Are slot machines about to get (another) facelift? From the AP:
High-tech slots could transform gambling
By RACHEL KONRAD, AP Technology Writer
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - Engineers at PureDepth Inc. spent years developing tools for helping the military plot 3-D maps of war zones, eventually licensing top-secret technology to the U.S. Air Force and Navy.
But the Silicon Valley startup hit the jackpot in October when it inked a deal with International Game Technology Inc., the world's largest maker of slot machines.
Industry experts say a realistic digital video display is the final hurdle that will completely digitize one-armed bandits. The new displays by PureDepth and others — set to debut later this year — could profoundly change the $85 billion U.S. gambling industry and how it's regulated. Read more.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
how will the blue-hairs adjust to this?
owning las vegas.
How big is Harrah's in Vegas? By my count, they own and operate about nine casinos on The Strip, including a string of seven along one side of the street, thanks to a property swap with Boyd Gaming that led to the (re)opening of Barbary Coast under a new name. From the Mohave Daily News:
Harrah's takes over renamed Barbary Coast hotel-casino
By ARNOLD M. KNIGHTLY
The world's largest casino company officially got a little larger Thursday.
Harrah's Entertainment reopened the former Barbary Coast at 2 p.m. under the name Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon.
“This is very valuable for us,” said Ed Crispell, general manager of the Imperial Palace and, now, Bill's. “It is on one of the most famous four corners there is.”
In a low-key event, Crispell cut a ribbon before reopening the property at Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard South under new ownership.
Harrah's took ownership of the property Monday and promptly closed the casino around 2 a.m. although the hotel remained open. Bill's is named for company founder William Harrah, who died in 1978. Read more.
Harrah's Casino Hotels
