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MARCH Contents IN EVERY ISSUE 04 EDITOR’S NOTE 06 PLAYERS TALK 08 NEW SLOTS 14 TABLE GAMES 17 WINNING WAYS 18 FEATURE STORY 22 ARIZONA LOTTERY 24 TRAVEL 26 GAMING NEWS 30 LAUGHLIN, NEVADA 33 CASINO ENTERTAINMENT 34 SAMI’S SMACKDOWN CLIFF CASTLE CASINO HOTEL 3 6 FUN & GAMES EXPANSION PROJECT IS NOW 38 CASINO DIRECTORY 18 COMPLETE! 08 22 28 PLAY LIGHTNING ZAP AT AZ LOTTERY WELCOMES IT’S PROBLEM GAMBLING DESERT DIAMOND CASINO NEW FAST PLAY GAMES AWARENESS MONTH Innovative new slot game with no Fast Play combines the simplicity of Do you or someone you know ex- reels and fast game play! Super Zap playing jackpot games with the in- hibit any of these problem gambling feature awards up to a 7x multiplier. stant gratifcation of Scratchers! warning signs? azgamingguide.com | March 2018 | Arizona Gaming Guide 0 3 EDITOR’S NOTE Your Authority On Everything Gaming CLIFF CASTLE CASINO VOLUME 10 • ISSUE 03 New Hotel Expansion Project Completed MANAGING DIRECTOR Elizabeth Torma PLAYERS TALK Q: I feel like I’m being judged by the employees who stand at tighter will only drive players away and hurt their botom line the front door to the casino. What’s their purpose anyway? in the long run. They’re usually not friendly, so I don’t think they’re supposed to be there to greet customers. Honestly, they make me feel Also, it’s purely a misconception that “nobody is winning any- uncomfortable. more” because nowadays very few casinos set their machines to L. Martina – Chandler, AZ lock up for small jackpots and non-taxable wins. A decade ago, while hoppers and coins were still prevalent, jackpots could be A: If you’re feeling a litle uncomfortable and perhaps intimidat- seen and heard! With the invention of TITO (ticket in-ticket out) ed, that’s not necessarily a bad thing! The security ofcers at the and coinless slots, now we have to listen closely for the “Big entrances to the casinos are there to keep undesirable people Win” sounds incorporated into the games by the manufacturers. out. For the safety of all the casino personnel and patrons, they are a criminal deterrence. Their role is to monitor and report While I’m on that subject, my personal opinion is that the slot any suspicious behavior or indications of unlawful intent by manufacturers are the ones we should be frustrated at and not alerting surveillance to possible incoming problems. Further- the casinos. The new games that are coming out are more vola- more, they’re not just the frst line of defense but also the last tile than ever before and players will have a miserable experi- because they’re in a position to apprehend a thief making a run ence if they don’t come prepared with the proper bankroll to for the door. wager through the inevitable dry spells. We have an added sense of security here in Arizona that we don’t have in other gaming jurisdictions. Nevada casinos (and Q: My mom and I (and my brothers and my dad) always pick most other commercial casinos across the country) do not man- up your magazine and read it every month. It’s great! One of date a physical security presence at the front entrances of the our favorite sections in the magazine is Players Talk and it casinos. This leaves the casinos and those inside vulnerable. always gets a heated discussion going at our house. Mom Remember the Bellagio robbery that happened a few years ago? doesn’t believe anything I say or dad says until she reads it in How is it that a person covered head-to-toe wearing a motorcy- your magazine. Please tell her that there is no way to change cle helmet, a backpack and a gun was able to walk into the Bel- what is going to happen with a slot machine just by stopping lagio casino and steal $1.5 million in chips from the craps table? the reels. I stop the reels when I’m in a bonus with free games playing because I don’t like to wait. She says I’m messing everything up by doing that. On the other hand, she thinks Q: All the slots are set tight in the Arizona casinos. I look she can somehow stop the reels when she sees the bonus sym- around in the casinos and nobody is winning anymore. bol coming by and get it to land on the reels!! Please help! Eduardo Gonzales – Tucson, AZ Melinda Henderson – Phoenix, AZ A: Eduardo, I’m sorry that’s how you feel because it ’s simply A: Mom, although parents are right (nearly) all the time, I ’m not true! My team members and I participate in as many new sorry but in this situation you have to listen to your daughter! game installs as we can and have all personally observed the As soon as the spin buton on a slot is pressed, the result is de- setings. Slot Managers and Slot Techs all across the State of termined by the random number generator (RNG). So nothing Arizona are actually installing new games at higher than aver- you or your daughter do at that point can infuence the gam’es age payback percentages; not to mention that our State ’s mini- outcome. The lights and animations that happen are only for mum requirements (80% for non -skill games and 83% for skill entertainment purposes and the result of the spin doesn’t games like video poker) are already much higher than the re- change no mater what a player does. The last bonus symbol turns ofered in most other jurisdictions! can’t be “caught” in time by touching the screen before it passes by or a winning combination can ’t occur by stopping the reels at It’s clear from our discussions with casino executives that they precisely the right moment with the stop/spin feature. Thank understand times are tough and people have less money to you very much for being loyal Arizona Gaming Guide fans. We spend on entertainment. They know that making machines truly appreciate your support of our publication! Good luck! $ and get a $25 gift or gas card if we decide to print your question! Do you have a question for our staf of casino gaming industry professionals and slot experts? Write us with your questions a nd comments in any area of gaming and we will make every atempt to publish a response in upcoming issues. Space is limited so we are unable to print every leter or e -mail we receive. Please include your name and mailing address with all correspondence. Mail to: Arizona Gaming Guide PO BOX 20636 Mesa, AZ 85277 or E -mail to: NEW SLOTS Lightning Zap Now At Desert Diamond Casinos in cash in a fash with Everi’s Lightning Zap video slots at Desert Diamond Casinos’ Tucson and Sahuarita loca- W tions! This slot has no reels! That’s correct—you read that right! This is an innovate new slot game that contains no reels! In fact, there are no pay tables (all the prizes are shown on the screen) and the game play is lightning fast which makes for a shock- ingly good time. Great rewards await those who can master the power of Lightning Zap’s electric orb. Charging the orb awards prizes, so players must keep zapping to charge the orb until it unleashes its lightning. The Chain Zap feature randomly zaps 1—9 additional prizes from an already-awarded prize. The Super Zap feature randomly increases all prizes on the screen by 2x—7x, then zaps and awards up to 10 of them! The Zap Everything bonus causes every win to award multi- ple prizes on screen with an enormous chain zap. The future of gaming is here! This slot is truly out of this world! Players, be prepared to be siting on the edge of your seat because the high-impact audio package creates heart-pumping excitement. And, the lightning theme is both thrilling and energizing. Trust us when we say, the lightning zaps will keep you watching in pure amazement as your credit meter keeps increasing with every zap ! Lightning Zap is electrifying the gaming foors at Desert Diamond Casino’s Tucson location on S. Nogales Highway and their Sahuarita location on Pima Mine Road. For more information on the latest new slots at the Desert Diamond Casinos just visit DDCAZ.com, call 1.866.DDC.WINS (1.866.332.9461), or follow on Facebook (/ddcaz), Twiter (@DiamondCasinos), and Instagram (@DiamondCasinos). For more information about Everi’s great new slots, visit their web- site at Everi.com. $ MATH & FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS 1. Lightning Zap was designed with a minimum payback percentage of 92% and a maximum of 98% at max bet. 2. The slot manufacturer recommends the casinos set the payback percentage to 95% (a high return to players)! 3. Lightning Zap’s minimum bet is 10 credits and the maximum bet is 200 credits. 4. The top probable award in Lightning Zap is 702,800 credits (the highest win at 7x in the Super Zap). 5. The Super Zap feature hits 1 in 215 spins, on average. 6. The average win in the Super Zap feature is just over 25x bet! 7. The average hit frequency of Lightning Zap is just over 14%! 8. Lightning Zap is an extremely low volatility game which means more time -on-device for players. 08 Arizona Gaming Guide | March 2018 | azgamingguide.com NEW SLOTS Ocean Magic Now At Paradise Casino he new Ocean Magic video slot machine by IGT ofers players a sea of big winning opportunities. Set on the CrystalDual cabinet, the engaging title Tf eatures a 5 reel, 50 pay line confguration with colorful ocean-themed game symbols. Players can dive into the Ocean Magic free games bonus when three or more treasure chest symbols randomly appear on the screen. Slot enthu- siasts then select foating bubbles to reveal extra picks and free games. The wild symbols can foat up in between spins and when players catch a wild symbol in the botom row the unique feature will move up to the next row on the following spin until the wild symbol exits the top of the reel set. Bursting with more ways to win, the theme’s Wild Bubble Feature initiates when bubbles appear on any random symbol, triggering the selected symbol to become wild for that spin. If the bubble lands on an Ocean Magic symbol, the bubble explodes and all sur- rounding symbols become wild for that game. Players can trigger the Bubble Boost Feature when they double their bet which enables up to seven extra bub- bles to appear on each spin! For more information about Paradise casino visit Paradise-Casinos.com. For more information about IGT’s new products, visit their website at IGT.com. $ 10 Arizona Gaming Guide | March 2018 | azgamingguide.com

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