Steeped in tradition, walk into any Macau casino and you will always see a bunch of Chinese men and women crowded over the baccarat table excitingly peering down on to the cards that are about to be squeezed and revealed. Baccarat in Macau has been the dominant game for many years and it is as much a past time as it is an identity of gambling in Macau.

Lately, however, a slight change has been appearing in the casinos. Given that there are so many new operators in town, slot machines are on the surge in numbers to reflect the demand. In 2002, there were only 808 slot machines in Macau and by the end of 2008 there was 12, 334. With new casinos opening and other casinos being refurbished, by 2010 gaming analysts predict that Macau will host 32,000 slots machines, enough to rival Vegas.

This heavy growth in slots has led to slots providers scrambling to Macau to showcase their products and ensure that they have the best line of slots software to appease the local crowd. There is a major difference between Chinese and American slots tastes, with Chinese preferring slots machines featuring red symbols and the number 8 rather than American TV show based slots games.

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