The slot machines are a huge part of gambling. Even novices who have no experience with higher stakes games have often had some experience with the slots. However, those who know how to play the slot machines and know how to do it well often participate in slot tournaments.

Held by either actual or virtual casinos, slot tournaments are fun, competitive and anyones win. Slots take a certain amount of skill and equal parts of luck, which makes it a fun wager for the average person. The gist of a slot tournament works as such: players either congregate in a certain room of the casino or at the site holding the tournament. They are then assigned to a slot machine, given a certain amount of time to play and the person with the highest number of credits won is the winner.

This is by far the most common tournament held by casinos. It is fun, there is an increased level of excitement surrounding slot tournaments, and the competition is nowhere near as icy as it is surrounding other gambling competitions. There is often a fee to enter the tournament and the winnings are usually considerable. Some casinos (real and virtual) hold slot tournaments as a promotion tool, to draw...