The 2008 American Casino Guide
Location of America's Best-Paying Slot Machines Revealed in 2006 American Casino Guide
DANIA, Florida - as reported by ReadyBetGo staff: "Casinos located in Sparks, Nevada, a suburb of Reno, offer the highest returns of all U.S. slot machines," says Steve Bourie, author of
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Bourie, who gives detailed slot machine statistics for 34 states in his annual guide to all U.S. casinos, says, "In Nevada's last fiscal year, the Sparks' casinos returned an average of 95.28%, making them the highest in the country and just edging out the casinos located along the Boulder Strip corridor in Las Vegas which returned 94.98%. The country's lowest payback was at Casino Aztar in Caruthersville, Missouri, which returned just 89.88%."
Besides giving actual slot payback information, culled from each state's gaming commission, Bourie's book also gives details on Indian casino slots. "Most Indian casinos don't release their payback percentages, but we do list information on the minimum payback percentages required by the terms of their gaming compact with each state," he says.
The 2006 edition of Bourie's "American Casino Guide" is a consumer's guide for travelers planning a visit to any U.S. casino. The 496-page paperback book covers 36 states and lists money-saving information on more than 700 casinos -- every casino/resort in the U.S. -- plus, all Indian and riverboat casinos.
A popular feature of the Guide (which has been published annually since 1992 and sold more than 450,000 copies) is a special coupon section that includes 191 coupons providing more than $1,000 in savings at casinos and travel companies in all of America's major gaming centers. Included are offers for FREE: rooms, food, shows, drinks, cash, fun books and more.
The book also includes informative maps of 36 states showing where each casino is located, plus detailed maps of five major gaming areas: Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City, Biloxi and Tunica.
The 2006 edition of the "American Casino Guide" is $16.95 at bookstores, participating AAA offices and also at America's largest RV Club -- the Good Sam Club. The book can also be ordered online at www.americancasinoguide.com; www.barnesandnoble.com; and www.amazon.com, or by calling (800) 741-1596 and charging it to a credit card.