Strictly Slots December 2022

The Best of Slots 2022

Best Overall Casino: ilani Casino

NATIVE NORTHWEST

A long with some great gaming, the Native Northwest region also offers visitors some of the nation’s most breathtaking scenery. From the Pacific Ocean to awe inspiring mountains to streams and forests, it’s a natural wonderland. Tribal casinos here are almost as varied as the terrain, with megaresorts near large population centers and small operations, sometimes with just a few dozen games and a single restaurant, in more sparsely populated areas. The games are diverse, too. In Oregon’s multiple tribal casinos and in dozens of operations in northern California, slot and video poker games have individual random number generators. They’re the same games you’d find in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, or any other commercial gaming jurisdiction. Some California casinos also offer Class II slots, where the game is really electronic bingo with numbers drawn by a central server, and results translated into a user-friendly slot machine interface. Those are instantly recognizable by a small bingo display on the screen. The nearly 40 casinos in Washington have something different, with tribal lottery terminals that look like slots, but which deliver results that are the equivalent of drawing the next card from a stack of virtual scratch-off cards. This year’s top three properties are a carbon copy of last year’s standings. Once again, ilani Casino rises to the top as Best Overall Casino. Ilani is an excellent venue with over 100,000 square feet of gaming and entertainment, 2,500 slots, 75 gaming tables, and 15 different restaurants, bars and retail shops. The casino earned numerous props including Best Reel Slots, Best Progressive Slots, Best Quarter Slots, Best Dollar Slots, Best High-End Slot Area, Best Slot Club, Best Players Club Lounge, Best VIP Services, and Friendliest Casino. Snoqualmie Casino in Washington scores runner-up again this year. With excellent gaming, superb restaurants and world-class entertainment, Snoqualmie remains popular with readers. Snoqualmie topped the polls for Best Video Poker, Best Variety of Slots, Best Video Slots, Casino Where You Feel Luckiest, Best Nickel Slots, Best 50-Cent Slots, Best $5+ Slots, and Best Hosts. Seven Feathers Casino Resort once again took the bronze for the third straight year. The property took top honors for Best Penny Slots, Best Comps, Best Customer Service, Best Non Smoking Casino/Area, and Best Casino Cocktail Service.

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