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May 14 2021

Vegas Airport Slots

McCarran’s current slots operator, Michael J. Gaughan Airport Slot Concession Inc., has been in place since 1985. It operates 1,450 slot machines in both pre- and post-security areas. In 2018, the airport made $36 million in revenue. Thanks for Watching 🛬 I WENT TO VEGAS AND NEVER LEFT THE AIRPORT! 🛫 Slot Machine Winning W/ SDGuy1234!

As a disciple to the math that surrounds all forms of gambling, there are only a few good things I have to say about the slot machines.

They require no thought, can provide a short-term jackpot that’s unattainable in most other games, and they are undeniably fun.

In the end though, they will take all of your money and are physically programmed to return about 90 cents of every dollar put into them, but that’s doesn’t mean I’m totally immune to their temptations.

A recent layover in Las Vegas provided two hours to hit the machines because, hey, it’s all they have inside the airport (although a poker room would be a huge hit). And it provided a scenario that allowed an opportunity to actually answer one of the most common questions to hit my inbox.

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Can you ever win at McCarran International?

The machines have a notorious reputation as that last ounce of blood money to be squeezed from the wallets of outgoing tourists. At certain casino properties, the slot payout percentages are openly advertised, although this is getting rarer by the day. The airport staff won’t tell you theirs either, because, frankly, they have no idea because there are more than 1,300 units spread throughout the facility. All the attendant could tell me was they were regularly inspected by state regulators.

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I’ve probably spent more than 40 hours waiting for flights inside the terminals without ever hearing the rings of a super jackpot.

But they do happen.

According to a report from winthebet.com, six-figure wins aren’t overly rare, and a record $3.9 million jackpot was hit on a “Wheel of Fortune” progressive machine inside a terminal. The same attendant who couldn’t tell me the payouts admitted she did witness a $350,000 win her third month into the job.

There is a teeny, tiny bit of bad news that comes with winning big, though. You’ll probably miss your flight and have to book another one after doing the required paperwork.

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So with my two hours to burn, I plopped a $50 bill into a “penny” machine that is legally allowed to be grossly mislabeled when the minimum bet was 80 cents per spin (that increased in those increments) with the option for as much as $3.20 max-bet spin.

I forget the name of the game, but it had a vibrating seat and was Aztec themed, had 3-D graphics and a tree frog shot balls out of its mouth at targets while the traditional slot reels churned combinations.

The minimum was wagered the first 10 spins as I settled into the game, with only a few free spins won. But it looked like something was about to happen, so I pressed to the 160 bets to chase the losses and my $50 was down to about $10.

That was when the first good payout hit, about $35, getting almost back to even.

I pressed again to the 240 after another dose of nothing spins. The machine went slightly insane, spewing coins into my till at a feverish pace.

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I applied my gambling math wits and cashed out for about $100. A small profit that’s nothing to brag about, but in the world of notoriously stingy airport slots, any win is a win.

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