Normally at this time of the year, I spend several weeks discussing all the shiny new table games at the Global Gaming Expo. But nothing about 2020 seems normal, so this year, my entire report will be a single column. There are two reasons for this. The first is that the entire show was held […]
Some jurisdictions required a volatility analysis or a confidence interval report in order to have the game approved, if it is an electronic game. They make a certain amount of sense for games with no strategy to help prove that the game is functioning as it should. I have a tougher time understanding the point […]
The phrase of the week (O.K., year) in the gaming industry is undoubtedly — Electronic Table Games. It’s amazing how one little virus (not to diminish the impact) can alter the landscape of the casino so tremendously. Over the past 10 years or so, we’ve seen some of these games work their way into some […]
Last week, I discussed the loss rate of many common table games. Somewhere in there I mentioned a variable that I did not take into account in my analysis in order to keep things simple. This is speed of play. Most people probably go to the casino with the notion of playing for a certain […]
Shortly after Las Vegas’ casinos reopened in early June, a lucky player won a big jackpot playing Let It Ride. Talk about good PR. Nothing like a news story going out over the wire within the first few days of reopening that someone won a few hundred thousand dollars. Recently, I read how someone playing […]
When I was younger, and I started to learn how to program computers, my dad used to suggest that I create a new video game. Pac-Man had just made someone out there a lot of money, and it was just a little yellow circle with a mouth eating little dots and running from ghosts. How […]
