“You have to have something that people want to come in and buy.”
“The casino is just like any other business,” says Greg Joslin, who worked at a casino in Mississippi for 17 years. They want slot machines that are entertaining, so they attract lots of players. Because while it’s really hard to get casinos to talk about this, former casino workers and academics on the subject tell me the bottom line is this: Casinos are in the entertainment business.
“A little more than I wanted to but not bad for a couple hours of entertainment,” he says.Īnd that’s part of the answer to Brandon’s question.