\n\u201cGamers also have a propensity for gambling and they don\u2019t have any place to get together and socialize,\u201d Graboyes said. \u201cThe opportunity was to create a destination at a casino that makes gamers feel like the cool kids.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nSlow Start for VGTs<\/b><\/h2>\n
It\u2019s way to early to draw conclusions about the success of VGTs, but they have, thus far, failed to set the gaming floor alight. Danger Arena has yielded below the house average, said Graboyes, while the company\u2019s second game, \u201cPharoah\u2019s Secret Temple,\u201d has fared slightly better, with some machines hitting the average.<\/p>\n
These things take time to catch on, though, and Graboyes feels the decision to use a console on Danger Arena may have put some customers off.<\/p>\n
He noted, however, that VGM\u2019s have been more successful when placed in different areas from slot machines; naturally, since they\u2019re targeting different demographics.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIt is only a matter of time before there is a video-game casino,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are driving ideas for it and we would hope to be a key partner of the first one.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
GameCo is betting the future belongs to skill-based casino gaming, and it\u2019s asking potential investors to put their money on it too. The New York-based company made gaming history when it provided the world\u2019s first ever commercially-operational skill-based casino gaming machine, \u201cDanger Arena,\u201d to Harrah\u2019s Atlantic City in November, and now its seeking a new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":47437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Skill-gaming Innovator GameCo Seeks Funding for Expansion<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n