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Along with the best casinos and their amenities, each year we ask readers to tell us Video Slot, Best Penny Slot and Best Progressive Slot. Players love the built-in chair
their favorite—what they think—are the best slots. It’s always a di cult choice,
we know, and certainly a very subjective one. From the point of view of a casino player, the best slot can be many things. It’s usually a slot people like to play no matter which casino they visit; a slot they enjoy for a number of reasons—winning probably being the most important.
We asked readers to tell us their favorite slot games in six categories: Best Video Poker Slot; Best Reel Slot; Best Video Slot; Best Penny Slot; Best Progressive Slot; and a new category this year, Best Community Slot. To most readers, the categories are obvious. To novice casino players, however, some slot distinctions may need explanation.
e term Reel Slots—also known as mechanical slots—are slots that literally have spinning reels with symbols, like WMS Gaming’s Hot Hot Super Jackpot. Progressive Slots have a large incrementing top jackpot, or sometimes several top prizes like the all- time favorite IGT progressive, Wheel of Fortune®. Community Slots, which have become popular over the past few years, are games that have a communal bonus round,
where players can join in together to play, like WMS Gaming’s MonopolyTM Big Event or Reel’em In!® Compete to Win®.
Reel’em In!® Compete to Win® is noteworthy for a few reasons. Building on the WMS classic slot, this fun- lled shing game has been expanded for players to compete. Using WMS’ Adaptive Gaming® technology with unique logins, you can track your game ranking in any casino.
ree competitive community bonuses play on overhead high-de nition monitors giving
players lots of chances to win. is year readers voted an extraordinary mixed bag of best slots. But one slot, The Wizard of OzTM, dominated throughout several categories including Best
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speakers and sensory e ects of the game (WMS calls this Sensory Immersion) that recreate the feeling of the MGM classic movie. And the bonus rounds o er players many ways to win—always a player-pleaser. It doesn’t hurt that this slot has made several Southern California casino players million dollar (or close to it) winners in the past year.
When it comes to video slots, Aristocrat has some of the most popular games on the casino oor. is year, readers singled out an Aristocrat classic, the Aztec-themed Sun and Moon as one of their favorites, along with the new Beat the BanditsTM, a three-level progressive jackpot game. e video slot leads players through a two-stage event to win jackpots. is game is a technological step forward because players choose the level of jackpot they want to win. Beat the Bandits also awards a top level mystery jackpot. e theme, if you haven’t guessed, is the wild west, complete with classic saloon characters that bring on the fun. And Aristocrat’s Fa Fa Fa Fortune KingTM placed third in the Best Penny Slot category. “Fa Fa Fa” is Chinese for “Richer, Richer, Richer,” which has been
the case for some lucky casino players.
When it comes to the Best Video Poker, IGT reaped all the awards.
Southern California players’ favorite video poker slot emerged as All- Star PokerTM. And there’s no wonder. Video poker players can play eight multi-hand games on one machine! All-Star Poker includes
favorites Triple PlayTM, and Five Play® Poker, Spin PokerTM, Super Times PayTM Poker and more.
We all have our favorite slots. And fun is
the most important reason to play a slot— and play it again and again. Make sure you vote for your favorite slots—the best—in
the next Best of Southern California GamingTM Reader’s Choice Awards.