Sunday, February 28, 2016

March Madness - Slots of Fun for Everyone

I spend a lot of time watching slot videos. I bet some of you do too. It’s a good way to get to know the games and how to play them without spending any money. It’s also a good way to get to know the YouTube players, their personalities, their risk tolerance, how much they’ll bet on a spin and how much they’re willing to lose chasing the big win. Some players are very serious about what they do, pedantic even. You watch those games and you are taught about volatility and hit frequency and how the new revisions of games differ from the original old standbys. You watch other players and they never even look at a pay table. They just jump right in and learn the game by playing the game. And they seem to be having so much fun that it makes you want to play their game and have fun too.

Lately there’s a new reason to watch these films - the slot tournaments. These tournaments combine the excitement of sports with the thrill of winning. The challenge of head-to-head competition. Two men sit down to play, but only one can win! The victor defeats not only the casino, but the other gamer as well. And what makes it bigger and better? More competition, more competitors, more excitement, more victories, more fun. The slot tournament makes watching the games even better, giving the viewer someone to cheer for while enjoying the play of the game.

The competitions started off simply enough. For the past year we’ve all been watching slot competitions where ShinobiYT has played the same game in Southern California’s Native American Casinos as Vegas Low Roller has played in the Las Vegas Nevada resorts. Every Wednesday their cadres of fans watch the match-up to see who won that week. The rules are simple, each bets $20 and plays until they bust or double their money. The winner is the one with the biggest bankroll when that happens. 

The competitive fun expanded quickly to other innovative match-ups. The Slot Video Creators (SVC), for instance, is a group of 9 slot machine video YouTube channels that coordinate slot challenges monthly. The competition matches 3-4 channels each playing the same game. The February 15 game, for instance, was Sons of Anarchy by Aristocrat. The Challengers were Diana Evoni, Nyphinix 13, and Albert’s Slot Channel. The competition is a $50 challenge, with each player betting $1.80 and stopping after their first bonus or whenever they choose after a no limit re-spin feature. If you want to know who won, visit any player’s channel. Subscribe while you’re there if you haven’t already. If you haven’t been watching these bi-monthly competitions, you’ll want to start. Other SVG group members are Albert’s Slot Channel, Brent Wolgamott, Casinomannj, CMCT, Desirae Krogman, DProxima, and McGlaven’s SlotGasm. 

These slot competitions are fun, but they’re nothing compared with what is in store for this coming month: March Madness. Slot Traveler has been hard at work to make this slot tournament like no other tournament you’ve seen on YouTube slots before. Eight pairs of players - 16 gamers in all - will be competing in the Sweet 16 Round playing 8 different games chosen at random during the first elimination round. You’ll be able to see the games as they’re dropped, starting March 7 on any of the player’s channels. I’ll put their channel names and location here to make it easy for you to find your favorite player’s channel. The 8 winners will advance to the second round of play starting March 14. The Elite 8 will become the Final Four and eventually the two semi-finalists will meet in the Final Matchup. You won’t want to miss any of it.

Hopefully, you’ve all seen the Promo Week trailer with Slot Traveler in his referee uniform on your computers this weekend. You can also watch the Slot Talk March Madness review video, where Brent and Manny discuss the tournament. There will be a first round recap show on Slot Talk to watch Friday, March 11. I’ll be updating this blog also as the games are played. Check back for more updates.

Meet Your Contestants
and see what games they'll be playing


East Coast YouTubers


CMCT - Slot Machine Wins! - https://www.youtube.com/user/CasinomanCT

Brent's Lucky (& Gay) Slot Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/BrentWolgamott

Nyphinix13: SLOT-a-holic's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4L6FT6BOckT1qXkgHiUvA

West Coast YouTubers



Vegas Slot Videos by Dianaevoni - https://www.youtube.com/user/Dianaevoni
CASINO WINS by Blueheart - https://www.youtube.com/user/mavikalp77

Manny's Slot Machine Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/mannysslotchannel1
KURI Slot - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM_bIG8x3tq5Op0Qj48q-oQ


The first matchup will be on line March 7

East Coast: before noon est :  Casino N 415    vs     CT Slotters   playing      5 Dragons
West Coast: after noon pst:     Slot Traveler      vs     Slot Titan      playing      King of Africa                               
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