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One year ago, the Nevada Gaming Control Board, challenged by Chairman Mark Lipparelli, began formally working on drafting regulations for interactive gaming. On Dec. 22, 2011, the Nevada Gaming Commission approved the regulations—the first United States gaming jurisdiction to do so. The move solidified Nevada’s position as a global gaming leader. The very next day, the DoJ issued a new legal opinion letter regarding the Wire Act.
Riding a major wave of success is a company some CEM readers may know as New Wave Automation. But as of March 2011, they went through many changes, including a new look, new logo, new leaders, new products and services, and are turning a tide now as NEWave. This is the story of the new NEWave.
When you took your first slot director or slot operations manager position, we bet you couldn’t have imagined the amount of work you’d have on a daily basis. Revenue projections, head counts, ownership and management concerns all vie for your attention while you juggle staffing headaches, budgetary limitations and updating floor infrastructure. But the work doesn’t end there.
As casino owners know, operating “the house” is expensive. Casinos are faced with enormous costs, including building new facilities, buying the latest gaming equipment and adding restaurants, shows and other expensive entertainment. But more than any other cost, the biggest expenditure that a casino makes on a daily basis is its workforce. Running a casino requires hiring hundreds, sometimes thousands, of employees.
By Andrew Cardno, Dr. Ralph Thomas and Jada Evans, with Salinda Conklin
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Andrew Cardno, Dr. Ralph Thomas and Jada Evans, with Salinda Conklin
This is the second article of the “Where’s the Money?” series that focuses on Jackpot Wharf, a mini casino area within Silverton Casino. This article will look into player displacement and clustering analysis of the player behavior. It will also introduce a new concept, preference filters, which are designed to highlight areas of preference for gaming product on the gaming floor.
Casinos are some of the most highly regulated enterprises within the business world. As stated in the National Gambling Impact Study Commission Report, they are considered to be a different type of business, requiring closer governmental oversight. According to the Commission Report, this is mostly due to risks that present themselves uniquely together in the casino industry. These risks are unfair games, crime and the impact on society.
Well it ain’t a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. It’s something a lot more magical that that. After facing three-plus long years of devastating hardship in the gaming economy, the fiery engines of American capitalism have done just what they are designed to do: Seek out a way to let growth and prosperity flourish. And while I can’t bring myself to be thankful for the difficult economy, I can say I’m thankful that a new attitude about it has emerged as a result.
