Skill-Based Slot Machines In Nevada Casinos Could Happen By End Of YearRegulators Continuing To Craft Rules For New Technology |
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Slot machines with a large skill component rather than just pure chance could hit Nevada casino floors by the end of the year, according to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Nevada regulators met this week to talk more about regulations pertaining to the new technology, which could help casinos attract younger gamblers.
State lawmakers approved a bill earlier this year for the new arcade-like games.
The legislation required the five-member Nevada Gaming Commission, with the assistance of the three-member Nevada Gaming Control Board, to “adopt regulations which encourage manufacturers to develop and deploy gaming devices, associated equipment and various gaming support systems that incorporate innovative, alternative and advanced technology.”
Nevada’s gaming industry won a little more than $11 billion off of gamblers last year, but gaming revenue is still less than the more than $12.6 billion seen in 2006 and 2007.
Slot revenue was roughly $6.7 billion in 2014, still down significantly from a record high of roughly $8.45 billion in 2007. The casino industry shed roughly 20,000 machines during the period.
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