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December 2009
Gaming Interactions that Drive Profits, Pt. I: Fuzzy Spatial Association and Gravity Modeling

This is the first in a new series of articles on gaming floor analysis; in these articles we will first discuss the analytical building blocks that can be used to decode the interactions between gaming devices on the casino floor. These building blocks include fuzzy spatial association rules, gravity modeling, visual representation, experimental design, mini casino management and social network analysis.

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December 2009
New Class III Slots, December 2009

Wondering about new Class III games? Check here to get details on: Bally's Ultimate Tower of Power™; WMS' I•Play; Ainsworth's Roaming Reels; SPIELO's Rickety Cricket;, Multimedia Games' Dragon’s Wild™; IGT’s Wheel of Fortune® 100 Video Slots, Super Star Poker™ and Bonus Bells™ Slots; Konami's Money Blast™; Cadillac Jack's Flying Aces™; BetStone's Space Race; AC Coin & Slot's Slotto Super Times Pay®; Aruze's Showgirl™; and ID's Lost on Moneyland.

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December 2009
What's Shakin', December 2009

Read all the latest news and happenings here, featuring AGEM's three new members, Bally's agreement with SJM Macau and Greektown, management changes at Pinnacle, Radical Blue Gaming's tools for students, Aristocrat's Kentucky Derby-themed slot, GameLogic's integration with Facebook, Pechanga's IT Award and much more.

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AGEM Update
AGEM Index

After seven months of consecutive gains, sparked by a rally in the broader financial markets earlier this year, the AGEM Index turned course and slid down by the end of October 2009. Falling 10.9 points, or 9.3 percent, to a reported 105.88 value, October’s decline was the sixth largest drop since the index’s inception in 2005.

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Architecture, Construction & Design
The Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino: An Entertainment Oasis

Among the beiges, browns and ochres, the sloping mountains, endless dirt and spindly brush of the Desert Southwest, the cool blues of running water are a rare and welcome sight. Likewise, among the sprawling suburbs and endless highways southeast of Phoenix, the glowing lights and long planes of the new Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino rise from the desert as a refreshing and inviting respite.

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Casino Buyer Review
Point-of-Sale Today and Tomorrow

Today we’re swiping our debit and credit cards anywhere and everywhere. The way we order and pay for everyday goods and services has profoundly changed. Today’s consumers expect instantaneous and intimate service with every transaction, be it restaurant, retail or whatever. Read about those companies who make POS and other customer service solutions happen.

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Event Review
G2E 2009: Leaner and Meaner Yet as Vital to the Industry as Ever

Over-the-top booths, endless handshakes and hoards of people wearing sensible shoes and pulling wheeled suitcases. Some things never change at the Global Gaming Expo, and this year’s event, held Nov. 17-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, was no different. And in our G2E Hit List, industry executives and experts weigh in on the most innovative and exciting products they saw on the show floor this year.

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Feature
Gaming and Government

It doesn’t take an Einstein to recognize that these are strange times in gaming. And it doesn’t take an Einstein to realize why: increased competition, overleveraged properties, tight consumer spending and, um, the Great Recession. With declining revenues for the first time ever and even stagnant business considered a blessing, the casino industry in the United States is facing, if not a crisis, at least a wake-up call.

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Gaming Management
Lean(er) and Mean(er): Legal Departments Adapt to the New Economy

Times are tough, and gaming companies worldwide are tightening their belts. Their legal departments are no exception. They are feeling the pinch along with everyone else. Like other operational and administrative departments, in-house legal has taken a big hit to its bottom line—its budget.

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Gaming Management
Is Your Company Ready for an Employment Tax Audit?

In November 2009, the Internal Revenue Services launched its latest National Research Program (NRP). This NRP is focused on conducting detailed examinations of employment taxes. Approximately 5,000 or more employers will be randomly selected for audit. In addition to potential “assessments,” these audits will provide the IRS with a statistical sample of overall employment tax compliance.

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