Katrina Bookman thought she won a life-changing slots payout in August when she hit a $43 million prize. But according to ABC News, Resorts World in New York claims that her windfall was the result of a machine malfunction. Resorts World offered Bookman a free steak dinner to ease the news that she won’t become …
Kansas Woman Wins $1.5m Slots Jackpot
A Kansas woman is the latest person to become a million through slots, netting a $1.5 million jackpot. Doreen Reid is the lucky winner, and she scored the jackpot on October 23rd at the Gold Eagle Casino in Battleford, Canada. Her prize occurred through Smoke Signals, which is a wide-area progressive slot machine that’s linked …
New Jersey Approves Skill-Based Slot Machines
Many casinos and gaming authorities are examining skill-based slot machines as a way to attract millennials to casinos. Nevada gaming regulators were the first to approve skill-based slots, doing so in May of last year. Now, New Jersey has become the latest state to jump aboard the trend. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement …
Voters Reject Revere Slots Parlor – Wynn Pleased with Results
Voters in Revere, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb, have voted down allowing a slots parlor in their community. As we discussed last month, Wynn Resorts doesn’t want the slots parlor, and they played a big part in influencing people to vote ‘no.’ 2,970 people voted against the measure, while 1,574 voted to allow it – creating …
Real Housewives’ Kim Zolciak Plays $100 Slots
Former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak made waves in Las Vegas recently when she was spotted playing $100 slot machines. Zolciak and her husband, Kroy Biermann, took out $25,000 to play slots with while being filmed for the season premiere of Bravo’s Don’t Be Tardy. The married couple appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves …
VR Slots, Gambling to Grow 800 Percent by 2021
We’ve discussed virtual reality slots in the past, notably in April, when the Oculus Rift headset was released. But it still feels like the days of everybody playing slots through their VR headsets are a long way off. However, a recent report by Juniper Research indicates that we could see virtual reality slots become a …