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Question of the Day - 06 June 2026

Q:

What is considered an advantage slot machine? Please name some of them.

A:

Machines are considered advantage slots if you can play them at optimal times, meaning when they're programmed to pay out. 

Spins on these machines aren't independent events, like most regular slots. Instead, they "build" from spin to spin and don't reset back to scratch after each one. The build can involve increased numbers, more coins, more bubbles, anything that indicates a change in the probability of hitting a bonus or jackpot. (If you'd like an excellent primer on these persistence/variable-state games, you can read one by slot expert Buddy Frank.) 

These games are introduced to the casino floor at a dizzying pace, but many of them play off the principles of a few. For example, in his book Breaking the Slot Code, Ben Rosenthal recommends Scarab as the game to learn if you want to learn just one; it will help you pick up on many other games that follow the same mechanics. 

So that's one name to know. Break the Slot Code has 23 games main games, but several offshoots, such as Captain Riches, Tiki Fortune, and Mine Blast that come from Ultimate Choice Jackpots. Then you have Wu Dragon that's a lot like Star Goddess; Regal Riches and Prosperity Pearly; Wolf Run Eclipse and Cats Wild Serengeti; Wolf Peak, Cat Peak, and Fu Ren Wu; and the like. There are 13 more names for you. 

The website associated with Breaking the Slot Code, SlotSlayers.com, has at this moment (it changes frequently) 180 advantage-slot games. You can see five of them for free: Dancing Drums, Golden Egypt Grand, Magic of the Nile, Zodiac Dragon, and Lucky Lemmings (five more names for you. All you have to do is click the link above to the home page, click on Membership/Shop--Why Join, and scroll down to the games. You'll get an excellent preview of what the book looks like, with instructions and photos, and what the website will show you, with instructions and photos, plus videos of all the the game. 

The one to look at, in our opinion, is Zodiac Dragon (and Lion). This game has two others, Lucha Kitty and Sumo Kitty, that share clear similarities, Wild Pirates and Guardians of Egypt that are somewhat related, and Ocean Magic, Ocean Magic Grand, and Dragon Sphere that share an element with the “zodiac wheel.” That's another nine names for you -- a total of 28 advantage-slot games in this answer. 

We hope those will get you started. 

 

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