World Poker Tour Slot Machines
The World Poker Tour slot machines are an attempt by IGT to cash in on the popularity of the World Poker Tour with slots players. This kind of cross marketing seems to be a great idea. Slot machine players might be willing to try poker if they enjoy the WPT slots games. And poker players might be more willing to give slot machines a try if it comes with the famous World Poker Tour branding.
What’s the World Poker Tour?
Television producer Steven Lipscomb saw the potential of poker to be a big television hit in 2002, and he launched the World Poker Tour as a series of international poker tournaments. In 2009, the World Poker Tour was bought by Party Poker.
Most of the World Poker Tour events take place in the United States, and all of the tournaments are Texas hold’em events. Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten are the hosts, and Shana Hiatt was the spokesmodel and hostess for the first three seasons. Since she left, Courtney Friel, Sabina Gadecki, Layla Kayleigh, Kimberly Lansing, and Amanda Leatherman have served as hostess.
Who Is IGT?
IGT stands for International Gaming Technology, and they’re the world’s leading manufacturer and designer of slot machines. They’re the creators and manufacturers of the World Poker Tour slots game.
WPT Slots Games
The game has five reels and twenty pay lines. It’s an easy slot machine game to play, but then again, ALL slot machine games are easy to play. It’s not like they require a lot of decisions. Insert money, spin the reels, decide whether or not you want to play again, repeat.
World Poker Tour slot machines are also available in a penny slot machine version where you can wager a maximum of 450 coins (or $4.50) per spin. The jackpot is only available if you make the maximum bet.
How to Win at World Poker Tour Slot Machines
Unlike poker, the World Poker Tour slot machines requires no skill to win. It’s a completely random game with no decision making required. In real poker, you have to decide whether or not to check, bet, raise, or fold. And the number of things you have to consider when making each of those decisions is staggering: the quality of your hand, your opponent’s playing style, the odds of your hand improving, the pot odds that the current pot offers…it’s a lot to think about.
But in order to win at World Poker Tour slots? Insert coins, spin reels, and cross your fingers. Always use your slots club card though. Not taking advantage of the slots club is just like taking a dollar bill and setting it on fire every hour or two.
If you want a clever good luck charm to take with you when you play World Poker Tour slots, take along a small photograph of Mike Sexton or Vince Van Patten. Or, if you’re like me, and you’re in love with Shana Hiatt, bring along a picture of her. It couldn’t hurt.
Other cool good luck charms that might work? How about a lucky deck of playing cards? Or a poker chip from a game where you did really well? If you believe in luck, then maybe you’ll get lucky.