Video Games of Skill Will Become Slot Machines of The Future
The older generation grew very accustomed to playing traditional slot machines. Go to a casino, hit a button on a slot machine. Spend a few hours at the casino. Hope you win, then go home. That was the routine.
Gamblers of the new generation are highly different than their elder counterparts. Young casino patrons of today are used to high tech video games at their homes. That makes for a boring time and a let down when they are in a casino playing slots.
The market is demanding something more exciting than traditional slot machines, and technology companies and casinos are answering the call. Several companies have developed the beginning of video games of skill. These games will likely make their way into casinos, replacing old fashioned slot machines.
Bally Technology, last year, created a slot machine version of Pong, the popular arcade game. The game played just as a traditional slot machine would. The only variation was in the bonus round. Players would match their skills against the machine and receive their bonus based on how well they play.
Other companies have also began the process of making games of skill that will be used for gambling purposes. International Game Technology has applied for patents on several "games of skill".
Cyberview is another company that, over the next year, will focus their efforts on testing games of skill that they have developed. They will use test markets, and make as many changes as needed to create games that are user friendly.
"I think games of skill should replace old time slot machines in casinos. The machines that are offered now are boring. I would rather stay at home and play my PlayStation than go to a casino and lose my money without having control," said Todd Lynum, a patron at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino in Florida.
