Slot players in Missouri have plenty of options for places to play. All 13 Missouri riverboat casinos feature hundreds — sometimes thousands — of slot machines. Meanwhile, although online slots for real money aren’t available in the state, you can play slots online in Missouri at several social and sweepstakes casinos.
Here’s an overview of slot machines in Missouri, with a full rundown of where to find one-armed bandits and the many types of slot games available in the Show-Me State.
Play legal online slots in Missouri
Are slot machines legal in Missouri?
Slots are among the games that Missouri’s many riverboat casinos can legally offer. The Missouri Gaming Commission has issued each of the state’s 13 casinos a license, and that license allows the properties to offer both slots and a wide selection of table games.
Note that slot machines are only legal in Missouri casinos. If you happen to encounter any in other locations, they are not legal, and the MGC does not regulate them.
Can I play online slots for real money in Missouri?
By contrast, online slots are not legal in Missouri. The state does not allow any online gambling for real money. That means that unlike other states like Pennsylvania or Michigan, where online gambling is legal, there are no real money online casinos operating in Missouri.
As Missouri lawmakers debate whether to legalize sports betting, including online sportsbooks, there has been some discussion of the possibility of legalizing other forms of gambling, as well. Lawmakers have even proposed legislation that would legalize online casinos in Missouri, although such efforts have failed to gain momentum.
Online slots at social and sweepstakes casinos in Missouri
Those in Missouri wanting to play slots online do have a legal option in the form of social and sweepstakes casinos. These sites invite players to play a variety of casino games. Slots are the featured game on all of these sites, although some also offer other games like blackjack and roulette.
These social and sweepstakes sites allow people to play slots using virtual currencies. There are also ways to play slot games for free, and in some cases even the chance to redeem winnings for cash prizes.
The most popular of these sites are Pulsz, Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots, and Funzpoints. Here’s a quick rundown of what each of these sites has to offer for slot players.
Pulsz
Pulsz is a fast-growing social casino that features more than 200 slots, with more becoming available each month. Operated by Yellow Social Interactive, Pulsz also offers blackjack, roulette, and a couple of other casino games.
Like at other sweepstakes-style casinos, the slots at Pulsz feature similar high-level animation, graphics, and sound as you’d find at real money online casinos in states that allow them. The titles are different, though many of the themes are familiar and resemble their online casino counterparts. Some favorites include The Legend of Shangri-La, Spiñata Grande, Coins of Egypt, Big Bass Bonanza and Disco Beats.
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Chumba Casino
Operated by VGW Malta Limited, Chumba Casino is one of several sister sites. Chumba is an especially popular site in the US, offering more than 80 slot titles as well as blackjack, roulette, and video poker.
Chumba Casino produces many of its games “in-house,” meaning they are proprietary and unique to the site. Popular titles include Stampede Fury, Triple Double Fever, Lucky Charms, Reelin’ ’N’ Rockin’, and Celtic Goddess.
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LuckyLand Slots
Another Virtual Gaming Worlds site, LuckyLand Slots is another favorite option among sweepstakes casinos. As the name suggests, the focus is slots, with more than 40 slot titles available. LuckyLand Slots also features keno-like games and instant-win scratchers.
Like the other sites, many of LuckyLand Slots’ most-played games are exclusive to the site. These include Mayan Gold, King of the Jungle, Buffalo Rush, Neon Valley, and Lucky Duck.
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Online social casinos affiliated with Missouri properties
A few Missouri riverboat casinos advertise social sites where guests can play slots online for fun and entertainment.
Both Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City and Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles invite players to download and play the Stardust Social Casino app on their mobile devices. The Stardust app is available for both Apple (iOS) and Android devices and features a variety of slot options.
Hollywood Casino St. Louis similarly invites players to play slots and other table games on the mychoice casino website. The site features hundreds of casino games that people can play for free.
Such sites offer no cash prizes, but they do give players a free-to-try taste of the games they will find in various Missouri properties.
Popular slots in Missouri
When it comes to Missouri slot machines, state casinos feature both mechanical reels — including three- and five-reel machines — and video slots. You’ll find many popular slot titles among the selections on the casino floor, with certain favorites popping up at nearly all Missouri locations. Here are some examples:
- 5 Dragons Rising Jackpots
- 88 Fortunes
- Buffalo Chief
- Buffalo Diamond
- Buffalo Link
- Cash Express
- Crystal Star Deluxe
- Dancing Drums Prosperity
- Dragon Cash
- Dragon Link
- Fortunes & Gold Bonanza
- Heidi’s Bier Haus
- Horses of Helios
- Lightning Cash
- Lightning Link
- Lock It Link
- Mighty Cash Big Money
- Mighty Cash Double Up
- Money Link
- Wheel of Fortune
- Wicked Wheel Panda
- Wild Wild Emerald
- Willy Wonka: World of Wonka
Among the many slots available in Missouri, players will also find a variety of popular features from which to choose:
- Progressive jackpots — Progressive slots feature machines linked together in a network of slots, with every player contributing to a shared jackpot prize that some lucky player in the network eventually wins. The jackpot increases every time someone plays without winning it, which means the top prizes can get quite large.
- High-limit slots — Many Missouri casinos feature special “high limit” slot rooms separate from the main casino area and containing higher-stakes slots. The two Ameristar casinos, for instance, each have high-limit slots where spins go as high as $100.
- Video poker and other table games — Missouri casinos tend to intersperse video poker and other electronic versions of table games like blackjack and roulette among their slot machines. These games often have many of the same features as their live counterparts, and some players prefer playing table games this way.
Casinos with the most slot machines in Missouri
All 13 Missouri riverboat casinos provide slots as a featured game. Some of the casinos have more slots than others, but each has a large selection and plenty to offer visitors for whom playing slots is a central part of their casino-going experience.
Here’s a snapshot look at how many slot machines each casino currently advertises, listed in order starting with the casinos with the most slots:
- Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City (Kansas City) — over 2,200
- Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles (St. Charles) — over 2,000
- River City Casino & Hotel (St. Louis) — over 1,900
- Hollywood Casino St. Louis (Maryland Heights) — over 1,800
- Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa (Riverside) — over 1,100
- Horseshoe St. Louis Casino (St. Louis) — 1,100
- Harrah’s Kansas City (North Kansas City) — over 900
- Bally’s Kansas City (Kansas City) — nearly 900
- Isle of Capri (Boonville) — nearly 850
- Century Casino Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau) — over 800
- Century Casino Caruthersville (Caruthersville) — over 500
- Jo Frontier Casino (St. Joseph) — over 450
- Mark Twain Casino (La Grange) — over 430
As you can see, no matter where you go, you’ll find plenty of slots at Missouri casinos. If you do happen to visit a location in order to play slots, be sure to inquire about rewards programs, as most casinos will have them. Such programs enable you to earn points as you play that you can later redeem for various perks at the casino such as bonus play, free food, and even cash back.
Missouri slot FAQ
What is the minimum age to play slots in Missouri?
In Missouri, the minimum age to enter a casino and play games there, including slots, is 21.
Where can I play slots in Missouri?
The 13 riverboat casinos all feature slots prominently. Some of these properties are located on or near the Missouri River, which runs down the northwest edge of the state, then across Missouri toward St. Louis before crossing into Illinois. Other casinos operate along the Mississippi River, which forms the state’s entire eastern border.
Missouri online slots for real money are not available, although you can play slots online at social and sweepstakes casinos like Pulsz, Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots, and Funzpoints from anywhere in Missouri.
I heard something about a “loss limit” at Missouri casinos. Is there such a thing?
When legal casinos first launched in Missouri in the early 1990s, casino patrons were only able to purchase a maximum of $500 worth of casino chips during each two-hour period. That “loss limit” was in place until Missouri citizens voted to repeal it in 2008.
If a slot machine hasn’t awarded a prize for a long period, is it “due” to hit?
This is one of many false beliefs concerning slot machines. In Missouri (and elsewhere), state regulators only authorize slot machines if they employ a computerized random number generator that cycles through random combinations regardless of whether a player is even sitting at the machine, let alone playing it. This is true of both mechanical reel slots and video slots, both of which employ RNGs.
At the precise millisecond, a player presses the button to make a wager, whatever random combination coincides with that moment then results in the outcome of the spin. The process is entirely random, ensuring every spin is an independent event unaffected by any other spins before or after. This randomization also means if a machine just paid out a big prize, that doesn’t lessen the chance of someone winning a prize, even on the next spin. The odds of winning remain the same.
For progressive slots, if someone wins the jackpot, that will mean subsequent players will have a smaller top prize for which to play. But the fact that someone recently won has no effect on what happens next at the same machine.