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The EILERS-FANTINI survey is designed to track slot machine and related technology purchasing trends on a quarterly basis and is the gaming industry’s largest slot survey in terms of total casinos and slot machines surveyed. This quarter’s report represents our 64th proprietary slot survey and includes responses from key purchasing agents at a number of U.S. & Canadian Commercial and Tribal casinos, several Racino/VLT operators, as well as several international participants. In total, our 267 survey participants collectively operate ~1,000 casinos and ~40,700 retail outlets worldwide with ~745,600 total slot machines or equivalent electronic gaming devices. Our 214 U.S. & Canada participants operate 623 casinos, ~26,400 retail outlets, and ~588,600 slot machines, representing ~54% of the total installed base of gaming machines in U.S. & Canada. The avg casino surveyed in U.S. & Canada had ~820 slot machines installed while the avg international casino surveyed had ~210 slots.
The July 2026 EMEA report now tracks nearly 75,000 units. Euro Games Technology's General 55 J1 VIP debuts as the #1 indexing cabinet in Southeastern Europe Casinos, performing at 3.83x house average while capturing nearly 7% of regional GGR. Aristocrat claims the top five Omni-Region Core titles, led by 5 Dragons Gold at a 3.35x EMEA house index. In Western Europe, Light & Wonder leads all suppliers with over 27% of casino GGR as its new Cosmic Upright premieres as the region's #1 indexing cabinet, while Novomatic sweeps the top four Multigame rankings with Cash Connection Edition 4 at #1. IGT places seven premium titles in the Central Europe top 10 behind Eternal Link and Money Gong variants, and Apex's Clover Link Elements climbs to #1 among Top Games in Central Europe Casinos by total GGR. Full regional and operator-type leaderboards, Omni-Region rankings, and new cabinet and Multigame breakdowns are in this month's report.
Zitro continues to lead Mexico in casino GGR and posts the highest supplier performance index in South America, showing sustained momentum across the region. Light & Wonder's Ultimate Fire Link Triple Nova leads the Premium rankings while extending its install base, and Aristocrat leads Caribbean GGR, taking most of the top Premium ranks with Lightning Dollar Link, Dragon Link, and Phoenix Link titles. On the new release front, Light & Wonder's Ultimate Fire Link Triple Nova – Paradise Lights debuts as the top new game ahead of IGT's Asian Dreams – Lion and Zitro's Legendary Hammer, while Zitro's Fantasy and IGT's Rise 55 lead new cabinets. Novomatic launches Xtension Link Evolution as a top new game, and Ainsworth and AGS round out the month, both continuing to grow their Latin America install bases. Full regional leaderboards, Premium and new-game rankings, and new cabinet breakdowns are in this month's report.
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