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What does data integration mean to a successful organization in the gaming, entertainment and hospitality industry? It means everything if it’s done right! The comparison of these industries is important as the event (occupancy) is time bound and there is a cost attached to its expiry. Here are common customer dilemmas and how to tackle it using data integration.

I am sure that many of you have been approached about hosting a televised poker event or by a professional poker management group that wants to market and manage a major poker tournament for your property. But is the poker fad is over and should downsize or eliminate your poker room operation?

Does 4 + 2 x 5 = 40? Or is it 14? A shocking number of students—and teachers—don’t know the answer to this simple question, and sooner or later, this lapse in basic knowledge is going to impact your casino operations.

From the time Indiana joined the Union in 1816 until approximately 20 years ago, all forms of wagering were illegal in the state. There’s no doubt that Hoosier State racinos got a raw deal with the state. But does the state have an obligation to lower taxes and fees in light of struggling revenues?

Late last year, when it appeared to Wells Fargo that the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians wasn’t going to timely pay interest and principal on $46.6 million in bonds it had issued, the bank went to court. Instead of coming away with a receiver and its money, Wells Fargo learned that the contract on which it was suing was entirely “void” since it had not been submitted to the NIGC for approval.

From the economy to i-gaming, NIGA’s executive director Mark Van Norman gives us a peek at what issues the association is hard at work on at Capitol Hill. The 12-person NIGA office in Washington, D.C. works to keep in touch with various government committees and agencies and to facilitate meetings for tribal representatives to speak their mind to lawmakers.

As the credit market has begun to thaw, those seeking funds have slowly been able to tap into debt financing markets. Indian country, including tribal gaming activities, does not differ from the rest of the United States economy. Tribes were not immune to the consequences of frozen credit markets and now may be able to access debt markets.

This year, the National Indian Gaming Association is celebrating more than 25 years of rebuilding Indian communities through Indian self-reliance. Following that tradition, NIGA has recognized Indian leaders for their commitment to the protection of Indian sovereignty and their leadership in Indian country. More than 12 years ago, we began the Wendell Chino Humanitarian Award.

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