A 70s Vegas Tycoon
PC · Windows · Steam · Las Vegas 1971–1979
Las Vegas · 1971–1979
Rise from a sawdust joint downtown to a marble palace on the Strip: run five casinos through 1970s Las Vegas, where every card, wheel and die is real, your staff have quirks, and a corporation wants your house.
Pure management: you run the house, you never place a bet. No real-money gambling, nothing to buy in the game.
The career
Sonny Adler slides you the key to a tired saloon downtown. Eight years later you might own a palace on the Strip, if the corporation everyone calls “Brutus” doesn't buy the town first.
1971
Downtown · sawdust and light bulbs
No marble, no pool, no band. A wooden house with light bulbs on a Downtown side street, sawdust on the boards and a slot machine that sticks. Sonny Adler leans in the door: “Not the Strip, kid. But it's yours.”
1972
The Strip · turquoise and tangerine
“The Sunburst is bigger, brighter and louder, and it has been without a manager since spring. The pool is freshly painted, the band comes on Fridays. The rest is up to you.” — Marion Kessler
1973
The Strip · teal and brass
“The Desert Rose needs someone who knows the tables from the bottom up. The owners are patient people, as long as the numbers add up.” Dolores Vane keeps your seat at the bar free.
1974
The Strip · neon and chrome
“The gentlemen in the back room are counting, and they count carefully.” A second envelope lies on the desk: Mr. Haskell of the Nevada Gaming Commission would like a word.
1979
The Strip · marble and the stock ticker
Memo 79-114, Consolidated Leisure Corporation: “Hadrian's has been ours since Monday. The board expects numbers, not stories.”
Moving pictures
Fifth Ace Casino
Trailer coming soon
The house rules
Blackjack, roulette, craps, poker, baccarat and slots run hand by hand, spin by spin, roll by roll. Guests hit, double, split and bluff according to who they are. Whales drop fifty grand in a night, and every so often a quiet man in a cardigan starts counting cards. 3:2 or 6:5, soft 17, single or double zero: the house edge is yours to tune.
An 8 to 12 hour campaign told in acts, with promotions, story cards and a finale on the Strip. Along the way the mob era ends, the Gaming Control Board asks questions, cheats work your tables and some of your own people skim. Post guards, check suspects, hand out bans.
Place tables, slot rows, bars, a diner, lounges and a show stage on an isometric floor. Open upper floors, a rooftop lounge and a cellar with a back room. Book big bands, revues and lounge acts with their own songs, and let every house play its own soundtrack.
On the floor
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What's in the game
Five casinos, 1971 to 1979: Lucky Spur, Sunburst, Desert Rose, Starlite and Hadrian's
Campaign of 8 to 12 hours in acts, with promotions, story cards and a finale
Blackjack, roulette, craps, poker, baccarat and slots simulated hand by hand
Guests with their own strategies: they double, split, fold, bluff and count cards
Table rules as a lever: 3:2 or 6:5 blackjack, soft 17, single or double zero
Staff with quirks and wages, three shifts, a pit boss who steps in
Cheats, rowdies, skimming staff, guards, suspect checks and bans
Whales and high-roller evenings, comps for guests who lose
Upper floors, rooftop lounge and a cellar with a back room
Show stage with big band, revue, lounge acts, comedy and country, with their own songs
Sandbox mode, including the 10 × 8 parcel Hadrian's lot
A soundtrack for every house
No real-money gambling, no in-game purchases
English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese
Wishlist
Coming soon
A playable demo is on its way to Steam. Wishlist now and Steam will let you know when the demo and the full game are out.
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