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\tBy REUBEN KRAMER Staff Writer<\/p>\n
\tGame on.<\/p>\n
\tAtlantic City could become a national proving ground for an emerging breed of gambling that would transform the casino landscape in the United States.
\n\tNew Jersey\u2019s chief casino regulator said Tuesday he is eager to see skill-based gambling in Atlantic City casinos.<\/p>\n
\tSkill-based gaming was one of the "Big Ideas" The Press highlighted in a special report on reinventing Atlantic City<\/p>\n
\tDespite being immensely popular, games that gauge skills such as dexterity and knowledge– everything from Halo to Words With Friends– have been all but ignored by casinos in America, which have traditionally focused on slot machines and other games of chance.<\/p>\n
\tBut industry observers say that\u2019s all changing. And as casinos look toward skill games to entice young people, Atlantic City could find itself at the center of a new gaming universe.<\/p>\n
\tNevada is slogging through the legislative process to create regulations for skill-based casino games. But regulators in New Jersey already have the authority to approve those games and are \u201ceager to receive skill-based game submissions for review,\u201d the state Division of Gaming Enforcement said in a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cBring your innovative skill-based games to New Jersey and we will work with you to get them approved quickly,\u201d Director David Rebuck said.
\n\tMarcus Yoder, a sales executive with the California-based gambling-technology firm Gamblit Gaming, says Gamblit has accepted that invitation and is working with state officials to bring its skill-based gambling system to New Jersey.<\/p>\n
\tWhen New Jersey legalized Internet gambling, Garden State regulators were given great flexibility to quickly vet and approve new gambling technology, he said.<\/p>\n
\tSo, he said, it\u2019s entirely possible that an Atlantic City casino could be the site of the nation\u2019s first video-game parlor that takes wagers on blockbuster titles such as Madden, Angry Birds and Medal of Honor. They can all be \u201cgamblified,\u201d Yoder said.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cWe have what we call a gamblification development kit. So a game developer could literally take Candy Crush if they wanted to and turn it into a gambling game.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tJoe Lupo, senior vice president at Borgata, said young people have \u201cgrown up on skill-based games through XBOX and Wii.\u201d \u201cTo be able to speak to that demographic is almost a must looking forward five to ten years from now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tMike Trask, a spokesman for slot manufacturing giant Bally Technologies, said that for years people having been asking slotmakers why they don\u2019t make skill-based games for casinos. \u201cThe answer has always been: \u2018because legally we can\u2019t.\u2019\u201c<\/p>\n
\tRebuck\u2019s announcement Tuesday \u201cis pretty exciting news for the industry,\u201d Trask said. \u201cThis opens up a lot of new avenues for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
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