Penny slot machines can be deceiving in name.  These increasingly popular rendition of the worlds most popular casino past time are not as small time as people think.  Granted you are not likely to win as much from penny slot machines as you are from major progressive slot machines, but gamblers can still walk away with a “pretty penny.”

No, players do not insert pennies into penny slot machines.  Like most slot machines these days, they operate on cash or paper vouchers.  Penny slot machines do not pay in pennies either.  Recently a woman from Staten Island, New York won $800 from a penny slot jackpot at the Hilton Casino Resort in Atlantic City.  The same woman, Ria Gebbia, won even more, $1,018 from a penny slot machine in the Rio casino in Las Vegas.

It is safe to say that Gebbia is a fan of penny slot machines. 

“I feel that you have more opportunities to win on the penny machines than you do with the dollar machines,” said Gebbia, offering a reason for her loyalty to penny slot machine.

The Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City now carries 750 penny slot machines.  250 of those slot machines were introduced last year alone.  According to spokeswoman Courtney Birmingham, the casino will certainly introduce more penny slot machines if the demand keeps up.

 “Traditionally, we have always tried to stay in front of trends,” said Birmingham.  

“Our customers have always shown an interest in penny games. It’s really just going back to providing the games that customers want on the casino floor.”