{"id":56867,"date":"2017-08-16T17:00:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T00:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=56867"},"modified":"2017-08-17T11:01:37","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T18:01:37","slug":"esports-events-prove-profitable-casinos-millennials-still-not-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/esports-events-prove-profitable-casinos-millennials-still-not-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"Esports Events Prove Profitable for Casinos, But Millennials Still Not Gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Casino operators have taken esports<\/a> to their hearts over the past 18 months, as they seek to engage with the so-called millennial generation and futureproof their industry against the apathy young people hold for slots and blackjack.<\/p>\n

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Caesars Atlantic City hosted the inaugural Gears Pro Circuit Atlantic City Open in March. For casino operators, esports is one part of a grand strategy to futureproof the industry, but for now they\u2019re just happy to sell refreshments. (Image: Viviana Pernot\/ Press of Atlantic City)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But this tentative relationship is in its infancy and the casino industry is still cautiously sizing up the burgeoning new trend, and figuring out how to monetize it.<\/p>\n

The industry is, however, prepared to take the long view, and, for the time being, it\u2019s all about rooms, food and beverages.<\/p>\n

Casinos that host esports tournaments (and they are many, and growing in number) are making their returns from selling players rooms and refreshments rather than converting them to the joys of casino gaming.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re Here to Shoot Our Guns\u2019 <\/strong><\/h2>\n

But that\u2019s fairly unsurprising, according to Kevin Ortzman, Caesars Entertainment\u2019s Atlantic City regional president. In March, Caesars Atlantic City staged the Gears Pro Circuit Atlantic City Open which attracted around 900 competitors and spectators.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody’s still trying to figure out, how do you make this appealing for the consumer and make sense for the business? How do we all profit from this?\u201d he told Wayne Parry of the Associated Press this week. \u201cWe certainly experienced a spike in our hospitality offerings\u2026 the hotel, food and beverage side of things,\u201d Ortzman said. \u201cWe didn’t see as much on the gambling side, which we weren’t terribly surprised by.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As one gamer put it, \u201cWe\u2019re just here to shoot our guns.\u201d<\/p>\n

Caesars\u2019 Atlantic City casino properties were, last November, the first in the world to introduce skill-based video gaming machines to the gaming floor, an event that was hailed as a possible transformational moment for the industry.<\/p>\n

Teething Trouble for Skill-Gaming<\/strong><\/h2>\n

But the grand experiment to capture the attention of the millennial generation fell flat. The machines were pulled in June as they failed to bring in sufficient profit to cover vendor fees.<\/p>\n

Caesars described the experiment as a \u201clearning curve,\u201d adding that it remained committed to exploring the concept of skill-based gambling, despite the teething troubles.<\/p>\n

Caesars<\/a>, of course, is not the only one trying to figure out how best to monetize competitive gaming. A recent report by HIS Markit concluded that the esports industry was still several years away from fulfilling its revenue potential, largely because of a fragmented global audience.<\/p>\n

Maturity will come, eventually, it concluded, through the sale of media rights to mainstream broadcasters and brands.<\/p>\n

But, crucially, the report suggested there were proportionately three to four times more millennials watching esports than any of the big four US sports.<\/p>\n

This highlights how powerful a medium it is for companies wishing to engage with a highly-sought-after demographic that is difficult to reach through traditional marketing and media channels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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