GGB Magazine December 2024 | Page 10

BY THE NUMBERS

PAIRING LIKE WITH LIKE

The October 2024 edition of the Eilers-Fantini Game Performance Report featured an operator poll with a total of 93 respondents , asking the question of whether game similarities are a determining factor of how participants go about laying out their floors .

Only 6 percent of respondents said that they will only place similar games together on their floors , whereas 19 percent indicated that game similarities such as volatility , mechanics or brand are not a deciding factor for floor layouts .
The lion ’ s share ( 75 percent ) of participants confirmed that they at least make an attempt to pair similar games with each other on floors , but not always a strict adherence .
To obtain a copy of any Eilers-Fantini report , contact Managing Director Rick Eckert at reckert @ ekgamingllc . com .
IN SLOT FLOOR DESIGN , HOW IMPORTANT IS CONSIDERING THE SIMILARITY OF GAMES WHEN MAKING PLACEMENT ON YOUR FLOOR ?

VOTE ONCE , TRADE OFTEN

On October 2 , the U . S . Court of Appeals for the District of

Columbia affirmed a lower court ’ s ruling that allowed Kalshi , a New York-based derivatives exchange , to list its “ yes / no ” event contracts ahead of U . S . elections November 5 .
In the weeks that followed , the platform was flooded with election bettors to the extent that its mobile app reached the No . 1 spot on the “ finance ” list of Apple ’ s App Store and the No . 6 spot on the entire marketplace , ahead of Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and others .
All told , the exchange took in at least $ 700 million in contracts for this election cycle . At least $ 430 million was traded on the presidential race alone . These numbers ballooned quickly , as the total was approximately $ 15 million in mid-October and $ 250 million in the final days before the election .
The accuracy of the market ’ s data was ultimately a feather in its cap . Donald Trump was a heavy favorite for weeks leading up to the elections , whereas most traditional polls listed Kamala Harris as a short favorite .

$ 700

MILLION amount wagered on U . S . election results

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6 Global Gaming Business DECEMBER 2024