Casino Enterprise Management

Today most of us are well aware of a scam that came to light in May 2007 after a federal indictment was handed down in a Seattle U.S. District Court that named 19, and later 24, people for allegedly cheating 18 casinos (10 of which were tribal) in several states by using a false shuffle.

The history of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma is seeped with cultural traditions that encompass the riverside geography where early ancestors dwelled. In early times, tribal members constructed magnificent earthen pyramids along the southeast river regions of the United States and later built expansive towns within these same broad river valleys.

WMS has a rich history of innovation through player-focused research. As part of the company’s ongoing efforts to better understand our most important constituents—the players—we recently completed the industry’s most thorough examination of trends shaping the marketplace of the future, and published highlights in the inaugural edition of the WMS Active Gambler™ Profile survey.

I met with Savage during the National Indian Gaming Association’s annual tradeshow and conference this past April in Phoenix to learn more about his transition from the large, publicly traded company 3M to the relatively smaller environment at Bally, how his true passion in life—extreme skiing—has helped shape many of his unique insights about gaming, and what he hopes our industry can accomplish in the near future.

British casino and bingo operators have been left bemused after the government announced plans to raise an estimated $89 million in extra revenues over the next year through a series of tax increases. The rises could seriously harm businesses already struggling to cope with a recent reduction in the number of high-stakes jackpot machines alongside a public smoking ban and the global economic downturn.

It functions on any gaming machine in any location around the globe. It can be programmed to accept any type of currency in the world. It has four-way barcode recognition and acceptance that can read a ticket no matter how it is placed in the validator. Its less than three-second transaction cycle is the fastest in the gaming industry. It is one validator for one world. Its name? No, it’s not Super-Validator. It’s the CashCode one™. 

The growth of digitally stored data volume in the world is staggering—it is estimated that by 2010, the world will be storing more than 1021 (10 with 21 zeros) bytes of data, or 1 zettabyte (ZB) of data. This is roughly the number of stars in the universe.

Should the government of Taiwan follow the integrated resorts model of Singapore, or the casinos first, everything else second model of Macau? And should it depend primarily on patrons from mainland China or attempt to attract more local players, say, by building a tunnel from Penghu to Formosa? All of these Asian gaming issues have one thing in common: They are all actually being studied in Asia in respected universities.

Take a look at the newest Class II slot titles from June 2009. Cap’n Seamore Cash™ floats to the top of Cadillac Jack’s 50 Line series in an aquatic inspired voyage. Sirens™ Bingo is an innovative three-level game only available through IGT.