Over three days, in the hot summer heat of Oklahoma City’s downtown “Bricktown” area, more than 2,200 participants stayed cool and informed by attending the 18th annual Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association annual trade show, held at the Cox Convention Center. The largest regional tribal gaming show—considered by many to be the most successful regional event—OIGA provided cutting-edge workshops, an active and lively exhibit floor and well-attended networking opportunities.
Every week it’s something new. Another development in the world of social, mobile gaming and— as we in the biz call it—“i-gaming.” Just this past week, it was the announcement of the first licensed intrastate online poker room in the U.S. by South Point, a Las Vegas land-based casino. A week before that, tribal-based Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz., was the first to go live with IGT’s DoubleDown Casino social gaming platform.
Many in the gaming industry will spend early October attending the Global Gaming Expo and, once again, much of the debate will focus on Internet gaming. This discussion took a sharp turn last December when the Department of Justice released its legal opinion, reversing longstanding views on the applicability of the Wire Act.
In the first hundred days, the people’s representative congress in general has been yielding to the strong leadership of Enrique Pena Nieto, the newly elected president of Mexico. It would appear that Nieto is taking his opportunity of a lifetime and going to do something with it, much like President Roosevelt did after the Great Depression in the United States.
Take a look at some new Class II games recently released from major manufacturers. This month we feature games by Bally, Cadillac Jack, Diamond Game, IGT, Multimedia Games, Rocket Gaming Systems and WMS.
This month we feature our Casino Enterprise Management sales team. In this section, we highlight the unique traits, talents, hobbies and extraordinary passions of industry professionals. If you or someone you know would be a great candidate for this monthly feature, contact us today!
After a recent $75 million expansion, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa is now the world’s sixth-largest casino. Despite a tight timeline, Klai Juba Architects and CLEO Design managed to get everything completed by the deadline—and beautifully done too! Take a look at the finished product with CEM in this month’s New Construction.
We are proud to debut a brand-new section of the magazine in this issue. Here, we’ll take a quick look at what’s happening in the gaming and political world and present you with need-to-know highlights from the past month. No one can escape politics, especially not those in gaming. In this section debut, read for highlights and updates on what’s going on in Nevada, New York, New Jersey, California and Illinois.
If you like margaritas and/or Jimmy Buffett, then you’ll be happy to hear of Margaritaville. MVB Holding’s new Margaritaville Casino & Restaurant captures the essence of the laid-back, relaxed island lifestyle Buffett chose to sing about. Find out how MVB, Cuningham Group Architecture, The McBride Co, and others came together to build a resort as legendary as its name.
