The study, conducted by online gaming site Casino Days, analyzed data from Fancons.com, LinkedIn, and Foursquare’s map API to measure the number of gaming cafés, game stores, conventions (2024-2025), and gaming-related job opportunities across 125 of the most populated US cities. These factors were equally weighted, and the resulting index was then used to rank the cities and highlight the best places for gaming enthusiasts.
McKinney, Texas places second-to-last with a score of 0.44 out of 10. The city lacks any gaming cafés and has only 10 game stores (1.41 per 100,000 residents). On top of this, no gaming conventions were held between 2024 and 2025 and there are just 25 gaming-related job opportunities (12 per 100,000 people).
| Bottom 5 US cities for gaming enthusiasts | |||||||
| Rank | City | State | Gaming cafés per 100,000 residents | Game stores per 100,000 residents | Conventions per 100,000 residents | Gaming jobs per 100,000 residents | Final score (out of 10) |
| 1 | Yonkers | New York | n/a | 0.48 | n/a | 5 | 0.07 |
| 2 | McKinney | Texas | n/a | 1.41 | n/a | 12 | 0.44 |
| 3 | Fayetteville | North Carolina | 0.48 | 0.95 | n/a | 22 | 0.60 |
| 4 | Toledo | Ohio | 0.75 | 0.75 | n/a | 33 | 0.78 |
| 5 | Durham | North Carolina | 1.01 | 0.68 | n/a | 32 | 0.82 |
Looking to level up your game? Consider the cities below.
| Top 10 US cities for gaming enthusiasts | |||||||
| Rank | City | State | Gaming cafés per 100,000 residents | Game stores per 100,000 residents | Conventions per 100,000 residents | Gaming jobs per 100,000 residents | Final score (out of 10) |
| 1 | Atlanta | Georgia | 3.92 | 4.11 | 1.96 | 158 | 7.01 |
| 2 | Las Vegas | Nevada | 9.83 | 8.47 | 0.61 | 82 | 6.81 |
| 3 | Orlando | Florida | 5.61 | 7.17 | 1.25 | 97 | 6.42 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 4.95 | 5.61 | 0.66 | 142 | 5.79 |
| 5 | Denver | Colorado | 7.12 | 6.00 | 0.28 | 62 | 4.69 |
| 6 | New Orleans | Louisiana | 4.67 | 8.51 | 0.55 | 30 | 4.62 |
| 7 | Anaheim | California | 4.41 | 9.40 | 0.59 | 7 | 4.48 |
| 8 | Huntsville | Alabama | 1.33 | 2.66 | 1.77 | 66 | 4.26 |
| 9 | Tampa | Florida | 3.97 | 5.70 | 0.50 | 71 | 4.23 |
| 10 | Boston | Massachusetts | 3.06 | 4.44 | 0.61 | 97 | 4.20 |
| n/a | United States | 2.01 | 3.76 | 0.24 | 45.15 | n/a | |
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