Private and public availability of slot machines in the United States is highly regulated by state governments and can differ in each state. Unlike Nevada, where there are very few, if any, restrictions on both private and public slot machine use, most states do have established gaming control boards for regulating...

Australia has one of the highest per capita concentrations of poker machines in the world. Officially known as ‘Gaming Machines’, but often called poker machines or pokies, recent changes in regulations have given rise to numerous poker machine venues across Australia. This nation-wide growth in the number of slot machines has caused...

In Britain, slot machines are commonly referred to as fruit machines or amusement with prizes (AWP) and are typically found in arcades, clubs, pubs, and sometimes take-out food stores. British slot machines usually have three or six reels with around 16 or 24 fruit symbols printed around them. To win money playing...

There are two categories that cover slot machines:

The first is Straight slot machine- these are slot machines that contain fixed jackpot payouts in accordance with the machines' payout schedule.

Depending on it's payout schedule, If you happen to be playing a straight quarter slot machine, if you won a...

The history of craps is not altogether clear. The games source is thought to originate in the game known as Hazard. This doesn’t explain too much, since Hazard's history is also blurred.

Rumor has it that the game of Hazard was designed by Sir William of Tyre during the Crusades. Either...