Server-based technology will also allow Revel to use the slot machines as a marketing tool. Revel will be able to instantly communicate with customers about promotional offers and other perks by ...

In the summer of 2005, the casino industry was abuzz with excitement over what was then seen as the next great thing--server-based gaming, a major technological shift in how slot machines work.

Slot machines connected to and controlled by a computer network have been slow to catch on in Atlantic City because of the cost. Known as server-based slots, they allow casinos to quickly change the ...