
Personalized Slot Machines
Casinos are
changing the way you look at slot machines. They are also changing the
way you play slot machines. They are now looking to get rid of the
slot machines and replace them with handheld computers that you can
load any game you want on to play. No more waiting in lines to get the
one you want, you just check out a terminal and play whichever one you
want.
The casinos
think this new way of playing will make slot machine gamblers feel
that they are getting personalized service, and getting whatever they
want gambling wise. "Generally speaking, in the history of our
industry, slot machines have been discrete devices that stand alone,"
said Mark Lipparelli, EVP of gaming at
Bally Gaming and Systems.
"Lately, there has been an increasingly large emphasis on
system-driven boxes, which are dynamic.... We believe that that is the
direction of our industry."
They can even
customize them to your card. Let’s say you like a particular game,
when you get your tablet you can put in your card and the game you
like most automatically comes up – and it can recommend games to you
based on your preferences that you might want to play. The machines
aren’t out yet, they have to go through rigorous testing by the state
regulatory agencies in Vegas, Atlantic City, etc., but know that the
new slot machines are not long off in the future – the casinos can’t
wait to get their hands on them.
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