The Global Gaming Business editor explains the biggest changes in gaming.
This week on “Talk About Las Vegas With Ira,” Ira sits down with Roger Gros, editor-at-large of Global Gaming Business and host of three industry podcasts.
Roger shares his unlikely journey into the gaming world—starting out as a musician before heading to Atlantic City to perform. That trip led him to a job dealing cards at Caesars Atlantic City, a move that eventually launched a decades-long career covering the casino industry as one of its most respected journalists.
In this episode, Roger discusses how dramatically the media landscape has changed over the years and reveals the most surprising transformation he’s witnessed in gaming. He explains the rapid rise of online gaming and sounds the alarm about prediction markets—a new betting-style system where participants don’t place bets but instead “trade” on outcomes.
Roger also talks about protecting the integrity of gaming, the role of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, and highlights the often overlooked innovators shaping the modern casino industry.
Along the way, he makes a spirited case that Elvis Presley and Howard Hughes both deserve a place in the Gaming Hall of Fame.
Now based in Boulder City, where he’s lived for the past 20 years, Roger keeps close tabs on the gaming world while producing three podcasts: “The Boulder City Podcast,” “The Gaming Legacy Podcast,” and the “GGB Podcast,” where he interviews both veteran legends and today’s industry leaders—including his first “Gaming Legacy Podcast” guest, Jack Binion.
He also explains why he prefers recording interviews in person whenever possible—and shares whether he’s optimistic about the future of Las Vegas.
ABOUT ROGER:
Roger Gros is editor-at-large of Global Gaming Business, the industry’s leading gaming trade publication, and all its related publications. Prior to joining Global Gaming Business, Roger was president of Inlet Communications, an independent consulting firm.
He was vice president of Casino Journal Publishing Group from 1984-2000, and held virtually every editorial title during his tenure. He was editor of Casino Journal, the National Gaming Summary and the Atlantic City Insider, and was the founding editor of Casino Player magazine. He was a co-founder of the American Gaming Summit and the Southern Gaming Summit conferences and trade shows.
Roger Gros is the author of the best-selling book, “How to Win at Casino Gambling” (Carlton Books, 1995), now in its fourth edition. Roger was named “Businessman of the Year” for 1998 by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Gaming Association in 2012 as part of the annual AGA Communications Awards.
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