The holidays are a time for togetherness with family and friends, and it is a time to reflect upon the joys of this year. Whatever your faith may be, the holiday season fills us with a sense of spiritual recognition and revival. It signifies the end of a cycle and the beginning of a new year. We should use this opportunity to reflect on the many blessings in our lives.
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On Sept. 25, 2008, President Bush signed into law the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA). This will amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and directly overturn several decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court in its interpretation of that landmark law. The ADAAA sends an unmistakable message to the courts that the concept of disability is to be more broadly, rather than narrowly, construed.
A phony advertisement for meetings appears with the tag line, “Meetings—the Practical Alternative to Work.” Sadly, this type of negativity toward meetings is common and well deserved. It has been reported that on an average day in the United States, more than 17 million meetings will be called to order. In a survey conducted by Microsoft, American employees said they average 5.6 hours in meetings each week; 69 percent felt that those meetings were unproductive.
The title of this article was a popular advertising slogan for automotive oil filters a few years back. The logic was you could either buy a cheap filter today or suffer a costly blown engine in the future. Sounds pretty similar to our argument that you need to invest in your network infrastructure today, instead of waiting for some promised milestone such as server-based gaming.
In the November issue of CEM, we discussed the importance of, and some methods for, sharing background information. But as important as formal arrangements can be to the regulatory effort, less bureaucratic techniques of communication are also a vital component of effective operations. There are probably as many different ways of connecting with fellow regulators as there are, well, regulators.
By Glenn Light, Karl Rutledge and Quinton Singleton
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Glenn Light, Karl Rutledge and Quinton Singleton
In the wake of the Enron scandal that rocked the public company sector, Rod Smith, a reporter for Casino City Times, questioned why the gaming industry had not experienced similar problems. Terry Lanni, the MGM Mirage chairman and CEO had a simple explanation: “We're a highly regulated business ... ”
Outside the entrance of the newly expanded Tulalip Casino Resort & Spa, a 20-foot bronze statue of a Tulalip spear-fisherman proudly greets guests while, inside the property, a Tulalip tribal member concentrates on keeping that spear-fisherman’s traditions alive. He works inside one of the property’s newest and most stylish restaurants, Blackfish, preparing a succulent fresh seafood dish using the traditional Tulalip tribal techniques his forefathers have been using for centuries.
Nothing made bigger news at the 2008 Global Gaming Expo than the road-to-Damascus moment evidently experienced by Gary Loveman. As CEO of Harrah’s Entertainment, he engineered a buyout of Caesars Entertainment and then an LBO by private-equity funds Texas Pacific Group and Apollo Management. Those moves left Harrah’s wobbling under $27 billion in debt just as credit markets tightened and consumer spending went south.
Nighthorse Campbell is obviously not your stereotypical former politician, right down to his humble roots. He wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth—far from it. The son of a Portuguese immigrant and a Northern Cheyenne Indian, Nighthorse Campbell’s early years were far from idyllic. He persevered to become one of the most well-known politicians of his time, a man of integrity and humility who fought for the American people and won.
