Slot Returns in Tunica, Mississippi (nickels)

Last update: September 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. Here's a link to her study. 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 average also 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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