Slot Machine returns in Tunica, MS (Mississippi)

Last Update: Sep 21, 2002

A survey of the Tunica, Mississippi, nickel video slots was conducted by Marsha Ness. She used the same methodology as my study, except she correctly weighted each game type by the total number in the casino. The following table also shows her results.

Rank	Casino	Tested / Total	Pay Range (%)	Average	Av plus Slot Club	Outlier Machines
1	Sheraton	49 / 389	93.48 - 94.96	93.974	94.474	One at 98.01%, one at 87.51%
2	Sam's Town	20 / 306	92.43 - 92.76	93.030	93.530	Three at 98.01%
3	Fitzgerald's	24 / 456	92.43 - 92.76	92.588	92.788
4	Gold Strike	15 / 267	90.05 - 92.54	91.976	92.601
5	Hollywood	26 / 267	88.29 - 90.46	90.176	90.510	One at 98.01%, one at 87.51%
6	Bally's	14 / 307	90.01 - 92.76	90.847	unknown
7	Grand	19 / 566	87.51 - 90.04	89.946	90.612
8	Harrah's	20 / 360	86.18 - 88.41	87.882	unknown
9	Horseshoe	7 / 89	85.01 - 86.18	85.769	86.269

Notes: The pay range represents only test results. The Hollywood averagealso includes 12 guaranteed 98% machines, which were not tested.

Also see Sheraton slots atop list of nickel video payouts, an article that appeared in Memphis' The Commercial Appeal on September 15, 2002 about how this study was used to rank the Tunica casinos.

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Appendix 1 shows the details and analysis of almost 4000 actual spins on a Reno slot machine.
Appendix 2 shows an example of the virtual reels behind a hypothetical slot machine and how the average return is calculated.
Appendix 3A: 2003 Las Vegas slot machine rankings.
Appendix 3B: 2002 Jean/Primm slot machine rankings.
Appendix 3C: 2002 Tunica slot machine rankings.
Appendix 3D: 2002 Henderson/Lake Mead slot machine rankings.
Appendix 3E: 2002 Quarter and dollar returns for Las Vegas slots
Appendix 4 shows how the return is calculated for my Wizard's Fruit Slot Machine.
Appendix 5 analysis of the 21 Bell Slot Machine.
Appendix 6 Analysis of Red, White, & Blue Slot Machine.
Lock and Roll analysis of the skill-based slot machine found in North Carolina.
Deconstructing Megabucks.
Baltimore Sun article, in which I am quoted.

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