Santa Ana Star player's club:  $1 = 1 point. 500 points = $1 cash back AND $1 in Key Rewards (comps). Star Cash (cash back) can be downloaded directly to any machine or you can get a voucher at player's club to cash at cage. Key Rewards can be accessed at Food & Beverage outlets with a swipe or you may get vouchers for the gift shop or to use in Star Light Lanes, the bowling alley. Can also redeem currently for VISA, Wal Mart, and Home Depot gift cards at $25 minimum and in limited other denominations.

I haven't been there in awhile, but the $1 progressive machines also had 10/6 DDB (hence the reason I believe they can put the sign over them that says "over 100% payback") but you earn no slot club points whatsoever on them.  I believe there are 8 slant tops, 4 back to back, and they're located almost dead center between table games and the main entrance. The challenge with having a db for NM casinos is that full pays don't ever seem to last long and they constantly move them.  These machines have been there awhile and were a great play when they earned full points.  The progressive meter still moves fast.   Easily one of the smokiest casinos I've ever been in.  You can smell it in the parking garage.

This casino, which is outside of Albuquerque, has $1 9/6 JOB progressive but stopped giving points on those machines a few months ago and they aren't eligible for any slot club benefits. The nearby Deuces machines ($1.00 per play) however, do give slot benefits, and the progressive jackpot makes the play worthwhile. SAS has a decent buffet.