Comments on: Don’t Ignore Me Because I Have Gray Hair

By: john mullins

john mullins — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 14:49:07 +0000

you are so right. My wife and I are 67 and we go to Vegas 4 times per year. We love to play table games and slots. We are moving away from weekends cause the music is so loud it bothers us immensely. I have hearing aids and it is punishing to to not only myself but to the much younger pit crews who all walk around with earplugs. it has driven us out of the casinos early in evening when normally we would play late into the evening. there are very few if any younger people even playing in the casinos.

By: Breda Finchum

Breda Finchum — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 02:32:28 +0000

One thing the promotion planners need to realize…we prefer to spend our time playing, not running from one casino desk to the other area to collect perks…we will exercise in the gym but rather spend casino time gambling, not touring your facility from one end to the other with slips of paper in hand.

By: George Mikutowicz

George Mikutowicz — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 23:42:37 +0000

Casinos need to be reminded that gray is where the green is.
George

By: Gerry Kelly

Gerry Kelly — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:13:58 +0000

Absolutely true, wish more executives would take this under serious consideration .

By: Kevin Lewis

Kevin Lewis — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 04:54:27 +0000

I perceived this shift several years ago. It’s all part of the “what happens in Vegas blah blah” approach. The corporations running the megajoints no longer look to the casino parts of their operations as the primary revenue stream. Instead, they tout Vegas as a let-your-hair-down destination for millennials. Leave your brain in the glove compartment! Come drink and dance and be deafened. You’ll pay $700 for two nights on the fantabulous Strip (plus resort fee and parking!), guzzle $15 cocktails and $8 beers, and pay a cover charge to be crammed into a room with spinning lights and 120-decibel (louder than a jet engine ten feet away) music. Do we, the casinos, even CARE if you gamble? Naah!

How does the kindly old local with a bucket of nickels fit into all this? Not at all, except for those casinos that, as you note, specifically cater to that crowd. (I wonder if AZ Charlie’s Decatur still sends buses over to the old folks’ home.)

By: Jean H

Jean H — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 07:05:05 +0000

Another on spot one. However…both my kids are in their thirties…my son is a food and beverage manager….he will tell you that what sells is what gets stocked or put on the menu no matter what the age! He’ll also tell you that one thing can be hot for one part of the population/ethnic group and something else for another group. You kinda gotta know your customer and go with it…..and then a big convention comes to town and different stuff is in demand. It’s constantly changing and only awareness will bring good results…..no matter what the age.

By: Robert Berger

Robert Berger — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 02:22:04 +0000

Jean,
Excellent article. I am 73 and spend 4 days per month in casinos. I agree with your analysis completely.

By: Victor Zilinek

Victor Zilinek — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 01:14:48 +0000

Millennials, whom we define as those ages 18-34 , now number 75.4 million, surpassing the 74.9 million Baby Boomers (ages 51-69) according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, according to CNN Money, older Americans (age 65+) are 47 times richer then Americans 35 and younger and according to Business Insider, Americans 55 and older control 70% of the disposable income in the U.S. Not too shabby for us old folks.

By: Gil

Gil — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 23:43:38 +0000

Great Post! Spot on for us Seniors.
We always went to game and eat the low priced shrimp cocktails at the Golden Gate Casino downtown. (Cocktails are gone.)
About two years ago we were astonished to hear the loud music and dirty rap singer that was on the speakers. I asked a slot person why are they playing filthy music and so loud.
She said ” the new owner is looking for a younger crowd.”
Good luck with that. They will have more room for the younger folks now that we are never going back.
B-)

By: John hunady

John hunady — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 20:56:30 +0000

Amen to all that… loud music is our #1 on the list. Great job on insight as usual, keep up the good work. How was Laughlin last week? Will you be posting a trip report.? John and Lil