There are many things you probably don’t know about casino games and their origin. This Holiday Season, Superior Casino has collected some of the most interesting and fun facts about gambling.  

Did you know? 

• Annually Las Vegas receives around 37 million visitors. 
• Las Vegas has 1 slot machine for every 8 of its inhabitants.  
• Las Vegas became officially a city in 1911 and its name comes from the Spanish: “The Meadows” or “Abundance” 
• The suits in a standard deck of playing cards represent ancient kingdoms and regions in human history. The Spades represents Middle East, the Clubs represent Ancient Greece, the Diamonds represent the Roman Empire and finally, the Hearts represent the Holy Roman Empire.  
• The typical playing cards as we know them today got their final shape and design from 15th century France. 
• In the 15th century, Europeans began to use the face cards (J,Q,K) to represent famous figures in history. The king of Spades is supposed to represent David, king of the kingdom of Israel. King of Hearts represents Charlemagne or Charles the Great, the famous king of the Franks in the 8th century A.C. King of Diamond portrays Julius Caesar. Finally, the king of Clubs is inspired by Alexander the Great, the legendary king of Macedon. The Queens and Jacks of the deck also represent historical or mythological figures. The Jack of Diamonds, for example, represents Homer’s Hector. The Queen of Spades represents Pallas, the Greek Goddess.
• The very first slot machine to appear was developed by Charles Fey and was called “The Liberty Bell”.

We hope you’ve enjoyed these interesting facts about gambling. May you all have a lucky and prosperous New Year.

“SECRET GARDEN” OFFERS FERTILE TERRITORY FOR WINNING AT SUPERIOR CASINO

Lots of people who own a home have a garden. But it’s likely you’ve never found one quite as fertile as the “Secret Garden” that’s available at Superior Casino.

The brand new 20-line, five-reel video slot game with a lush, green ambiance, designed and powered by Rival Gaming, offers the player quite a few ways to win. For example, play one to ten coins and hit five squirrels in a payline to get a 350-unit return. That’s hardly “nuts.” Or if you really want to get lucky, hit five “rose” icons and we can guarantee pocket 500 units, which isn’t being too flowery in the least (all wins multiplied by coins staked per line).

And we’re saving the best for last. Be on the lookout for the “Scatter” icons, which can help your bankroll “grow” in ways you may have never thought possible. Scoring three Scatters on any one spin will produce 20 free spins. Four Scatters return 30 free spins; get five on the board and receive 50 free spins (all with a 2x multiplier). That’s a great way to bring your play to a new level. And as if you needed any further proof that this game is not “for the birds,” they’re wild – get five of them in a line and you’re staring a 5000-unit payoff in the face.

But even that doesn’t compare with the rewards that are in store when you pull up three or more “Master Key” icons in one spin, which puts you right into the “Explore the Secret” bonus round, where you can win as much as you can collect. That’s what we call a big potential harvest!

So maneuver that mouse with your “green thumb” and get ready to water those plants and bring them to life – you’ll know what we mean when you get into the game!

HOW DID SLOT MACHINES GET THEIR START?
By Charles Jay

Over the years, slot machines have come to be known as a universal symbol for gambling; Most members of the general public only have to take one look at the machine itself and they will invariably identify it with the pastime. Indeed, the “one-armed bandit” has become a part of Americana.

The machine, of course, represents a game that is not only one of the most popular with players but has also become a cultural phenomenon.

So how did the slot machine get its start?

You’d have to go back all the way to the 19th Century.

A company called Sittman and Pitt – located in Brooklyn, New York – developed a machine in 1891, containing five “drums” with fifty card faces. In a way, you could equate it with a five-card stud game, where ultimately the best poker hand won.

The new machines met with tremendous popularity in hospitality establishments around New York City, and prizes were given out to winners by the bar and restaurant owners themselves because no money was paid directly out of the machine. Although it laid the groundwork for the development of the slot machine, it really was more like the predecessor of the video poker machine.

The slot machine, in the general way we are familiar with it, had its origin in the city of San Francisco, courtesy of Charles Fey, a mechanic who developed it in his humble shop. The San Francisco Chronicle documented a demonstration Fey made for this new machine in 1887, but exact reports are a little sketchy.

He used the term “slot machine” to describe the device, a designation which confused some people, since that was also the word used for a vending machine – the type that dispensed cigarettes, for example. It wasn’t long, however, before there was no mistaking it at all.

Fey was the inventor of the original three-reel slot machine. Those reels had ten different symbols on them – spades, diamonds and hearts were derived from card decks; there were also horseshoes and bells. And on each of the reels there appeared a cracked Liberty Bell symbol. because this was so identifiable, the machine came to be known as the “Liberty Bell machine.”

It process was familiar – the player put a coin into it, pulled a handle, and the reels started to move. They would stop automatically, and would pay off three in a row on the center line. The big payoff was achieved when three Liberty Bells in a row were realized, at which point the player got 50 cents for the effort.

Of course, it’s a little different today, with multiple paylines and the evolution of different symbols and icons and – with the I-Slots that have become a staple at Superior Casino – characters and storylines. But it all had to begin somewhere.

We’ll have more information on the history of slots as we progress. For now, log on to Superior Casinoand enjoy the great casino game in its state of the art!

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Episode three comes with all your favorite characters, and some new faces, from Casino El Paradiso. Join Matt as he goes along his casino-life endeavors with the Don; or take your time to help Danny impress Jamie – El Paradiso’s fortune lays in your hands now!

As you go on with the story you’ll be presented with many new and exciting features including: Danny Costumes Bonus Rounds and the Pampers icon on your free spins that will expand throughout the reels for even more chances of winning big!

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Understanding the Games. Part one: RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR
By Charles Jay

In this particular piece we’ll look at a few things you often hear about, but may not understand (don’t be offended if you already do). And you’ll see reference to each of these things on the brand-new, re-designed Superior Casino website.

Okay, let’s tackle them one-by-one:

RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR

The presence of microprocessors in slot machines brought about something called a Random Number Generator (RNG), through which the odds could be customized from machine to machine. The RNG cycles through thousands and thousands of combinations of numbers and settles on outcomes randomly. The reels on the slot machine are programmed to stop at whatever combination the RNG happens to pick at that time.

The RNG enables “virtual” reels as opposed to actual reels. These reels have more virtual “symbols” on them. That adds up to many more combinations and a much, much greater jackpot possibility for the player. That’s a good thing.

The RNG, in effect, pre-selects the outcome for each and every spin on the slot machine, making the actual spinning of the reels more of a formality than anything else. Before you have even pushed a button or pulled a handle, the machine knows whether you are going to win or not.

The machines, of course, are programmed to stop at non-paying combinations more often than others, something players obviously understand. Otherwise, the beautiful new Superior Casino , or any other online or land-based casino, might not even exist. But because this process is “random,” it does allow for a winning combination to appear, and certainly reduces the possibility that the outcomes can be subject to specific manipulation from both internal and external sources.

The results are based on a long-term pay schedule, which means that the casino knows what it is going to be getting out of each machine on a long-term basis, though the short-term results for the customer are still left pretty much to chance.

In addition to being essential to the development and advancement of slot machines, the RNG is also the governing mechanism behind all player vs. house games that are played over the internet. Naturally, that includes slots, which are, of course, seen but not touched.

Stay tuned for the continuation of this post.