{"id":47669,"date":"2017-03-31T19:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T02:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=47669"},"modified":"2017-04-01T10:29:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-01T17:29:37","slug":"planet-hollywood-gamblit-skill-gaming-vgms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/planet-hollywood-gamblit-skill-gaming-vgms\/","title":{"rendered":"Planet Hollywood Rolls Out Gamblit Skill Gaming VGMs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\">Caesars\u2019 Planet Hollywood has become the latest casino property in the US to trial<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>skill-gaming on the casino floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Three multi-player gaming terminals, known as video gaming machines (VGMs), supplied by Glendale, California-based company Gamblit, have been installed as part of an obligatory 30-day field trial before regulatory approval can be finally granted. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47670\" data-style=\"width: 980px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47670 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Planet Hollywood\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/maxresdefault-142x80.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/maxresdefault-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/maxresdefault-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/maxresdefault-166x93.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/maxresdefault-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/maxresdefault.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-47670\"class=\"text-description\">Gamers trying out the Gamblit \u201cModelG\u201d at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. The machines are currently undergoing a field trial at Planet Hollywood. (Image: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p2\">Assuming they get the green light, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-awarded-critical-five-week-shield-from-13-billion-in-lawsuits\">Caesars<\/a> has said hundreds more Gamblit VGMs will be rolled out in its Nevada properties, including Caesars Palace, The Linq Hotel and Harrah\u2019s Lake Tahoe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The company also plans to introduce them into Southern California, at its Harrahs Resort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cOur partnership with Gamblit brings a unique experience to our casino floors and is an important step toward modernizing our customers gaming experience,\u201d Caesars Entertainment President and CEO Mark Frissora said in a statement.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>Game-changer?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\">Both Nevada and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/five-states-join-new-jersey-sports-betting-appeal\">New Jersey<\/a> were compelled to amend their gaming laws to permit the introduction of these new skill-game-slots hybrids in their casinos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Previously, by law, anybody playing a gambling machine had to be offered the same chance of winning as everyone else in order to ensure fairness. But the new idea of \u201cvariable payouts\u201d means that players who are particularly adept at, say, repelling zombies during a video bonus round, will have higher odds of winning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p4\"><strong>The idea is to balance the kinds of games people play on their phones, like first-person action, racing, fighting and puzzle games, within a similar financial model to traditional slot machines in attempt to attract the allegedly \u201cslot-phobic\u201d millennial.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p4\">Caesars introduced the world\u2019s first commercially-operational skill-based casino gaming machine at its Harrah\u2019s Casino in Atlantic City at the beginning of November, supplied by Gamblit rival GameCo. GameCo is currently in the process of pursuing licensing in Nevada.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>Zombies Heading to Vegas<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">Gamblit\u2019s game tables, known as \u201cthe ModelG,\u201d are designed (unlike slots) to be sociable, hosting between two and four players for head-to-head games. The tables currently feature two games, <i>Gamblit Poker<\/i> and<i> Cannonbeard\u2019s Treasure,<\/i> with capacity for more to be added, pending approval.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Mobile zombie-runner game, <i>Into the Dead<\/i>, which was originally released by PikPok on iOS and Android in 2012, and futuristic racing game, <i>Breakneck<\/i>, are just two video games currently in the process of being \u201cgamblified\u201d by Gamblit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The new machines are situated prominently, in the center of Planet Hollywood\u2019s casino area, close to the Heart Bar. A brand ambassador will be stationed near the machines to help answer questions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cOur goal is to educate people about our new exciting offering,\u201d said Jennifer Forkish from Caesars. \u201cIt marries the video gaming experience with the excitement of a casino atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caesars\u2019 Planet Hollywood has become the latest casino property in the US to trial\u00a0 skill-gaming on the casino floor. Three multi-player gaming terminals, known as video gaming machines (VGMs), supplied by Glendale, California-based company Gamblit, have been installed as part of an obligatory 30-day field trial before regulatory approval can be finally granted. \u00a0 \u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":47670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Planet Hollywood Rolls Out Gamblit Skill Gaming VGMs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Caesars teams up with Gamblit to bring skill-gaming platforms to the floor of the Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/planet-hollywood-gamblit-skill-gaming-vgms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Planet Hollywood Rolls Out Gamblit Skill Gaming VGMs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Caesars teams up with Gamblit to bring skill-gaming platforms to the floor of the Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/planet-hollywood-gamblit-skill-gaming-vgms\/\" \/>\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=\"2017-04-01T02:00:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-04-01T17:29:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\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\/planet-hollywood-gamblit-skill-gaming-vgms\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/planet-hollywood-gamblit-skill-gaming-vgms\/\",\"name\":\"Planet Hollywood Rolls Out Gamblit Skill Gaming VGMs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/planet-hollywood-gamblit-skill-gaming-vgms\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/planet-hollywood-gamblit-skill-gaming-vgms\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/maxresdefault.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-04-01T02:00:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-04-01T17:29:37+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77\"},\"description\":\"Caesars teams up with Gamblit to bring skill-gaming platforms to the floor of the Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/planet-hollywood-gamblit-skill-gaming-vgms\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/planet-hollywood-gamblit-skill-gaming-vgms\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/planet-hollywood-gamblit-skill-gaming-vgms\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/maxresdefault.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/maxresdefault.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Gamers trying out the Gamblit \u201cModelG\u201d at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. 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