{"id":39403,"date":"2016-09-11T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=39403"},"modified":"2016-09-09T15:34:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T22:34:56","slug":"caesars-launch-skill-based-gambling-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-launch-skill-based-gambling-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Caesars to Launch Skill-Based Gambling Next Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-entertainment-corp-offers-4-billion-to-ceoc-creditors\">Caesars Entertainment<\/a> may become the first gaming company in the world to introduce new skill-based video gambling machines (VGMs) to their casino floors in California and Vegas this October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That\u2019s if Atlantic City doesn\u2019t get their own video gambling machines first.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39405\" data-style=\"width: 396px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39405 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgres.jpg\" alt=\"Caesars to debut skill gaming\" width=\"396\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgres.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgres-142x80.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgres-166x93.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-39405\"class=\"text-description\">One of Gamblit\u2019s interactive gaming positions, due to debut at Harrah\u2019s casino in Southern California next month. (Image: Gamblit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Last year, both Nevada and Atlantic City altered their gaming laws to permit the introduction of the new hybrid games, which incorporate elements of slots gaming and video gaming, in an effort to lure millennials to the casino floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">GameCo has announced that its debut VGM, &#8220;Danger Arena,&#8221; will appear in the casinos of Atlantic City sometime this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It hoped to be the \u201cworld\u2019s first,\u201d but Caesars\u2019 October rollout now seems to be the favorite to grab the title.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Gamblit Partnership<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The casino giant is partnering with developer Gamblit, and announced that it would debut six gaming positions with room for four players at each inside of its Harrah\u2019s casino in Southern California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The plan is to then\u00a0field trial positions at its Nevada properties shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>\u201cEach gaming position will contain multiple themes and cutting-edge skill-based games, including a Match 3 game and word matching game,\u201d explained Caesars in a press release.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFuture releases on Gamblit&#8217;s gaming positions include popular \u2018gamblified\u2019 versions of hit #1 smash video games Catapult King, which gained over 35 million downloads, and INTO THE DEAD, which has over 60 million downloads.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Social Experience<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The idea is to combine\u00a0the kinds of games young people play on their phones, like first-person action, racing, fighting and puzzle games, within a similar financial model to traditional slot machines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The big difference is that while previously everyone had to have an equal chance for an equal payout, VGM\u2019s can offer variable payouts, or slightly better odds for skilled players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Casinos hope it will make the casino floor \u201ccool\u201d again. And meanwhile, while slots are essentially solitary experiences, VGMs are built to encourage interaction from groups of players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers, the amount wagered on slots machines has fallen from a 2007 high of $355 billion to $291 billion in 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Gamblit&#8217;s product is unlike anything seen on casino floors today,\u201d said\u00a0Melissa Price, Senior Vice President of Gaming at Caesars Entertainment. \u201cBoth the positions and the engaging games themselves are sleek, competitive and social, providing a unique opportunity for players to compete head-to-head, play together against the house, or in single-player games in a differentiated gaming experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cTogether, Caesars and Gamblit are changing the gaming industry, bringing the social and competitive spirit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/online-gambling-win-rate-creates-false-sense-of-real-money-potential-at-land-based-casinos\">online gaming<\/a> to casinos,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caesars Entertainment may become the first gaming company in the world to introduce new skill-based video gambling machines (VGMs) to their casino floors in California and Vegas this October. 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