These games employ the fundamental casino model of making money from intra-player competition that the house stays out of – taking a rake (small percentage) from the winner. Each has their own style, but the general pattern so far has been to require at least 2-4 players to participate and to generate a random pot…
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VEGAS 2047
Developer: Nanotech Gaming Labs I’m not sure if this game ever made it to casino floors; it was being shown at gaming expos in 2014-2015 but I think this Nanotech company may have gone out of business (their news page hasn’t been updated since 2015). It’s worth noting here because it’s a very neat idea,…
IGT PINBALL: CLEOPATRA & TEXAS TEA
Developer: IGT These two pinball-themed slots are based on two classic slot properties from IGT that have been around for years and that are known for low volatility. You play a normal five-reel video slot, the pinball bonus round is triggered when you land three of a certain scatter symbol on any given spin. You…
RACE ACE ARCADE
Developer: IGT Race Ace was first shown at a gaming expo a few years ago, and at the time it was offering a bonus round that was a full-fledged Mario Kart clone with a joystick for steering, weapons pickups and everything. I’ve also seen a version around that has no steering, you simply pick a…
SPACE INVADERS
Developer: Bally / Scientific One of the first big arcade hits is the intellectual property of Bally, now primarily a casino gaming company. You play a fairly standard video slot that has a bet range of 50 cents to 2.50 per spin. As you spin you’ll collect “laser shots”, and you get to play the…
FROGGER
Developer: Konami Konami released this Frogger slot back in 2016. This is different from the later release Frogger: Get Hoppin’, which is entirely skill-based with no slot play. The original Frogger slot has you play an actual standard video slot until you get to the Frogger bonus round. Links Game Guide Frogger TV plug n’…
CENTIPEDE
Developer: IGT The classic garden pest elimination game from Atari has had two slot iterations thus far. There was an initial three-reel that had you play Centipede rounds as the sole bonus mode, and there’s a newer video slot that lets you choose whether to play Centipede or just get some free spins. Links Amazingly…
Skill-Based Slot Bonus Rounds
The casino industry’s first tentative step toward skill-based gaming was to simply slap arcade bonus rounds into standard slot machines. You play a normal video slot, but once you either get the right combination of bonus symbols or collect enough of them to fill a meter, you go into a bonus round where you play…
Skill-Based Gambling
OK, real talk / disclaimer time before anything else happens here. The casino industry has, since the very beginnings of organized gambling, made their money in one of two fundamental ways: 1) They only operate games that they know they have a long-term mathematical edge at. Some players will win in the short run, but…
Making Money With Steam Items
You can “sell” stuff that you get as random drops from playing various eligible games on Steam. There are three major categories of items: * Steam Trading Cards* Skins / In-Game Items* Crates / Loot Boxes Here’s the thing, though; there’s no way to directly extract cash value from these things, as if Valve allowed…