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Cash WizardM Bally Technologies
Best Slot Theme
Mr. Cashman PompeiiM
emed Slot
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Best Progressive Slot
Wheel of Fortune®
Tarzan® Lord of the JungleM Michael Jackson King of PopM
Best Reel Slot
Blazing 7s® Total Meltdown® 10x Pay®
Best Classic Slot
Wheel of Fortune®
Mr. CashmanM Jackpot Party®
Best Penny Slot
Tarzan® Lord of the JungleM Star WarsM Trilogy
Quick Hit PlatinumM
Best Dollar Slot
Wheel of Fortune®
Blazing 7s®
2x 5x 10x Quick HitM
Best Video Poker Game
Ultimate X PokerM All Star PokerM Spin PokerM
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three lms and rack up credits. And, according to voters, IGT has a solid lock on the Best Video Poker Slots in Southern California.
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Blazing 7s®, Bally Technologies’ all-time player favorite, reprised its win from the past few years with rst place Best Reel Slot. And Quick Hit Pro®, a new title in Bally Tech’s Quick Hit series, won second place Best Video Slot. e stunning Michael Jackson King of PopM slot won two Best Slot awards, including Best Progressive Slot and Best Slot Graphics.
Multimedia Games’ TournEvent® was voted rst place Best Slot Innovation. Installed at 137 casinos nationwide, TournEvent has revolutionized the slot tournament experience. e TournEvent of Champions® was singled out in last years’ Best Slot awards, and the 2013 National TournEvent of Champions® is currently under way. Also from Multimedia Games, Total Meltdown®, with its fantastic bonuses, was voted second place Best Reel Slot.
Incredible Technologies’ Crazy Money® was voted third place Luckiest Slot. With its screen lled with money — bills in all denominations and directions — players delight in reaping heavy cash in bonus rounds. It’s a wonder we haven’t seen this fun, fast-paced game in Best Slots before.
is year we received almost double the votes for Best Slot App. Obviously, more casino players are playing slots for fun on their smartphones and
iPads. Best Slot App winners are rst place Wild PandaM from Aristocrat, second place Jungle WildM from Williams Interactive Phantom EFX, and third place Cash WizardM from Bally Tech.
In Best PC Slot Game, the winner across the board was Williams Interactive Phantom EFX.
A recent merger of WMS Gaming and Phantom EFX, Williams Interactive Phantom EFX is the world’s leading developer and publisher of slot and casino games, with a library of over 35 games, plus award-winning downloads and apps.
Best Casino Slot Play
We couldn’t ask players to tell us the Best Slots without telling us where they like to play them. So here they are: the Loosest Slots Casino, Best Casino Slot Floor, Best Casino Slot Tournaments, Best Casino Progressive Slots, and Best Casino Video Poker.
e winners are Barona Resort & Casino, with four awards, Sycuan Casino with three awards, Valley View Casino & Hotel with three awards, Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa with two awards, Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort with two awards, and Pechanga Resort & Casino with one award. See page 20 for the results.
ank you to all of the thousands of readers from all over Southern California who voted and mailed in or completed ballots online. And congratulations to all the winners of the Southern California Gaming Guide Best Slots 2013!
Best Slot App
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Aristocrat Technologies
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