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November 2010
International Tax Reform: Loophole Closing or Anti-Business Measures?

“Reforming” the U.S. system of taxing the international activities of U.S. businesses has been a strong theme of the Obama administration since the 2009 inauguration. On May 4, 2009, the Obama administration publicly unveiled its proposal to significantly change the U.S. tax system of the foreign activities of U.S. businesses.

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Gaming Management
International Tax Reform: Loophole Closing or Anti-Business Measures?

“Reforming” the U.S. system of taxing the international activities of U.S. businesses has been a strong theme of the Obama administration since the 2009 inauguration. On May 4, 2009, the Obama administration publicly unveiled its proposal to significantly change the U.S. tax system of the foreign activities of U.S. businesses.

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November 2010
The Baccarat “Scam” You Shouldn’t Ban

Sam the “scambler” (he likes to scam as well as gamble) plops down next to you. “I’ve got a good one this time,” he says. I’ve heard Sam’s argument numerous times, and it sounds so intuitively ingenious that I’ve known executives who have wanted to ban the practice. But, in fact, we should highly encourage bettors to follow this exact scenario.

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Gaming Operations
The Baccarat “Scam” You Shouldn’t Ban

Sam the “scambler” (he likes to scam as well as gamble) plops down next to you. “I’ve got a good one this time,” he says. I’ve heard Sam’s argument numerous times, and it sounds so intuitively ingenious that I’ve known executives who have wanted to ban the practice. But, in fact, we should highly encourage bettors to follow this exact scenario.

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November 2010
Productivity vs. Customer Service: Can You Provide Both?

I used to think that the best way to run operations at the cage was to be fast ... and then faster. The strategy reminds me of Alan Alda as Captain Hawkeye from M*A*S*H. You might recall that Hawkeye, along with all the other surgeons of the 4077th, performed “meatball” surgery—in and out, patch them up and get them out.

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Gaming Operations
Productivity vs. Customer Service: Can You Provide Both?

I used to think that the best way to run operations at the cage was to be fast ... and then faster. The strategy reminds me of Alan Alda as Captain Hawkeye from M*A*S*H. You might recall that Hawkeye, along with all the other surgeons of the 4077th, performed “meatball” surgery—in and out, patch them up and get them out.

read more

November 2010
Class II, Take II

One of the dangers of being a writer is that you may not fully communicate your thoughts. In your mind you have an idea of what you want to say and how you want to say it, but fall short on the paper. Even worse is when your words come across exactly opposite of what you had intended. And that’s what happened ...

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Gaming Operations
Class II, Take II

One of the dangers of being a writer is that you may not fully communicate your thoughts. In your mind you have an idea of what you want to say and how you want to say it, but fall short on the paper. Even worse is when your words come across exactly opposite of what you had intended. And that’s what happened ...

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November 2010
A Good “Deal” for ATRONIC and SPIELO

The subject of mathematics has always fascinated me. Every aspect of our planet has some mathematical attribute, and seemingly random events can often be predicted and explained mathematically. The study of casino gaming, most notably slot machines, is especially fascinating. As much as the mathematical theories can be used to describe game play, the human aspect is just as interesting.

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Gaming Operations
A Good “Deal” for ATRONIC and SPIELO

The subject of mathematics has always fascinated me. Every aspect of our planet has some mathematical attribute, and seemingly random events can often be predicted and explained mathematically. The study of casino gaming, most notably slot machines, is especially fascinating. As much as the mathematical theories can be used to describe game play, the human aspect is just as interesting.

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