Yes this could very much be the case for casinos, because while these machines have long been a traditional part of the casino experience, the interest in them has been declining in recent years. This would appear to be a result of the evolution in video game technology. In the 1980s and into the mid-1990s arcades were the popular places where older children and teenagers would go to play these video games and pinball machines, but with the developments of Xbox to Xbox360, the late growth and revolution of PlayStation and then of course the Wii and the takeover of online gaming, all of that changed.
What has happened is that the fascination that used to be had for the slot machines and other games that appealed to the older crowds, simply isn’t there for the younger generation. People in this generation have just come to expect the use of technology to implement virtual reality settings in gaming rather than the old mechanical settings on a power ball based game. What will need to happen is for casinos to make an investment into games that provide a more surreal setting and maybe a little more strategy involved in how they are played in order to appeal to the younger people. While there could be a little more cost involved in this, it’s all part of the change in culture in the gaming world and everybody, even the richest of casino owners and gambling corporations will have to adapt to this change.
