As sports betting in the U.S. begins its jurisdictional march to what most everyone believes and hopes will be a nationwide (or thereabouts) market, one is reminded that you wouldn’t be in the gaming industry if you weren’t patient…
Monthly Archives: April 2019
A lifetime of traveling to casinos
Last month a press release crossed my desk about the Palmetto Forum for Gaming Studies—a group formed by two former South Carolina officials to examine the feasibility of bringing casino gaming to the state. Their goal is to determine if…
Scientific Games scores PA truck stop gaming business
Scientific Games inked an agreement with Second State Gaming to install Bally MultiConnect (BMC) software at 20 truck stop locations throughout Pennsylvania. The new system will begin going live later this year, and will continue to be install…
Group explores feasibility of casino gaming in South Carolina
Two former statewide officials have joined together to examine whether or not the introduction of gaming in South Carolina would be beneficial. The group is called the Palmetto Forum for Gaming Studies and will be chaired by former State …
Global audience attends GLI’s 19th annual North American Regulators Roundtable
Nearly 300 gaming and lottery regulators and operators from tribal and commercial operations across the U.S. and around the world converged at Luxor Las Vegas March 6-7 for the nineteenth edition of Gaming Laboratories International …
Items to add to the casino employee manual
The employee manual—the collection of policies and procedures every new employee gets when they start a job; long thought to be the critical document for setting clear expectations: what to wear (or not), how to behave (or not), and how …
Class II slot machine update
In order to keep pace with Class III slot machines, Class II devices have gone through significant improvements in technology, evolving into high-performing, entertainment-filled product lines which are now comparable and able to compete with …
Leading in style: The latest tribal casino design case studies
Updates on tribal resort development and design from around the country, including Choctaw Casino & Resort-Durant, Morongo Casino, Resort & Spas, Cuningham Group Architecture projects, Inspire Integrated Entertainment Resort, and Coeur d’Alene…
NIGA exhibitor profiles
Among the exhibitors at this year’s NIGA: Cuningham Group, Cummins Allison, Everi Holdings, Incredible Technologies, Konami Gaming, Next Gaming, NOVOMATIC Americas, SCA Gaming, and Scientific Games Corporation.
Following the veteran tribal casino leaders
Pam Shaw. Bryan Hayes. Michael Peters. You may not know these names, but I assure you they are among the most talented, effective and insightful Native American casino executives in Indian gaming today.