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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nI’m going to discuss more on the benefits of arcade slot machines. I’ll also cover what’s currently holding them back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How Does an Arcade Slot Machine Work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
An arcade-based slot works like any other slot machine. It features spinning reels, betting options, and standard gameplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The key differences, though, lie in the theme and bonus rounds. First, these slots often center on arcade hits from the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Centipede and Space Invaders are two of the more-popular games in this genre. They’re both based on arcade machines that entranced gamers in the eighties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bonuses feature a skill-based element that’s rarely found in gaming. In Space Invaders, for example, you control a ship and try to blast advancing enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What’s the Promise of Arcade Slots?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Slot machines aren’t currently appealing to younger players. Therefore, developers rolled out arcade-style gaming in hopes of reaching these gamblers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They incorporate skill into arcade slots under the thinking that young gamblers will appreciate it. After all, most millennials don’t like spinning the reels endlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stuck in the Middle of Two Potential Fan Groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
One big problem with arcade-style slot machines is that they don’t have a defined audience. The majority of millennials weren’t even alive when Space Invaders and Centipede ruled arcades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, older gamblers who like regular slots don’t want to deal with skill-based rounds. They’re perfectly fine with spinning the reels over and over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, arcade slots still have a chance of succeeding in the long run. But they haven’t been smash hits so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arcade slot machines have been popping up in land-based casinos within the past several years. They revolve around arcade-machine hits of the past and also include skill-based bonus rounds. This combination seems interesting and unique from what’s currently available in the land-based gambling industry. But do these types of slots truly have any sort of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5630"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5630"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5632,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5630\/revisions\/5632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}