Red Square Gaming Insights
February 2015

CUBA'S GAMING FUTURE

It’s been a long time since Cuba made the radar of the average US citizen, but the prospect of doing business with Cuba has been a fantasy of gaming CEOs for decades. Recent news of economic talks between the two countries warrants both a reexamination of Cuba’s economic history and a discussion about its future.

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A Teenager’s View on Social Media (medium.com)
A look inside how a teenager uses social media. He says Facebook is only used for Groups, nobody understands Twitter, SnapChat’s disappearing posts remove social pressure and that everyone loves Yik Yak.

Cuba Is Hoping To Replace Venezuelan Oil With American Tourists (fivethirtyeight.com)
With the price of oil dropping, Cuba hopes to bring more tourists to the island. At an estimated $700 per tourist profit, Cuba would need to attract just short of half a million tourists next year.

New Casino Game Created by Locals to Debut at Meadows (cbslocal.com)
The card game is based on golf rather than a derivative of poker or blackjack. The game is less intimidating as it requires no strategy. The hope is to attract new card and slot players.

What Matters in 2015 (hugeinc.com)
One agency makes a few predictions about what changes in 2015.

Please Adhere to Our Biker Gang's Style Guide (newyorker.com)
What happens when biker gangs start taking design more seriously? An entertaining look at what the style guide for one might entail.

A Designer's War on Misleading Parking Signs (priceonomics.com)
After a $95 parking ticket, one designer realized people weren’t intentionally breaking the law. The mad jumble of sometimes contradicting parking signs were impossible to decipher.

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