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I wonder if relative lack of gambling also holds true for other Vegas conventions frequented by a generally technical crowd (e.g. Defcon, etc)
by United857 9y ago
I wonder if relative lack of gambling also holds true for other Vegas conventions frequented by a generally technical crowd (e.g. Defcon, etc)
- TallGuyShort 9y agoI attended a convention with a bunch of probability & statistics experts. A number of them absolutely cleaned up and it wasn't at all surprising to see who - but I suspect the casino's losses to them were quickly subsidized by their less keen peers who were also playing (albeit badly) and the dozens who were watching and ordering drinks like our plane was going down. Honestly if I was hosting Defcon, nerds winning at the Blackjack table would be the least of my concerns.
- closeparen 9y agoApparently it was a similar story for a convention of anti-money-laundering/compliance specialists in accounting.
- strictnein 9y agoWas just wondering about Defcon actually. Maybe the amount of parties around Defcon and Blackhat makes up for the lack of gambling, in terms of revenue?
- chungy 9y agoVegas is also much less centered around gambling than it was 30 years ago. With the World Convention Center and other venues, there's not even an expectation that convention-goers are going to gamble, and if they want to, they have to go out of their way to get to a casino.