Casino Enterprise Management

Read 2014 Gaming Industry Forecast essays from the following categories: Regulation and Testing; Slot and Class II Manufacturers, Slot, Class II and Table Games Operators; and Table Games and Equipment.

In an Oct. 23, 2013, Casino Reform Decree, Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) added and repealed various provisions of the Regulations to the Federal Gambling and Drawings Law. It is clear this was the first step toward moving Mexico’s gaming business out of the shadows and into the international mainstream. The time is now to clean house and stimulate stated gaming expansion interests...

2013 proved to be an important one for the gaming industry as a new frontier of legal Internet gaming opened in the United States, following the Department of Justice’s more liberal interpretation of the Wire Act. Three U.S. states—Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey—crossed the threshold in 2013 to offer various forms of online wagering within their borders. Many believe 2014 may be a breakout year for online gaming...

After reporting four consecutive monthly increases, the AGEM Index reported relatively no change in November 2013 when compared to October 2013. During the month, the index posted a composite score of 193.47, which was down a modest 0.04 points from the prior month. Compared to a year ago (November 2012), the AGEM Index increased 59.66 points (+44.6 percent). In November, six of the 16 global...

Read 2014 Gaming Industry Forecast essays from the following categories: Architecture, Construction & Design; Associations, Attorneys & Law Firms; Cash Handling, Equipment and Access.

New Class II games for January 2014 include Bally Technologies—Shadow Diamond™, Cadillac Jack—Solomon’s Riches™, Multimedia Games—Beerfest™, Rocket Gaming Systems—Pride of the Jungle™ and WMS—Colossal Reels® Isle of the Amazons™.

This month in What's Shakin', Aristocrat forms partnership with Wave Crest to provide casino card eWallet, Bally announces systems and interactive agreements with SLS Hotel and Casino, IGT signs with Delaware State Lottery to bring fan-favorite VLT games to Delaware and releases world's first social casino index, NEWave installs TINCheck software at 18 Station Casinos' Nevada Destinations and Check Prove software at Palms Casino Resort and more.

New Class III slots for January 2014 include Ainsworth—Vulcan™, Aruze Gaming—ULTRA STACK FEATURE™, Bally Technologies—Jackpot Empire™, Cadillac Jack—Samba Queens™, Incredible Technologies—Robin Hood™ Riches of Sherwood Forest, IGT—Dangerous Beauty 2, Multimedia Games—Carnival in Rio® 2, Nova Technologies—DRAGON’S HEAT™ and WMS—AfterShock™.

Basic business management education teaches the student that there are two strategic avenues for achieving a competitive advantage in your industry or market segment. Strategy No. 1 relates to providing a “cheaper” but relatively equal product or service than your competition. In the food service industry, McDonald’s is a perfect example. It provides the consumer with a rather inexpensive meal selection...

New community-style and progressives slots for January 2014 include Ainsworth—Vegas King™, GTECH—Deal or No Deal™ In It To Win It™, IGT—Sex and the City Platinum™ Video Slots, Konami Gaming, Inc.—Dragon’s Victory™ and WMS—THE GAME OF LIFE - Pay Day.