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5 Slot Machine Law Updates Coming in 2026

5 Slot Machine Law Updates Coming in 2026 That Could Affect Your Gambling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7O_GLA7Xbs




BREAKING: Trump’s 2026 Casino Rule Changes EVERYTHING for Slot Players - Jackpot Scope
87% RTP minimums and must be posted. $5 per spin limits. Proposals in the comment period.
Why this doesn't wreck slots worse than the 90% loss rule, idk.

Las Vegas emptied by GREED!

Las Vegas EMPTY? The UGLY TRUTH Why The Strip is Silent Tonight


Why Is Resorts World Las Vegas So Empty?


Las Vegas is EMPTY in 2025 - Casino Worker Exposes the COLLAPSE


The REAL Reason People Are Avoiding the Las Vegas Sphere NOW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0HH4iJKkxk

Convenient Error on Slot Machine Royal Win

I Won $40,000 - They Refused to Pay Me So Here Is What I Did - Behind The Casino - Nov 14, 2025


Malfunction Pays - Casino Player Magazine - March 14, 2022
https://www.casinocenter.com/malfunction-pays/

KYC, AML

Best Practices for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance 2019 – 2020 - American Gaming Commission
https://www.americangaming.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AGA-AML-Best-Practices_12-9.pdf

Best Practices for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance 2025 - American Gaming Commission
https://www.americangaming.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AGA-Anti-Money-Laundering-Best-Practices-2025.pdf

Information Sharing Between Government Agencies and Financial Institutions — Section 314(a) of the USA PATRIOT Act
https://www.fdic.gov/news/financial-institution-letters/2023/fil23040e.pdf

Why Your Bank Account Quietly Became a FedNow Account - July 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xVjzUlOivA
MoneyPass ATM's may not work. Cash may be obsolete by 2030.

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BREAKING: 86 Million Americans Lost Access to Their Money! - Mike the Credit Guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx9KjSrSiOc

Banks Are Suffering Big Outages: Millions Of Accounts Wiped Out - Epic Economist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9wJpMsqZzI

FED BAILOUT Triggered as Bank Reserves Crash to 5-Year Low - ITM TRADING, INC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5H7KB6_8Fw

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What banks won't say about cash deposits over $5,000
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/what-banks-won-t-say-about-cash-deposits-over-5-000/ar-AA1RoAf7?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=8ebd23fa6d33442b9477cbbf3cf0dc98&ei=48

440 spins on VP for 100 slot points

Went to the casino and there was some mention that getting 100 slot points qualifies the player to a U-Spin for a food points comp good for that day. I won $5 on it which barely covers a $3 tip on a $20 fish fry & fries. But I was playing craps and my comps today were measly compared to my last trip recently. So how good is this U-Spin? It sucks, you can win $5, $10, $15 or $25 in food comps, or win nothing, or even lose $1. Imagine that, losing a $1 on a U-Spin. It didn't seem to be worth the effort to win 100 points, and my tier points are only going up about 1/4.5X as fast as my rewards points. If I earn $9 in rewards points, I may only get 200 tier points, which I don't understand.

So I asked at the slot club how much money you have to gamble to win 100 slot points. I was told $400 on regular slots, $550 on the Video Poker/Keno/VBJ machines, and e-Roulette gives no points and can't play points.

So I'm trying to figure out how many spins at $1.25 of VP is $550 and it's 440 spins. So I'm starting off my night of the home game and after 315 spins, I'm down $100 or 25%. That is so much more than any food credit I would get. But if I wait around until 440 spins, maybe a quads will show up and improve my RTP. 17 hands later I hit quad Queens on Double Double Bonus VP and it brought my session loss to -$38.75, or a 90% RTP. I'm averaging 10 hands a minute, so it's been 33 minutes so far, I should budget 45 minutes for this exercise.

After 440 hands, I was down $57.50, or about another quads win. I was down 10.45% for the session, and I had 4 to a Royal Flush that was only a Flush.

I'm not sure if the U-Spin requires 100 tier points or rewards points. But in my 3 hours at the $5 craps table I only got 120 tier points, which was equal to about 540 rewards points. I'm going to guess that it's Rewards points that qualifies for the spin. I was grandfathered-in at the $5 table when it went to $10. I was told if I can eat and return in 20 minutes, I can still play at the $5 level. I spent 80 minutes eating. There was a football game on the big screens and I heard the National Anthem and was astonished by the shrieking of the singer. I stuck around for the first touchdown. I went to the cage to change a $20 into two $10's to shore up my buy-in allotments. The craps table was empty but returned to $5 status. I decided to come home and see if I can drive for 80 minutes without a nap this time since I was hopped up on 5 Cherry Cokes and not quite exhausted from the day and savoring a winning day.

I'm getting awful comps on Spanish 21. Years ago at another casino I could count on a free bet in comps for 4 hours of play of Black Jack. At this Caesars's casino I've visited, it's more like 15 hours for 1 free bet in comps. I'm trying to figure the math. The internet says you can expect 1.5X your regular bet in Tier points per hour. So if I bet $10 and multiply by 1.5, it'd be 15 tier points. I'm noticing a 4.5 multiplier of Tier points added to my Rewards Points. So 15 TPs times a 4.5X multiplier is 67 Rewards Points or $0.67 per hour. Multiply $0.67 by 15 hours to get to $10 in comps. To get to 100 Rewards points for the dinner comp U-Spin, I'd need 3 hours at a $5 table and 1.5 hours at a $10 table. That I only got 88 Tier Points after 6 hours on the Spanish 21 table tells me something completely different unrelated to Tier points.

I can buy gasoline at a local fill-up station with Rewards Points. Use 10,000 points and get a $50 fill-up. If I have three 5 hour sessions per week and it takes $50 to fill the tank each week, I'll need 10,000 Rewards Points to fill it up. I'd need to be betting $100/hand for 15 hours to get a $50 fill-up.

Update: Because of my progressions on the Pass Line approaching $50, the casino sent me a mailer with $50 Match Plays for December, instead of $5, $10, or $15 Match Plays. Winning a few of those could pay off some gas debt.