Video Games & Gambling - Two Great Tastes?

So, the jobs section on sister site Gamasutra definitely has a number of ads from gaming companies, like WMS, which are squarely in the ’slot machine’ business, rather than the video game biz.
Which brings up the interesting question about how far the two markets are converging, discussed in an In Business Las Vegas interview with Pete Bernhard, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
It’s this question for Bernhard that is particularly interesting: “The commission recently approved skill to be allowed to determine the amount of a bonus paid on a slot machine. Considering that most view poker as a game requiring skill, do you see a time where video game skills play a greater role in playing a slot machine?”
His response? “Based on the information presented to us in that circumstance, I think, yes, there will be an increased emphasis on that. As regulators, we treat this conservatively, taking […]

Original post by editors@gamesetwatch.com (Simon Carless) and software by Elliott Back