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Opinion
Thomas: Partnering with major casino manufacturers risks losing creative control
“Innovation is so stagnant in the gaming industry, we would hate to give creative control, lose creative control to one of these big manufacturers, and then see them tarnish our game into something that we didn't want it to be in the first place.”
Opinion
Thomas: Casinos worry about attracting younger gamers beyond baby boomers
“The zone works for the traditional baby boomer gamblers. That's the bread and butter, the casinos right now, but casinos are worried about how are they going to attract that new gambler? How are they going to attract that underserved gambler that doesn't curre…”
Assertion Supported
Thomas: Casino game developers take 50% to 80% revenue splits
“So typical deals look like a seventy-thirty or a sixty-forty split. Some can go as high as eighty-twenty, and some can go as low as fifty-fifty in terms of .”
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Thomas: Guru Games is in talks with a major equipment manufacturer
“Right now we're in talks with one of the biggest gaming equipment manufacturers in the country about a distribution deal.”
Disclosure
Thomas: Guru Games pivots to mobile and social casinos over hardware
“We're working with a social casino company to get basically free-to-play versions of our games up on casinos, say, on, like, your phone or, like, on Facebook. So, like, that, it's really that online side that we really found a better for us, a better match for…”
Disclosure
Thomas: Guru Games is raising $600K for expansion and legal costs
“We're currently raising 600,000 dollars to develop our team, as well as cover the legal costs with running a for real money gambling studio.”