When I think of slot machines, I typically only think about the type of green that I leave behind to build new casinos. Flashing lights, buzzers and music do not exactly conjure up images of reducing energy usage. Never the less. the Leonardo Academy is developing a Standard for Sustainable Gaming, LEO-8000. Per their website, the purpose of the standard is to:
“[E]stablish a comprehensive framework and common set of sustainability metrics for the environmental, social, and economic performance of the gaming industry, including the entire supply chain and delivery chain for gaming products and services, as well as the operations of the gaming companies and organizations themselves. The standard will provide a set of metrics that encourages continuous improvement of the environmental, social, and economic sustainability performance of gaming at all levels of the supply chain. The standard will start with gaming equipment such as slot machines and work through the entire scope described.“
I don’t know about you, but if someone can make Las Vegas green, they can do darn near anything. Don’t get me wrong, I love Las Vegas, but it is really not my idea of green. I have long thought that with all of the buildings there, if you installed solar panels on all of them you could have a very green neon jungle. It is certainly un-obscured by clouds.
Again, I Just tkae this as a challenge to think about areas where you are not being green and find new ways to do things that are more green. Vegas may never be truly green, but this is a start.
Brad
