Casino Enterprise Management

As I rode up the escalator inside the Aspers Casino in Westfield Stratford City in East London, I knew I was entering into what was once the dream of nearly every gaming company in the U.K., and what has now become the biggest success story of modern British gaming. Having spent months planning, hiring and training staff and worrying about every conceivable problem that might happen on opening day, the team at Aspers could not...

Image is everything, so some people say, especially when a product goes to market. But the image of European casinos hasn’t always been good. Cultural prejudices have definitely played a part in stunting casino growth. However, the downturn in the financial market seems to have persuaded some countries to relax their gaming regulations to encourage growth. Since deregulation, opportunities have arisen to offer a variety of gaming environments

On June 21, Bally Technologies Inc. became the first company to receive an interactive gaming supplier license from the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). “This was a historic day in time for Bally Technologies, Nevada, and for the gaming industry,” said John Connelly, Bally’s vice president of business development.

Player pool gaming is an alternative concept for casino table gaming under Class II conditions. Class II gaming restricts a casino gaming operator from taking revenue directly from the gaming outcomes, or win/loss. In order to accommodate this rule, and to still operate as a gaming entity, several regulatory areas have opted for the player pool gaming structure.