Blooming Business: Casino is a colourful twist on Las Vegas in the ’50s

Ahhh, Las Vegas in the 1950s. Minimal taxation, unregulated gambling, and limitless possibilities. It was a place where wealth beyond measure would spring from the desert sands for those shrewd enough to reach out and grab it. We are talking, of course, about the casino business, which is what Curve Games’ upcoming management sim, Blooming Business: Casino, will be charting in its own unique way.

You, as a fledgling casino manager, have been tasked with reviving a rundown casino on the outskirts of Las Venas (no points for guessing what it’s based on). Pick gaudy themes for your casino—from Roman antiquity to cosmic sci-fi—learn about your clientele, and keep them coming back for another pop at the jackpot. By training up a veritable A-Team of pitbosses to make sure that your staff on the floor are doing their job (with an iron fist if necessary), and by unlocking unique skills to increase efficiency, those tightly secured vaults of yours will start filling in no time.

As you make a name for yourself in the casino world, you’ll eventually get to run bigger casinos with greater potential, slowly working your way towards the bright lights of the Las Venas strip. Build megalithic casinos across multiple floors, expertly designed to keep your clientele spending. You’ll need to take care of your clientele too; each person passing through your doors has their own unique needs, so dazzle them with musical performances, keep them entertained, and ensure their drinks are always topped up so that they feel—shall we say—’inspired’ to roll big and roll rashly.

But with cops on one side, the mob on the other, and the press always snooping around for the big scoop, you’ll need to manage far more than just the people hitting the tables and slot machines. Police Special Agent Nat Kiddin, for example, can help keep order on the floor, but won’t be too keen on rubbing shoulders with undesirables in your casino. Conversely, mobster Tony Barr will ruthlessly keep clients in line, but if you fail to keep him happy then don’t be surprised if things start getting broken, or staff start to mysteriously go missing.