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To casino players, the best slots are those games that Best Video Slot, and Best Penny Slot. Amazingly, both of Grand Jackpot, which starts at $250,000 can be won with
deliver the most fun—over and over again. We
asked readers to tell us their favorite—best—slot games in ve categories this year: Best Reel Slot, Best Video Slot, Best Penny Slot, Best Progressive Slot, and Best Community Slot. To most readers, the categories are obvious. But some slot categories may need a little explanation.
e term Reel Slots—also known as mechanical or stepper slots–are slots that literally have spinning reels with symbols, like Bally Technologies’ classic favorite Blazing 7’s®. Progressive Slots have a large incrementing top jackpot like the most popular progressive, Wheel of Fortune® from IGT. Community Slots are games
that have a communal bonus round, where players can join in together to play, like WMS Gaming’s MonopolyTMBigEvent®.
is year, readers voted an extraordinary variety of best slots. But two slots, Tarzan® Lord of the JungleTM
and Cashman FeverTM, both from Aristocrat Technologies, dominated a few categories including
these games were released in early in 2011, yet still garnered this year’s popular vote. Tarzan® Lord of the JungleTM has made several Southern California casino players big jackpot winners in just the past several months. See page 10 for the most recent Southern California Tarzan® winner. It’s easy to see why both these games have become so popular so fast. Tarzan® Lord of the JungleTM is one of the best casino player high-value progressive slot plays. Most progressives require a maximum bet to be eligible to win the top prize, and more often than not, that maximum bet is on average $3. But with Tarzan, the maximum bet is $1.50, so the
a $1.50 bet! And did we mention the fun bonus rounds, amazing graphics and sound, and the overall design of Aristocrat’s vervehdTM cabinet—the most futuristic-
looking slots on the casino oor?
Lots of your favorite slots are here—IGT’s Wheel
of Fortune® is the nationwide best progressive, and IGT’s new The Hangover® penny slot received lots of votes. Bally’s Quick Hit Platinum® has quickly became a player favorite, and WMS Gaming has a great hold on Community Slots with its MonopolyTM Big Event® and Reel’em In!® Compete to Win® big winners. Konami
Gaming’s new Top TrackTM has made a great impression on players.
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 most fun slot—the best—in the next Reader’s Choice Awards.
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