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 #2B

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. Includes all slots--video poker, keno and slot versions.

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

Casino	Payout %	Denomination
Alton Belle	92.3	Nickels
Rock Island	92.3
Casino Queen	92.1
Par-A-Dice	91.9
Players	91.3
Hollywood Aurora	90.6
Empress Joliet	88.6
Harrahs Joliet	88.4

Casino Queen	94.6	Quarters
Alton Belle	94.4
Rock Island	93.6
Par-A-Dice	93.3
Empress Joliet	92.8
Hollywood Aurora	92.7
Grand Victoria	92.6
Harrahs Joliet	92.5
Players	91.9

Casino Queen	96.7	50 cents
Par-A-Dice	94.3
Grand Victoria	94.2
Alton Belle	93.3
Empress Joliet	92.9
Players	92.4
Hollywood Aurora	91.9
Harrahs Joliet	89.8

Alton Belle	95.6	Dollars
Casino Queen	95.3
Harrahs Joliet	95.1
Grand Victoria	95.0
Hollywood Aurora	94.8
Empress Joliet	94.8
Rock Island	94.5
Players	94.3
Par-A-Dice	94.1

Casino Queen	97.0	$5
Empress Joliet	96.3
Alton Belle	96.3
Grand Victoria	95.9
Hollywood Aurora	95.6
Players	95.4
Harrahs Joliet	95.4
Par-A-Dice	94.4
Rock Island	94.4

Empress Joliet	96.9	$10
Players	96.7
Par-A-Dice	95.6
Alton Belle	93.6
Harrahs Joliet	93.0

Empress Joliet	99.8	$25
Casino Queen	99.5
Hollywood Aurora	95.6
Grand Victoria	95.6
Alton Belle	94.6
Rock Island	93.9
Harrahs Joliet	93.4

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

Casino	Payout %	Denomination
Trump	99.0	Nickels
Caesars	92.8
Argosy L	92.5
Hammond	92.4
Blue Chip	91.7
Majestic Star	91.2
Aztar E	91.1
Grand Victoria	90.6
Harrahs	90.4
BelTerra	90.2

Caesars	92.6	Quarters
Trump	92.5
Argosy L	92.4
BelTerra	92.1
Majestic Star	92.1
Grand Victoria	92.0
Harrahs	91.5
Hammond	91.4
Blue Chip	90.8
Aztar E	90.7

Trump	98.2	50 cents
Argosy L	94.1
Majestic Star	93.7
BelTerra	93.0
Blue Chip	92.7
Hammond	92.0
Grand Victoria	92.0
Harrahs	91.8
Aztar E	91.1
Caesars	90.8

Argosy L	94.9	Dollars
Blue Chip	94.8
Harrahs	94.7
Majestic Star	94.6
BelTerra	94.6
Caesars	94.3
Hammond	93.8
Grand Victoria	93.4
Trump	93.2
Aztar E	92.3

Hammond	97.5	$5
Majestic Star	96.1
Argosy L	96.0
Grand Victoria	95.9
BelTerra	95.7
Harrahs	95.7
Blue Chip	95.3
Caesars	94.9
Aztar E	94.6
Trump	93.6

Hammond	100.5 *	$10
Argosy L	98.0
Aztar	95.4
Blue Chip	95.0
Caesars	93.9

Hammond	101.3 *	$25
Trump	100.1 *
Harrahs	97.1
Grand Victoria	96.3
Aztar E	95.5
Blue Chip	94.6
Argosy L	94.0
BelTerra	92.5

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

Gaming Region	Payout %	Denomination
Cripple Ck	93.7	nickels
Central City	93.2
Bhawk	93.0

Cripple Ck	94.8	quarters
Bhawk	94.7
Central City	94.3

Bhawk	94.0	50 cents
Cripple Ck	93.8

Bhawk	95.4	dollars
Cripple Ck	95.4
Central City	93.8

Central City	96.5	$ 5
Bhawk	95.9
Cripple Ck	94.1

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

Total of all denominations for Canada are found monthly in the Slots Report. We will provide additional payout statistics re: this series of four expanded reports soon.