Nonstop excitement awaits at Harrah’s Metropolis, where you’ll find more than 800 slot machines and 21 classic table games. Choose a table that fits your style—the casino offers everything from blackjack and poker to craps and roulette—or pull a lever and enjoy your favorite cocktail as you play the slots. Harrah's Metropolis Important Information. In accordance with the Illinois Gaming Board, Harrah’s Metropolis will suspend gambling operations and will be temporarily closed effective 11:01 PM on Thursday, November 19. For the latest information, please visit our Health and Safety page.
Atlantic City is famous for 2 types of games:
- Monopoly
- Casino games
Monopoly is, of course, the popular family board game that’s
been played in the United States since 1903. The casino games,
on the other hand, are popular because of the rise of the casino
industry in the city since 1976. That was the year that voters
legalized casino gambling in the city.
Unlike Las Vegas, the number of casinos in Atlantic City can
be counted using the fingers of both hands. This particular
Atlantic City casino directory is complete, listing all the
casinos in the city. We’ve also provided some information about
each casino, along with details about which customers will find
which casinos best for their needs.
We’ve included details about the online casino
games available, too, but these are restricted to New Jersey
residents.
All Atlantic City Casinos
The following is a list of all the casinos currently
operational in Atlantic City.
Borgata
Caesars
Golden Nugget
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Harrah’s Resort
Resorts Atlantic City
Tropicana Casino
Casino Details
Bally’s
Bally’s Atlantic City is a hotel casino skyscraper facing the
beach. It’s less than a 10 minutes walk from The Pier Shops at
Caesars and to The Walk, so it’s perfect for shoppers. It’s a
first class hotel with standard amenities in the rooms:
flat-screen television, miniature refrigerators, free wireless.
You can request an ocean view or a room with a coffee maker when
you check in.
The property hosts 2 casinos with over 200,000 square feet of
gaming—the main Bally’s casino and the Wild West Casino, which
opened in 1997. In August 2015, Bally’s paid out $143 million in
slot machine winnings.
In fact, Bally’s is justifiably proud of their slot machines
and video poker. Their entire slots area was just renovated, and
they offer a great selection of games. Some of the more popular
video slots available at the casino include:
- 50 Dragons
- 50 Dragon Deluxe
- 5 Dragons
- 5 Dragon Deluxe
- Choy Sun Doa
- Choy Sun Returns
- Fortune King
If you notice an Asia theme in that list, it’s not just you.
Bally’s intentionally presents an Asian-themed variety of slot
machine games, many of which are unique to their casino.
Their video poker selection is also impressive. You can play
the following variations for nickels, quarters, or dollars.
- Super Times Pay
- Triple Play
- Jacks or
Better (And yes, Bally’s does offer full pay 9/6 pay tables.)
You can apply for credit at the casino online at their Total
Rewards site. In fact, all the player rewards for Bally’s are
handled through that site, but it’s better than most slot clubs.
The program includes rewards at 40+ casinos throughout the
world, including Caesars and Bally’s destinations in Las Vegas,
Lake Tahoe, and New Orleans, among others.
Using your Total Rewards membership while you’re gambling
allows you to earn credit toward dining at over 250 different
restaurants. You also have access to over 55,000 different slot
machine and video poker machines and over 2500 table games.
(This is throughout their entire network of casinos.)
You can also earn credits toward world class entertainment
like Celine Dion and Elton John in Las Vegas. Points can also be
accumulated toward staying at any of the 40+ hotels in the
network, including names like Caesars, Harrah’s, Horseshoe,
Bally’s, Flamingo, Grand Biloxi, Harveys, The Quad, Paris,
Planet Hollywood, Rio, Roadhouse, and Showboat.
Location-specific promotions vary based on the time of year,
but some of the current offers include 50% off food on
Wednesdays in October. This effectively doubles the amount of
rewards you get for dining. Also, on Saturdays in October,
Bally’s is holding their “Boardwalk Bucks” promotion. Total
Rewards members get a free entry into a drawing. They also get
additional entries based on how many player points they’ve
accumulated by gambling. The prize package includes over $8000
in free slots play.
Bally’s offers more than just gaming machines and slot club
promotions, though. You can play table games like Four Card
Poker, Spanish 21, Three Card Poker/Six Card Bonus, Let It Ride,
Caribbean Stud Poker, Pai Gow Tiles, Asia Poker, craps, Big Six,
High Card Flush, and Casino War.
The WSOP Poker Room at Bally’s features 42 tables with Texas
hold’em and Omaha games. They also have daily tournaments and
official World Series of Poker Circuit Events. One example of
the kinds of tournaments on offer there include the $1000
Guarantee, which has a $30 + $10 buy-in. This is held every
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 3pm.
The poker room at Bally’s also features 20 high definition
TVs, free wireless Internet, tableside food delivery, and games
24 hours a day. If you meet the playing minimum, you also get
free parking.
Bally’s online casino is powered by Caesars Interactive.
Games are only available to New Jersey residents. You can play
on any device; the Internet casino is mobile friendly. Many of
the games are powered by Aristocrat, who are well-known for
their innovative slot machine games. Some of their online slot
machine games include the following.
- Wheel of Fortune Triple Extreme! Spin
- Quick Hit Platinum
- Hot Shot
- Bars & Bells
- Cash Spin
- Wolf Run
Key Information:
Address: 1900 Pacific Ave., Park Place and Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Phone: 1-844-326-3789
Website: https://www.caesars.com/ballys-ac
Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa
The Borgata is a luxury hotel and casino that overlooks the
marina. It’s only a couple of miles from the Atlantic City
Boardwalk. The hotel offers stylish, modern facilities with flat
screen televisions in every room and marble bathrooms. You can
request a suite, which includes a soaking tub and might also
include a 52 inch big screen television.
Like most luxury hotels, the Borgata offers more amenities
than most people will ever take advantage of in a single stay.
They include a fitness center, a salon and barbershop, multiple
retail shops, and a spa with 6 swimming pools. The variety of
dining options is staggering, including restaurants from Bobby
Flay and Wolfgang Puck.
The physical casino has over 137,000 square feet of gaming.
They have over 3000 slot machines and over 180 table games
available. On their website, The Borgata categorizes their slots
games as follows:
- Reel slots
- Poker slots
- Video slots
Poker slots are what Borgata calls their video poker games,
which include popular games like Aces & Faces, Triple double
Bonus, and Multi-Strike Poker. Reel slots include famous games
like Diamonds of Dublin, Cleopatra, and Flaming Red 7’s. Their
video slots games include Batman, Bejeweled 3D, and Cash’m if
You Can.
Table games include blackjack, craps, baccarat,
mini-baccarat, roulette, Pai Gow tiles, Four Card Poker, Flop
Poker, Spanish 21, Let It Ride, Three Card Poker, Caribbean Stud
Poker, and Big Six, among others. The poker room features daily poker tournaments. Some of
these have huge guaranteed prize pools, like the $100,000
Guaranteed Mini-Series. Promotions in the poker room include
prizes like the $10,000 Ultimate High Hand and the $15,000 Royal
Flush bonus.
The Borgata also has the only racebook in the city. It’s a
state of the art facility with 100 seats and individual flat
screen televisions.
The Borgata’s Players Club card allows players to earn slot
and comp dollars based on how much play they bring to the
casino. They send frequent special offers to members via email.
Players club members also get free parking at the hotel.
Signing up for My Borgata Rewards is something you can do
online. They have a standard form that most people should have
no problem filling out—it’s just a matter of inputting your
name, address, and phone number—all standard stuff.
Like most casinos, Borgata also offers multiple promotions to
encourage players to try their facilities. These change from
month to month, but here are some examples of the kinds of
promotions they’re running in October, 2015.
They have a “Pick the Pros” football challenge, where you can
participate in a $1 million contest where you pick the winning
lineups for the week during football season. They’re also giving
away a Mercedes on October 11. The number of entries you get in
the sweepstakes is based on entering your My Borgata card into a
slot machine between noon and 8pm that day.
Harrah's Metropolis Slot Machines
They also offer slot machine tournaments with $20,000 in
prizes and free entries for My Borgata members. They also have
promotions like “Sevens Are Even Luckier When You Repeat Them”,
which has a winner every 7 minutes.
The Borgata also offers online casino games and real money
Internet poker games, but these are only available to New Jersey
residents. The casino games are available in both a
browser-based and a downloadable version. Their focus is largely
on slots, and they offer a nice selection of progressive
jackpots. They do also offer table games, though.
Key Information:
Address: 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Phone: 1-609-325-2530
Website: http://www.theborgata.com/
Caesars
Caesars is a huge ancient-Rome-themed hotel and casino
located right smack dab in the middle of the Atlantic City
Boardwalk. It’s a luxury property—not as nice as the Borgata,
but definitely a cut above your standard first class property.
It’s an ideal location if you want to walk around the Boardwalk
area of Atlantic City—it’s only a 10 minute walk from almost
anything you’d want to do there.
Even though the overall theme for the hotel is based on
ancient Rome, the rooms themselves are modern and have state of
the art amenities, including flat screen televisions and
miniature refrigerators. You can request an ocean view when you
check in.
Other hotel amenities include the rooftop pool, the fitness
center, and the spa.
The casino itself offers over 2000 different slot machines to
choose from, in a staggering variety of denominations. Gamblers
can play for as little as a penny per spin or as much as $1000
per spin—Caesars caters to low rollers and high rollers alike.
They also offer all of the standard video poker games, like
Jacks or Better or Deuces Wild.
Caesars also owns and operates the casino at Bally’s, so much
of their approach—in terms of operating a casino—is the same.
The only major difference is that Caesars has less of a focus on
the “Asian-themed” slot machines that Bally’s has. And in terms
of what they offer at their online casino, the details are
exactly the same, as Caesars powers the online casino on Bally’s
website.
Key Information:
Address: 2100 Pacific Ave. Atlantic City, NJ, 08401
Phone: 1-888-319-0655
Website: https://www.caesars.com/caesars-ac
Golden Nugget
The Golden Nugget, located in the Marina District of Atlantic
City, has undergone several changes in names and ownership since
it was first built in the 1980s. The hotel offers over 700
rooms, two entertainment venues (a 2000-seat ballroom and
462-seat theater), and 8 restaurants. Once used to film
television game shows, the casino has its own broadcast tower
and a Christian music radio station leases the broadcast
facilities.
The Golden Nugget is more of a mid-range hotel. If you’re
looking for luxury, you’ll be better served by staying at
Caesars or The Borgata. But if you’re looking for a good room
rate and a fun casino at which to play, the Golden Nugget is
worth a look.
The casino offers over 1400 slot machines, table games
–including baccarat, blackjack, craps, and roulette–
tournaments, and an 8-table poker room. The casino itself has
just under 80,000 square feet of floor space. The high limit
slot machine room features over 116 different machines, private
restrooms, and comfortable seating. Members of the slot machine
club there get free parking every day. Strictly Slots magazine
readers voted this casino “Best Nickel Slots” in Atlantic City.
They also have frequent promotions, like their $1 Million
Golden Gridiron contest, which runs throughout football season.
Their Bingo Bonanza promotion is also cool. In October, they’re
offering slot machine tournaments every Sunday, with $10,000 in
cash available to the winners. These are just examples of the
kinds of casino promotions they offer—specials vary based on
when you’re visiting.
Members can also play games online. They must be physically
located within the New Jersey state lines to play. Their online
casino offers over 200 different casino games. You can also get
$200 cash back on your first deposit and a $50 referral fee if
you refer a friend to the property.
Key Information:Address: 1 Castle Road, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Phone: 1-609-441-2000
Website: http://www.goldennugget.com/
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, formerly the Trump Taj Mahal, is also located on the Boardwalk in
Atlantic City, NJ. The hotel offers more than 2000 guest rooms,
20 restaurants (both fine dining and casual), several cocktail
lounges, the 1200-seat Xanadu theater, the 130-seat Blue Velvet
Theater (where the Real Men of Scores perform), and the Mark G.
Etess Arena–with a seating capacity of 5,000 for concerts and
4,500 for boxing events.
The casino has nearly 160,000 feet of floor space, 2,517 slot
machines, 130 table games, and a high limit gaming salon (the
Baccarat Pit). The casino offers seasonal promotions like
sweepstakes.
Their high limit “gaming salon” is worth mentioning. In fact,
this is probably the best place for high rollers to play,
especially if they love baccarat. The dealers wear tuxedoes, the
rooms are lit by crystal chandeliers, and the audio and video
are state of the art. High rollers can find over 2 dozen
baccarat, blackjack, craps, and roulette tables. You’ll also
enjoy top shelf cocktails and appetizers while you play.
Key Information:
Address: 1000 Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Phone: 1-609-449-1000
Website: https://www.hardrockhotels.com/atlantic-city
Harrah’s Resort
Harrah’s is the oldest casino in Atlantic City’s Marina
District. The hotel boasts more than 2500 rooms, 4 fine dining
and 5 casual restaurants, an 800-seat theater
(Broadway-by-the-Bay), and 6 retail stores.
The casino’s most notable feature has got to be in its poker room, which
offers daily tournaments. They have 40 tables with a “Total Bad
Beat Jackpot” on all their poker games—both no-limit and limit.
They spread games based on what kinds players are asking for.
But in general, you’ll find both no-limit and limit games
starting at $1/$2 no-limit and $2/$4 limit Texas hold’em.
The Total Bad Beat Jackpot is only one of their promotions.
They also offer a $350 prize for the “Highest Hand of the Hour”.
If you play a lot of poker, you’re also eligible for
complimentary lodging and food at the property’s restaurants.
Harrahs is also the official home of the annual Atlantic City
WSOP Circuit Events.
The poker room also offers table-side food and beverage
service.
Harrahs brags on its website that they offer the “best table
games in Atlantic City”. That might just be promotional-speak,
but they have a wide variety of table games to choose from,
including the following.
- Fortune Pai Gow
- Spanish 21
- Flop Poker
- Mini-Baccarat
- Midi-Baccarat
- Three Card Poker, Six Card Bonus
- Four Card Poker
- Pai Gow Tiles
- Let It Ride
- High Card Flush
They also offer all the traditional casino table games you’d
expect to find, like blackjack, craps, and roulette.
Keno is also popular at Harrahs. They allow you to choose
between 1 and 15 numbers, and you can win up to $250,000. The
keno parlor is open from 10am to 2am every day.
They offer over 2300 different reel and video slot machines
to choose from. They also offer over 1500 different video poker
games, for a total of over 3800 gaming machines. They also offer
a $10,000 slot machine tournament every Monday.
They belong to Caesars, so the same details about the online
casino and comp program apply to Harrahs.
Key Information:Address: 777 Harrah’s Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ 8401
Phone: 1-609-441-5000 Website:
https://www.caesars.com/harrahs-ac
Resorts Atlantic City
Resorts Casino Hotel is the oldest casino on the Boardwalk.
The casino has more than 100,000 square feet of gaming floor
space, and the hotel features over 900 guest rooms. As a hotel,
Resorts has a long, storied history. But the casino itself is
relatively young.
The hotel has a 1700-seat SuperStar Theater and a 350-seat
theater in its Ocean Tower. The Ocean Tower also features an
exclusive “1133” players club for “Epic Card” holders.
Like all casinos in the city, Resorts offers various
promotions, but they change based on when you’re there. You can
get the details on the latest promotions at the casino’s
promotions booth, which is located on the casino floor. The
booth is open Sunday through Thursday from 9am to midnight.
They’re open an hour later on Fridays and Saturdays. They base
all their promotions on how much action you bring to the
casino—they track this via your player card.
Some of the promotions that were available when this review
was written include a sweepstakes for a 2016 Audi A3. Players
can also get a free Margaritaville Halloween t-shirt. Like most
Atlantic City casinos, they also offer an NFL pickem contest
every Monday. Their prize pool for that contest is $2500.
The casino offers more than 2500 slot machines and a variety
of table games. The table games include all the standards, like
baccarat, blackjack, craps, and roulette. They also offer many
of the newer tables games, like Let It Ride, Texas Hold’em
Bonus, and Four Card Poker.
One unusual table game that seems to be unique to this
property is Criss Cross Poker, which is dealt from a single 52
card deck. The game consists of 2 five-card hands, one across
and one down. You can get payouts of up to 500 to 1 on this
game.
Members can play games online, but they must be within the
New Jersey state lines to play for money. You can apply for casino credit online at their website. They
also have their own players card, the “Star Card”, which you can
apply for.
They do have an online casino, too, but like all the New
Jersey casinos, you’re required to be a resident of the state in
order to play.
Key Information:Address: 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Phone: 1-800-334-6378 Website: https://resortsac.com/
Tropicana Casino & Resort
The Tropicana Casino Resort on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City
offers 2000+ guest rooms, a shopping mall called The Quarter,
nearly 20 casual dining restaurants, 4 fine dining restaurants,
a 2000-seat showroom, and an IMAX theater. The Tropicana is one
of New Jersey’s largest and most prestigious tourism properties.
They also feature a free light and multimedia show in the front
of the property.
The casino at Tropicana has been voted “Luckiest” Atlantic
City casino in Casino Player magazine for multiple years. You’ll
find 2600+ slot machines and 170 table games there. They also
have a poker room. You can (and should) sign up for their
players card. It’s called the “Trop Advantage” program. It has 5
tiers, based on how much action you bring to the casino, and
you’re immediately eligible for the perks of being a green tier
member.
Tropicana prides itself on featuring new casino games,
especially slots. You’ll find the latest slot machines as well
as some of the perennial classics here. They have a good
selection of linked and standalone progressive jackpot games.
They’ve won awards for their slot machines, too, including a
bronze medal for “Best Casino for Slots” from Best of The Press.
Strictly Slots awarded them #1 loosest nickel machines and #1
loosest quarter machines in 2013. They also won #3 loosest
dollar machines.
The property has 3 different high-stakes slot machine rooms,
too:
- The Crystal Room, which offers slot machines in denominations ranging from
$1 to $100 per spin. - Palm Cove, which offers $1 video roulette and Super Times Pay Poker.
- Palm Walk, which is a nonsmoking area with over 200 different games.
The table games at Tropicana are pretty standard, but they do
run double comp points on table game play on a regular basis.
The most interesting aspect of their table game selection is
their Asian casino games section, the Jade Palace. There you can
play mini-baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, and Pai Gow Tiles. Casino
Player magazine awarded the property the award for best baccarat
and mini-baccarat. The popular noodle bar in this area of the
casino is another attraction. It’s closed on Mondays and
Tuesdays, but you can eat dinner there between Wednesday and
Sunday.
Poker enthusiasts are invited to “bring their own games”
(contact the casino for details), may enter daily tournaments,
and may qualify for special promotions including High Hand of
the Hour, High Hand of the Day, and a complimentary room for
Royal Flush (see casino for details).
The Tropicana also has an online casino with the same
geographic restrictions as the other online casinos
headquartered there.
Key Information:Address: 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 80401
Phone: 1-800-843-8767 Website: http://tropicana.net/
Some Concluding Words
Atlantic City’s highs and lows as a major casino resort venue
are famous. The city’s casinos continue to compete for tourists
and players through facility renovations, new investment, and
high quality entertainment from sporting events to major
concerts. One fact will remain constant, though—Atlantic City
casinos will continue to change in various ways.
| Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | California |
| Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida |
| Georgia | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana |
| Iowa | Kansas | Louisiana | Maine |
| Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota |
| Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska |
| Nevada | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York |
| North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma |
| Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina |
| South Dakota | Texas | Washington | West Virginia |
| Wisconsin | Wyoming |
ALABAMA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Alabama has three Indian casinos that offer Class II video gaming machines. They are not required to release payback statistics about their machines.
ARIZONA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
In mid-1993 Arizona’s Governor Symington signed a compact with the state’s tribes that allowed them to offer slot machines on their reservations.
The compact originally didn’t allow for any table games but in early 2003 blackjack was added as a permissible table game.
Arizona tribes aren’t required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks, however, according to the Arizona Department of Gaming, the terms of the compact require eachtribes’ machines to return the following minimum and maximum paybacks: video poker and video blackjack - 83% to 100%, slot machines - 80% to 100%, keno - 75% to 100%. Each tribe is free to setits machines to pay back anywhere within those limits.
ARKANSAS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Arkansas has two pari-mutuel facilities featuring “electronic games of skill,” which are defined as “games played through any electronic device or machine that affords an opportunity for theexercise of skill or judgment where the outcome is not completely controlled by chance alone.”
The games offered are video poker, video blackjack, and “skill” slots where you have two opportunities to spin the reels. The “skill” factor comes into play because after seeing the results ofyour first spin you then have to decide whether to keep none, one, two, or all three of the symbols on each reel before you spin them again. Gaming regulations require that all of theelectronic games of skill must return a minimum of 83%.
For the one year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average gaming machine’s return at Oaklawn was 92.81% and at Southland, it was 92.72%
CALIFORNIA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
California’s Indian casinos are legally allowed to offer electronic gaming machines, blackjack, and other house-banked card games. The games of craps and roulette are not permitted. However,some casinos do offer modified versions of craps and roulette that are played with cards rather than dice or roulette wheels.
Most California card rooms also offer some form of player-banked blackjack, but because they are prohibited by law from playing blackjack, the game is usually played to 22 rather than 21.Additionally, players must pay a commission to the house on every hand they play. The amount will vary depending on the rules of the house but, generally, it’s about two to five percent of thetotal amount bet. There are about 90 card rooms in California and you can see a listing of them on the Internet at http://www.cgcc.ca.gov
California’s tribes aren’t required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks and the state of California does not require any minimum returns.
COLORADO SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Here’s information, as supplied by Colorado’s Division of Gaming, showing the slot machine payback percentages for each city’s casinos for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June30, 2019:
| Black Hawk | Central City | Cripple Creek | |
| 1¢ Slots | 89.80% | 90.43% | 91.89% |
| 5¢ Slots | 92.85% | 93.93% | 93.50% |
| 25¢ Slots | 92.30% | 94.06% | 95.45% |
| $1 Slots | 93.69% | 94.82% | 94.83% |
| $5 Slots | 93.69% | 93.76% | 95.03% |
| All | 92.35% | 92.30% | 93.53% |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including video poker and video keno. The best returns for eachcategory are highlighted in bold print.
CONNECTICUT SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
The following information is from Connecticut’s Division of Special Revenue regarding Foxwoods’ slot payback percentages:
| Denomination | Payback % |
| 1¢ | 90.09 |
| 2¢ | 91.38 |
| 5¢ | 90.73 |
| 25¢ | 91.34 |
| 50¢ | 90.77 |
| $1.00 | 92.99 |
| $5.00 | 93.67 |
| $10.00 | 94.29 |
| $25.00 | 96.51 |
| $100.00 | 94.14 |
| Average | 91.95 |
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each denomination of slot machine from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
Here's information from Connecticut's Division of Special Revenue regarding Mohegan Sun's slot payback percentages:
| Denomination | Payback % |
| 1/4¢ | 86.30 |
| 1/2¢ | 85.91 |
| 1¢ | 88.86 |
| 2¢ | 86.65 |
| 5¢ | 92.08 |
| 25¢ | 91.01 |
| 50¢ | 91.73 |
| $1.00 | 92.94 |
| $5.00 | 94.41 |
| $10.00 | 97.41 |
| $25.00 | 95.50 |
| $100.00 | 94.55 |
| Average | 91.90 |
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each denomination of slot machine from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
DELAWARE SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Delaware’s three pari-mutuel facilities all feature slot machines. Technically, the machines are video lottery terminals (VLT’s) because they are operated in conjunction with the DelawareLottery. Unlike VLT’s in other states, however, Delaware’s machines payout in cash. The VLT’s also play other games including video poker, video keno, and video blackjack.
By law, all video lottery games must return between 87% and 95% of all wagers on an annual basis. Games can return above 95% but only with the Lottery Director’s approval.
According to figures from the Delaware Lottery for the twelve-month period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average VLT return at Dover Downs was 92.59%, at Delaware Park itwas 92.12%, and at Harrington Raceway it was 92.03%.
In mid-2018 a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalized sports betting at all U.S. casinos. Delaware was one of the first states to act on the ruling and all three of the state’s casinos offersportsbooks.
In January 2010 the Delaware legislature approved the addition of table games for the state’s casinos.
FLORIDA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Florida has three forms of casino gambling: casino boats, Indian casinos and gaming machines at pari-mutuels in two south Florida counties.
The casino boats offer gamblers the opportunity to board ships that cruise offshore where casino gambling is legal. From the East Coast, the boats sail three miles out into the Atlantic Oceanand from the west coast the boats travel nine miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Since the casino boats travel in international waters they are free from regulations and the machines can be setto pay back whatever the operator wants without regard to a minimum payback percentage.
Florida has eight Indian gaming locations. The Seminole Tribe has seven and the eighth is on the Miccosukee Tribe’s reservation.
The Seminoles signed a compact with the state that allows them to offer both Class II and traditional Class III gaming machines. As part of their compact, five Seminole casinos are also allowedto offer the following:
- blackjack
- baccarat
- mini-baccarat
- three-card poker
- let it ride
- pai gow poker
The Miccosukee Tribe has not signed a compact and they only offer Class II gaming machines at their casino.
Class II video gaming devices look like slot machines but are actually bingo games and the spinning reels are for “entertainment purposes only.” No public information is available concerningthe payback percentages on any gaming machines in Florida’s Indian casinos.
The other games allowed in all Indian casinos include
- high-stakes bingo
- video pull tabs
- poker
All of the casinos are open 24 hours (except Big Cypress) and all offer bingo except for both Seminole Hard Rock Casinos and the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The minimum gambling age is18 at all Indian casinos for bingo or poker and 21 for electronic gaming machines.
Broward County (home county of Fort Lauderdale) and Miami-Dade County both have four pari-mutuel facilities that each offer electronic gaming machines, but no table games.
Florida gaming regulations require a minimum payback of 85% on all gaming machines. From July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the gaming machines at Magic City returned 93.43%, CasinoMiami returned 92.34%, Hialeah Park returned 93.55%, Gulfstream Park returned 92.16%, Dania Casino returned 92.68%, Big Easy returned 91.50%, Calder returned 91.32%, and The Isle returned90.22%.
GEORGIA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
There are two casino boats in Georgia which both sail three miles out into international waters where casino gambling is permitted.
Since the casino boats travel in international waters they are free from regulations and the machines can be set to pay back whatever the operator wants without regard to a minimum paybackpercentage.
IDAHO SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Idaho has six Indian casinos that offer electronic pull-tab machines and other video games. The machines don't pay out in cash. Instead they print out a receipt which must be cashed by a floorattendant or taken to the cashier’s cage. Some casinos also offer bingo (BG) and off-track betting (OTB).
The terms of the compact between the tribes and the state do not require any minimum payback percentage that the gaming machines must return to the public.
ILLINOIS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Here’s information from the Illinois Gaming Board showing each casino’s average slot payback percentage for the one-year period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018:
| CASINO | PAYBACK % |
| Casino Queen | 92.05 |
| Harrah's Joliet | 91.98 |
| Hollywood Joliet | 91.18 |
| Argosy Alton | 90.83 |
| Par-A-Dice | 91.02 |
| Grand Victoria | 91.02 |
| Hollywood - Aurora | 90.42 |
| Jumer's | 89.94 |
| Rivers Casino | 90.35 |
| Harrah's Metropolis | 89.39 |
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines. As you can see, the Casino Queen returned the most to its slot machine players, whileHarrah's in Metropolis returned the least.
INDIANA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Following is information from the Indiana Gaming Commission regarding average slot payout percentages for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019:
| CASINO | PAYBACK % |
| Hoosier Park | 90.05 |
| French Lick | 91.55 |
| Rising Star | 91.38 |
| Indiana Grand | 90.88 |
| Blue Chip | 91.40 |
| Belterra | 90.76 |
| Majestic Star | 90.25 |
| Hollywood | 89.96 |
| Horseshoe Casino SI | 90.09 |
| Majestic Star II | 89.88 |
| Horseshoe Hammond | 90.07 |
| Ameristar | 89.92 |
| Tropicana | 89.61 |
These figures reflect the average percentage returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines including slot machines, video poker, video keno, etc.
IOWA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Here’s information, as supplied by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, showing the electronic gaming machine payback percentages for all non-Indian locations for the one-year period fromJuly 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
| LOCATION | PAYBACK % |
| Prairie Meadows | 91.67 |
| Wild Rose- Emmetsburg | 90.61 |
| Wild Rose- Clinton | 90.56 |
| Wild Rose- Jefferson | 90.52 |
| Q Casino | 90.63 |
| Diamond Jo Worth | 90.52 |
| Catfish Bend | 90.42 |
| Riverside | 90.40 |
| Diamond Jo Dubuque | 90.49 |
| Grand Falls | 90.36 |
| Casino Queen Marquette | 90.19 |
| Ameristar | 90.05 |
| Rhythm City | 90.26 |
| Hard Rock | 90.29 |
| Isle Bettendorf | 90.04 |
| Harrah's | 89.77 |
| Isle Waterloo | 89.73 |
| Horseshoe Council Bluffs | 89.66 |
| Lakeside Casino | 88.91 |
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each riverboat casino or pari-mutuel facility for all of its electronic machines including: slots, video poker, video keno, etc.
KANSAS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
In April 2007 the Kansas legislature authorized local referendums to allow state-run casinos in four counties.
The Kansas Racing & Gaming Commission does not release information about the payback percentages on electronic gaming machines in Kansas. However, gaming regulations require that allmachines return no less than 87%.
There are also five Indian casinos in Kansas and they are not required to release information on their slot machine payback percentages. However, according to officials at the Kansas StateGaming Agency, which is responsible for overseeing the tribal-state compacts, 'the minimum payback percentage for electronic gaming devices is 80%.'
LOUISIANA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Gaming regulations require that gaming machines in casinos be programmed to pay back no less than 80% and no more than 99.9%. For video gaming machines at locations other than casinos, the lawrequires a minimum return of 80% and a maximum return of 94%.
Louisiana gaming statistics are not broken down by individual properties. Rather, they are classified by region: Baton Rouge (BR), Lake Charles (LC), New Orleans (NO) and Shreveport/BossierCity (SB).
The Baton Rouge casinos consist of the Belle of Baton Rouge, Hollywood Casino, L'Auberge and Evangeline Downs. The Lake Charles casinos include Isle of Capri, L’Auberge du Lac and Delta Downs.New Orleans area casinos are Amelia Belle, Boomtown, Harrah’s (landbased), Treasure Chest and Fairgrounds Raceway. The Shreveport/Bossier city casinos include Boomtown, Diamond Jack’s, Sam’sTown, Eldorado, Horseshoe, and Harrah’s Louisiana Downs.
Here’s information, as supplied by the Louisiana State Police-Riverboat Gaming Section, showing the average electronic machine payback percentages for each area’s casinos for the 12-monthperiod from June 1, 2018, through May 30, 2019:
| BR | LC | NO | SB | |
| 1¢ | 88.70% | 88.57% | 88.96% | 89.01% |
| 5¢ | 91.69% | 94.31% | 93.31% | 93.12% |
| 25¢ | 92.30% | 93.08% | 92.43% | 90.73% |
| $1 | 93.56% | 92.33% | 92.72% | 93.03% |
| $5 | 94.49% | 92.99% | 92.93% | 92.70% |
| All | 90.50% | 90.63% | 90.23% | 90.43% |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including video poker and video keno. The best returns for eachcategory are highlighted in bold print and you can see that the Baton Rouge area casinos offered the best returns in most categories.
MAINE SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Maine has two racetrack casinos (racinos) that offer electronic gaming machines, as well as live table games.
State gaming regulations require a minimum return of 89% on all machines and during the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average return on gaming machines atHollywood Casino was 90.15% and at Oxford Casino, it was 90.01%.
MARYLAND SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Maryland has five casinos that are allowed to offer electronic gaming machines, as well as live table games. However, Ocean Downs has no table games.
No public information is available about the actual payback percentages on gaming machines in Maryland. However, gaming regulations require a minimum payback of 87% on any one machine and allmachines within a casino must have an average payback of 90% to 95%.
MASSACHUSETTS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill in late 2011 that legalized casinos. The law allows three casinos, in three different geographic regions, plus one slot parlor.
The slot parlor, Plainridge Park Casino, a harness racing track located about 40 miles southwest of Boston, opened June 24, 2015.
The first resort-casino license in Region B (Western Massachusetts) was awarded to MGM Resorts and their $1.3 billion casino, MGM Springfield, opened August 24, 2018.
The second license for Region A (Eastern Massachusetts) was awarded to Wynn Resorts and their $2 billion, Encore Everett, is expected to open in mid-2019. The final license for Region C(Southeastern Massachusetts) had not yet been awarded as of late 2018.
Additionally, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is planning to build a destination resort casino near Taunton. That facility, First Light Casino, was expected to open by late 2019. However, theproject has been hampered by lawsuits that might stop it from being completed.
Massachusetts gaming regulations require a minimum payback of 80% on all gaming machines. From July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the gaming machines at Plainridge Park returned 92.03%,91.39% at MGM Springfield* and 91.49% at Encore.**
* Stats for MGM Springfield began August 23, 2018, when it opened
** Stats for Encore are June 23- July 31, 2019.
MICHIGAN SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
There are 17 Indian casinos in Michigan and the tribes are not required to release information on their slot machine payback percentages. However, according to officials at the Michigan GamingControl Board, which is responsible for overseeing the tribal-state compacts, 'the machines must meet the minimum standards for machines in Nevada or New Jersey.' In Nevada, the minimum returnis 75% and in New Jersey, it's 83%. Therefore, Michigan's Indian casinos must return at least 75% in order to comply with the law.
There are also three privately owned casinos in Detroit, but their slot payback information is not made available to the public.
MINNESOTA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
All Minnesota casinos are located on Indian reservations and under a compact reached with the state the only table games permitted are card games such as blackjack and poker. Additionally, theonly kind of slot machines allowed are electronic video slot machines. Therefore, you will not find any mechanical slots that have traditional reels - only video screens
According to the terms of the compact between the state and the tribes, however, the minimum and maximum payouts are regulated as follows: video poker and video blackjack - 83% to 98%, slotmachines - 80% to 95%, keno - 75% to 95%. Each tribe is free to set its machines to pay back anywhere within those limits and the tribes do not release any information regarding their slotmachine percentage paybacks.
MISSISSIPPI SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
The Mississippi Gaming Commission does not break down its slot statistics by individual properties. Rather, they are classified by region.
The Coastal region includes Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay Saint Louis.
The North region includes Tunica, Greenville, and Lula.
The Central region includes Vicksburg and Natchez.
With that in mind here’s information, as supplied by the Mississippi Gaming Commission, showing the machine payback percentages for each area’s casinos for the one-year period from July 1,2018, through June 30, 2019:
| Coastal | North | Central | |
| 1¢ Slots | 91.99% | 91.95% | 91.73% |
| 5¢ Slots | 94.78% | 94.96% | 95.73% |
| 25¢ Slots | 93.91% | 92.41% | 93.78% |
| $1 Slots | 93.28% | 93.51% | 94.10% |
| $5 Slots | 93.78% | 95.16% | 95.52% |
| All | 92.18% | 91.87% | 92.32% |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including video poker and video keno. The best returns for eachcategory are highlighted in bold print and you can see that all of the gaming areas offer rather similar returns on their machines.
MISSOURI SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Here's information from the Missouri Gaming Commission regarding the payback percentages for each casino's electronic machines for the 12-month period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019:
| CASINO | PAYBACK % |
| Ameristar- St. Charles | 91.0 |
| River City | 90.6 |
| Hollywood | 90.6 |
| Ameristar- K.C. | 90.4 |
| Harrah’s - N.K.C | 90.1 |
| Lumiere Place | 90.0 |
| Isle of Capri - Booneville | 90.1 |
| Argosy | 89.9 |
| Isle of Capri - Cape Girardeau | 89.7 |
| Lady Luck | 89.3 |
| Isle of Capri - K.C. | 88.9 |
| St. Jo Frontier | 88.9 |
| Mark Twain | 88.7 |
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines including slot machines, video poker, video keno, etc.
MONTANA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Montana law permits bars and taverns to have up to 20 video gaming devices that play video poker, video keno, or video bingo. These machines are operated in partnership with the state and arenot permitted to pay out in cash; instead, they print out a receipt which must be taken to a cashier. The maximum bet on these machines is $2 and the maximum payout is limited to $800. Montanagaming regulations require these machines to return a minimum of 80%.
There are seven Indian casinos offering video gaming machines that also print out a receipt. The maximum bet on these machines is $5 and the maximum payout is capped at $1,500. According toMontana's Gambling Control Division, there are no minimum payback percentages required for gaming machines on Indian reservations.
NEBRASKA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
No public information is available concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines in Nebraska.
NEVADA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
NEVADA - Lake Tahoe
Here’s information, as supplied by Nevada’s State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the south shore casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2017 and ending June 30, 2018:
| Denomination | Payback % |
| 1¢ Slots | 88.94 |
| 25¢ Slots | 91.24 |
| $1 Slots | 92.55 |
| All Slots | 93.33 |
And here's that same information for the north shore casinos:
| Denomination | Payback % |
| 1¢ Slots | 92.81 |
| 25¢ Slots | 91.40 |
| $1 Slots | 91.52 |
| All Slots | 94.29 |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned to the players on each denomination of machine. All electronic machines including slots, video poker and video keno are included in thesenumbers.
NEVADA - Las Vegas
Unlike New Jersey, the Nevada Gaming Control Board does not break down its slot statistics by individual properties. Rather, they are classified by area.
The annual gaming revenue report breaks the Las Vegas market down into two major tourist areas: the Strip and downtown. There is also a very large locals market in Las Vegas and those casinosare shown in the gaming revenue report as the Boulder Strip and North Las Vegas areas.
When choosing where to do your slot gambling, you may want to keep in mind the following slot payback percentages for Nevada's fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019:
1¢ Slot Machines
The Strip - 88.33%
Downtown - 88.96%
Boulder Strip - 90.53%
N. Las Vegas - 90.79%
5¢ Slot Machines
The Strip - 91.96%
Downtown - 93.32%
Boulder Strip - 96.30%
N. Las Vegas - 95.24%
25¢ Slot Machines
The Strip - 89.34%
Downtown - 93.91%
Boulder Strip - 95.77%
N. Las Vegas - 96.27%
$1 Slot Machines
The Strip - 92.34%
Downtown - 94.12%
Boulder Strip - 95.49%
N. Las Vegas - 95.62%
$1 Megabucks Machines
The Strip - 87.31%
Downtown - 86.40%
Boulder Strip - 87.61%
N. Las Vegas - 86.98%
All Slot Machines
The Strip - 91.84%
Downtown - 92.22%
Boulder Strip - 94.26%
N. Las Vegas - 93.34%
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned to the players on each denomination of machine. All electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno are included in thesenumbers and the highest-paying returns are shown in bold print. As you can see, the machines in downtown Las Vegas pay out slightly more than those located on the Las Vegas Strip.
Returns even better than the downtown casinos can be found at some of the other local casinos along Boulder Highway, such as Boulder Station and Sam's Town and also in the North Las Vegasarea which would include the Fiesta, Santa Fe and Texas Station casinos. Not only are those numbers among the best returns in the Las Vegas area, but they are also among the best paybackpercentages for anywhere in the United States.
NEVADA - Laughlin
Here’s information, as supplied by Nevada’s State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of Laughlin’s casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2018, and ending June 30, 2019:
| Denomination | Payback % |
| 1¢ Slots | 89.11 |
| 5¢ Slots | 92.59 |
| 25¢ Slots | 93.44 |
| $1 Slots | 94.92 |
| $1 Megabucks | 88.27 |
| $5 Slots | 94.33 |
| All Slots | 92.15 |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned to the players on each denomination of machine. All electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno are included in thesenumbers.
NEVADA - Reno
Here’s information, as supplied by Nevada’s State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the Reno area casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017and ending June 30, 2018:
| Denomination | Payback % |
| 1¢ Slots | 92.69 |
| 5¢ Slots | 95.10 |
| 25¢ Slots | 92.16 |
| $1 Slots | 95.38 |
| $1 Megabucks | 87.40 |
| $5 Slots | 95.06 |
| All Slots | 94.56 |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno.
NEVADA - Sparks
Here’s information, as supplied by Nevada’s State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the Sparks area casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2018, and ending June 30, 2019:
| Denomination | Payback % |
| 1¢ Slots | 92.98 |
| 5¢ Slots | 97.19 |
| 25¢ Slots | 95.43 |
| $1 Slots | 96.17 |
| $5 Slots | 97.32 |
| All Slots | 94.55 |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno.
NEVADA - Wendover
Here’s information, as supplied by Nevada’s State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the Wendover area casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2018 and ending June 30, 2019:
| Denomination | Payback % |
| 1¢ Slots | 93.41 |
| 5¢ Slots | 96.80 |
| 25¢ Slots | 93.34 |
| $1 Slots | 95.86 |
| $5 Slots | 96.39 |
| All Slot | 94.32 |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including slots, video poker and video keno.
NEW JERSEY SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Following is information from the New Jersey Casino Control Commission regarding average slot payout percentages for the 12-month period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019:
| CASINO | PAYBACK |
| Harrah’s | 91.79 |
| Borgata | 91.66 |
| Hard Rock | 91.41 |
| Caesars | 91.03 |
| Bally's A.C. | 90.76 |
| Golden Nugget | 90.57 |
| Resorts | 90.78 |
| Tropicana | 90.35 |
| Ocean Resort | 90.49 |
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines which includes slot machines, video poker, etc.
NEW MEXICO SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
New Mexico's Indian casinos offer an assortment of table games and electronic gaming machines. Additionally, slot machines are allowed at the state's racetracks as well as at about 40 variousfraternal and veterans clubs.
New Mexico gaming regulations require that electronic machines at racetracks and fraternal/veterans organizations return a minimum of 80%.
New Mexico's Indian tribes do not make their slot machine payback percentages a matter of public record but the terms of the compact between the state and the tribes require all electronicgaming machines to also return a minimum of 80%.
NEW YORK SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
There are several Indian casinos located in upstate New York which offer traditional Class III casino gambling.
The terms of the compact between the tribes and the state allow table games and slot machines, including video keno and video poker. These machines do not pay out in cash. Instead, they printout a receipt which must be exchanged for cash.
There are also some Indian casinos that offer Class II gambling which consist of electronic gaming machines which look like slot machines, but are actually games of bingo and the spinning videoreels are for 'entertainment purposes only.' No public information is available concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines at Indian casinos.
Here’s information, as supplied by the New York Gaming Commission, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the casinos for the fiscal year from April 1, 2018, through March31, 2019:
| LOCATION | PAYBACK % |
| Tioga Downs | 91.62 |
| Resort's World Catskills | 91.40 |
| Del Lago | 90.94 |
| Rivers | 90.50 |
In October 2001, legislation was passed to allow for the introduction of slot machine-type video lottery machines at New York racetracks. Officially referred to as Video Gaming Machines(VGM’s), they are regulated by the New York State Lottery Division.
All VGM's offer standard slot machine-type games, plus keno in denominations from five cents to $10. The machines all accept cash but do not pay out in cash. They print a receipt which must betaken to a cashier.
The legislation authorizing the VGM’s states, “the specifications for video lottery gaming shall be designed in such a manner as to pay prizes that average no less than ninety percent ofsales.”
Here's information, as supplied by the New York Lottery, showing the video gaming machine payback percentages for each of the state's racetracks for the fiscal year from April 1,2018, through March 31, 2019:
| LOCATION | PAYBACK % |
| Resorts World | 94.16 |
| Jake's 58 | 93.73 |
| Empire City | 93.06 |
| Monticello | 92.40 |
| Saratoga | 92.35 |
| Finger Lakes | 92.12 |
| Batavia Downs | 91.66 |
| Fairgrounds | 91.66 |
| Vernon Downs | 91.74 |
NORTH CAROLINA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
North Carolina has two Indian casinos and both are affiliated with the state's Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians which signed a compact with the state. According to the terms of thecompact, the video gaming machines are required to return a minimum of 83% and a maximum of 98%.
NORTH DAKOTA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
North Dakota has more than 800 sites throughout the state that offer blackjack, with betting limits of $1-$25, for the benefit of charities.
There are also six Indian casinos which are limited by law to the following maximum bet limits: blackjack-$100 (two tables in a casino may have limits up to $250), craps-$60, roulette-$50,slots/video poker-$25 and poker-$50 per bet, per round with a maximum of three rounds.
The terms of the state's compact with the tribes require gaming machines to return a minimum of 80% and a maximum of 100%. However, if a machine is affected by skill, such as video poker orvideo blackjack, the machines must return a minimum of 83%.
OHIO SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Ohio voters passed a statewide referendum in November 2009 to allow one casino to open in each of four major cities: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo. There are also seven racetracksthat offer video lottery terminals.
Here’s information from the Ohio Casino Control Commission regarding the payback percentages for each racino and casino’s electronic machines for the twelve-month period from July 1,2018, through June 30, 2019:
| CASINO | PAYBACK % |
| JACK Cleveland | |
| Hollywood Columbus | 92.09 |
| JACK Cincinnati | |
| Miami Valley | 90.73 |
| Belterra Park | |
| MGM Northfield | 91.09 |
| Eldorado Gaming | |
| Hollywood Toledo | 90.73 |
| JACK Thistledown | |
| Hollywood Dayton | 90.27 |
| Mahoning Valley |
OKLAHOMA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
All Oklahoma Indian casinos are allowed to offer both Class II and Class III gaming machines.
Most casinos offer only Class II machines which look like slot machines, but are actually games of bingo and the spinning video reels are for 'entertainment purposes only.' Some casinos alsooffer traditional Class III slots.
In either case, the gaming machines are not allowed to accept or payout in coins. All payouts must be done by a printed receipt or via an electronic debit card. No public information isavailable concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines in Oklahoma.
OREGON SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Oregon law permits bars and taverns to have up to six video lottery terminals that offer various versions of video poker. Racetracks are allowed to have no more than 10 machines. The maximumbet allowed is $2.50 and the maximum single payout on any machine is capped at $600.
These machines are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminals because they are regulated by the state’s lottery commission which receives a share of eachmachine’s revenue. The machines accept cash but do not pay out in cash; instead, they print out a receipt which must be taken to a cashier.
According to figures from the Oregon Lottery, during its fiscal year from June 28, 2018, through June 25, 2019, the VLT’s had an approximate return of 92.34%.
There are nine Indian casinos in operation in Oregon. According to the governor’s office which regulates the Tribe’s compacts, 'there is no minimum payback percentage required on the Tribe’smachines. Each Tribe is free to set their own limits on their machines.'
PENNSYLVANIA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Pennsylvania gaming regulations require that gaming machines return a minimum of 85%.
The following is information from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board regarding average slot payout percentages for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019:
| CASINO | PAYBACK % |
| Parx Casino | 90.70 |
| Valley Forge | 90.68 |
| The Meadows | 90.14 |
| Mount Airy | 90.31 |
| Sugar House | 90.03 |
| Wind Creek Bethlehem | 90.09 |
| Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs | 89.90 |
| Harrah's Philadelphia | 89.82 |
| The Rivers | 89.87 |
| Lady Luck Nemacolin | 89.34 |
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National | 89.38 |
| Presque Isle | 89.31 |
RHODE ISLAND SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Rhode Island has two pari-mutuel facilities which both feature video lottery terminals (VLT’s). These machines are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminalsbecause they are regulated by the state’s lottery commission which receives a share of each machine’s revenue. The machines accept cash but don’t pay out in cash; instead, they print out areceipt which must be taken to a cashier.
All VLT’s are programmed to play at least six different games: blackjack, keno, slots and three versions of poker (jacks or better, joker poker and deuces wild).
According to figures from the Rhode Island Lottery for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average VLT return at Twin River was 92.10% and at Tiverton, it was91.63%.
SOUTH CAROLINA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
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South Carolina has two gambling cruise ships which sail three miles out into international waters where casino gambling is permitted. Since the casino boats travel in international waters theyare free from regulations and the machines can be set to pay back whatever the operators want without regard to a minimum payback percentage.
SOUTH DAKOTA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Here are statistics from the South Dakota Commission on Gaming for the payback percentages on all of Deadwood’s slot machines for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30,2019:
| Denomination | Payback % |
| 1¢ Slots | 90.73 |
| 5¢ Slots | 93.56 |
| 25¢ Slots | 91.18 |
| $1 Slots | 92.58 |
| $5 Slots | 92.51 |
| Average | 91.05 |
In addition to the Deadwood casinos, there are also nine Indian casinos in South Dakota. No information is available on the payback percentages of the video gaming machines.
TEXAS SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Texas has one Indian casino which offers gaming machines based on bingo. It also offers pull tab machines, bingo, poker and a player-banked blackjack game where each player must pay acommission to the house for each bet that is made. The commission is 50¢ for $3-$50 bets and $1 for bets over $50. The minimum gambling age is 21 and the casino is open 24 hours daily.
Class II video gaming devices look like slot machines, but are actually bingo games and the spinning reels are for “entertainment purposes only.” No public information is available concerningthe payback percentages on any gaming machines in Texas’ Indian casino.
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WASHINGTON SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
There are 28 Indian casinos operating in Washington and they all have compacts with the state allowing them to offer table games, as well as electronic ‘scratch’ ticket games which use a finitenumber of tickets with a predetermined number of winners and losers.
All of the state’s Tribes are not required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks. However, according to the terms of the compact between the Tribes and the state, theminimum prize payout for electronic ‘scratch’ ticket games is 75%.
WEST VIRGINIA SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
West Virginia has four pari-mutuel facilities and one resort hotel that feature video lottery terminals. The VLT’s are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminalsbecause they are regulated by the state’s lottery commission which receives a share of each machine’s revenue.
West Virginia law requires that VLT’s return a minimum of 80% to a maximum of 95%. VLT games include slots, blackjack, keno and numerous versions of poker. The minimum gambling age is 21.
For the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average return on VLT’s was: 88.97% at Mountaineer Park, 90.81% at Mardi Gras, 89.46% at Wheeling Island, 89.53%at Charles Town Races.
WISCONSIN SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
All Wisconsin casinos are located on Indian reservations and the Indian tribes are not required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks. However, according to the termsof the compact between the state and the tribes 'for games not affected by player skill, such as slot machines, the machine is required to return a minimum of 80% and a maximum of 100% of theamount wagered.'
WYOMING SLOT MACHINE PAYBACK STATISTICS
Wyoming has Indian casinos that offer Class II bingo-type gaming machines, plus traditional Class III slot machines.
The machines don't pay out in cash. Instead they print out a receipt which must be cashed by a floor attendant or taken to the cashier's cage. You can also make bets via a cashless systemwhereby you get a 'smart' card and deposit money to that card's account. The machines will then deducts losses from, or credit wins to, your account.
No public information is available regarding the payback percentages on Wyoming's gaming machines.
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