Casino Enterprise Management

As you might expect from the title of this article, I’m going to discuss the collection of gaming data—and what to do with it once you have it. It’s said that all tracking systems are created equal, but this requires clarification, as all tracking systems don’t perform the same functions.

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The partnership between customer and vendor is much like a marriage. It is a “better or worse” kind of partnership, but with little honoring and cherishing going on. What would happen if casinos and vendors treated their relationships like marriages—or at the very least, domestic partnerships—with the same level of commitment and support a happy husband and wife espouse?

In this buyer’s guide for expert advice, you’ll find out just where to go when you don’t know. From marketing consultants to game protection consultants, from construction firms to former regulators, this group of gaming experts can help you overcome virtually any hurdle.
 

Check out these latest news bits from Indian Country: A federal ruling found that California is not allowed to ask for payments from Indian tribes in exchange for more slot machines during compact negotiations. In New York, the Department of Interior has placed 13,004 acres of land into trust for the Oneida Indian Nation, and in Washington the BIA published final regulations of IGRA.

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Check out these new products available now for your gaming property: American Fibertek Inc. (AFI) has made it easier for architects, engineers and system integrators with V'nes, Heber introduces the Pluto 8 embedded gaming controller and Acrilex Inc. introduces its Acriglas® Glitter series of acrylic sheets.

I recently spoke with a gaming executive from a Native American property located in the heart of the Upper Midwest. I was a little shocked when I heard him tell me, “These gas prices are just killing us.” Tribal gaming markets have been traditionally more resistant to economic troubles than their commercial counterparts.

In a perfect world you would have an immense team of highly qualified specialists. Let’s say it’s a perfect world. How does one align his or her expertise? How does one role feed another? How does each department contribute to the bottom line? Take a moment to bask in paradise, and then let’s see how we can scale it back to meet your day-to-day reality.