Its glass façade gleaming, Revel spans 6.3 million square feet on the Atlantic City Boardwalk and reaches toward the sky at 710 feet tall. The beachfront resort promises a haven of luxury, entertainment and play—a modern-day Atlantis. Kevin DeSanctis, the figurative architect behind the $2.4 billion Revel resort and CEO of Revel Entertainment Group LLC, committed to creating a resort with a casino instead of a casino with guestrooms.
A rising fourth wave of legal gambling is beginning to sweep the world. It is based on the Internet and other digital technologies, especially those that allow instant interactive play. And the big-box casino is going to join the big-box store and big-box movie theater as an outdated means of delivering a product. And if the product does not change, then casinos will disappear
In this month's top Latin American news, the government continues cracking down on gaming in Venezuela, casinos are now among the most profitable companies in Chile, the Buenos Aires lottery is critical of online gaming in Argentina, and according to Codere, the Colombian market remains “attractive.”
I suppose recovery is something that’s in the eye of the beholder, but I’m looking for one specific indicator to change before I’m willing to say recovery, and that’s the national unemployment rate falling below 6 percent. Looking back at unemployment rates historically, there is a very strong correlation between a healthy economy and 6 percent or less unemployment.
This month's headlines, JCM Global acquires 49 percent of Nanoptix Inc. common stock, AGS receives its manufacturers' license in three states, and Aristocrat launches a play-for-fun site for Maryland Live! Casino.
By Amanda Huggett, Anna G. Larson and Jenessa McAllister
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Amanda Huggett, Anna G. Larson and Jenessa McAllister
In this month’s feature, CEM recognizes some of gaming’s brightest visionaries. Hard-working, resourceful, spirited and humble, each exceptional gaming professional profiled here has a host of admirable qualities. The profiles will give you an inside look at why each leader deserves to be recognized and the amazing things they’ve contributed to the industry. You’ll learn about our visionaries’ backgrounds, professional goals and more.
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With an optimistic outlook on the remainder of 2012, companies in the architecture, construction and design sector show no signs of slowing down. Read to learn what’s been built this past year, and what’s going to wow us in the coming months from Hnedak Bobo Group, Cuningham Group Architecture Inc., Thalden Boyd Emery Architects, WorthGroup Architects and JCJ Architecture.
I recently participated on a panel for a jurisdictional gaming summit. The major topic of the day was proposed legislation for new licenses. Commercial gaming representatives argued amongst themselves, insisting that any new legislation needed to be fair and equitable, saying, “We want parity in gaming.” It seemed like a logical argument until one panelist included American Indian governments by complaining that ...
This month's new table games and gear features DEQ Systems Corp.'s HAWK™ Intelligent Baccarat Shoe, G4 Organic Virtual™ 10 Horizontal by Interblock and Shuffle Master's Power Blackjack™.
