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The votes are all in and counted, and here are the Southern California Gaming Guide Best SlotsTM 2014! Southern California casino player-readers voted for their favorite slots in 15 categories this year. All 15 categories feature the top three winners for a total of 45 awards. And all three
winners in each category are worthy to note. Southern California has 22 casinos and over 37,000 slot machines, so every one of the 45 Best Slots 2014 award winners stand out as Southern California player favorites, consistently delivering fun casino experiences.
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A consistent favorite with players all over, IGT’s Wheel of Fortune® was voted First Place Best Dollar Slot, and Best Classic Slot, maintaining its vaulted position as one of the Best Slots in the world. IGT’s AvatarTM Treasures of Pandora received First Place Best Slot Graphics. Part of IGT’s Center Stage movie-style format games, the James Cameron Avatar slots are lled with breath-taking images from the lm and amazing bonus rounds.
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Quick Hit PlatinumTM Triple Blazing 7s Wild Jackpot emerged a big winner as First Place Best Video Slot and First Place Best Progressive Slot. And Quick HitTM Five Times Pay Ten Times Pay won First Place Best Reel Slot and First Place Luckiest Slot. And Blazing 7s®, Bally Technologies’ all- time player favorite, is still a winner in Southern California.
e awesome ZZ Top Live from TexasTM and Bally’s new curved slot console, the Wave both won in the Best Slot Innovation and Best Slot Theme categories.
In April, readers sent us their write-in votes in the printed ballot in the April issue of the Southern California Gaming Guide and online at TheGamingGuide.com. An independent source tallied all reader votes, and here are the results: Southern California Gaming Guide Best Slots 2014.
Drawing Winners
As a thank you for completing ballots, Southern California Gaming Guide readers had a chance to win one of the ve cash prizes: $1,000, $500, $250, $150, and $100. e winners were drawn randomly, and include Victor S. from Hemet, $1,000; Maria P. from Whittier, $500; Nancy F. from San Diego, $250; Norman P. from Encino, $150;
and James W. from Cathedral City, $100. ank you for voting, and congratulations to all the drawing winners!
Big Best Slots!
In the Southern California Gaming Guide Best Slots 2014, readers voted The Walking DeadTM Slot Game, Aristocrat Technologies’ thrilling new progressive, three First Place awards: Best Penny Slot, Best Movie or TV-Themed Slot, and Best Slot Theme. It also won Second Place for Best Video Slot and Best Slot Graphics. And one lucky player from Diamond Springs, CA won e Walking Dead Slot Game Major Jackpot progressive for $676,283 on May 21st, at Red Hawk Casino in Placerville. Within minutes, he won a Bonus Spin, and was thrilled to see
Best Video Slot
Quick Hit PlatinumTM
Triple Blazing 7s Wild Jackpot
The Walking DeadTM Slot Game Buffalo StampedeTM
Best Reel Slot
Quick HitTM
FIve Times Pay Ten Times Pay
Blazing 7s® Total Meltdown®
Best Dollar Slot
Wheel of Fortune®
Blazing 7s®
Quick HitTM
Five Times Pay Ten Times Pay
Best Slot Theme
The Walking DeadTM Slot Game Wheel of Fortune®
ZZ Top Live from TexasTM
Best Classic Slot
Wheel of Fortune®
Mr. CashmanTM Jackpot Party®
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JUNE 2014