Entertainment is nothing new to IGT’s Darrell Rodriguez, considering his strong career history in the entertainment industry. He’s only been in the gaming industry since 2010, but is continuing to bring his unique perspective and experience to IGT as he works to deliver world-class games and concepts. His entertainment experience started as a Walt Disney imagineer, and on the online business where he produced the Disneyworld.com website.
The casino industry is on the verge of an extraordinary opportunity to benefit from emerging enterprise technologies that will allow operators to both manage customers’ expectations and analyze their behaviors far more rapidly and intelligently than ever before. The industry focus is leveled on enterprise-ready, cloud-based data centers, Internet gambling and mobile gaming solutions, but those aren’t the only opportunities.
As tablets and smartphones become more popular among customers, it is inevitable that the gaming industry will eventually have to go mobile to satisfy customers’ desires. Whether you are a casino operator interested in more information on mobile gaming or if you are skeptical about the advancing technology, these reviews are here for you. Here are four featured mobile gaming companies that are already outfitting properties with their unique mobile solutions.
The AGEM Index increased in the final month of 2012. The composite index at the end of December 2012 was 135.73, representing an increase of 1.92 points, or 1.4 percent, when compared to the prior month. Compared to the same month of the prior year, the index was up a respectable 16.7 percent. The index reported month-over-month increases during the majority of 2012, rising in eight of the past 12 months.
A new generation of gamers is evolving, and designers and architects are looking to them, in part, to envision a new generation of casinos. In their most ideal forms, these plans are being modeled with consideration given to the psychological and sociological profiles of this high-tech, constant stimulation-seeking group. A recent study by the Federal Chief Information Officers Council identified eight norms of what it deems “The Net Generation.”
It’s February, and there is so much going on that truly excites me. This is a good month. For one, this issue of the magazine is getting around. Literally. It’s being distributed at four industry conferences—iGaming North America, Florida Gaming Congress, the American Bar Association’s Gaming Law Minefield and the World Game Protection Conference. It’s thrilling for me to see the reach CEM has and the new audience we’re gaining.
New releases for Class II for February 2013 include Bally Technologies, Moon Goddess; Cadillac Jack, Secrets of Siam; Diamond Game, Walter Mercado's Tarot Treasures; IGT, Day of the Dead Bingo; and WMS, Hawaiian Bliss.
This is the inaugural edition of the monthly Union Gaming Analytics (UGA) index of gaming operators. Since this is the first edition, we will describe the methodology we used in compiling it. For reference, the index is compiled of 23 global gaming operators ranging in market cap from $33.4 billion (Las Vegas Sands) to $221 million (Isle of Capri). To take into account company size, we have comprised index weights based on market capitalization.
New gaming products for table games and gear include GPI, RFID Tray Inventory Module; Galaxy Gaming, High Card Flush; Genesis Interactive, Quick-Change Tabletops; Interblock, G4D Bubble with Pop'n Poker Game; and SHFL entertainment, Neverbust Blackjack.
The end of 2012 saw the United States on the precipice of higher tax rates springing back to life, the elimination of favorable business tax provisions and significant cuts to federal spending. From the edge of the proverbial fiscal cliff, the United States leaped to the closest ledge at the beginning of 2013, with the politicians finally reaching an agreement to mostly preserve current tax rates and extend numerous favorable business tax provisions.
