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Skill Based Gaming Coming 2017

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grinch-1038238_960_720Gaming is about to take a much needed turn. Since 2009 slot revenue has dived by 17%. What or who could cause such a decline? A good amount of the blame must go to Gen-Xers and Millennials.  These two generations often avoid slots because in their minds, they find them boring. Slots require no skill, just a constant pressing of a button. Ho-hum.

The good news is that their slot avoidance has been noticed by casinos and gaming company management. Relief is on the way. A new generation of skill based machines is about to start popping up in casinos everywhere. This is somewhat of a gamble in itself. Will these new games lure back those who seek games that require skill. Remember, these two generations came up with video games and other skill based electronics.

A company named GameCo has patented this new skill based technology and is building the new machines. Ing.com sheds some light on what the company is trying to accomplish:

Danger Arena was built by GameCo to be used as their Video Game Gambling Machine (or VGM). You have 45 seconds to kill at least 6 robots on a randomly picked map. Six robots will pay out money, while 10 gives you the most value.

The concept is that people are betting on how well their FPS skills are at the game. Maps are in essence the house against them. The ease of getting the kills is dependent on which map you get when you play. The video talked about developing their algorithm for choosing the maps and making sure that this abides by the laws on gambling.

Read their full article here.

Slots will, for the time being, remain the most popular and numerous games in Las Vegas casinos. The older folks will still play them. Time will tell whether the newer skill based machines will accomplish their mission.

 

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