{"id":1146,"date":"2007-01-24T18:59:47","date_gmt":"2007-01-24T23:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/01\/ipod-and-sports-gambling-unite\/"},"modified":"2007-01-24T18:59:47","modified_gmt":"2007-01-24T23:59:47","slug":"ipod-and-sports-gambling-unite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/01\/ipod-and-sports-gambling-unite\/","title":{"rendered":"IPod and Sports Gambling Unite!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like a brightly colored alien race descending for the Super Bowl, 8-foot-tall machines will be cropping up in casinos across Nevada, beckoning gamblers to make sports bets as quickly as withdrawing cash at an ATM or placing an order at a fast-food drive-through.
\nCalled “iSports Stand,” these sports betting kiosks are like ATMs on steroids. They feature large touch screens and video monitors that flash as many as 50 ads every few hours – pitches that historically haven’t been welcome inside casinos.
\nBesides the betting action, gamblers can click on ads that pop up on the screen, printing out 2-for-1 coupons and other offers from local mom-and-pop businesses and national chains.
\nLike other advancements in casino technology over the years, the kiosks – more than three years in development – will replace some work now done by casino employees and allow gamblers to place their bets faster and more conveniently.
\nThe devices can go anywhere in a casino – near the buffet line or near retail stores. Winners will be given credits, which they can cash out with a cashier or use for more betting.
\nLike movie ticket terminals that have sprung up outside cineplexes, the iSports Stand also has other functions for those who aren’t wagering-inclined. Slip in some cash and you can buy a show ticket or book a tee time at the casino’s golf course.
\nBill Stearns, president of kiosk manufacturer ISI Ltd. of Las Vegas, says the machines won’t fully replace the sports book experience.
\n“Similar to banks, bank tellers still exist and have their functions,” Stearns said. “We’re ATMs for sports books.” Stearns said he expects sports wagering to increase overall as betting becomes more convenient.
\nAs a rule, faster-moving games make more money for casinos. But there’s a side benefit to 24-hour betting kiosks besides the fact that they don’t take vacations or get sick. A 40 percent chunk of the advertising revenue from the sale of space on the touch screen as well as a video monitor at the top of the machine goes to casinos – revenue that can pay for the machine in a few months. Excluding that revenue, casinos pay $900 per month to lease the kiosks.
\nMore than 30 Nevada casinos are renting the kiosks, including the Sahara, Riviera, Tropicana and the Silverton.
\nThe machines were developed in partnership with American Wagering, a public company that owns more than 60 race and sports books in Nevada through its Leroy’s subsidiary and supplies most of the hardware and software Nevada casinos use to process sports bets.
\nSource: Las Vegas Sun<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Like a brightly colored alien race descending for the Super Bowl, 8-foot-tall machines will be cropping up in casinos across Nevada, beckoning gamblers to make sports bets as quickly as withdrawing cash at an ATM or placing an order at a fast-food drive-through. Called “iSports Stand,” these sports betting kiosks are like ATMs on steroids. … Continue reading IPod and Sports Gambling Unite!<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}