http://www.pokiemagic.com/blog Pokies and Slot Machine Information and Analysis Sun, 04 May 2008 02:32:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's time to clear up a basic mis-understanding about playing slot machine games. People often hear about the percentage payout rates of particular slot games and don't really understand how they work. A fundamental aspect of slot machine games is that there is a precisely defined house 'edge'. The games are ... http://www.pokiemagic.com/blog/2008/05/03/basic-slot-machine-math/ New South Wales (NSW) is Australias largest state by population. It also has more slot machines (over 100,000) than almost any state on the planet. In July 2007 smoking bans came into force in enclosed areas and we're now able to see the results on gaming turnover. "Figures from the Office ... http://www.pokiemagic.com/blog/2008/04/30/smoking-bans-hit-pokies-turnover-in-new-south-wales/ This years Australasian Gaming Conference in Sydney, Australia was a success! Held over three days at the Sydney Exhibition Centre in central Sydney (see it in Google Maps) the conference was a sight and sound spectacular - and even better than last years. The above picture shows one small part of ... http://www.pokiemagic.com/blog/2007/09/15/sydney-2007-gaming-conference-summary/ Aristocrat are the worlds second largest slot machine maker and the quality of their games is first rate. Exhibitor summary. Overall rating : (4.5 / 5 stars) Display area : quite possibly the largest. Gaming machine selection : very large. Staff knowledge/approachability : good. Support staff in particular were great. Aristocrat are known for more than ... http://www.pokiemagic.com/blog/2007/09/14/2007-gaming-expo-exhibitor-aristocrat-technology/ Konami are a Japanese slot manufacturer - with a track record of game innovation. Exhibitor summary. Overall rating : (4.5 / 5 stars) Display area : large. Gaming machine selection : large. Staff knowledge/approachability : good. Konami had a wide range of slot machines on display. Unfortunately quite a few were on autoplay - which means ... http://www.pokiemagic.com/blog/2007/09/14/2007-gaming-expo-exhibitor-konami/ IGT (International Gaming Technology) are the worlds largest slot machine maker and they do a great job of displaying their wares. Exhibitor summary. Overall rating : (4.5 / 5 stars) Display area : very large. Gaming machine selection : very large. Staff knowledge/approachability : good-excellent. IGT had a large number of the blue chip range of ... http://www.pokiemagic.com/blog/2007/09/14/2007-gaming-expo-exhibitor-igt/ AGT is a relatively new Australian gaming technology designer and manufacturer - with some of the most impressive design credentials in the business. Exhibitor summary. Overall rating : (4.0 / 5 stars). Display area : large and spacious - lots of mingling room. AGT have put up their own gallery of images ... http://www.pokiemagic.com/blog/2007/09/14/2007-gaming-expo-exhibitor-agt-ainsworth-gaming/ Aruze Gaming are a Japanese slot machine and pachinko/pachislo concern. Exhibitor summary. Overall rating : (4.0 / 5 stars). Display area : large. Gaming machine selection : large. Staff knowledge/approachability : excellent. Aruze gaming have been around for almost 40 years. With almost 1,000 employees, they are able to leverage their size into making good games ... http://www.pokiemagic.com/blog/2007/09/14/2007-gaming-expo-exhibitor-aruze-gaming/ New Zealand gaming machine control has entered the same era of government oversight as most Australian jurisdictions - finally. "The Department of Internal Affairs has hooked-up over 20,000 gaming machines to an electronic monitoring system ahead of schedule." Computerworld article Until now overall control has been quite lax in comparison to Australia ... http://www.pokiemagic.com/blog/2007/04/20/new-zealand-flicks-the-monitoring-switch/ An aura of mystery surrounds slot machine payouts. Players wonder just how the slots decide what to pay - and when. The secret formula is really quite simple, though the underlying mathematics certainly are not. The key lies in the random number generator (RNG) which is at the heart of ... http://www.pokiemagic.com/blog/2007/03/11/how-slot-machines-actually-pay-payout-myths-put-to-rest/