Apparently, skill gaming is the border dividing casino gambling and video games lies somewhere between a nightclub and a sports book — at least that’s where Hakkasan Group will open a space named Level Up in MGM Grand later this month. Level Up — which Hakkasan describes as a social lounge — will sit between Hakkasan and the sports book and will be roughly divided into two areas. One is a new arena with stadium seating where 40 gamblers at a time can play social versions of table games, such as blackjack, poker, keno and roulette. At craps, roulette or…

Atlantic City casinos could soon offer skill gaming through new regulations issued by New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement. The rules for the devices include provision over the percentage of bets collected and prohibit casinos from making the games harder or easier to win while a game is in progress, based on the perceived skill of the player. Monitoring programs are to be introduced to guard against collusion or money laundering in multi-player peer-to-peer games. The rules are similar to those put in place in Nevada last year, with New Jersey stating that any device approved there would be allowed…