Gayle Mitchell

Gayle Mitchell, one of the first women to break through the “felt ceiling” of the previously male-dominated world of casino gambling gurus, is now regarded as one of North America’s leading experts on casino gambling.

Gayle’s commitment to educating the gambling public began almost 20 years ago, when she walked into a Las Vegas casino and experienced for the first time the thrill that comes with winning even a small bet. She made up her mind then and there to learn every game in the casino, and a short time later resolved to make a career out of sharing her insights with other gamblers. She had always considered herself to be a good teacher – she believes in keeping things simple – and decided that she would commit herself to showing newbies how to become knowledgeable, intelligent gamblers.

Gayle started her own publishing company, and her first book came out in 1997. Today she is the author of seven books, seven EBooks, and a set of five Tips booklets, and has presented many seminars on casino gambling. Currently she teaches Learn to Win Programs with other leading experts at GamblingTeachers.com. The site is a player-friendly Free Gambling Learning Center offering 300+ online lessons for popular casino games plus Gambling Teachers Blog. Gayle also operates www.gamerisms.com, which is a games glossary site for sport, casino, skill and video game players.

“It’s a fact that less than 2 percent of casino players know the profitable, correct strategies and/or rules for most casino games,” Gayle says. “Our group of career teachers and writers are working to improve that statistic.”

Gayle Mitchell Websites:

www.gamblingteachers.com
www.gamerisms.com

Slot Payouts - Illinois, Indiana and Colorado - Report #1B

1 October 2001

By Gayle Mitchell

In the second part of this report, we offer an expanded version of slot payouts %'s in Illinois, Indiana and Colorado as per the Gaming Commissions, along with casino/regional names by slot denominations. These payouts are for one month only. I suggest you utilize this additional information along with the Slots Reports over a period of months to better determine your casino selections.

ILLINOIS: Note: following slot % payouts are by casino and denomination in descending order.

Casino	Payout %	Denomination
Alton Belle	92.8	Nickels
Rock Island	92.4
Casino Queen	92.3
Par-A-Dice	92.1
Hollywood-Aurora	90.4
Harrahs Joliet	90.0
Empress-Joliet and Players	88.8

Alton Belle	94.4	Quarters
Casino Queen	94.3
Par-A-Dice	93.5
Rock Island	93.4
Empress Joliet	92.9
Grand Victoria	92.7
Hollywood-Aurora	92.6
Players	92.5
Harrahs Joliet	92.4

Casino Queen	96.0	50 cents
Hollywood Aurora	95.0
Players	94.3
Grand Victoria	94.1
Empress Joliet	94.0
Par-A-Dice	93.8
Alton Belle	93.3
Harrahs Joliet	91.8

Alton Belle	96.0	Dollars
Casino Queen	95.5
Grand Victoria	95.2
Empress Joliet	95.1
Rock Island and Hollywood-Aurora	95.0
Harrahs Joliet	94.5
Players	94.2
Par-A-Dice	93.8

Rock Island	97.8	$5
Casino Queen	97.3
Empress Joliet and Harrahs Joliet	96.1
Alton Belle	96.0
Grand Victoria	95.9
Hollywood-Aurora	95.4
Players	95.0
Par-A-Dice	94.0

Players	96.8	$10
Empress Joliet	95.7
Par-A-Dice	93.7
Harrahs Joliet	93.3
Alton Belle	92.6

Rock Island	98.9	$25
Harrahs Joliet	98.0
Grand Victoria	97.1
Alton Belle	95.9
Empress Joliet	95.2
Hollywood-Aurora	94.5
Casino Queen	91.9
Par-A-Dice	90.3

INDIANA:

Note: following slot % payouts are by casino and denomination in descending order.

Casino	Payout %	Denomination
Argosy Lawrenceburg	92.5	Nickels
Empress Hammond	92.1
Blue Chip and Caesars	92.0
Aztar Evansville	91.2
Trump	91.0
Majestic Star	90.9
Harrahs	90.6
Grand Victoria	90.5

Argosy Lawrenceburg & Trump	92.4	Quarters
Caesars	92.1
Majestic Star	92.0
Blue Chip	91.9
Empress Hammond	91.7
Harrahs	91.6
Grand Victoria	91.5
Aztar Evansville	90.7

Aztar Evansville	99.0	50 cents
Argosy Lawrenceburg	94.4
Trump	93.4
Majestic Star	93.0
Blue Chip	92.7
Caesars & Empress Hammond	92.2
Grand Victoria	91.9
Harrahs	91.7

Argosy Lawrenceburg	95.1	Dollars
Blue Chip	94.8
Harrahs	94.5
Caesars, Empress and Majestic	94.1
Trump	94.0
Grand Victoria	93.7
Aztar Evansville	91.7

Aztar Evansville	97.0	$5
Caesars	96.8
Argosy Lawrenceburg	95.9
Blue Chip	95.4
Harrahs	95.2
Trump	95.1
Grand Victoria	95.0
Majestic Star	94.6
Empress Hammond	94.2

Blue Chip	102.0 *	$10
Empress Hammond	96.8
Argosy Lawrenceburg	96.5
Empress Hammond	96.2
Aztar Evansville	92.2

Blue Chip	101.0 *	$25
Argosy Lawrenceburg	97.7
Aztar and Trump	96.4
Majestic Star	94.6
Harrahs	94.4
Grand Victoria	93.9
Empress Hammond	93.7

COLORADO:

Note: following slot % payouts are by region and denomination in descending order.

Gaming Region	Payout %	Denomination
Cripple Creek	93.3	nickels
Blackhawk	93.1
Central	92.2

Blackhawk	94.5	quarters
Cripple Creek	94.4
Central	93.6

Blackhawk	94.3	50 cents
Cripple Creek	94.2

Cripple Creek	95.6	dollars
Blackhawk	95.5
Central	93.8

Blackhawk	96.7	$ 5
Cripple Creek	96.6
Central	96.5

Additional notes: * -- Slot payouts over 100% could include a large jackpot win.

Total of all denominations for Nevada, Canada and the two casinos in Connecticut are found monthly in the Slots Report. Report #1C will include Iowa, Missouri and Louisiana.