It isn’t often that a top executive of a large company is booted out of the gaming industry by regulators.
Last month’s denial of a gaming license to Blaine Graboyes, founder and CEO of GameCo LLC, did just that.
Graboyes has been one of the leading proponents of skill-based gaming, the transformation of traditional video games into what he calls “video game gambling machines,” a concept designed to attract a younger generation of players who revel in video games into casinos.
In Las Vegas, that has led to experimentation with esports tournament play and wagering at Downtown Grand and the construction of an esports arena at Luxor.
Seth Schorr is the top executive at Downtown Grand and also is on the board of directors of GameCo. The HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas at Luxor has a state-of-the-art video game and broadcast center enabling players to compete in tournaments…
