How To Spot Fake Slot Videos

I estimate that each day about 1 million slot videos are watched on YouTube and I'm sure it's growing at a nice pace! Back in 2014 when I first began to video my slot play, I had no idea that people posted fake videos on YouTube and imagine my surprise when people accused me of doing so! I was shocked, and now purposely take certain actions to try and make it obvious to show that my videos are legit, which they all are. Why would people do this? Like many things, it all comes down to money: some people think of it as a short-cut to create a following and fool people in the process.

Some fakes are obvious while others are not and truth be told, I've even been fooled myself once or twice.

Here are some things to look out for:

  1. Does the video show the slot's cabinet and marquee at some point during the video?

  2. Do you hear ambient sounds from the casino, which usually are a combination of other machines nearby, music being played, people talking, and occasional announcements?

  3. Does the slot look exactly like what you would find in the casino? Many online or computer versions have slightly different interfaces than their real counterparts.

  4. Does the channel you watched the video on have a good reputation?

  5. Does the channel of the suspect video have a large number of "great wins" from the same slot manufacturer?

  6. Does the channel of the video in question have comments disabled?

  7. Does the channel of the video in question not display Like/Dislike counts?

  8. Will the channel divulge the casino where the video was taken?

  9. Do you see any glare on the screen of people walking by or of other machines?

  10. Is the bet amount over $1000?

I've posted close to 1000 videos and during this time, occasionally people have accused me of posting fake videos. For the record, all of my videos were taken in actual casinos and are real. The one that has been the most controversial is my largest win, and also one of my very first slot videos, my Ultimate Zeus Win!

As I mentioned in my article on the subject, if you're still not convinced, feel free to take me up on my Zeus Challenge, where I will give 5x odds on any wager between $2500 and $10,0000 where we will both put our respective bets in escrow and then we can visit my accountant and review my W2-G portion of my 2014 tax return, visit the casino in question, and speak with employees who worked there at the time, and see a printed photo of my win. (Unless you got money to burn and just want to meet me, I'd actually advise you against this bet, though!)

I'm not going to call out any specific channels, but wanted to let people know, they do exist!