The Hard Rock Casino in New Jersey has debuted live slots in what’s not just a first in New Jersey but a worldwide first. This demonstrates not only how gambling is evolving but the eagerness of NJ to be at the forefront of gambling’s new era.

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What’s particularly interesting is at the Hard Rock patrons can see the 12 slot machines in an exclusive room but the door is locked. The only way to play is via the Hard Rock app. It’s the first time that physical casino machines have been merged with online app play.

Hard Rock boasts that this is a one-of-a-kind experience made possible through its partnership with Softweave Ltd.

Physical Control Made Possible Online

The senior vice president of online gaming and sports betting at Hard Rock International Kresimir Spajic had this to say, “With live slots, you can control real, physical slot machines located at Hard Rock Atlantic City from anywhere in New Jersey using your PC, Mac, tablet, or mobile device. It is a first-of-its-kind experience unavailable anywhere else on the planet.”

Players who decide to take advantage of this gaming experience will be able to take advantage of a number of titles, including:

• Hotter than Blaze
• Leprecoins
• 3x4x4x Double Times Pay

Only a single player will be able to play each mission at once, but there is a waiting list. Players who’re in the waiting list will get a notification when it’s their turn to play.

Slot play in this way goes further than TV gaming. On a gambling channel, TV will come with a seven-second delay for players. The Hard Rock slots come with a one-second delay between players pressing a button and the reels spinning.

Where Could this Leave Hard Rock?

Hard Rock in Atlantic City is a casino that has only been in business for a few years. However, it’s quickly made a splash within the Garden State by utilizing its famous brand name. In 2019, Hard Rock reported $22.5 million in gaming revenue from its online platform.

Encouragingly, it earned $2.2 million during the month of December, which represents an increase of 67.7% when compared to its 2018 December revenues.

In spite of this, Golden Nugget remains the undisputed market leader in New Jersey, with $177 million in online gaming revenue in 2019.

Hard Rock is betting on the fact that this new technology will take hold and they’ll be able to offer a unique proposition before its competitors can catch up. This is in the same way that Golden Nugget launched its live dealer games in 2016 and experienced no competition within this sector for 18 months.

Spajic stated, “Our brand is much more well known. You could argue that we have the nicest property in the state. We are the only place in town with live slots. We think this is going to be a big difference.”

The New Brick and Click Focus

Hard Rock Casino’s live slots are in accordance with its ‘brick and click’ strategy. This is about bringing together the land-based casino experience with the online casino experience. It wants to capitalize on its strong land-based performance by unifying the two.

Joe Lupo, president of the Hard Rock Atlantic City, spoke about the evolution of online gaming in New Jersey, “Similarly, to live table games dealers, live slots enable our players to have one seamless experience to earn Wild Card Rewards, including hotel rooms, entertainment, and dining at Hard Rock Atlantic City.”

As the first casino in the world to offer live slots, Hard Rock has been provided with a unique opportunity to attract new players and act as inspiration to casinos all over the world.

All that remains to be seen is whether players will take to the idea of live slots.

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It’s a holiday miracle for one man who spent his Christmas Eve at a Las Vegas casino.

The Suncoast Hotel and Casino reported a man named Kevin won nearly $15.5 million from one of its slot machines Thursday night.

'MEGABUCKS JACKPOT ALERT!' Suncoast Casino tweeted out alongside a photo of its hidden winner. 'Congratulations to Kevin for hitting the $15,491,103 Megabucks Progressive Jackpot at @suncoastcasino!'

According to a news release shared with Fox News, Kevin won the jackpot from an International Game Technology Megabucks slot machine Thursday afternoon around 12:30 p.m. He reportedly put only $40 into the machine before his monumental win.

It was the largest slot machine jackpot Nevada has seen in eight years, according to Boyd Gaming – the owner of Suncoast Casino.

'It was certainly a Christmas Eve to remember,' a spokesman from Boyd Gaming told Fox News. 'We’re excited and honored we could play a part in this historic holiday jackpot at the Suncoast.'

Kevin, whose identity was being protected for safety reasons, said he divides his time between Las Vegas and Alaska.

He told Boyd Gaming that he intends to use his winnings to support his business and 'pay it forward.'

Social media users on Facebook have extended their congratulations and well wishes to Kevin.

'Congrats!!!!! I can’t even win a $100 and I’m there every weekend,' one user wrote with a laughing emoji.

'Wow,' another person chimed in. 'Merry Christmas to you.'

The odds of winning a jackpot prize from a slot machine are against most players. (iStock)

One of the world-record slot machine jackpots to occur in Las Vegas happened at the MGM Resorts-owned Excalibur Hotel & Casino in 2003, according to records from International Game Technology. A 25-year-old Los Angeles man was said to have won $39.7 million.

Three years before that, an anonymous woman won $34.9 million at the now closed Desert Inn Resort.

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It’s not just Kevin testing his luck this holiday season. A laid-off preschool teacher from North Carolina won $250,000 from a scratch-off ticket, according to an announcement post from the NC Education Lottery on Tuesday.

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Fox News’ Bradford Betz contributed to this report.