The oldest casino in Las Vegas is replacing all human dealers with electronic table games as soaring prices and tourist boycotts continue to drive visitors away.
The Golden Gate Hotel & Casino is ‘reimagining’ its casino floor and will no longer have live table dealer games, owner and Circa CEO Derek Stevens has revealed.
Although electronic table games have been in casinos around the globe for decades, the Golden Gate will be the first hotel in downtown Las Vegas to completely eliminate human dealers from all of its tables.
‘We’ve always embraced the future, and now we’re reimagining our casino floor with a high-energy electronic table games pit unlike anything downtown has seen,’ Stevens said in a statement to KLAS.
Although the CEO did not specify what inspired the change, he teased that visitors can expect ‘more excitement, faster gameplay, and all the newest machines’.
Industry experts expect the electronic table games market in the US to grow from $2.7 billion in 2024 to $4.9 billion by 2033, according to a recent study by Market Statsville Group.
Proponents of the tables argue the devices increase accuracy and efficiency, optimize casino floor space, increase revenue and reduce operating costs because they require fewer dealers and pit supervisors than live tables.
All Golden Gate table games members will have the opportunity to pursue roles in other departments or at other hotels in the Circa family.
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