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Country | # of EGMs 2019 |
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Japan | 4,195,930 |
United States | 900,704 |
Italy | 407,267 |
Germany | 245,000 |
Spain | 212,153 |
Australia | 192,800 |
United Kingdom | 185,203 |
Canada | 99,070 |
Argentina | 97,555 |
Colombia | 87,365 |
A slot machine is also known by other names depending on the country, including fruit machine in the UK, poker machine and pokie in Australia and New Zealand. They're also known as one-armed bandits, for their large lever and ability to empty players' pockets. The availability of slot machines varies greatly by country. For example, they're the most popular gambling method in the US, where they account for about 70 percent of a casino's income.
These gambling machines create games of chance for their players, typically through a screen with three or more reels that appear to spin when playing the game. Modern slot machines use digital technology instead of mechanical operations to determine the results, although many designs include mechanical features such as levers. However, these features are purely cosmetic and don't affect the play.
Slot machines also use digital technology to validate various forms of payment, which could include coins, banknotes, vouchers or tokens. Any payout is determined by the pattern of symbols on the reels when they appear to stop spinning. The use of technology also allows for variations not possible with mechanical designs, as the player is now playing a video game. For example, modern slot machines can provide elements such as advanced graphics and bonus rounds.
A pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) is the heart of a modern slot machine's operation. It constantly generates a sequence of numbers at a high rate, sometimes thousands of numbers per second. When the player activates a play, the most recently generated number determines the result.
This design means that the result depends on when the game was played. Furthermore, the PRNG must eventually repeat its sequence, creating the possibility that a sufficiently knowledgeable player can predict the next result. These advantage players were often successful with earlier designs, but today's slot machines use PRNGs that are extremely difficult to defeat.
The below totals primarily consist of slot machines, but they also include related devices like video gaming machines and video lottery terminals. In addition, most pachinko and pachislot machines now use digital technology, even though they may still resemble mechanical devices.
Country | # of EGMs 2019 | % of World EGMs 2019 (%) | People Per EGM 2019 | # of EGMs 2018 | # of EGMs 2017 |
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Japan | 4,195,930 | 56% | 30 | 4,302,731 | 4,525,253 |
United States | 900,704 | 12.12% | 364 | 884,239 | 884,239 |
Italy | 407,267 | 5.48% | 153 | 320,000 | 463,931 |
Germany | 245,000 | 3.3% | 327 | 277,700 | 274,500 |
Spain | 212,153 | 2.85% | 236 | 183,409 | 201,381 |
Australia | 192,800 | 2.59% | 131 | 196,301 | 197,021 |
United Kingdom | 185,203 | 2.49% | 355 | 183,813 | 182,916 |
Canada | 99,070 | 1.33% | 382 | 100,591 | 100,591 |
Argentina | 97,555 | 1.31% | 466 | 98,117 | 98,117 |
Colombia | 87,365 | 1.18% | 562 | 86,629 | 80,784 |
Romania | 80,545 | 1.08% | 264 | 58,277 | 58,272 |
Peru | 80,432 | 1.08% | 397 | 84,396 | 84,396 |
Czech Republic | 58,837 | 0.79% | 182 | 56,461 | 56,174 |
South Africa | 37,815 | 0.51% | 1,493 | 37,091 | 35,199 |
Mexico | 34,830 | 0.47% | 3,694 | 33,896 | 31,607 |
Netherlands | 32,889 | 0.44% | 525 | 33,818 | 37,517 |
Greece | 26,951 | 0.36% | 394 | 3,551 | 3,551 |
Belgium | 25,705 | 0.35% | 456 | 25,705 | 20,896 |
Denmark | 25,000 | 0.34% | 235 | 25,000 | 25,600 |
France | 21,987 | 0.3% | 3,086 | 21,706 | 21,706 |
Slovakia | 21,609 | 0.29% | 252 | 22,457 | 22,457 |
Philippines | 21,433 | 0.29% | 5,094 | 19,905 | 19,178 |
Finland | 21,284 | 0.29% | 262 | 21,424 | 21,381 |
Serbia | 19,462 | 0.26% | 360 | 19,462 | 19,462 |
Bulgaria | 18,790 | 0.25% | 371 | 18,580 | 18,580 |
New Zealand | 17,912 | 0.24% | 275 | 18,553 | 18,928 |
Macau | 17,009 | 0.23% | 36 | 16,059 | 16,310 |
Chile | 15,198 | 0.2% | 1,197 | 14,888 | 14,946 |
Nicaragua | 14,133 | 0.19% | 439 | 14,146 | 14,133 |
Puerto Rico | 13,607 | 0.18% | 235 | 14,125 | 13,954 |
Panama | 11,043 | 0.15% | 353 | 11,354 | 11,255 |
Croatia | 9,466 | 0.13% | 447 | 9,393 | 10,660 |
Latvia | 8,720 | 0.12% | 216 | 8,650 | 8,941 |
Slovenia | 8,072 | 0.11% | 260 | 8,117 | 8,117 |
Russia | 7,439 | 0.1% | 19,051 | 7,637 | 7,137 |
Austria | 7,238 | 0.1% | 1,224 | 3,177 | 7,121 |
Singapore | 6,200 | 0.08% | 1,002 | 6,200 | 6,833 |
Portugal | 5,585 | 0.08% | 1,845 | 5,467 | 5,467 |
Georgia | 5,562 | 0.07% | 1,909 | 5,562 | 5,562 |
Sweden | 5,100 | 0.07% | 2,000 | 4,854 | 6,193 |
Uruguay | 4,985 | 0.07% | 680 | 4,399 | 4,399 |
Switzerland | 4,607 | 0.06% | 1,824 | 4,503 | 4,435 |
Cambodia | 4,495 | - | 3,766 | 7,660 | 7,660 |
Lithuania | 4,405 | 0.06% | 620 | 4,418 | 4,381 |
South Korea | 4,309 | 0.06% | 12,029 | 4,309 | 4,070 |
Aruba | 3,570 | 0.05% | 33 | 3,570 | 3,570 |
Moldova | 3,457 | 0.05% | 973 | 3,457 | 3,457 |
Dominican Republic | 3,443 | 0.05% | 3,050 | 3,443 | 3,458 |
Sint Maarten | 3,199 | 0.04% | 14 | 3,199 | 3,199 |
Cyprus | 3,183 | 0.04% | 398 | 3,183 | 4,333 |
Malaysia | 3,000 | 0.04% | 10,884 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
Jamaica | 2,913 | 0.04% | 964 | 2,913 | 6,886 |
Norway | 2,750 | 0.04% | 1,988 | 2,750 | 2,750 |
Poland | 2,725 | 0.04% | 14,049 | 2,725 | 3,012 |
Vietnam | 2,656 | 0.04% | 37,169 | 1,966 | 3,584 |
Costa Rica | 2,392 | 0.03% | 2,131 | 2,777 | 2,777 |
Curacao | 2,329 | 0.03% | 65 | 2,329 | 2,329 |
Mauritius | 2,091 | 0.03% | 660 | 1,657 | 1,657 |
Bahamas | 2,050 | 0.03% | 165 | 2,050 | 1,960 |
Estonia | 1,954 | 0.03% | 629 | 2,163 | 2,184 |
Belarus | 1,797 | 0.02% | 5,274 | 2,171 | 2,221 |
Burkina Faso | 1,756 | 0.02% | 11,865 | 1,756 | 1,756 |
Belize | 1,747 | 0.02% | 229 | 2,247 | 2,247 |
Hungary | 1,729 | 0.02% | 5,652 | 1,733 | 1,733 |
Montenegro | 1,536 | 0.02% | 397 | 1,576 | 1,576 |
United States Virgin Islands | 1,300 | 0.02% | 82 | 1,300 | 1,050 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1,251 | 0.02% | 966 | 1,251 | 1,251 |
Benin | 1,133 | 0.02% | 11,354 | 1,133 | 1,133 |
Morocco | 1,075 | 0.01% | 33,081 | 1,075 | 1,226 |
Paraguay | 1,050 | 0.01% | 6,849 | 444 | 413 |
Monaco | 1,038 | 0.01% | 38 | 992 | 992 |
Venezuela | 1,007 | 0.01% | 28,445 | 1,007 | 1,007 |
Ivory Coast | 997 | 0.01% | 27,564 | 997 | 997 |
India | 975 | 0.01% | 1,360,096 | 463 | 463 |
Togo | 947 | 0.01% | 9,090 | 947 | 947 |
Malta | 937 | 0.01% | 488 | 926 | 970 |
Suriname | 930 | 0.01% | 655 | 1,221 | 1,221 |
Egypt | 753 | 0.01% | 138,279 | 773 | 773 |
Botswana | 666 | 0.01% | 3,479 | 702 | 645 |
Laos | 650 | 0.01% | 11,458 | 650 | 500 |
Lebanon | 600 | 0.01% | 9,116 | 600 | 423 |
Seychelles | 599 | 0.01% | 160 | 311 | 311 |
Kenya | 579 | 0.01% | 92,449 | 579 | 579 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 553 | 0.01% | 178 | 613 | 613 |
Malawi | 535 | 0.01% | 39,620 | 152 | 152 |
Thailand | 534 | 0.01% | 129,171 | 534 | 534 |
Israel | 511 | 0.01% | 16,977 | 511 | 563 |
Namibia | 494 | 0.01% | 5,324 | 494 | 494 |
Tanzania | 445 | 0.01% | 131,579 | 445 | 445 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 445 | 0.01% | 121 | 445 | 445 |
Senegal | 396 | 0.01% | 39,738 | 396 | 396 |
New Caledonia | 365 | - | 795 | 336 | 368 |
Nepal | 364 | - | 83,318 | 364 | 364 |
Armenia | 345 | - | 8,757 | 345 | 345 |
Myanmar | 338 | - | 167,426 | 338 | 338 |
Ghana | 338 | 0.01% | 86,805 | 338 | 338 |
Vanuatu | 316 | - | 944 | 316 | 316 |
Samoa | 310 | - | 657 | 100 | 110 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 305 | - | 169 | 106 | 106 |
Albania | 293 | - | 10,493 | 240 | 240 |
Madagascar | 290 | - | 92,951 | 453 | 453 |
Guatemala | 282 | - | 60,827 | 282 | 282 |
Niger | 280 | - | 81,330 | 280 | 280 |
Luxembourg | 280 | - | 2,244 | 280 | 280 |
Guadeloupe | 271 | - | 1,476 | 271 | 271 |
Zimbabwe | 265 | - | 54,892 | 265 | 265 |
Eswatini | 262 | - | 4,216 | 262 | 262 |
Gibraltar | 259 | - | 114 | 158 | 218 |
Guyana | 250 | - | 3,001 | 250 | 250 |
Equatorial Guinea | 241 | - | 3,470 | 241 | 241 |
Kazakhstan | 232 | - | 82,293 | 232 | 232 |
Tunisia | 229 | - | 51,184 | 229 | 229 |
Martinique | 214 | - | 1,755 | 214 | 214 |
Barbados | 201 | - | 1,466 | 201 | 201 |
Saint Lucia | 200 | - | 832 | 350 | 200 |
Nigeria | 182 | - | 1,175,980 | 182 | 182 |
Reunion | 176 | - | 5,055 | 176 | 176 |
El Salvador | 170 | - | 38,124 | 100 | 100 |
Mozambique | 160 | - | 188,114 | 160 | 160 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 160 | - | 23,972 | 170 | 110 |
Isle of Man | 160 | - | 566 | 160 | 160 |
Cameroon | 146 | - | 190,034 | 146 | 146 |
Uganda | 129 | - | 335,294 | 129 | 129 |
Lesotho | 121 | - | 16,275 | 121 | 121 |
Djibouti | 120 | - | 7,682 | 120 | 120 |
Iraq | 100 | - | 388,727 | 100 | 100 |
Zambia | 90 | - | 193,629 | 90 | 90 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 85 | - | 658 | 85 | 85 |
Solomon Islands | 84 | - | 8,156 | 84 | 84 |
Rwanda | 76 | - | 167,269 | 76 | 76 |
North Korea | 52 | - | 493,144 | 52 | 52 |
Honduras | 44 | - | 209,894 | 55 | 55 |
Angola | 42 | - | 774,341 | 42 | 42 |
Sierra Leone | 38 | - | 174,340 | 38 | 38 |
Liberia | 30 | - | 169,110 | 30 | 30 |
Burundi | 16 | - | 741,614 | 16 | 16 |
China | - | 176 | |||
Indonesia | - | ||||
Pakistan | - | ||||
Brazil | - | ||||
Bangladesh | - | ||||
Ethiopia | - | ||||
DR Congo | - | ||||
Iran | - | ||||
Turkey | - | ||||
Sudan | - | ||||
Algeria | - | ||||
Afghanistan | - | ||||
Yemen | - | ||||
Ukraine | - | ||||
Uzbekistan | - | ||||
Saudi Arabia | - | ||||
Mali | - | ||||
Taiwan | - | ||||
Sri Lanka | - | ||||
Chad | - | ||||
Somalia | - | ||||
Ecuador | - | ||||
Guinea | - | ||||
Bolivia | - | ||||
South Sudan | - | ||||
Haiti | - | ||||
Jordan | - | ||||
United Arab Emirates | - | ||||
Cuba | - | ||||
Tajikistan | - | ||||
Papua New Guinea | - | ||||
Azerbaijan | - | ||||
Turkmenistan | - | 165 | |||
Hong Kong | - | ||||
Libya | - | ||||
Kyrgyzstan | - | ||||
Republic of the Congo | - | ||||
Central African Republic | - | ||||
Oman | - | ||||
Ireland | - | 13,220 | |||
Mauritania | - | ||||
Kuwait | - | ||||
Eritrea | - | ||||
Mongolia | - | ||||
Qatar | - | ||||
Gambia | - | ||||
Gabon | - | ||||
Guinea Bissau | - | ||||
Bahrain | - | ||||
Timor Leste | - | ||||
Comoros | - | ||||
Bhutan | - | ||||
Western Sahara | - | ||||
Maldives | - | ||||
Cape Verde | - | ||||
Brunei | - | ||||
Iceland | - | ||||
Mayotte | - | ||||
French Guiana | - | ||||
French Polynesia | - | ||||
Sao Tome and Principe | - | ||||
Guam | - | ||||
Kiribati | - | ||||
Grenada | - | ||||
Micronesia | - | ||||
Tonga | - | ||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | ||||
Andorra | - | ||||
Cayman Islands | - | ||||
Dominica | - | ||||
Bermuda | - | ||||
Guernsey | - | ||||
Greenland | - | ||||
Faroe Islands | - | ||||
American Samoa | - | ||||
Liechtenstein | - | ||||
British Virgin Islands | - | ||||
Marshall Islands | - | ||||
San Marino | - | ||||
Saint Martin | - | ||||
Palau | - | ||||
Anguilla | - | ||||
Cook Islands | - | ||||
Nauru | - | ||||
Saint Barthelemy | - | ||||
Tuvalu | - | ||||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | - | ||||
Montserrat | - | ||||
Falkland Islands | - | ||||
Tokelau | - | ||||
Niue | - |