{"id":17242,"date":"2017-04-18T00:27:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T07:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=17242"},"modified":"2017-04-23T17:49:32","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T00:49:32","slug":"first-skill-based-slot-machines-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/first-skill-based-slot-machines-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"First Skill-Based Slot Machines in Las Vegas Debut, Here’s the Low-Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Skill-based slot machines, the subject of much buzz and speculation over the last couple of years, have officially arrived in a Las Vegas casino.<\/p>\n

The first skill-based slot machines in Las Vegas can now be played at Planet Hollywood, and we’ve got all the details about what casinos are hoping will help deal with “The Millennial Problem.”<\/p>\n

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Welcome to Las Vegas, you sexy, skill-based vixens, you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Millennial Problem, of course, is the belief on the part of casinos and slot machine makers that traditional slots are “losing their luster,” especially with younger customers, specifically, millennials. While the number of millennials visiting Las Vegas is going up (roughly 34 percent of the city’s 43 million visitors in 2016 were millennials, an increase of 24 percent since 2015), casinos cite a decline in slot machine play as evidence millennials raised on video games don’t find traditional slot machines compelling.<\/p>\n

There’s some debate<\/a> about whether The Millennial Problem actually exists, but damn it, casinos are out to solve it whether it exists or not. That’s where skill-based slot machines enter the picture.<\/p>\n

Why, look, here’s one now. This is one of three skill-based slot machines at Planet Hollywood.<\/p>\n

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If you’re a millennial, your nether region should be throbbing right about now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of the three games being tested on the casino floor at Planet Hollywood (the machines have to pass a field trial before regulatory approval can be granted), two are Gamblit Poker and the third is a game called Cannonbeard’s Treasure.<\/p>\n

The first distinctive thing you notice about these skill-based games is you can’t play with yourself. Yes, we know how that sounds, we are a snark-based Las Vegas blog.<\/p>\n

The machines can accommodate up to four players each, but not individual players.<\/p>\n

It should be noted the machines currently won’t take loyalty club cards, in case you’re into that kind of thing.<\/p>\n

Here’s how they work.<\/p>\n

Gamblit Poker is a variation of (wait for it) poker. Players “grab” cards from a common pool of cards, building a hand of five cards. The player with the best hand wins the jackpot, the amount of which is determined by the machine.<\/p>\n

Cannonbeard’s Treasure is a variation of blackjack. Players, again, grab cards from a pool of cards. The cards are added up, and the player whose card total is closest to the target number (without going over) wins the pot.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at how the simulated game play looks on the machines, courtesy of us risking our neck to get video of how the simulated game play looks on these machines.<\/p>\n

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