Gaming Spectrum Explained

This graphic was taken from one of YouGaming.com's presentations. There are probably innumerable ways to segment the gaming spectrum. I organized the overall gaming spectrum into three components:

• Entertainment
• Skill
• Wagering

I then mapped various types of games from the ones most commonly associated with entertainment, moving to the types of games most commonly associated with wagering. Of course, you can wager on just about anything, but some games are more commonly associated with wagering (roulette, blackjack, etc.), and some are more commonly associated with entertainment (Monopoly, checkers, etc.).

The colored ovals tried to encompass the general scope of the particular high-level segments by the types of games common to that segment. In general, there tends to be a more firm demarcation between entertainment and wagering, as you either have a wager or you don't. The skill segment tends to reach into both entertainment and wagering segments.

Overall, the graphic is fairly useful in visually depicting the gaming landscape and where various games and types of games fall into that landscape. By examing the landscape, game areas that may be underserved, or new game types potentially could be envisioned.