There are also some Indian casinos that offer Class II gambling which consist of electronic gaming machines which look like slot machines, but are actually games of bingo and the spinning video reels are for 'entertainment purposes only.' No public information is available concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines at Indian casinos. All casino games, including slots, offered by licensed online casinos, also work on the same principle as class 3 slot machines. When it comes to class II slot machines, these can be mostly found on Indian gaming reservations and illegal gambling establishments as well as unlicensed online casinos, where state regulations don't apply. You will not see me at any Indian casinos in the near future unless there is more oversight by the state, and they use Class III Machines. If you have some information regarding any of this, please let me know because I would really like to get to the bottom of this so people can know the facts BEFORE they make a choice about what casino to. Gaming Machines Non-Stop Action is the Name of the Game! We have over 1,500 Class II Gaming Machines with the best themes around, like Wheel of Fortune®, Power Shot Freedom®, Emperors Frog®, The Vault®, Video Mega Bucks®, Wild Pride®, Crystal Star®, Ice on Fire®, Black Diamond®, 88 Fortunes®, Solar Disc®, Red Hot Tamales®, Smokin.
Washington State has 35 Indian casinos owned by 25 tribes. (Source: National Indian Gaming Commission)
Washinton's Indian casinos are located across 15 counties. Snohomish County has the most tribal casinos with five. It is followed by King County with four.
Each casino tribe is federally-recognized and its casinos are approved and regulated by the U.S. Interior Department. These tribes have also signed a gaming compact with the Washington State Gambling Commission to share revenues and to limit the type of casino games that can be played.
You must be 18 years or older to gamble in Washington State.
The following casino games have been authorized by the Washington State Gambling Commission.
Washington Indian Gaming Class III Authorized Games
Class III games are played against the house.
Blackjack, Baccarat, Big 6, Chuck-a-Luck, Craps, Keno, Off Track Betting, Pai Gow Poker, Poker (Class III), Red Dog, Roulette, Sic-Bo, and Tribal Lotteries.
Washington Indian Gaming Class II Authorized Games
Class II games are played against other players not the house.
Bingo, Flashcash Bingo machines, Mega Mania Bingo machines, Pull-Tabs, Progressive Pull-Tabs, Poker (Class II), Rocket Bingo machines, Tab Force Pull-Tab Readers, and Wildfire Pull Tab machines.
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Click on any of the Washington counties on the map below to find local casino information, or scroll below the map to search an alphabetical listing of counties and their casinos.
To find casino information using an alphabetical listing of casino names, go to our page Washington Casino List. You can also go find casino information at Casinos by Tribes.
CHELAN COUNTY
Mill Bay Casino
455 Wapato Lake Road
Manson, WA 98831-9577
1-800-648-2946
CLALLAM COUNTY
7 Cedars Casino
270756 Highway 101
Sequim, Washington 98382-7677
(360) 683-7777
Elwha River Casino
631 Stratton Road
Port Angeles, WA 98363
(360)452-3005
CLARK COUNTY
Ilani Casino Resort
1 Cowlitz Way
Ridgefield, WA 9864
(877) 464-5264
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Colville Casino in Pasco (Potential)
Franklin County, WA
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY
Quinault Beach Resort & Casino
78 St. Rt. 115
Ocean Shores, Washington 98569
(360) 289-9466
KING COUNTY
Muckleshoot Casino
2402 Auburn Way South
Auburn, Washington 98002
(800) 804-4944
Muckleshoot Casino II
2402 Auburn Way S.
Auburn, WA 98002
800-804-4944
Snoqualmie Casino
37500 SE North Bend Way
Snoqualmie, WA 98065
425-888-1234
KITSAP COUNTY
Suquamish Clearwater Casino
15347 Suquamish Way
Suquamish, Washington 98392-9649
(360) 598-8700
The Point Casino
7989 Salish Lane NE
Kingston, WA 98346
(360) 297-0070
MASON COUNTY
Little Creek Casino Resort
91 West State Route 108
Shelton, Washington 98584
(360) 427-7711
Lucky Dog Casino
19330 N US Highway 101
Skokomish Nation, WA 98584
(360) 877-5656
OKANOGAN COUNTY
12 Tribes Resort Casino
28968 US-97
Omak, WA 98841
(866) 203-9202
Coulee Dam Casino
515 Birch Street
Coulee Dam, WA 99116
509-633-0766
PACIFIC COUNTY
Shoalwater Bay Casino
4112 Highway 105
Tokeland, Washington 98590
360-267-2048
888-332-2048
PIERCE COUNTY
BJ's Bingo and Gaming
4411 Pacific Highway East Fife, WA 98424
(253) 922-0430
Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma
2920 East R Street
Tacoma, WA 98404-4974
253-594-7777
Emerald Queen Hotel & Casino
5700 Pacific Hwy. E
Fife, WA 98424
888-831-7655
SKAGIT COUNTY
Skagit Valley Casino Resort
Operated by Harrah's Ent
5984 N. Dark Lane
Bow, WA 98232
(360) 724-7777
Swinomish Casino & Lodge
12885 Casino Drive
Anacortes, Washington 98221-8363
(360) 293-2691
SNOHOMISH COUNTY
Angel of the Winds Casino
3438 Stoluckquamish Lane
Arlington, Washington 98223
(360) 474-9740
Last Chance Bingo and Casino
5318 Chief Brown Lane
Darrington, WA 98241
Quil Ceda Creek Casino
6221 31st Ave NE
Tulalip, WA 98271
360-716-1700
Tulalip Resort Casino
Tulalip Tribes
10200 Quil Ceda Blvd.
Tulalip, WA 98271
(360) 651-1111
SPOKANE COUNTY
Northern Quest Resort & Casino
100 North Hayford Road
Airway Heights, WA 99001
(509) 242-7000
Spokane Tribe Casino
14300 W SR-2 Hwy
Airway Heights, WA
(509) 818-1501
STEVENS COUNTY
Chewelah Casino
2555 Smith Road
Chewelah, Washington 99109-9689
(800) 322-2788
(509) 258-9845
Two Rivers Casino & Resort
Spokane Tribe of Indians
6828-B Highway 25
Davenport, WA 99122
(800) 722-4031
THURSTON COUNTY
Lucky Eagle Casino
12888 188th Avenue SW
Rochester, WA 98579
360-273-2000
Red Wind Casino
12819 Yelm Highway Southeast
Olympia, Washington 98513-9111
(360) 412-5000
(866) 946-2444
WHATCOM COUNTY
Northwood Casino
9750 Northwood Road
Lynden WA 98264
(360) 734-5101
Silver Reef Casino
4876 Haxton Way at Slater Road
Ferndale, WA 98248
(360) 383-0777
(866) 383-0777
YAKIMA COUNTY
Yakama Legends Casino
580 Fort Road
Toppenish, Washington 98948
(509) 865-8800
July 15, 2020
Four Washington tribes are currently negotiating licensing details with the state Gambling Commission for authorization to offer sports betting at their casinos. The four tribes are the Tulalip, Suquamish, Snoqualmie and Kalispel. Each hopes to open their sportsbook operations before the end of 2020.
Washington became the 21st state to legalize sports betting in March 2020. The law limits bets to be placed with tribal casinos only, no online betting is allowed except at a casino, and bets can be placed on professional sports but not collegiate games.
The four tribes seeking the first sportsbook licenses own the following casinos:
Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Northern Quest Resort & Casino
100 North Hayford Road, Airway Heights, WA 99001
(509) 242-7000 (877) 871-6772
Snoqualmie Tribe
Snoqualmie Casino
37500 SE North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, WA 98065
425-888-1234
Suquamish Tribe
Clearwater Casino
15347 Suquamish Way, Suquamish, Washington 98392-9649
(360) 598-8700
Tulalip Tribes
Quil Ceda Creek Casino
6221 31st Ave NE, Tulalip, WA 98271
360-716-1700
Tulalip Resort Casino
10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip, WA 98271
(360) 651-1111
There are 25 other federally-recognized tribes in Washington that may also seek licensing for sports wagering.
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June 1, 2020
Washington tribes reopened 16 of the state's 35 casinos last month. New health protocols require no smoking, face masks and social distancing resulting in limitation of crowd sizes, operating hours, gaming machines, table games, restaurants and entertainment venues.
The casinos that reopened are listed here by date:
May 5 Northern Quest Resort & Casino is Reopened!
May 13 Angel of the Wind Casino
May 18 Emerald Queen Casino in Fife
May 18 Clearwater Casino Resort
May 18 Little Creek Casino
May 18 Red Wind Casino
May 19 12 Tribes Resort Casino
May 19 Coulee Dam Casino
May 19 Mill Bay Casino
May 26 Tulalip Resort Casino
May 26 Quil Ceda Creek Casino
May 26 Muckleshoot Casino'
May 28 ilani Casino Resort
May 28 Quinault Beach Resort & Casino
Additional casinos have announced opening dates in early June:
June 1 The Point Casino & Hotel
June 8 Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma (New)
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March 25, 2020
Today Gov. Inslee Gov. Inslee signed legislation to allow sports betting inside all Washington Indian casinos. Card rooms are excluded and mobile betting is limited to within casinos.
SUMMARY
All bets must be placed inside licensed Indian casinos.
Tribes must negotiate terms and conditions with the State to add sports betting to their gaming compacts.
Betting is allowed on all professional sports except for minor league professional events.
Betting is allowed on all college games except in-state colleges.
Mobile betting is prohibited except inside a licensed Indian casino.
The Washington State Gambling Commission will provide regulatory oversight to all sports betting operations.
There is no timeline to opening the first sportsbook in the state. The next step is state licensing of casinos via their gaming compacts. The following step will be investments by the casinos into betting facilities and gaming software. Hopefully, at that point COVID-19 will longer be a health threat and casinos will be operating again.
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February 11, 2019
House Bill 1975 seeks to authorize sports betting only inside the tribal casino of the state. This would include betting on both college and professional sports.
Bets could be placed with a casino teller or at a kiosk within the casino. Bets could also be placed by mobile phone but only inside an Indian casino.
If passed, each tribe would be required to renegotiate their gaming compacts with the state to add the terms for regulating and taxing the sports waging. This is required by Indian gaming laws of the federal government and may take a year or more before betting can begin.
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May 02, 2018
More plans have been announced for a new casino project by the Kalispel Tribe. The project is estimated to be finished by the end of this year and will cost $10.5 million to complete.
In addition to the casino, there will also be a market offering fresh food and a fuel station. There will also be an RV resort offering rental of storage units and tiny homes.
The project will be built in Cusick on the tribes' original reservation.
In the summer of last year ground was broken. During the winter and spring construction and building have continued to take place.
Over 100 slot machines will be in operation when the casino opens. There will be a player's club loyalty program. Future plans for the casino could include table games. That will depend on demand from guests.
Dining will be available. There will be a restaurant with 70 seats. Also, a 150 guest banquet room.
Casual dining will be available at the mezzanine at the Kalispel Market. It will also offer fresh groceries, convenience shopping, and vendors can rent space just outside. A laundry that is coin operated, shower and restrooms. Seven pumps at the fueling station.
33 sites will offer full hook ups at the Kalispel RV Resort. Guests will have access to internet, water, power, and sewer. Plus, a dump station for the RVs. Eight tiny homes will be available to rent.
Scheduled to be completed and open to the public by this summer will be the Kalispel Storage, Kalispel Market, and the Kalispel RV Park.
50 construction jobs have been created by the park alone. When opened, it will employ 75 people to fill both full and part time positions.
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Alabama has three Indian casinos that offer Class II video gaming machines. They are not required to release payback statistics about their machines.
In mid-1993 Arizona’s Governor Symington signed a compact with the state’s tribes that allowed them to offer slot machines on their reservations.
The compact originally didn’t allow for any table games but in early 2003 blackjack was added as a permissible table game.
Arizona tribes aren’t required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks, however, according to the Arizona Department of Gaming, the terms of the compact require eachtribes’ machines to return the following minimum and maximum paybacks: video poker and video blackjack - 83% to 100%, slot machines - 80% to 100%, keno - 75% to 100%. Each tribe is free to setits machines to pay back anywhere within those limits.
Arkansas has two pari-mutuel facilities featuring “electronic games of skill,” which are defined as “games played through any electronic device or machine that affords an opportunity for theexercise of skill or judgment where the outcome is not completely controlled by chance alone.”
The games offered are video poker, video blackjack, and “skill” slots where you have two opportunities to spin the reels. The “skill” factor comes into play because after seeing the results ofyour first spin you then have to decide whether to keep none, one, two, or all three of the symbols on each reel before you spin them again. Gaming regulations require that all of theelectronic games of skill must return a minimum of 83%.
For the one year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average gaming machine’s return at Oaklawn was 92.81% and at Southland, it was 92.72%
California’s Indian casinos are legally allowed to offer electronic gaming machines, blackjack, and other house-banked card games. The games of craps and roulette are not permitted. However,some casinos do offer modified versions of craps and roulette that are played with cards rather than dice or roulette wheels.
Most California card rooms also offer some form of player-banked blackjack, but because they are prohibited by law from playing blackjack, the game is usually played to 22 rather than 21.Additionally, players must pay a commission to the house on every hand they play. The amount will vary depending on the rules of the house but, generally, it’s about two to five percent of thetotal amount bet. There are about 90 card rooms in California and you can see a listing of them on the Internet at http://www.cgcc.ca.gov
California’s tribes aren’t required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks and the state of California does not require any minimum returns.
Here’s information, as supplied by Colorado’s Division of Gaming, showing the slot machine payback percentages for each city’s casinos for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June30, 2019:
Black Hawk | Central City | Cripple Creek | |
1¢ Slots | 89.80% | 90.43% | 91.89% |
5¢ Slots | 92.85% | 93.93% | 93.50% |
25¢ Slots | 92.30% | 94.06% | 95.45% |
$1 Slots | 93.69% | 94.82% | 94.83% |
$5 Slots | 93.69% | 93.76% | 95.03% |
All | 92.35% | 92.30% | 93.53% |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including video poker and video keno. The best returns for eachcategory are highlighted in bold print.
The following information is from Connecticut’s Division of Special Revenue regarding Foxwoods’ slot payback percentages:
Denomination | Payback % |
1¢ | 90.09 |
2¢ | 91.38 |
5¢ | 90.73 |
25¢ | 91.34 |
50¢ | 90.77 |
$1.00 | 92.99 |
$5.00 | 93.67 |
$10.00 | 94.29 |
$25.00 | 96.51 |
$100.00 | 94.14 |
Average | 91.95 |
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each denomination of slot machine from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
Here's information from Connecticut's Division of Special Revenue regarding Mohegan Sun's slot payback percentages:
Denomination | Payback % |
1/4¢ | 86.30 |
1/2¢ | 85.91 |
1¢ | 88.86 |
2¢ | 86.65 |
5¢ | 92.08 |
25¢ | 91.01 |
50¢ | 91.73 |
$1.00 | 92.94 |
$5.00 | 94.41 |
$10.00 | 97.41 |
$25.00 | 95.50 |
$100.00 | 94.55 |
Average | 91.90 |
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each denomination of slot machine from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
Delaware’s three pari-mutuel facilities all feature slot machines. Technically, the machines are video lottery terminals (VLT’s) because they are operated in conjunction with the DelawareLottery. Unlike VLT’s in other states, however, Delaware’s machines payout in cash. The VLT’s also play other games including video poker, video keno, and video blackjack.
By law, all video lottery games must return between 87% and 95% of all wagers on an annual basis. Games can return above 95% but only with the Lottery Director’s approval.
According to figures from the Delaware Lottery for the twelve-month period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average VLT return at Dover Downs was 92.59%, at Delaware Park itwas 92.12%, and at Harrington Raceway it was 92.03%.
In mid-2018 a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalized sports betting at all U.S. casinos. Delaware was one of the first states to act on the ruling and all three of the state’s casinos offersportsbooks.
In January 2010 the Delaware legislature approved the addition of table games for the state’s casinos.
Florida has three forms of casino gambling: casino boats, Indian casinos and gaming machines at pari-mutuels in two south Florida counties.
The casino boats offer gamblers the opportunity to board ships that cruise offshore where casino gambling is legal. From the East Coast, the boats sail three miles out into the Atlantic Oceanand from the west coast the boats travel nine miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Since the casino boats travel in international waters they are free from regulations and the machines can be setto pay back whatever the operator wants without regard to a minimum payback percentage.
Florida has eight Indian gaming locations. The Seminole Tribe has seven and the eighth is on the Miccosukee Tribe’s reservation.
The Seminoles signed a compact with the state that allows them to offer both Class II and traditional Class III gaming machines. As part of their compact, five Seminole casinos are also allowedto offer the following:
The Miccosukee Tribe has not signed a compact and they only offer Class II gaming machines at their casino.
Class II video gaming devices look like slot machines but are actually bingo games and the spinning reels are for “entertainment purposes only.” No public information is available concerningthe payback percentages on any gaming machines in Florida’s Indian casinos.
The other games allowed in all Indian casinos include
All of the casinos are open 24 hours (except Big Cypress) and all offer bingo except for both Seminole Hard Rock Casinos and the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The minimum gambling age is18 at all Indian casinos for bingo or poker and 21 for electronic gaming machines.
Broward County (home county of Fort Lauderdale) and Miami-Dade County both have four pari-mutuel facilities that each offer electronic gaming machines, but no table games.
Florida gaming regulations require a minimum payback of 85% on all gaming machines. From July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the gaming machines at Magic City returned 93.43%, CasinoMiami returned 92.34%, Hialeah Park returned 93.55%, Gulfstream Park returned 92.16%, Dania Casino returned 92.68%, Big Easy returned 91.50%, Calder returned 91.32%, and The Isle returned90.22%.
There are two casino boats in Georgia which both sail three miles out into international waters where casino gambling is permitted.
Since the casino boats travel in international waters they are free from regulations and the machines can be set to pay back whatever the operator wants without regard to a minimum paybackpercentage.
Idaho has six Indian casinos that offer electronic pull-tab machines and other video games. The machines don't pay out in cash. Instead they print out a receipt which must be cashed by a floorattendant or taken to the cashier’s cage. Some casinos also offer bingo (BG) and off-track betting (OTB).
The terms of the compact between the tribes and the state do not require any minimum payback percentage that the gaming machines must return to the public.
Here’s information from the Illinois Gaming Board showing each casino’s average slot payback percentage for the one-year period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018:
CASINO | PAYBACK % |
Casino Queen | 92.05 |
Harrah's Joliet | 91.98 |
Hollywood Joliet | 91.18 |
Argosy Alton | 90.83 |
Par-A-Dice | 91.02 |
Grand Victoria | 91.02 |
Hollywood - Aurora | 90.42 |
Jumer's | 89.94 |
Rivers Casino | 90.35 |
Harrah's Metropolis | 89.39 |
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines. As you can see, the Casino Queen returned the most to its slot machine players, whileHarrah's in Metropolis returned the least.
Following is information from the Indiana Gaming Commission regarding average slot payout percentages for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019:
CASINO | PAYBACK % |
Hoosier Park | 90.05 |
French Lick | 91.55 |
Rising Star | 91.38 |
Indiana Grand | 90.88 |
Blue Chip | 91.40 |
Belterra | 90.76 |
Majestic Star | 90.25 |
Hollywood | 89.96 |
Horseshoe Casino SI | 90.09 |
Majestic Star II | 89.88 |
Horseshoe Hammond | 90.07 |
Ameristar | 89.92 |
Tropicana | 89.61 |
These figures reflect the average percentage returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines including slot machines, video poker, video keno, etc.
Here’s information, as supplied by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, showing the electronic gaming machine payback percentages for all non-Indian locations for the one-year period fromJuly 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
LOCATION | PAYBACK % |
Prairie Meadows | 91.67 |
Wild Rose- Emmetsburg | 90.61 |
Wild Rose- Clinton | 90.56 |
Wild Rose- Jefferson | 90.52 |
Q Casino | 90.63 |
Diamond Jo Worth | 90.52 |
Catfish Bend | 90.42 |
Riverside | 90.40 |
Diamond Jo Dubuque | 90.49 |
Grand Falls | 90.36 |
Casino Queen Marquette | 90.19 |
Ameristar | 90.05 |
Rhythm City | 90.26 |
Hard Rock | 90.29 |
Isle Bettendorf | 90.04 |
Harrah's | 89.77 |
Isle Waterloo | 89.73 |
Horseshoe Council Bluffs | 89.66 |
Lakeside Casino | 88.91 |
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each riverboat casino or pari-mutuel facility for all of its electronic machines including: slots, video poker, video keno, etc.
In April 2007 the Kansas legislature authorized local referendums to allow state-run casinos in four counties.
The Kansas Racing & Gaming Commission does not release information about the payback percentages on electronic gaming machines in Kansas. However, gaming regulations require that allmachines return no less than 87%.
There are also five Indian casinos in Kansas and they are not required to release information on their slot machine payback percentages. However, according to officials at the Kansas StateGaming Agency, which is responsible for overseeing the tribal-state compacts, 'the minimum payback percentage for electronic gaming devices is 80%.'
Gaming regulations require that gaming machines in casinos be programmed to pay back no less than 80% and no more than 99.9%. For video gaming machines at locations other than casinos, the lawrequires a minimum return of 80% and a maximum return of 94%.
Louisiana gaming statistics are not broken down by individual properties. Rather, they are classified by region: Baton Rouge (BR), Lake Charles (LC), New Orleans (NO) and Shreveport/BossierCity (SB).
The Baton Rouge casinos consist of the Belle of Baton Rouge, Hollywood Casino, L'Auberge and Evangeline Downs. The Lake Charles casinos include Isle of Capri, L’Auberge du Lac and Delta Downs.New Orleans area casinos are Amelia Belle, Boomtown, Harrah’s (landbased), Treasure Chest and Fairgrounds Raceway. The Shreveport/Bossier city casinos include Boomtown, Diamond Jack’s, Sam’sTown, Eldorado, Horseshoe, and Harrah’s Louisiana Downs.
Here’s information, as supplied by the Louisiana State Police-Riverboat Gaming Section, showing the average electronic machine payback percentages for each area’s casinos for the 12-monthperiod from June 1, 2018, through May 30, 2019:
BR | LC | NO | SB | |
1¢ | 88.70% | 88.57% | 88.96% | 89.01% |
5¢ | 91.69% | 94.31% | 93.31% | 93.12% |
25¢ | 92.30% | 93.08% | 92.43% | 90.73% |
$1 | 93.56% | 92.33% | 92.72% | 93.03% |
$5 | 94.49% | 92.99% | 92.93% | 92.70% |
All | 90.50% | 90.63% | 90.23% | 90.43% |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including video poker and video keno. The best returns for eachcategory are highlighted in bold print and you can see that the Baton Rouge area casinos offered the best returns in most categories.
Maine has two racetrack casinos (racinos) that offer electronic gaming machines, as well as live table games.
State gaming regulations require a minimum return of 89% on all machines and during the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average return on gaming machines atHollywood Casino was 90.15% and at Oxford Casino, it was 90.01%.
Maryland has five casinos that are allowed to offer electronic gaming machines, as well as live table games. However, Ocean Downs has no table games.
No public information is available about the actual payback percentages on gaming machines in Maryland. However, gaming regulations require a minimum payback of 87% on any one machine and allmachines within a casino must have an average payback of 90% to 95%.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill in late 2011 that legalized casinos. The law allows three casinos, in three different geographic regions, plus one slot parlor.
The slot parlor, Plainridge Park Casino, a harness racing track located about 40 miles southwest of Boston, opened June 24, 2015.
The first resort-casino license in Region B (Western Massachusetts) was awarded to MGM Resorts and their $1.3 billion casino, MGM Springfield, opened August 24, 2018.
The second license for Region A (Eastern Massachusetts) was awarded to Wynn Resorts and their $2 billion, Encore Everett, is expected to open in mid-2019. The final license for Region C(Southeastern Massachusetts) had not yet been awarded as of late 2018.
Additionally, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is planning to build a destination resort casino near Taunton. That facility, First Light Casino, was expected to open by late 2019. However, theproject has been hampered by lawsuits that might stop it from being completed.
Massachusetts gaming regulations require a minimum payback of 80% on all gaming machines. From July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the gaming machines at Plainridge Park returned 92.03%,91.39% at MGM Springfield* and 91.49% at Encore.**
* Stats for MGM Springfield began August 23, 2018, when it opened
** Stats for Encore are June 23- July 31, 2019.
There are 17 Indian casinos in Michigan and the tribes are not required to release information on their slot machine payback percentages. However, according to officials at the Michigan GamingControl Board, which is responsible for overseeing the tribal-state compacts, 'the machines must meet the minimum standards for machines in Nevada or New Jersey.' In Nevada, the minimum returnis 75% and in New Jersey, it's 83%. Therefore, Michigan's Indian casinos must return at least 75% in order to comply with the law.
There are also three privately owned casinos in Detroit, but their slot payback information is not made available to the public.
All Minnesota casinos are located on Indian reservations and under a compact reached with the state the only table games permitted are card games such as blackjack and poker. Additionally, theonly kind of slot machines allowed are electronic video slot machines. Therefore, you will not find any mechanical slots that have traditional reels - only video screens
According to the terms of the compact between the state and the tribes, however, the minimum and maximum payouts are regulated as follows: video poker and video blackjack - 83% to 98%, slotmachines - 80% to 95%, keno - 75% to 95%. Each tribe is free to set its machines to pay back anywhere within those limits and the tribes do not release any information regarding their slotmachine percentage paybacks.
The Mississippi Gaming Commission does not break down its slot statistics by individual properties. Rather, they are classified by region.
The Coastal region includes Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay Saint Louis.
The North region includes Tunica, Greenville, and Lula.
The Central region includes Vicksburg and Natchez.
With that in mind here’s information, as supplied by the Mississippi Gaming Commission, showing the machine payback percentages for each area’s casinos for the one-year period from July 1,2018, through June 30, 2019:
Coastal | North | Central | |
1¢ Slots | 91.99% | 91.95% | 91.73% |
5¢ Slots | 94.78% | 94.96% | 95.73% |
25¢ Slots | 93.91% | 92.41% | 93.78% |
$1 Slots | 93.28% | 93.51% | 94.10% |
$5 Slots | 93.78% | 95.16% | 95.52% |
All | 92.18% | 91.87% | 92.32% |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including video poker and video keno. The best returns for eachcategory are highlighted in bold print and you can see that all of the gaming areas offer rather similar returns on their machines.
Here's information from the Missouri Gaming Commission regarding the payback percentages for each casino's electronic machines for the 12-month period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019:
CASINO | PAYBACK % |
Ameristar- St. Charles | 91.0 |
River City | 90.6 |
Hollywood | 90.6 |
Ameristar- K.C. | 90.4 |
Harrah’s - N.K.C | 90.1 |
Lumiere Place | 90.0 |
Isle of Capri - Booneville | 90.1 |
Argosy | 89.9 |
Isle of Capri - Cape Girardeau | 89.7 |
Lady Luck | 89.3 |
Isle of Capri - K.C. | 88.9 |
St. Jo Frontier | 88.9 |
Mark Twain | 88.7 |
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines including slot machines, video poker, video keno, etc.
Montana law permits bars and taverns to have up to 20 video gaming devices that play video poker, video keno, or video bingo. These machines are operated in partnership with the state and arenot permitted to pay out in cash; instead, they print out a receipt which must be taken to a cashier. The maximum bet on these machines is $2 and the maximum payout is limited to $800. Montanagaming regulations require these machines to return a minimum of 80%.
There are seven Indian casinos offering video gaming machines that also print out a receipt. The maximum bet on these machines is $5 and the maximum payout is capped at $1,500. According toMontana's Gambling Control Division, there are no minimum payback percentages required for gaming machines on Indian reservations.
No public information is available concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines in Nebraska.
Here’s information, as supplied by Nevada’s State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the south shore casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2017 and ending June 30, 2018:
Denomination | Payback % |
1¢ Slots | 88.94 |
25¢ Slots | 91.24 |
$1 Slots | 92.55 |
All Slots | 93.33 |
And here's that same information for the north shore casinos:
Denomination | Payback % |
1¢ Slots | 92.81 |
25¢ Slots | 91.40 |
$1 Slots | 91.52 |
All Slots | 94.29 |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned to the players on each denomination of machine. All electronic machines including slots, video poker and video keno are included in thesenumbers.
Unlike New Jersey, the Nevada Gaming Control Board does not break down its slot statistics by individual properties. Rather, they are classified by area.
The annual gaming revenue report breaks the Las Vegas market down into two major tourist areas: the Strip and downtown. There is also a very large locals market in Las Vegas and those casinosare shown in the gaming revenue report as the Boulder Strip and North Las Vegas areas.
When choosing where to do your slot gambling, you may want to keep in mind the following slot payback percentages for Nevada's fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019:
1¢ Slot Machines
The Strip - 88.33%
Downtown - 88.96%
Boulder Strip - 90.53%
N. Las Vegas - 90.79%
5¢ Slot Machines
The Strip - 91.96%
Downtown - 93.32%
Boulder Strip - 96.30%
N. Las Vegas - 95.24%
25¢ Slot Machines
The Strip - 89.34%
Downtown - 93.91%
Boulder Strip - 95.77%
N. Las Vegas - 96.27%
$1 Slot Machines
The Strip - 92.34%
Downtown - 94.12%
Boulder Strip - 95.49%
N. Las Vegas - 95.62%
$1 Megabucks Machines
The Strip - 87.31%
Downtown - 86.40%
Boulder Strip - 87.61%
N. Las Vegas - 86.98%
All Slot Machines
The Strip - 91.84%
Downtown - 92.22%
Boulder Strip - 94.26%
N. Las Vegas - 93.34%
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned to the players on each denomination of machine. All electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno are included in thesenumbers and the highest-paying returns are shown in bold print. As you can see, the machines in downtown Las Vegas pay out slightly more than those located on the Las Vegas Strip.
Returns even better than the downtown casinos can be found at some of the other local casinos along Boulder Highway, such as Boulder Station and Sam's Town and also in the North Las Vegasarea which would include the Fiesta, Santa Fe and Texas Station casinos. Not only are those numbers among the best returns in the Las Vegas area, but they are also among the best paybackpercentages for anywhere in the United States.
Here’s information, as supplied by Nevada’s State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of Laughlin’s casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2018, and ending June 30, 2019:
Denomination | Payback % |
1¢ Slots | 89.11 |
5¢ Slots | 92.59 |
25¢ Slots | 93.44 |
$1 Slots | 94.92 |
$1 Megabucks | 88.27 |
$5 Slots | 94.33 |
All Slots | 92.15 |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned to the players on each denomination of machine. All electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno are included in thesenumbers.
Here’s information, as supplied by Nevada’s State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the Reno area casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017and ending June 30, 2018:
Denomination | Payback % |
1¢ Slots | 92.69 |
5¢ Slots | 95.10 |
25¢ Slots | 92.16 |
$1 Slots | 95.38 |
$1 Megabucks | 87.40 |
$5 Slots | 95.06 |
All Slots | 94.56 |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno.
Here’s information, as supplied by Nevada’s State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the Sparks area casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2018, and ending June 30, 2019:
Denomination | Payback % |
1¢ Slots | 92.98 |
5¢ Slots | 97.19 |
25¢ Slots | 95.43 |
$1 Slots | 96.17 |
$5 Slots | 97.32 |
All Slots | 94.55 |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including slots, video poker, and video keno.
Here’s information, as supplied by Nevada’s State Gaming Control Board, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the Wendover area casinos for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2018 and ending June 30, 2019:
Denomination | Payback % |
1¢ Slots | 93.41 |
5¢ Slots | 96.80 |
25¢ Slots | 93.34 |
$1 Slots | 95.86 |
$5 Slots | 96.39 |
All Slot | 94.32 |
These numbers reflect the percentage of money returned on each denomination of machine and encompass all electronic machines including slots, video poker and video keno.
Following is information from the New Jersey Casino Control Commission regarding average slot payout percentages for the 12-month period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019:
CASINO | PAYBACK |
Harrah’s | 91.79 |
Borgata | 91.66 |
Hard Rock | 91.41 |
Caesars | 91.03 |
Bally's A.C. | 90.76 |
Golden Nugget | 90.57 |
Resorts | 90.78 |
Tropicana | 90.35 |
Ocean Resort | 90.49 |
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines which includes slot machines, video poker, etc.
New Mexico's Indian casinos offer an assortment of table games and electronic gaming machines. Additionally, slot machines are allowed at the state's racetracks as well as at about 40 variousfraternal and veterans clubs.
New Mexico gaming regulations require that electronic machines at racetracks and fraternal/veterans organizations return a minimum of 80%.
New Mexico's Indian tribes do not make their slot machine payback percentages a matter of public record but the terms of the compact between the state and the tribes require all electronicgaming machines to also return a minimum of 80%.
There are several Indian casinos located in upstate New York which offer traditional Class III casino gambling.
The terms of the compact between the tribes and the state allow table games and slot machines, including video keno and video poker. These machines do not pay out in cash. Instead, they printout a receipt which must be exchanged for cash.
There are also some Indian casinos that offer Class II gambling which consist of electronic gaming machines which look like slot machines, but are actually games of bingo and the spinning videoreels are for 'entertainment purposes only.' No public information is available concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines at Indian casinos.
Here’s information, as supplied by the New York Gaming Commission, showing the slot machine payback percentages for all of the casinos for the fiscal year from April 1, 2018, through March31, 2019:
LOCATION | PAYBACK % |
Tioga Downs | 91.62 |
Resort's World Catskills | 91.40 |
Del Lago | 90.94 |
Rivers | 90.50 |
In October 2001, legislation was passed to allow for the introduction of slot machine-type video lottery machines at New York racetracks. Officially referred to as Video Gaming Machines(VGM’s), they are regulated by the New York State Lottery Division.
All VGM's offer standard slot machine-type games, plus keno in denominations from five cents to $10. The machines all accept cash but do not pay out in cash. They print a receipt which must betaken to a cashier.
The legislation authorizing the VGM’s states, “the specifications for video lottery gaming shall be designed in such a manner as to pay prizes that average no less than ninety percent ofsales.”
Here's information, as supplied by the New York Lottery, showing the video gaming machine payback percentages for each of the state's racetracks for the fiscal year from April 1,2018, through March 31, 2019:
LOCATION | PAYBACK % |
Resorts World | 94.16 |
Jake's 58 | 93.73 |
Empire City | 93.06 |
Monticello | 92.40 |
Saratoga | 92.35 |
Finger Lakes | 92.12 |
Batavia Downs | 91.66 |
Fairgrounds | 91.66 |
Vernon Downs | 91.74 |
North Carolina has two Indian casinos and both are affiliated with the state's Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians which signed a compact with the state. According to the terms of thecompact, the video gaming machines are required to return a minimum of 83% and a maximum of 98%.
North Dakota has more than 800 sites throughout the state that offer blackjack, with betting limits of $1-$25, for the benefit of charities.
There are also six Indian casinos which are limited by law to the following maximum bet limits: blackjack-$100 (two tables in a casino may have limits up to $250), craps-$60, roulette-$50,slots/video poker-$25 and poker-$50 per bet, per round with a maximum of three rounds.
The terms of the state's compact with the tribes require gaming machines to return a minimum of 80% and a maximum of 100%. However, if a machine is affected by skill, such as video poker orvideo blackjack, the machines must return a minimum of 83%.
Ohio voters passed a statewide referendum in November 2009 to allow one casino to open in each of four major cities: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo. There are also seven racetracksthat offer video lottery terminals.
Here’s information from the Ohio Casino Control Commission regarding the payback percentages for each racino and casino’s electronic machines for the twelve-month period from July 1,2018, through June 30, 2019:
CASINO | PAYBACK % |
JACK Cleveland | |
Hollywood Columbus | 92.09 |
JACK Cincinnati | |
Miami Valley | 90.73 |
Belterra Park | |
MGM Northfield | 91.09 |
Eldorado Gaming | |
Hollywood Toledo | 90.73 |
JACK Thistledown | |
Hollywood Dayton | 90.27 |
Mahoning Valley |
All Oklahoma Indian casinos are allowed to offer both Class II and Class III gaming machines.
Most casinos offer only Class II machines which look like slot machines, but are actually games of bingo and the spinning video reels are for 'entertainment purposes only.' Some casinos alsooffer traditional Class III slots.
In either case, the gaming machines are not allowed to accept or payout in coins. All payouts must be done by a printed receipt or via an electronic debit card. No public information isavailable concerning the payback percentages on gaming machines in Oklahoma.
Oregon law permits bars and taverns to have up to six video lottery terminals that offer various versions of video poker. Racetracks are allowed to have no more than 10 machines. The maximumbet allowed is $2.50 and the maximum single payout on any machine is capped at $600.
These machines are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminals because they are regulated by the state’s lottery commission which receives a share of eachmachine’s revenue. The machines accept cash but do not pay out in cash; instead, they print out a receipt which must be taken to a cashier.
According to figures from the Oregon Lottery, during its fiscal year from June 28, 2018, through June 25, 2019, the VLT’s had an approximate return of 92.34%.
There are nine Indian casinos in operation in Oregon. According to the governor’s office which regulates the Tribe’s compacts, 'there is no minimum payback percentage required on the Tribe’smachines. Each Tribe is free to set their own limits on their machines.'
Pennsylvania gaming regulations require that gaming machines return a minimum of 85%.
The following is information from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board regarding average slot payout percentages for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019:
CASINO | PAYBACK % |
Parx Casino | 90.70 |
Valley Forge | 90.68 |
The Meadows | 90.14 |
Mount Airy | 90.31 |
Sugar House | 90.03 |
Wind Creek Bethlehem | 90.09 |
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs | 89.90 |
Harrah's Philadelphia | 89.82 |
The Rivers | 89.87 |
Lady Luck Nemacolin | 89.34 |
Hollywood Casino at Penn National | 89.38 |
Presque Isle | 89.31 |
Rhode Island has two pari-mutuel facilities which both feature video lottery terminals (VLT’s). These machines are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminalsbecause they are regulated by the state’s lottery commission which receives a share of each machine’s revenue. The machines accept cash but don’t pay out in cash; instead, they print out areceipt which must be taken to a cashier.
All VLT’s are programmed to play at least six different games: blackjack, keno, slots and three versions of poker (jacks or better, joker poker and deuces wild).
According to figures from the Rhode Island Lottery for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average VLT return at Twin River was 92.10% and at Tiverton, it was91.63%.
South Carolina has two gambling cruise ships which sail three miles out into international waters where casino gambling is permitted. Since the casino boats travel in international waters theyare free from regulations and the machines can be set to pay back whatever the operators want without regard to a minimum payback percentage.
Here are statistics from the South Dakota Commission on Gaming for the payback percentages on all of Deadwood’s slot machines for the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30,2019:
Denomination | Payback % |
1¢ Slots | 90.73 |
5¢ Slots | 93.56 |
25¢ Slots | 91.18 |
$1 Slots | 92.58 |
$5 Slots | 92.51 |
Average | 91.05 |
In addition to the Deadwood casinos, there are also nine Indian casinos in South Dakota. No information is available on the payback percentages of the video gaming machines.
Texas has one Indian casino which offers gaming machines based on bingo. It also offers pull tab machines, bingo, poker and a player-banked blackjack game where each player must pay acommission to the house for each bet that is made. The commission is 50¢ for $3-$50 bets and $1 for bets over $50. The minimum gambling age is 21 and the casino is open 24 hours daily.
Class II video gaming devices look like slot machines, but are actually bingo games and the spinning reels are for “entertainment purposes only.” No public information is available concerningthe payback percentages on any gaming machines in Texas’ Indian casino.
There are 28 Indian casinos operating in Washington and they all have compacts with the state allowing them to offer table games, as well as electronic ‘scratch’ ticket games which use a finitenumber of tickets with a predetermined number of winners and losers.
All of the state’s Tribes are not required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks. However, according to the terms of the compact between the Tribes and the state, theminimum prize payout for electronic ‘scratch’ ticket games is 75%.
West Virginia has four pari-mutuel facilities and one resort hotel that feature video lottery terminals. The VLT’s are the same as regular video gaming devices but are called lottery terminalsbecause they are regulated by the state’s lottery commission which receives a share of each machine’s revenue.
West Virginia law requires that VLT’s return a minimum of 80% to a maximum of 95%. VLT games include slots, blackjack, keno and numerous versions of poker. The minimum gambling age is 21.
For the one-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the average return on VLT’s was: 88.97% at Mountaineer Park, 90.81% at Mardi Gras, 89.46% at Wheeling Island, 89.53%at Charles Town Races.
All Wisconsin casinos are located on Indian reservations and the Indian tribes are not required to release information on their slot machine percentage paybacks. However, according to the termsof the compact between the state and the tribes 'for games not affected by player skill, such as slot machines, the machine is required to return a minimum of 80% and a maximum of 100% of theamount wagered.'
Wyoming has Indian casinos that offer Class II bingo-type gaming machines, plus traditional Class III slot machines.
The machines don't pay out in cash. Instead they print out a receipt which must be cashed by a floor attendant or taken to the cashier's cage. You can also make bets via a cashless systemwhereby you get a 'smart' card and deposit money to that card's account. The machines will then deducts losses from, or credit wins to, your account.
No public information is available regarding the payback percentages on Wyoming's gaming machines.
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