However, once a slot machine does become established on a casinos gaming floor the payout percentage may be dropped down, so never think that a slot that has played and paid out well for you in the past, much more so when it was new, is going to always be a very high paying one, as that may not be the case!
This is a list of potential restrictions and regulations on private ownership of slot machines in the United States on a state by state basis.
State | Legal Status |
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Alabama | Class II machines legal |
Alaska | All machines legal |
Arizona | Machines 25 years or older legal[1] |
Arkansas | All machines legal |
California | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Colorado | Machines before 1984 legal |
Connecticut | All machines prohibited |
Delaware | Machines 25 years or older legal |
District of Columbia | Machines before 1952 legal |
Florida | Machines 20 years or older legal |
Georgia | Machines before 1950 legal |
Hawaii | All machines prohibited |
Idaho | Machines before 1950 legal |
Illinois | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Indiana | Machines 40 years or older legal |
Iowa | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Kansas | Machines before 1950 legal |
Kentucky | All machines legal |
Louisiana | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Maine | All machines legal |
Maryland | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Massachusetts | Machines 30 years or older legal |
Michigan | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Minnesota | All machines legal |
Mississippi | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Missouri | Machines 30 years or older legal |
Montana | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Nebraska | All machines prohibited |
Nevada | All machines legal |
New Hampshire | Machines 25 years or older legal |
New Jersey | Machines before 1941 legal |
New Mexico | Machines 25 years or older legal |
New York | Machines 30 years or older legal |
North Carolina | Machines 25 years or older legal |
North Dakota | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Ohio | All machines legal |
Oklahoma | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Oregon | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Pennsylvania | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Rhode Island | All machines legal |
South Carolina | All machines prohibited |
South Dakota | Machines before 1941 legal |
Tennessee | All machines prohibited |
Texas | All machines legal |
Utah | All machines legal |
Vermont | Machines before 1954 legal |
Virginia | All machines legal |
Washington | Machines 25 years or older legal |
West Virginia | All machines legal |
Wisconsin | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Wyoming | Machines 25 years or older legal |