compacts, 'the machines must meet the minimum standards for machines in Nevada or New Jersey.' In Nevada, the minimum returnis 75 and in New Jersey, it's 83. Therefore, Michigan's Indian casinos must return at least 75 in order to comply with the law.
There are also three privately owned casinos in Detroit, but their slot payback information is not made available to the public. MINNESOTA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
All Minnesota casinos are located on Indian reservations and under a compact reached with the state the only table games permitted are card games such as blackjack and poker. Additionally, theonly kind of slot machines allowed are electronic video slot machines. Therefore, you will not find any mechanical slots that have traditional reels - only video screens
According to the terms of the compact between the state and the tribes, however, the minimum and maximum payouts are regulated as follows: video poker and video blackjack - 83 to 98, slotmachines - 80 to 95, keno - 75 to 95. Each tribe is free to set its machines to pay back anywhere within those limits and the tribes do not release any information regarding their slotmachine percentage paybacks. MISSISSIPPI SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
The Mississippi Gaming Commission does not break down its slot statistics by individual properties. Rather, they are classified by region.
The Coastal region includes Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay Saint Louis.
The North region includes Tunica, Greenville, and Lula.
The Central region includes Vicksburg and Natchez.
With that in mind heres information, as supplied by the Mississippi Gaming Commission, showing the machine payback percentages for each areas casinos for the one-year period from July 1,2018, through June 30, 2019: Coastal North Central 1 Slots 91.99 91.95 91.73 5 Slots 94.78 94.96 95.73 25 Slots 93.91 92.41 93.78 $1 Slots 93.28 93.51 94.10 $5 Slots 93.78 95.16 95.52 All 92.18 91.87 92.32
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including video poker and video keno. The best returns for eachcategory are highlighted in bold print and you can see that all of the gaming areas offer rather similar returns on their machines. MISSOURI SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Here's information from the Missouri Gaming Commission regarding the payback percentages for each casino's electronic machines for the 12-month period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019: CASINO PAYBACK Ameristar- St. Charles 91.0 River City 90.6 Hollywood 90.6 Ameristar- K.C. 90.4 Harrahs - N.K.C 90.1 Lumiere Place 90.0 Isle of Capri - Booneville 90.1 Argosy 89.9 Isle of Capri - Cape Girardeau 89.7 Lady Luck 89.3 Isle of Capri - K.C. 88.9 St. Jo Frontier 88.9 Mark Twain 88.7
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines including slot machines, video poker, video keno, etc. MONTANA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Montana law permits bars and taverns to have up to 20 video gaming devices that play video poker, video keno, or video bingo. These machines are operated in partnership with the state and arenot permitted to pay out in cash; instead, they print out a receipt which must be taken to a cashier. The maximum bet on these machines is $2 and the maximum payout is limited to $800. Montanagaming regulations require these machines to return a minimum of 80.
There are seven Indian casinos offering video gaming machines that also print out a receipt. The maximum bet on these machines is $5 and the maximum payout is capped at $1,500. According toMontana's Gambling Control Division, there are no minimum payback percentages required for gaming machines on Indian reservations. NEBRASKA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
No public information is available concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines in Nebraska. NEVADA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS NEVADA - Lake Tahoe
Heres information, as supplied by Nevadas State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the south shore casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2017 and ending June 30, 2018: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 88.94 25 Slots 91.24 $1 Slots 92.55 All Slots 93.33
And here's that same information for the north shore casinos: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 92.81 25 Slots 91.40 $1 Slots 91.52 All Slots 94.29
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned to the players on each denomination of machine. All electronic machines including slots, video poker and video keno are included in thesenumbers. NEVADA - Las Vegas
Unlike New Jersey, the Nevada Gaming Control Board does not break down its slot statistics by individual properties. Rather, they are classified by area.
The annual gaming revenue report breaks the Las Vegas market down into two major tourist areas: the Strip and downtown. There is also a very large locals market in Las Vegas and those casinosare shown in the gaming revenue report as the Boulder Strip and North Las Vegas areas.
When choosing where to do your slot gambling, you may want to keep in mind the following slot payback percentages for Nevada's fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019:
1 Slot Machines
The Strip - 88.33
Downtown - 88.96
Boulder Strip - 90.53
N. Las Vegas - 90.79
5 Slot Machines
The Strip - 91.96
Downtown - 93.32
Boulder Strip - 96.30
N. Las Vegas - 95.24
25 Slot Machines
The Strip - 89.34
Downtown - 93.91
Boulder Strip - 95.77
N. Las Vegas - 96.27
$1 Slot Machines
The Strip - 92.34
Downtown - 94.12
Boulder Strip - 95.49
N. Las Vegas - 95.62
$1 Megabucks Machines
The Strip - 87.31
Downtown - 86.40
Boulder Strip - 87.61
N. Las Vegas - 86.98
All Slot Machines
The Strip - 91.84
Downtown - 92.22
Boulder Strip - 94.26
N. Las Vegas - 93.34
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned to the players on each denomination of machine. All electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno are included in thesenumbers and the highest-paying returns are shown in bold print. As you can see, the machines in downtown Las Vegas pay out slightly more than those located on the Las Vegas Strip.
Returns even better than the downtown casinos can be found at some of the other local casinos along Boulder Highway, such as Boulder Station and Sam's Town and also in the North Las Vegasarea which would include the Fiesta, Santa Fe and Texas Station casinos. Not only are those numbers among the best returns in the Las Vegas area, but they are also among the best paybackpercentages for anywhere in the United States. NEVADA - Laughlin
Heres information, as supplied by Nevadas State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of Laughlins casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2018, and ending June 30, 2019: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 89.11 5 Slots 92.59 25 Slots 93.44 $1 Slots 94.92 $1 Megabucks 88.27 $5 Slots 94.33 All Slots 92.15
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned to the players on each denomination of machine. All electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno are included in thesenumbers. NEVADA - Reno
Heres information, as supplied by Nevadas State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the Reno area casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017and ending June 30, 2018: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 92.69 5 Slots 95.10 25 Slots 92.16 $1 Slots 95.38 $1 Megabucks 87.40 $5 Slots 95.06 All Slots 94.56
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno. NEVADA - Sparks
Heres information, as supplied by Nevadas State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the Sparks area casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2018, and ending June 30, 2019: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 92.98 5 Slots 97.19 25 Slots 95.43 $1 Slots 96.17 $5 Slots 97.32 All Slots 94.55
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno. NEVADA - Wendover
Heres information, as supplied by Nevadas State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the Wendover area casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2018 and ending June 30, 2019: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 93.41 5 Slots 96.80 25 Slots 93.34 $1 Slots 95.86 $5 Slots 96.39 All Slot 94.32
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including slots, video poker and video keno. NEW JERSEY SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Following is information from the New Jersey Casino Control Commission regarding average slot payout percentages for the 12-month period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019: CASINO PAYBACK Harrahs 91.79 Borgata 91.66 Hard Rock 91.41 Caesars 91.03 Bally's A.C. 90.76 Golden Nugget 90.57 Resorts 90.78 Tropicana 90.35 Ocean Resort 90.49
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines which includes slot machines, video poker, etc. NEW MEXICO SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
New Mexico's Indian casinos offer an assortment of table games and electronic gaming machines. Additionally, slot machines are allowed at the state's racetracks as well as at about 40 variousfraternal and veterans clubs.
New Mexico gaming regulations require that electronic machines at racetracks and fraternal/veterans organizations return a minimum of 80.
New Mexico's Indian tribes do not make their slot machine payback percentages a matter of public record but the terms of the compact between the state and the tribes require all electronicgaming machines to also return a minimum of 80. NEW YORK SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
There are several Indian casinos located in upstate New York which offer traditional Class III casino gambling.
The terms of the compact between the tribes and the state allow table games and slot machines, including video keno and video poker. These machines do not pay out in cash. Instead, they printout a receipt which must be exchanged for cash.
There are also some Indian casinos that offer Class II gambling which consist of electronic gaming machines which look like slot machines, but are actually games of bingo and the spinning videoreels are for 'entertainment purposes only.' No public information is available concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines at Indian casinos.
Heres information, as supplied by the New York Gaming Commission, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the casinos for the fiscal year from April 1, 2018, through March31, 2019: LOCATION PAYBACK Tioga Downs 91.62 Resort's World Catskills 91.40 Del Lago 90.94 Rivers 90.50
In October 2001, legislation was passed to allow for the introduction of slot machine-type video lottery machines at New York racetracks. Officially referred to as Video Gaming Machines(VGMs), they are regulated by the New York State Lottery Division.
All VGM's offer standard slot machine-type games, plus keno in denominations from five cents to $10. The machines all accept cash but do not pay out in cash. They print a receipt which must betaken to a cashier.
The legislation authorizing the VGMs states, the specifications for video lottery gaming shall be designed in such a manner as to pay prizes that average no less than ninety percent ofsales.
Here's information, as supplied by the New York Lottery, showing the video gaming machine payback percentages for each of the state's racetracks for the fiscal year from April 1,2018, through March 31, 2019: LOCATION PAYBACK Resorts World 94.16 Jake's 58 93.73 Empire City 93.06 Monticello 92.40 Saratoga 92.35 Finger Lakes 92.12 Batavia Downs 91.66 Fairgrounds 91.66 Vernon Downs 91.74 NORTH CAROLINA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
North Carolina has two Indian casinos and both are affiliated with the state's Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians which signed a compact with the state. According to the terms of thecompact, the video gaming machines are required to return a minimum of 83 and a maximum of 98. NORTH DAKOTA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
North Dakota has more than 800 sites throughout the state that offer blackjack, with betting limits of $1-$25, for the benefit of charities.
There are also six Indian casinos which are limited by law to the following maximum bet limits: blackjack-$100 (two tables in a casino may have limits up to $250), craps-$60, roulette-$50,slots/video poker-$25 and poker-$50 per bet, per round with a maximum of three rounds.
The terms of the state's compact with the tribes require gaming machines to return a minimum of 80 and a maximum of 100. However, if a machine is affected by skill, such as video poker orvideo blackjack, the machines must return a minimum of 83. OHIO SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Ohio voters passed a statewide referendum in November 2009 to allow one casino to open in each of four major cities: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo. There are also seven racetracksthat offer video lottery terminals.
Heres information from the Ohio Casino Control Commission regarding the payback percentages for each racino and casinos electronic machines for the twelve-month period from July 1,2018, through June 30, 2019: CASINO PAYBACK JACK Cleveland Hollywood Columbus 92.09 JACK Cincinnati Miami Valley 90.73 Belterra Park MGM Northfield 91.09 Eldorado Gaming Hollywood Toledo 90.73 JACK Thistledown Hollywood Dayton 90.27 Mahoning Valley OKLAHOMA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
All Oklahoma Indian casinos are allowed to offer both Class II and Class III gaming machines.
Most casinos offer only Class II machines which look like slot machines, but are actually games of bingo and the spinning video reels are for 'entertainment purposes only.' Some casinos alsooffer traditional Class III slots.
In either case, the gaming machines are not allowed to accept or payout in coins. All payouts must be done by a printed receipt or via an electronic debit card. No public information isavailable concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines in Oklahoma. OREGON SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Oregon law permits bars and taverns to have up to six video lottery terminals that offer various versions of video poker. Racetracks are allowed to have no more than 10 machines. The maximumbet allowed is $2.50 and the maximum single payout on any machine is capped at $600.
These machines are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminals because they are regulated by the states lottery commission which receives a share of eachmachines revenue. The machines accept cash but do not pay out in cash; instead, they print out a receipt which must be taken to a cashier.
According to figures from the Oregon Lottery, during its fiscal year from June 28, 2018, through June 25, 2019, the VLTs had an approximate return of 92.34.
There are nine Indian casinos in operation in Oregon. According to the governors office which regulates the Tribes compacts, 'there is no minimum payback percentage required on the Tribesmachines. Each Tribe is free to set their own limits on their machines.' PENNSYLVANIA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Pennsylvania gaming regulations require that gaming machines return a minimum of 85.
The following is information from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board regarding average slot payout percentages for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019: CASINO PAYBACK Parx Casino 90.70 Valley Forge 90.68 The Meadows 90.14 Mount Airy 90.31 Sugar House 90.03 Wind Creek Bethlehem 90.09 Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs 89.90 Harrah's Philadelphia 89.82 The Rivers 89.87 Lady Luck Nemacolin 89.34 Hollywood Casino at Penn National 89.38 Presque Isle 89.31 Free American Slot Machines RHODE ISLAND SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Rhode Island has two pari-mutuel facilities which both feature video lottery terminals (VLTs). These machines are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminalsbecause they are regulated by the states lottery commission which receives a share of each machines revenue. The machines accept cash but dont pay out in cash; instead, they print out areceipt which must be taken to a cashier.
All VLTs are programmed to play at least six different games: blackjack, keno, slots and three versions of poker (jacks or better, joker poker and deuces wild).
According to figures from the Rhode Island Lottery for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average VLT return at Twin River was 92.10 and at Tiverton, it was91.63. SOUTH CAROLINA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
South Carolina has two gambling cruise ships which sail three miles out into international waters where casino gambling is permitted. Since the casino boats travel in international waters theyare free from regulations and the machines can be set to pay back whatever the operators want without regard to a minimum payback percentage. SOUTH DAKOTA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Here are statistics from the South Dakota Commission on Gaming for the payback percentages on all of Deadwoods slot machines for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30,2019: Denomination Payback 1 Slots 90.73 5 Slots 93.56 25 Slots 91.18 $1 Slots 92.58 $5 Slots 92.51 Average 91.05
In addition to the Deadwood casinos, there are also nine Indian casinos in South Dakota. No information is available on the payback percentages of the video gaming machines. TEXAS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Texas has one Indian casino which offers gaming machines based on bingo. It also offers pull tab machines, bingo, poker and a player-banked blackjack game where each player must pay acommission to the house for each bet that is made. The commission is 50 for $3-$50 bets and $1 for bets over $50. The minimum gambling age is 21 and the casino is open 24 hours daily.
Class II video gaming devices look like slot machines, but are actually bingo games and the spinning reels are for entertainment purposes only. No public information is available concerningthe payback percentages on any gaming machines in Texas Indian casino. WASHINGTON SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
There are 28 Indian casinos operating in Washington and they all have compacts with the state allowing them to offer table games, as well as electronic scratch ticket games which use a finitenumber of tickets with a predetermined number of winners and losers.
All of the states Tribes are not required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks. However, according to the terms of the compact between the Tribes and the state, theminimum prize payout for electronic scratch ticket games is 75. WEST VIRGINIA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
West Virginia has four pari-mutuel facilities and one resort hotel that feature video lottery terminals. The VLTs are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminalsbecause they are regulated by the states lottery commission which receives a share of each machines revenue.
West Virginia law requires that VLTs return a minimum of 80 to a maximum of 95. VLT games include slots, blackjack, keno and numerous versions of poker. The minimum gambling age is 21.
For the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average return on VLTs was: 88.97 at Mountaineer Park, 90.81 at Mardi Gras, 89.46 at Wheeling Island, 89.53at Charles Town Races. Native American Slot Machines WISCONSIN SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
All Wisconsin casinos are located on Indian reservations and the Indian tribes are not required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks. However, according to the termsof the compact between the state and the tribes 'for games not affected by player skill, such as slot machines, the machine is required to return a minimum of 80 and a maximum of 100 of theamount wagered.' American Slot Machines WYOMING SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Wyoming has Indian casinos that offer Class II bingo-type gaming machines, plus traditional Class III slot machines.
The machines don't pay out in cash. Instead they print out a receipt which must be cashed by a floor attendant or taken to the cashier's cage. You can also make bets via a cashless systemwhereby you get a 'smart' card and deposit money to that card's account. The machines will then deducts losses from, or credit wins to, your account.
No public information is available regarding the payback percentages on Wyoming's gaming machines. American Slot Machine Guide
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