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CJ - In Depth
Ahead of the Class
New systems blur the line between Class II and Class III games, giving customers, casinos more options... more »
Class Warfare
New rules to better distinguish Class II game devices from Class III slot machines are expected to have a significant impact on everything from game design and game play to revenue potential for the Native American tribes that have relied on Class II machines. While some tribes are preparing to fight the new rules legally, others may opt for negotiation of state compacts that allow for Class III slot machines.
Clearer Distinction
New rules, NIGC seek to to clarify bingo machine laws... more »
Executive Q&A
Q & A with Philip N. Hogen, chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission... more »
You Don't Know 'Jack'
Growing game manufacturer Cadillac Jack cut its teeth in domestic Class II markets; now it has its sights set on the world... more »
Food (and Beverage) for Thought
Food and beverage in casino resorts has transitioned from a loss leader to a significant revenue producer. As gaming and entertainment patrons become more discerning and demanding, operators are realizing that quality is just as important as quantity. From the creation of menu items and procurement of foods and drink to the ambiance and design of restaurants and service provided, F&B operations have grown through opportunity, and today face new, unique challenges.... more »
Managing the Meat Market
The restaurant business is becoming a ‘high-steaks’ game as operators vie for the best cuts of meat and seafood
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Waste Not, Profit More
Spoilage, over-serving and theft can eat into casino restaurant and bar profits unless preventative steps are taken... more »
That's the Spirit!
Offering premium and trendy drinks not only adds to the high-quality gaming experience but provides a good reason for customers to revisit... more »
Food as a Marketing Tool
Keeping players well and promptly fed ensures a well-fed bottom line... more »
Going Green
As the green movement continues to gain steam throughout the United States, gaming and hospitality companies are turning to more eco-friendly building materials and operational strategies. From massive new projects like MGM Mirage's CityCenter and Boyd Gaming's Echelon on the Las Vegas Strip to smaller, measurable strategies with existing properties in other markets, green practices are catching on. And operators are realizing that along with socially-conscious decisions can come opportunities for massive cost savings.... more »
Q&A: Michelle Moore, U.S. Green Building Council
Casino Journal interviews Michelle Moore, senior vice president of policy and public affairs, U.S. Green Building Council about the green movement and its presence in, and impact on, the gaming industry... more »
Go for the Green
New landscaping trends allow casino properties to be distinctive and memorable despite increasingly competitive markets
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Energy-saving enticements
Carmanah Signs' LED-lighted casino signs provide cost and directional information using up to 90 percent less electricity
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Winning the Water Wars
With better landscaping practices and improved water-saving technologies, casinos are doing their part to conserve more water in the arid West... more »
Feeling out the Felt
Table games are making a significant comeback in casinos of late. Thanks largely in part to the rise in popularity of poker and an influx of technological aids, table games are again being hyped by casino operators. And the idea of the “tired old table game” may be a thing of the past as countless new game concepts and variations of old favorites are flooding the market. Here's a glimpse of what’s out there and being offered today.... more »
Packing 'em in
To minimize poker room queues, casinos are taking a cue from restaurant reservation systems and adding automated table games
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Table technology in demand
Innovative new table game tracking and management systems are generating industry interest and sales
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The virtual future of table games
Unless more emphasis is placed on promoting the human interaction of table play, electronic games could take over... more »
Table essentials
Chip, dice and card products require precision and reliability to maintain security, while custom options can enhance a casino’s brand... more »
Creating Comfort
With efforts to drive player loyalty and keep people playing longer on the rise, gaming properties also need to be thinking about player comfort. Many gaming properties are already embracing ergonomic trends, and there have been significant ergonomic advancements on the casino floor, including seating, movable slot screens and enhanced button panels and armrests. The result? Longer play by customers and better revenue for casino properties.... more »
The Ergonomic Casino Floor
Slot cabinets, chairs and other products pull out all the stops to give comfort to customers and convenience to casino operators... more »
Keeping Them in Their Seats
Tribal casinos are upgrading slot seating, and lengthening play time
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Treading the Trends
Casinos prefer chic, natural hard flooring for hospitality and functional, yet attractive, broadloom carpeting for gambling areas
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Meeting guest demands
Square footage…unique and inspiring floor plans…breathtaking
views…updated technology and innovation—at first read, these might
seem like a checklist for a prospective home buyer. Yet, as the
hospitality industry has evolved over recent years, the aforementioned
elements have become what many hotel guests have come to demand
from their stays.... more »
A state-of-the-art stay
The latest technology and luxury items are key components to fulfilling customers' guestroom desires
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Luxurious Lodgings
Casino properties lure business travelers, conventioners and high-end vacationers with seductively high-tech amenities
... more »Editor's Letter-High-Tech Impact
How technology enhancements—or a lack thereof—can alter guests’ first, last and final impressions
... more »Online Opportunities
Slot manufacturers are testing the Internet for ways to appeal directly
to the gambler... more »
Web Watch: Have a cookie
Small files that attach to a user's hard drive-or cookies-can be a great treat to online marketing success
... more »Web Watch: Assessing your e-mail strategy
There are quantitative measures you can take to ensure effective electronic communication
... more »Editor's Letter--The Internet Gamble
Outlawing Internet gaming in the United States will prove to be a costly mistake
... more »True Believers
Atlantic City’s modern-day movers and shakers are committed to seeing the gaming market grow
Atlantic City’s casino executives and officials have long-been convinced there are significant opportunities to grow the gaming market into a must-see destination. With recent developments, those convictions are quickly becoming reality.... more »
Executive View Q&A: Jeffrey Vasser
Q & A with Jeffrey Vasser, executive director, Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority
... more »Visions by Design
SOSH Architects couples client desires with worldwide flair to create memorable casino projects
... more »Sands of time
Atlantic City's smallest casino permanently shuts its doors after 26-year run
... more »Organizing Indian Country
In the wake of San Manuel court ruling, tribes are gearing up for a nationwide war with casino union
Indian tribes are preparing for what they anticipate will be a major effort by the nation’s largest casino and hotel workers union to organize hundreds of thousands of employees at more than 400 tribal government gaming enterprises.... more »
Tribal pay on the upswing
WageWatch survey indicates 7 percent growth in 2006... more »
Union rules: dos and don’ts
Tips on how employers should prepare for dealing with organized labor movements... more »
State of the unions
A proposed federal law may change the way unions are formed, potentially impacting
casino employers and employees alike
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Market perspective
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Storm of the Century
Hurricane Katrina dealt a crippling blow to the
A Grander Plan
Despite devastation and heartache, Katrina also brought the
Resiliency in tragedy
Faced with enormous hardships, casino industry employees braved the storm and the aftermath it left behind... more »
Executive Q & A
Q & A with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour... more »
IG - Native Focus
Rebuilding tribal nations
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Tribal government building 101: reaching out to state, federal and local officials is crucial
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IGWB - Spotlight
CASINOS POSSIBLE IN THAILAND — IF STABILITY CAN PREVAIL
Thailand's government has the casino industry's global radar flashing like a Christmas tree following a surprise announcement from the new prime minister that he intends to push for legalization. ... Casting off the official silence that has blanketed the issue since the final years of Thaksin Shinawatra's ill-fated rule, the new PM — the first popularly elected head of government since Thaksin was overthrown in a military coup in 2006 — used the occasion of a weekly television address to say he was committed to a three-pronged policy of expansion that includes regularizing the country's massive illegal industry, promoting resort-style casinos in several of the country's tourist destinations, and moving forward with a national lottery to fund education.... more »
Integrated Resorts Are Changing the Face of Asian Gaming
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Poll: Majority of Thais Oppose Casinos
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Just How Big Can Big Get in Italy?
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ITALY — CONTINENTAL GAMING'S NEWEST FRONTIER
The liberalization of European gambling markets is proving long and somewhat tortuous as state monopolies struggle desperately to hang on to their privileged positions, despite the European Court of Justice consistently ruling in favor of operators trying to break into potentially lucrative markets. ... Nowhere has the process been more fractious than in Italy, where two landmark rulings by the ECJ appear to have finally persuaded the Italian authorities that a system of licensing and regulating foreign operators is preferable to attempting prohibition.... more »
China Wants New Lottery Rules in 2008
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LOTTERY'S WINNING NUMBER: $205 BILLION
There seems to be no end to the party — worldwide lottery sales continued their upward march, reaching a reported US$205 billion last year, a gain of almost 10 percent over 2005. In the last five years, global lottery sales have soared more than 65 percent, an average of almost 11 percent per year. ... Among the largest lotteries, 31 around the world reported more than $2 billion in sales. A total of 48 lotteries achieved sales in excess of $1 billion. ... China's Welfare Lottery increased sales by nearly 24 percent to reach $6.2 billion. Greece's OPAP continued a recent trend of double-digit growth with a 27 percent increase to $5.8 billion. And Italy's Lottomatica grew sales by 22 percent to hit $13.3 billion.... more »
Fewer Big Jackpots Slow U.S. Sales
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LATIN AMERICA: GAME FOR INVESTMENT
Brazil and Mexico alone could be sitting on US$3.5 billion in untapped gaming market potential. Adding Argentina, Peru, Chile, Panama, Colombia, and Puerto Rico to the count, wh
ere gaming markets currently thrive in some form or another, might increase this total by 25-30 percent. .... Not surprisingly, a large number of major operators are either shopping around in the region or have already landed there.... more »
Getting It Right in Mexico's Bingo Boom
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Chile, Argentina: A Tale of Two Markets
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The Brazilian Enigma
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No Increase in Problem Gambling, National Survey Finds
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Industry Gets New Chief Regulator
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'Large, Small' Casinos Await Parliament's OK
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1,000 Web Sites Left Off Government 'White List'
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Operators Meet Ban With Creativity
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On the Border of Kazakhstan — Dreams of Vegas
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Moscow's Mayor Wants To Turn the Page
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Sun International Goes Shopping on the Don
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The 'Other' Asia
While Macau continues to capture most of the gaming headlines, casino expansion is gaining momentum in a host of other nations throughout the region... more »
Korean casinos hope culture attracts customers
Grand Korea Leisure Corp. hopes to attract overseas customers to its casinos by emphasizing culture over glitz... more »
A Yen for Gaming
Japan leads the wave of emerging Asian nations considering casino expansion... more »
Upside Down Under
Expanding Austalian vendors seek new markets for their products and technology... more »
Amid expansion, Goa ponders its gaming future
As the only outlet for casino wagering in India, Goa has the potential to become the next big Asian gaming marketplace... more »
What, Me Worry?
Calvin Ayre and Bodog.com continue to prosper despite the
Attempt To Overturn UIGEA Faces Long Odds
United States Representative Barney Frank, D-Mass., said he may introduce a bill aimed at repealing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which is set to go into effect this July after it was signed into law last October by President George W. Bush.... more »
U.S. ban could shave $4B from online revenues in 2007
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Survey Says
eCOGRA's massive study of online gamblers reveals some surprising results... more »
WTO ruling could alter U.S. online wagering stance
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SM - Hot Topic
BURNING QUESTIONS
Bally Technologies, IGT answer questions
about philosophies, plans for server-based gaming... more »
Secure Feeling
Regulators Seek Integrity from Networked Slot Floors
In this third installment of a five-part series on the future of server-based gaming, Slot Manager explores the security and regulatory aspects of this technology.
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Laws of Attraction
Technology changes as LEDs displace neon lights and server-based gaming brings rapid
game and denominationchanges to slot floors. But the role of a good sign has stood the test of time.... more »
The Printer of the Future
"The opportunity to do real-time promotions, and be able to touch people and to have the one thing that they walk away from the slot machine with in their hand come out of our printer [means] we're going to be there for a long time."... more »
A Bally Technologies' iView system game
In this first installment of a five-part series on server-based and downloadable technology, Slot Manager offers a general overview as well as observations and impressions from gaming industry insiders about where the technology is heading and what challenges must be addressed.... more »
Touchy Subject
Makers of touch-screen products creating advancements aimed at enhancing the slot gaming experience... more »
The Thick or Thin of It
In the second installment of Slot Manager's five part series on server-based and downloadable technology, operators and manufacturers weigh the costs and benefits of both thin and thick client-server architecture
Operators and manufacturers generally agree that server-based gaming will come to U.S. casino gaming floors in the next few years. But what client-server architecture may be implemented remains unclear.... more »
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