There are as many different reasons to attend G2E as there are exhibitors and attendees. For Team CEM, it’s the best opportunity to see the coming year’s new products and services unveiled in public for the first time. I always spend as much time as possible talking to attendees about what’s turning them on at the show. I also spend a lot of time people-watching.
To the surprise of many political observers, the gaming industry in the United States is rapidly growing in size and scope. Luxury resorts are popping up across the country and, with just about every state in the union either already using gaming income as a budgetary supplement or angling to do so, the so-called vice has become a national pastime and a revenue cash cow.
George Mancuso is used to running a large and very busy daily slot operation. But his days are a bit more slow paced now, as the new VP of slot operations at Philadelphia’s yet-to-be-built SugarHouse Casino prepares for the fall 2009 opening of one of the state’s largest and most lavish casinos.
Acres-Fiore pulled out all the stops for its Nov. 1 pre-G2E launch of Halo, an innovative new 3-reel video slot with a win proximity meter that shows players how close they are to the jackpot. Guests were offered a preview of the unique new game at Acres-Fiore’s modern Las Vegas headquarters while enjoying cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and valet parking service.
There are a wide range of tools used to evaluate financial stability in the gaming industry. They can run from such simplistic tools as positive net income or cash flow to the analysis of balance sheet and income statement ratios for positive and negative trends. The analysis of a balance sheet is normally looked at from the perspective of short-term liquidity and long-term solvency.
The American Gaming Association (AGA), originally created in 1995 to represent the commercial casino gaming industry in the United States, has become an active participant in global events on behalf of its members. Several industry segments comprise the AGA’s membership roster.
Find the latest slot titles in Class II gaming here, from Multimedia Games with Tomb Raider™ and One Red Cent®, Cadillac Jack with Piñata Party and VGT with Free Spins of Fortune™.
How can hit frequency have either a positive or negative affect on your slot floor? Why should we be concerned with the frequency of payouts on an electronic gaming device? To understand the answers to these questions, we need to step back in time to see how hit frequency has evolved.
Check out the table games and gear from December 2007. Featured are Three Card Draw Poker, a fast-paced new spin on a favorite, from Shuffle Master, and Mystery Card Roulette from INAG, gaining popularity in restricted casinos in California.
Recent news reports detail super-drug-resistant staph infections in schools across the country and school closings for the cleaning of shared surfaces, particularly with respect to shower areas and shared sports equipment. The threat of the spread of these infections is particularly relevant to the gaming industry due to the significant amount of contact between employees and the general public.
