I Played Huff ‘n Puff at 10 Las Vegas Strip Casinos – Here’s What Happened

_{I Huffed, I Puffed, I Lost My Cash on the Vegas Strip. (Image: JuliaDorian/Alamy)}

Do you know what the most annoying thing about going to Vegas is? No, it’s not the insanely long check-in lines, it’s not the fact that the average tip is now reaching as much as 25%, and it’s not even the timeshare people who hang around in the Miracle Mile, promising free tickets to the hottest events if you just sit down to watch a quick three-hour presentation. Phew, almost lost the run of myself there. Where was I? Oh yes, the most annoying thing about Vegas is the way slot machines just disappear. Poof. 

A few years ago, I could still play the ancient Walking Dead slot in the Golden Nugget, but now it’s gone. And much to my horror, even my beloved Buffalo Link is getting a little harder to find. So, I decided to get ahead of things and find myself a new favorite slot. I tried Mo Mo Mo Mummy, I tried King Kong Skull Island, and I even had a go at some gigantic werewolf-themed slot machine, all to no avail. I almost gave up and just started playing three-reel slots – the horror.

But then, someone told me Huff’n Puff was trending, so I decided to give it a go. As usual, I was on a mission to find the luckiest casino on the Strip, based on this game. 

My rules were simple: I’d pop $20 into a Huff’n Puff machine in each casino and do 20, $1 spins. After my 20 spins, I’d record the results and see which casino is the luckiest. 

To ensure that I didn’t spend my entire day wandering around random casinos, ripping out strands of my hair while I begged someone to point me in the direction of Huff ‘n Even More Puff, I made a rule that I had to play the first Huff ‘n Puff-related slot I could find in each casino. 

Before we get started, let’s take a little look at how the Huff’n Puff slot (and its many variations) actually works. The game is based on the tale of the Three Little Pigs, but the guy you’ll really want to see is the Big Bad Wolf, as he can blow in casino bonuses. Depending on the variation of the game, you might be able to trigger respins by landing yellow hard hats or free spin rounds when enough of the buzz saw scatters land on the reels. 

_{Starting off strong in Planet Hollywood. (Image: Farah Barry)}

Some games also have a special wheel feature that awards one of several different bonus rounds or jackpot prizes. Las Vegas casinos carry more than enough different games to keep you entertained, ranging from the original Huff ‘n Puff title to Huff ‘n More Puff, Huff ‘n Even More Puff, and Huff ‘n Puff Money Mansion.

I was just slightly too late to try out the brand new Huff ‘n Puff: We’ve Had Enuff game, but I don’t feel hard done by – trust me, by the end of this slots challenge I’d had more than enuff of Huff ‘n Puff. 

While Vegas visitor numbers are down this year, casino revenue is actually up, which suggests that people are still gambling, and perhaps the remaining visitors are actually spending a little more than in previous years. 

Nevada gambling revenue hit $1.36 billion in July 2025 (up 4% from last year) – could that all be down to people losing all their cash on everyone’s new favorite slot, Huff ‘n Puff? Does the game just not pay out? 

Let’s be clear about one thing before we get started: the legal minimum RTP in Nevada is currently 75%, but in practice, most slots are a lot closer to the low 90s. Gambling in Las Vegas is highly regulated, so there really is no such thing as a “lucky casino,” as Random Number Generators ensure that every spin on a game has the same chance of triggering a win. But hey, it’s fun to have a favorite casino, so why not try to figure out which one might pay the most?

And so, with my overly large Fat Tuesday drink in hand, I said my prayers to the piggy gods and took my seat at Huff’n More Puff in Planet Hollywood. I immediately encountered my first problem: the game didn’t have $1 spins. I had to settle for 75c spins and do 26 of them to get my results. After six spins, I’d won a grand total of 5c. 

On my 10th spin, my heart almost stopped. I watched in awe as five little yellow hats landed neatly on the grid. All I needed was one more to get into the bonus round. But alas, my luck ended there. 

With three spins left, I finally got a decent winning combination of a whole lot of little CEO piggies and wilds. I cashed out with a total of $22.55. Definitely not the best, but at least I hadn’t lost any money.

Oh, friends, things were about to get a whole lot worse. 

Next up, I headed next door to Paris. The first game I spotted was Huff ‘n Puff High Rise, which certainly looked like it had potential. This one actually did have $1 spins, so things were a little easier for me. After four spins, I felt positive when I landed my first line win, but it was all downhill from there. I cashed out after 20 spins with a truly horrific $2, having gotten nowhere close to a bonus round. 

I straight-up skipped the Cromwell, even though if I were handing out awards for The Best Air Conditioning in Las Vegas, this casino would be at the top of the list. 

_{While I was busy losing $20 bills at Paris, someone hit the Super Mansion Feature. Here’s proof that it really does exist. (Courtesy of  Lucky Lotty/Youtube)}

The Flamingo was next, and by now I knew where pretty much every slot was, after spending quite a bit of my time earlier in the week wandering around aimlessly in here, looking for Buffalo Link (spoiler: it’s gone). My game here was Huff ‘n Even More Puff Grand, with a minimum bet of $1.25 per spin (16 spins for my challenge). At this extremely high minimum bet, I felt like a true high roller. Unfortunately, with a higher stake than usual, it was even easier to lose my money. I got my first line win after four spins, winning 5c, and cashed out after about 3 minutes flat, with a grand total of $1. 

Three casinos down, and not a single sniff of a bonus round. 

At the Linq, I kept things simple with Huff ‘n More Puff. After 20 spins, I was feeling a little dejected, so imagine my surprise when I managed to trigger the wheel feature! Yaaaaas! I entered the Mega Hat feature with six free games and even got a retrigger. I won $12 on the bonus round and ended up cashing out with $15.50. Even though this was still a loss, it was still a lot better than the last few casinos, so I took it quite happily.

I decided that the next stop on my grand tour was Caesar’s Palace. To get there, I had to brave the searing heat and cross the road – luckily I still had some of my melting Fat Tuesday drink left. I was feeling lucky at Caesars. How could I not be? I got my first small line win after just three spins – a cool 20c. 

On spin number 17, I watched with stars in my eyes as the little CEO symbols landed on the reels, totaling up to a total of $16.20. I’ll take that, thank you very much! I cashed out with $24.10 after 20 spins, solidifying my belief that Caesars is one of the luckiest casinos on the Strip. 

I was feeling good about my next stop, the Bellagio. Surely a premium casino like this would pay out? Well, if you’ve been tracking just how poor my luck has been so far, you can probably answer this question already. I was getting a little bored of Huff ‘n More Puff at this stage, but I don’t make the rules, I just follow them (that’s a total lie; this is my slots challenge, of course I make the rules), so I sat down and popped my $20 bill into the machine. On my 5th spin, the axe-wielding piggy symbols aligned and I won $9 but ended up cashing out with just $11.05. Could have been better, could have been worse. 

Next up, the Cosmopolitan. Home of Secret Pizza. Home of Egg Slut. Home of the Wicked Spoon Buffet, where I once almost perished after eating just a little bit too much. Also, the home of pretty much every Huff ‘n Puff game you can think of. But the first one in my line of sight was Money Mansion, so I had to give it a go. I loaded up my $20 and on my second $1 bet, I triggered the Money Mansion special feature by landing three of the special Deed symbols. Woohoo! In this special feature, different money values are housed in the mansion, and there’s a chance to win amounts ranging from $5 all the way up to the Grand Jackpot of five figures. I won $20, although I found the feature to be a little anticlimactic. Free spins are way more fun. 

I was excited to head next door to the Aria, as this is the casino that topped my luckiest list last year, when I played Buffalo Link. In fact, this casino has an entire Buffalo Zone! I was kind of expecting a Piggy Zone too, but instead I simply spotted Huff ‘n More Puff pretty quickly after entering. I had to do 26 spins at 75c each, but things were really, really bad. After 14 spins, I’d had just one line win of 15c, and it didn’t improve. I ended up cashing out with 5c. Kept my cashout ticket as a souvenir, to remind myself to never play at the Aria ever again. 

_{Giving Huff’n Puff High Rise a go. (Image: Farah Barry)}

With just two casinos to go, would I be able to win enough to buy myself dinner? Would I be splashing out in Lago at the Bellagio, or would I be stuck with one of those awful $3.99 hotdog and beer deals? I think you know the answer already. 

Things started off well in my second-to-last casino, New York-New York. Here I played Huff ‘n Even More Puff and managed to land a win of 20c on my very first spin! Surely it could only get better now, right? Right?! I guess I’d used up all my luck already, because although I had a few more tiny line wins, I ended up cashing out with a measly $2. Not even enough to afford a pizza slice in the cheapest restaurant. 

4.5 hours after I set off, I was somehow still sipping the same Fat Tuesday drink, although by now it had turned into a horribly sweet, sticky sludge at the bottom of my bottle. I thought I might be so tired by this point that I’d have to finish my challenge in the airport tomorrow morning, but I persevered. Around 5pm, I’d finally made it to the MGM Grand, and I really wanted to wish good riddance to those little piggies and head straight for the Fortune Cup horse racing game. At least I’m good at betting on virtual horses with names like Spirit of Africa and Fairy’s Fortune (or whatever). 

So, could MGM Grand be The Big One? The simple answer is no. I played the original Huff ‘n Puff game, but I got no features and had absolutely no fun. Remind me why I play slots at all? I cashed out with $7.05 and sat down to count up my profit and loss. 

By the time I added up my results for the day, I was wondering if there was even any point to this challenge. I had no big wins at all, but then again, thanks to my small budget at each casino, my biggest loss was only $19.05. Overall, the luckiest casino for me was Caesar’s Palace, and the least lucky was the Aria. The only other casinos where I came out in profit were Planet Hollywood and the Cosmo, but the amounts were so small, they’re barely worth mentioning. 

So, what did I learn here? Well, I certainly didn’t win as much as I would have liked to, but despite all my complaining along the way, I did actually have a lot of fun. And that’s what responsible gambling is all about, right? If you’re planning on playing Huff ‘n Puff in Vegas, don’t go into it with any expectations – just spin those reels, have fun, and consider any winnings a bonus!