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Skill based gaming is rolling out to all of Caesar’s properties in Atlantic City, beginning with Harrah’s Casino this week. (Image: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<\/i>Caesars introduced the world\u2019s first commercially-operational skill-based casino gaming machine at its Harrah\u2019s Casino in Atlantic City this week.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first step of a rollout that will soon see 21 gaming positions in \u201chigh traffic, prominent locations in all three properties, with three triple-unit carousels at Caesars<\/a> Atlantic City, two at Harrah’s Resort, and two at Bally’s Wild Wild West.<\/p>\n

This is part of the casino industry\u2019s attempt to woo millennials to the casino floor and, if successful, it could prove to be a transformational moment in the history of casino gaming.<\/p>\n

Need for Evolution<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u201cI think the slot manufacturers realized that there\u2019s a need to evolve from the traditional based games to something that\u2019s more exciting and skill based for this younger audience that\u2019s coming of age,\u201d says Rick Mazer, regional president for Caesars Entertainment.<\/p>\n

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Millennials, or those born between 1980 and 2000, recently supplanted baby boomers as America\u2019s largest generation and their buying power is expected to overtake the boomers\u2019 by 2020, according to the Press of Atlantic City. But the problem is, they don\u2019t \u201cget\u201d casino games.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Reared on video gaming, the one-dimensional simplicity of slots fails to excite the millennial imagination, while the basic strategies involved in most casino card games also leaves them cold. 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. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first skill-based gambling game in casino history is “Danger Arena,” a first-person action game developed by GameCo, but a host of other titles and genres will soon be available, from puzzle games to sports, to racing and fighting games.<\/p>\n

Bright Future<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u201cI spent my summers growing up playing video games at the arcade on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. It\u2019s a unique honor to be bringing the first-ever skill-based video game gambling products to launch in Atlantic City<\/a> with Caesars Entertainment.\u201d said Blaine Graboyes, GameCo co-founder and CEO.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to create a VIP experience for gamers, and the casino is the perfect destination. We envision a bright, revitalized future in Atlantic City as a new generation of gamers find their way here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The machines have a financial model similar to that of traditional slot machines with one\u00a0exception, that skilled players will have a higher chance to win. Previously, everyone playing a slot machine had to have exactly the same chance to win over time, by law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Caesars introduced the world\u2019s first commercially-operational skill-based casino gaming machine at its Harrah\u2019s Casino in Atlantic City this week. It\u2019s the first step of a rollout that will soon see 21 gaming positions in \u201chigh traffic, prominent locations in all three properties, with three triple-unit carousels at Caesars Atlantic City, two at Harrah’s Resort, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":41617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCaesars Launches World\u2019s First Skill-based Casino Gaming Machine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Caesars has decided that Harrah\u2019s Atlantic City will be an industry trailblazer with the first skill-based gaming machines located on the casino floor.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Caesars Launches World\u2019s First Skill-based Casino Gaming Machine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Caesars has decided that Harrah\u2019s Atlantic City will be an industry trailblazer with the first skill-based gaming machines located on the casino floor.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-launches-worlds-first-skill-based-gaming\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-11-05T17:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-11-04T22:14:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/800px-ceasars-atlantic-city.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"795\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Casino.org Staff Writer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Casino.org Staff Writer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-launches-worlds-first-skill-based-gaming\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-launches-worlds-first-skill-based-gaming\/\",\"name\":\"Caesars Launches World\u2019s First Skill-based Casino Gaming Machine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-launches-worlds-first-skill-based-gaming\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-launches-worlds-first-skill-based-gaming\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/800px-ceasars-atlantic-city.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-05T17:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-11-04T22:14:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77\"},\"description\":\"Caesars has decided that Harrah\u2019s Atlantic City will be an industry trailblazer with the first skill-based gaming machines located on the casino floor.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-launches-worlds-first-skill-based-gaming\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-launches-worlds-first-skill-based-gaming\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-launches-worlds-first-skill-based-gaming\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/800px-ceasars-atlantic-city.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/800px-ceasars-atlantic-city.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":795,\"caption\":\"Skill based gaming is rolling out to all of Caesar's properties in Atlantic City beginning with Harrah's Casino just recently. 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