In another thread, I posted information from my interview with gaming author Victor Royer about players who are actually "ahead" during some point of their casino visit. This post prompted some critical responses, including this one:
So, I contacted Victor Royer who sent me this response and asked me to post it on his behalf:
Just for the record, "author" redietz, I don't make "claims", I state facts. The actual figure is closer to 91%, but I was conservative in the interview, because I based those figures on the statistics provided in the Annual Report by the LVCVA - the Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority, in addition to my own data. You probably don't know that for the past 22 years my research company has provided data and player statistics and intelligence to the gaming community, to both the casino owners and operators, as well as to gaming equipment manufacturers. I have researched, analyzed, and provided hundreds of confidential reports on these subjects, which were created and produced specifically for the casinos, or companies, who wanted to know this. These include Wall Street investment firms, and gaming analysts, and related industries. I am rated in the top 5% of worldwide consultants on these subjects by the Wall Street firm for whom I provide my services as gaming consultant and analyst. In my 30 years in Las Vegas, my staff and I have interviewed hundreds of thousands of casino players and visitors. In my 6 computers, several of which have been retired over the years but which I still have, there exist files of data in the millions. So, to answer your inquiry -- what I say is based on facts that I know, and that are true and accurate at the time of writing, or the time of the interview, or those that I believe to be so factual based on material obtained from other sources, such as the LVCVA Annual Reports on Las Vegas visitors and statistics. In fact, my data is more precise and more accurate in regard to casino gaming, because the LVCVA focuses on the "tourist" experience overall, while all my company's research is focused entirely on casino players. ~ Vic