It's this time of year again: to turn a new page, make new year's resolutions and check out the new slots that are expected to come out in 2016. Of course, there are dozens of games launched every year, we will just review the most noticeable new slots 2016.
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To make things easier, we will split it into two parts: New Land Based and New Online Slots. Let's start with Land Based:
The biggest current trend in slots industry is Skill Based slots. It's not something new, there were skill based slots in the past, but as 2015 G2E showed, Skill Based games are no longer a trend, but the next big thing.
As you will see below, slots developers found a shortcut and they don't afraid to use it. You take a classic arcade game, add 5 spinning reels and you are good to go. Easier than to invent a new game from scratch. We are sure this will change soon as well (Can't wait to see Gamblit slots hit the casino floors).
Skill Based Slots
The Space Invaders
One of the most popular Arcade games making its way to Vegas casinos. Developed by Scientific Games, this slot offers all the classic slots features, combined with skill based bonus game. The regular mode is similar to any other slot you played, but when the bonus is triggered, you have two options. You can go with regular bonus game or to choose the skill based bonus. Naturally, you will need to play the original Space Invaders game to win prizes, money and free spins.
Slot Bonuses 2016 Fantasy
Frogger slot
Another Arcade classic. Considering the popularity of Frogger, it's surprising it took so long. The game will feature Konami's tall-top Podium Monument™ cabinet and of course a bonus round based on the original game.
Texas Tea Pinball
As you might have guessed, this is a combination of one of IGT most popular slots, Texas Tea, and Pinball. Here as well it is a regular slot, until you hit the bonus and then you can choose which way to go: luck or to try and win money by playing Pinball.
Branded Slots
Of course, we will still be able to enjoy some regular new slots. Here are the ones we expect the most.
Quick Hit Jungle Slot
Every new Quick Hit slot is definitely good news. Quick Hit Jungle Slot is offer all the features that made these slots so popular, but with a brand new look.
Quick Hit Jungle Slot
To be honest, I have doubts about this one. For me, the green Jungle theme doesn't go well with Quick Hits. Not sure why. You can check the latest online game from this series, Quick Hit Cash Wheel.
Breaking Bad Slot
Sky free game. Breaking Bad needs no further introduction and personally I'm surprised it took so long to launch Breaking Bad slot, cause the theme is simply perfect. You can read our full review here.
Additional slots that worth mentioning: Wheel of Fortune Double Diamond 3D, Blackjack practice game. Orange is the New Black and Mistress of the Dark by Aristocrat.
New Online Slots 2016
Magic of Oz
New innovative Wizard of Oz slot machine. Magic of Oz features a unique 3-4-5-6-7-7 layout, 80 paylines and Wheel of Fortune type of bonus. Microsoft excel 2019 vl 16 27 download free.
Slot Bonuses 2016 Full
Lucky 6
Great new USA online slots machine. Developed by RTG, it's one of the first USA slots to break free from the usual 3 or 5 reel machines.
NetEnt Slots 2016
As usual, NetEnt deserve a dedicated section. The have plenty of slots coming up in the next few months. We will start with the recently reunited Guns & Roses.
Guns N' Roses Slot
Will go live on 21 January.Drive Slot
This is the slot I expect the most. I know Guns & Roses sounds more sexy, but I think this one will be the slot to play all the way till 2020. Launch date: February 23rd Connect apple keyboard to trackpad.
Under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, teams are limited to a set bonus pool when acquiring amateur talent through the draft and international free agency each year. Teams can exceed their pools, but the penalties are harsh. Within those pools are slot values, which are important to the draft and international free agency for different reasons.
Hudson Belinsky and Ben Badler recently got their hands on the 2016 draft and 2016-17 international slot values, respectively. Both articles are free. They're not behind the Baseball America paywall. https://xukels.over-blog.com/2021/02/mac-fonelab-for-ios-9-0-78-75704-download-free.html. Let's dive in and see what the slot values mean for the Yankees.
2016 Draft Slot Values
The biggest current trend in slots industry is Skill Based slots. It's not something new, there were skill based slots in the past, but as 2015 G2E showed, Skill Based games are no longer a trend, but the next big thing.
As you will see below, slots developers found a shortcut and they don't afraid to use it. You take a classic arcade game, add 5 spinning reels and you are good to go. Easier than to invent a new game from scratch. We are sure this will change soon as well (Can't wait to see Gamblit slots hit the casino floors).
Skill Based Slots
The Space Invaders
One of the most popular Arcade games making its way to Vegas casinos. Developed by Scientific Games, this slot offers all the classic slots features, combined with skill based bonus game. The regular mode is similar to any other slot you played, but when the bonus is triggered, you have two options. You can go with regular bonus game or to choose the skill based bonus. Naturally, you will need to play the original Space Invaders game to win prizes, money and free spins.
Slot Bonuses 2016 Fantasy
Frogger slot
Another Arcade classic. Considering the popularity of Frogger, it's surprising it took so long. The game will feature Konami's tall-top Podium Monument™ cabinet and of course a bonus round based on the original game.
Texas Tea Pinball
As you might have guessed, this is a combination of one of IGT most popular slots, Texas Tea, and Pinball. Here as well it is a regular slot, until you hit the bonus and then you can choose which way to go: luck or to try and win money by playing Pinball.
Branded Slots
Of course, we will still be able to enjoy some regular new slots. Here are the ones we expect the most.
Quick Hit Jungle Slot
Every new Quick Hit slot is definitely good news. Quick Hit Jungle Slot is offer all the features that made these slots so popular, but with a brand new look.
Quick Hit Jungle Slot
To be honest, I have doubts about this one. For me, the green Jungle theme doesn't go well with Quick Hits. Not sure why. You can check the latest online game from this series, Quick Hit Cash Wheel.
Breaking Bad Slot
Sky free game. Breaking Bad needs no further introduction and personally I'm surprised it took so long to launch Breaking Bad slot, cause the theme is simply perfect. You can read our full review here.
Additional slots that worth mentioning: Wheel of Fortune Double Diamond 3D, Blackjack practice game. Orange is the New Black and Mistress of the Dark by Aristocrat.
New Online Slots 2016
Magic of Oz
New innovative Wizard of Oz slot machine. Magic of Oz features a unique 3-4-5-6-7-7 layout, 80 paylines and Wheel of Fortune type of bonus. Microsoft excel 2019 vl 16 27 download free.
Slot Bonuses 2016 Full
Lucky 6
Great new USA online slots machine. Developed by RTG, it's one of the first USA slots to break free from the usual 3 or 5 reel machines.
NetEnt Slots 2016
As usual, NetEnt deserve a dedicated section. The have plenty of slots coming up in the next few months. We will start with the recently reunited Guns & Roses.
Guns N' Roses Slot
Will go live on 21 January.Drive Slot
This is the slot I expect the most. I know Guns & Roses sounds more sexy, but I think this one will be the slot to play all the way till 2020. Launch date: February 23rd Connect apple keyboard to trackpad.
Under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, teams are limited to a set bonus pool when acquiring amateur talent through the draft and international free agency each year. Teams can exceed their pools, but the penalties are harsh. Within those pools are slot values, which are important to the draft and international free agency for different reasons.
Hudson Belinsky and Ben Badler recently got their hands on the 2016 draft and 2016-17 international slot values, respectively. Both articles are free. They're not behind the Baseball America paywall. https://xukels.over-blog.com/2021/02/mac-fonelab-for-ios-9-0-78-75704-download-free.html. Let's dive in and see what the slot values mean for the Yankees.
2016 Draft Slot Values
The Yankees have a $5,768,400 bonus pool for the draft this year. That's the eighth smallest bonus pool in baseball. The Yankees didn't add (or subtract) and draft picks through free agency this past offseason, so all they have is their natural picks in rounds 1-40. Here are the slot values:
- First Round (No. 18 overall): $2,441,600
- Second Round (No. 62): $1,040,800
- Third Round (No. 98): $608,200
- Fourth Round (No. 128): $455,400
- Fifth Round (No. 158): $341,000
- Sixth Round (No. 188): $255,300
- Seventh Round (No. 218): $191,500
- Eighth Round (No. 248): $176,200
- Ninth Round (No. 278): $164,600
- Tenth Round (No. 308): $156,600
Slot value for every pick after the tenth round is $100,000. Any amount spent over $100,000 on one of those picks counts against the draft pool. If you sign a player for less than the slot value within the first ten rounds, you can redirect the pool savings to other picks. If you do not sign a player, you lose the slot money associated with that pick. Got it? It's easy enough.
The Yankees — and all teams, really — have been gaming the system by taking cheap college seniors, usually in rounds 5-10, to save draft pool space so they can spend it on other players. College seniors have no leverage, so they usually sign for five figures. Sometimes even less. Do that a few times and you up with a nice chunk of leftover cash to use on other picks.
To me, it looks like the best place to really save pool space is with that second round pick. You don't see many top prospects fall to the second round these days. Talent has come off the board more linearly since the spending pool system was put in place. The Yankees could take a good prospect with that second rounder, sign him below slot, and save hundreds of thousands of dollars in pool space.
This is exactly what the Yanks did last year. They took LHP Jeff Degano with their second round pick and signed him for $650,000. Slot for his pick was $1,074,400. The Yankees got a talented player and still saved over $400,000 with that pick, most of which went to third rounder RHP Drew Finley. Depending on what the draft board looks like in June, going this route with the second round pick could make an awful lot of sense.
2016-17 International Slot Values
The Yankees have a $2,177,100 bonus pool for the 2016-17 international signing period, which ninth lowest among the 30 clubs. The international pools are based on the reverse order of the standings. The Yankees are still subject to the penalties stemming from the 2014-15 international signing spree for one more year, so they can't sign any player to a bonus of more than $300,000 in the coming signing period.
Here are the team's 2016-17 international slot values. I'll explain what these mean in a second.
- Slot No. 22: $609,800
- Slot No. 52: $411,800
- Slot No. 82: $278,100
- Slot No. 112: $177,400
Each team gets $700,000 in 'base' money, so add that and the four slots together and you get the club's total international bonus pool. Once upon a time teams also had six $50,000 bonus exemptions each year, both those are gone. Nowadays the only exemptions are players who sign for $10,000. Teams can hand out as many bonuses of $10,000 or less as they want, and they don't count towards the bonus pool.
The international slot values are used for trading. You can sign a player to a bonus of any size, it doesn't have to match a slot number. But, if you trade bonus pool money, you have to trade the specific slot. HOWEVA, teams are only allowed to acquire an additional 50% of their original draft pool. That's an extra $1,088,500 for the Yankees. It doesn't make any sense for the Yankees to acquire international bonus pool money because of the $300,000 penalty though. It makes more sense to trade away pool space.
Unfortunately, international bonus slots don't seem to have much trade value. Last year Matt Eddy recapped trades involving bonus slots, and for the most part slots were traded for middling prospects or fringe MLB players. In some instances they were thrown in as the third or fourth piece in a trade package. Is it worth trading, say, that No. 22 slot for another up-and-down reliever or infielder? Maybe it is. Depends on what kind of talent is available internationally this summer.
