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AP Machines at Ameristar Casino Hotel St. Charles
Piggy Bankin’
Piggy Bankin' features a jackpot pick bonus that is triggered by finding the one lucky coin hidden amongst 510 coins. Play when three or fewer pigs remain in the bottom row.
AP Type: banking · Difficulty: High
Buffalo Link
1610 or higher (displayed in green text on the counter above the fifth reel).
AP Type: mhb · Difficulty: Medium
Ocean Magic
Any wild bubbles that are currently in any of the following positions, including the “sunrise” bubbles be…
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Cash Falls
A simple heuristic is to only play when either reels three, four or five are one coin away or else reels one and two …
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Dragon Lights
Mini (purple): 25 or higher.
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Coin Combo
2 wilds in reel 3, or wilds in R3+R4, or 2 wilds in R4+R5 (ignore top row)
AP Type: persistent_counter · Difficulty: Medium
Golden Egypt Grande
(Note: 1-2-0-0-0 means one coin in the first reel, two coins in the second reel and zero coins in reels three, four a…
AP Type: persistent_counter · Difficulty: Medium
Golden Jungle Grand
Always play if two of the first three reels are full (except for game 10 of 10):
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Sphinx 4D
Any wild spheres in reels two and three that aren’t on the bottom row.
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Elephant King
Any free games, blue credit prizes or large green credit prizes (the ones worth more than 50x your bet) that are eith…
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Ocean Magic Grand
The following strategy is the same for both regular and Bubble Boost mode (see my reasoning in the notes below).
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Dancing Drums
When the bonus multiplier on the bet pad is at 4x or higher — the closer to the 8x maximum, the better…
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Golden Messenger
If there are already three coins above a reel, do not count those because the coins will get removed on the next spin.
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Wheel of Fortune 4D
Play when the highlighted multiplier is 24x or higher on at least one reel.
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Gift of the Nile
You are looking for wilds in the first three reels. You can play single wilds if they are in the active reel area or …
AP Type: random_progressive · Difficulty: Low
Hyper Orbs
12 or more orbs collected (look directly on the bet pad).
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Jurassic Park Trilogy
It’s much easier to land the bonus symbol in reel four, so only play if there is already a bonus symbol in reel…
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Let’s Spin
Any Let’s symbol (these only appear in reel one) that isn’t on the bottom row.
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Wolf Peak
Do not play the purple wilds—those don’t stick around.
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Alien Heroes
Stars: 2 in each container
AP Type: random_progressive · Difficulty: Low
Hexbreak3r
When the ways-to-win counter is 3,500+ or center reel is 6+ symbols high — reels expanded by previous players, Luck Zone close…
AP Type: random_progressive · Difficulty: Low
Magic Treasures
When the major or grand progressive meter is well above its seed value — higher meters increase the expected payout of…
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Bustin Money
The advantage play for Bustin' Money is very similar in concept to Rich Little Piggies, focusing on the accumulated…
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
Sword of Destiny/Angel Blade
The advantage play for Sword of Destiny and Angel Blade is based on its predictable 10-spin cycle. The strategy is to…
AP Type: accumulator · Difficulty: Low
AP Strategy at Ameristar Casino Hotel St. Charles
Ameristar Casino Hotel St. Charles scores 7/10 for advantage play opportunity. As a commercial property, floor configurations are subject to state gaming control board oversight.