Strictly Slots November 2022

SPINNING REELS BY SEAN CHAFFIN

IN THE NEWS New Las Vegas Casino, NFL Slots & More

Fertitta is the man behind Landry’s Inc., the corporation that includes the seafood restaurants of the same name as well as numerous other eateries and bars around the country.His portfolio also boasts several casino properties including the Golden Nugget in Downtown LasVegas as well as properties inAtlantic City;Biloxi, MS; Laughlin, NV; and Lake Charles, LA. Fertitta also owns the Houston Rockets NBA franchise. The addition of the new casino adds to quite an intersection right in the middle of the Strip. The land for the new property currently houses a Tex-Mex restaurant and other retail locations including a smoke shop.The intersection of LasVegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue will now include a new property adjacent to Aria, Planet Hollywood and the Cosmopolitan.

JACKPOT OF THE MONTH

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S ome big events are in the works for slot fans including a new casino right in the middle of the Las Vegas Strip.The NFL has also teamed up with a slot manufacturer and some games featuring your favorite teams are coming to casinos soon.This month’s Spinning Reels takes a look at those headlines and much more, including some massive winners and some possibilities for spending some of those winnings. NEW STRIP CASINO PLANNED FROM OWNER OF GOLDEN NUGGET The face of LasVegas is an ever-changing environment.The demolition of properties has become a regular part of life on the Strip with new megresorts then taking their place.Gamblers heading to Sin City will soon see another addition to the Vegas skyline with the announcement in October that Houston businessman and billionaire Tilman Fertitta would be bringing a new property to the Strip, located at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and HarmonAvenue. Plans call for a 2,420-room hotel and 59,000 square feet of casino space.The property also will include a 2,500-seat theater and 2,000 space parking garage.Fertitta’s filings with Clark County estimate the project to begin in March and completion set for March 2025. His company purchased the land for $270 million.

S eptember brought a truly life-changing slot machine experience for one lucky gambler at Aria Casino.The player dropped a $5.85 spin of the reels on Dancing Drums Explosion and cashed in to the tune of $2.8 million.It’s been a nice run for slot players in recent months with several six-figure paydays also accrued across the country. So what could those seven-figure payouts mean for the winner? A little jackpot dreaming is always fun.Need some new wheels but prefer something for the outdoors? How about a top-of-the-line 2022 Ford Bronco, complete with Raptor package.The super-cool vehicle includes every all-terrain feature imaginable as well as Ford Co-Pilot360, which offers an advanced suite of standard driver-assist technologies. Better yet, roll that new Bronco toArizona for some off-road adventures. Follow that up with a trip to Super Bowl LVII, set for Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale,AZ.Tickets will only set a new jackpot winner back $3,273 per ticket, but also can run all the way up to $14,876. Splurge for four of the big tickets to bring a few friends or family members and check out Rihanna during the halftime show. Since you’re in a legalized sport betting state, a nice wager (perhaps a grand on the favorite?) on the game only adds to the experience.This jackpot shopping spree totals about $600,000, still leaving these two lucky jackpot winners plenty to put in the bank.

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