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Pick the Best Locale for Slots Play

For jurisdictions reporting the paybacks on slots machines, the best paying slots are found in Las Vegas. The poorest paying slots are located in Conneticut and Atlantic City.

The chart below shows the latest payback percentages for quarter slot machines as reported by state gaming regulatory agencies as well as independent industry sources.

Slot Paybacks for Quarter Slot Machines:

Location Low Percent High Percent Average Percent Atlantic City 89.2% 91.7 91.0% Colorado 94.1% 94.4% 94.2% Connecticut 90.6% 90.8% 90.7% Nevada: Boulder Strip 95.8% Downtown Vegas 94.9% Las Vegas Strip 92.4% Laughlin 94.1% Lake Tahoe 94.4% North Las Vegas 96.3% Reno 94.0% Illinois 92.1% 94.2% 92.8% Iowa 91.6% 94.0% 93.0% Mississippi 90.9% 92.9% 92.0% Coastal Region 92.1% North River Region 90.9% South River Region 92.9% Indiana 90.7% 92.5% 91.7% Missouri 90.1% 94.4% 93.3%

If you are a quarter slots player, planning a slot-playing trip (and having a choice of where to play), you will have more opportunities in the State of Nevada than anywhere else. The casinos in Northern Las Vegas, such as the Fiesta, and the Santa Fe, offer the highest paybacks for quarter slots play.

If you are stuck playing in a particular area, you may question how useful this information is for you. Of course, if the paybacks are low enough, you can always choose not to play slots in that locale, and save your slots bankroll for more fertile areas.

Say you are in Las Vegas staying at the new Venetian. You have been playing slots and doing very poorly. You remember that you had some information on slot paybacks so you check the copy you placed in your suitcase as you run out the door to catch your plane. You notice that the Las Vegas Strip quarter slots pay back an average of 92.4%, while North Las Vegas quarter machines pay 96.3. You catch a cab to the Texas Station and try your luck at slots. You will notice the difference the higher payback makes. Believe me, even a small difference in the payback percentage can make a huge difference in how well you do.