The EILERS-FANTINI survey is designed to track slot machine and related technology purchasing trends on a quarterly basis and isthe gaming industry’s largest slot survey in terms of total casinos and slot machines surveyed. This quarter’s report represents our 59th 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 242 survey participants collectively operate 949 casinos and ~36,300 retail outlets worldwide with ~720,700 total slot machines or equivalent electronic gaming devices. Our 206 U.S. & Canada participants operate over 570 casinos, ~18,300 retail outlets, and ~530,400 slot machines, representing ~50% of the total installed base of gaming machines in U.S. & Canada. The avg casino surveyed in U.S. & Canada had ~870 slot machines installed while the avg international casino surveyed had ~230 slots.