A Slot route operator is a company that owns and operates slot machines in several locations. By providing this service, many small businesses are able to provide slot machines that they could not otherwise afford to operate.

As operators have grown, they have been able to offer linked machines to provide larger jackpots and affinity cards to reward frequent players.

Operators are generally licensed in the same manner as a casino. In Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

, they are licensed and regulated by the Nevada Gaming Commission

Nevada Gaming Commission

The Nevada Gaming Commission is a Nevada state governmental agency involved in the regulation of casinos throughout the state, along with the Nevada Gaming Control Board. It was founded in 1959 by the Nevada Legislature....

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Slot route operators

• Silver State Gaming
• Century Gaming
• Eagle Rock Gaming
• E.T.T. Inc. - Terrible Herbst
  Terrible Herbst
  Terrible Herbst, or Terrible Herbst Oil Company, is a privately held gas station company based in Paradise, Nevada, United States.The company operates gas stations in Nevada, California, Utah and Arizona.-History:...
  
  
• Golden Route Operations - Golden Gaming
  Golden Gaming
  Golden Gaming is an operator of casinos, taverns, and slot routes based in Enterprise, Nevada, near Las Vegas. It was founded by Blake Sartini. It is the largest tavern operator in Nevada, and the third largest slot route operator in Nevada.- History :...
  
  
• Green Valley Gaming
• PDS Gaming Corporation
• Southwest Gaming Services
• S.S.M Gaming
• Video Services