October 2008

Gaming Support Experienced Solutions

By Michael Shirek

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Michael Shirek

Gaming Support—the name says it all. Not since General Motors incorporated has a company had a more apropos moniker. With product lines for several areas of a gaming enterprise—and the service to prop them up—Gaming Support is aptly named. With gaming products found on every casino floor, Gaming Support has a solution for almost any need an operator can express.

Indian Gaming ‘Pathbreakers’ Recognized at National Conference

By Ernie Stevens Jr.

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Ernie Stevens Jr.

Last year, Indian Country recognized the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians. A significant turning point in Native American history, the decision was a successful end of the fight to create economic opportunity on the reservations of two California tribes, the Cabazon and Morongo Bands of Mission Indians.

In Mobile Marketing, Intelligence is Not an Option

By Alan Sultan and Peter Yesawich Jr.

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Alan Sultan and Peter Yesawich Jr.

What kind of service do your guests expect your casino host to provide? Most likely, the answer is “personalized.” Besides the dealers, casino hosts are perhaps the most visible and accessible casino employees. They cultivate relationships with every level of player, from a first-time visitor up to the highest of high rollers.

New Class II Slots, October 2008

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Check out these new Class II slot titles from major manufacturers! Featuring Angel 8s by Diamond Games, 100 Wolves™ Bingo by IGT, Sakura Sun by Cadillac Jack, and 1,000,000 Degrees™ by Bally.

Table Games & Gear, October 2008

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Check out some of the Table Games & Gear from October 2008! Featured are INAG's Head Start Hold'em Bonus, a fully self-contained computer designed to add an element of excitement to one of the oldest games in gaming—blackjack, and Eric Johnson's twist on a tried-and-true favorite, Grand Slam Ponuckle is a combination of pinochle strategy and a poker-style paytable.

A Guide To Analyzing a New Table Game

By Brian Doerr

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Brian Doerr

When given the task of analyzing new table game ideas, it is easy, and almost commonplace, to become complacent and callous. The fact remains that of all the new games you will be exposed to, of all the endless demos and procedure reviews, and of all the smiling salesmen pitching the World’s Greatest New Table Game, you might accept one of them for further scrutiny.

A Scattering of Payouts

By John Wilson

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John Wilson

Several months ago our fictitious manufacturing company released a fictitious slot machine. The 5-reel video slot featured a bonus game that was initiated by three symbols appearing on the first three reels. Testing showed a promising future for this game. Once regulatory approvals were received and the game shipped to a number of fictitious casinos, however, something went seriously awry...

Server-Based Gaming: Caveat Emptor?

By Krista Reiner

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Krista Reiner

Server-based gaming is all the rage! Server-based gaming will change the way we operate our casino floors! Server-based gaming is the future! Say any of these phrases—or the hundreds like them—and most gaming industry executives will roll their eyes, contort their face and make a mad dash for the door. And who can blame them?

CRM, BI And U, Part III Aristocrat Oasis 360

By John Wilson

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John Wilson

Many of the features of one vendor’s product are often found in other vendors’ products as well. Each CRM solution that we have explored so far—IGT’s Mariposa™ and Konami’s Patron 360™—for example, provides a means of storing data and generating reports. What is important to you as an operator, then, is how each unique solution will fit your business.