On Oct. 28, 2009, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010. The NDAA includes provisions that expand the two types of military-related leave that became available under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in January 2008—“qualifying exigency” leave and military caregiver leave.
The automotive industry is not typically a source the gaming industry would consider a model to structure research activities in an effort to maximize federal research tax credits. However, the automotive industry and the gaming industry—particularly equipment manufacturers—do share some similarities with respect to product development.
Are gambling debts legally enforceable in California? If you read the California Gambling Control Commission’s (CGCC) extension of credit regulation, you would think the answer is yes. Unfortunately for gaming operations in California, the answer is less than crystal clear.
This is the third in a series of articles on gaming floor analysis; in these articles we use mathematical models to provide deeper insight into the factors that drive gaming results. This article establishes the analytical building blocks that can be used to decode how social networks influence game play.
Many companies are eager to shut the book on FY2009, but proposed legislation from health care reform to new reporting requirements might just make for a challenging FY2010 as well. Faced with a federal budget deficit that reached a record high $1.42 trillion at the end of the 2009 fiscal year, revenue-raising measures will become a focal point for the Obama administration and Congress.
For any company hoping to hit it big in Nevada’s gaming industry, a Herculean challenge awaits—obtaining a gaming license in the state. One such company recently fortunate enough to pass that grueling test is Ainsworth Game Technologies— and only after years of waiting.
Rebate on loss programs have been popular since the 1970s, but if you’re enticing whales with big money back, you might want to rethink your promotion. Odds are, you’re paying them to play—and not profiting from it. This article introduces the difference between game play and expected value, following from the CEM Blog series on the difference between actual and theoretical win.
In a national health emergency, employers must strike a fine balance between protecting their profits and their employee’s privacy. There’s tricky ground to traverse, even now in the vaccine stage. Recently, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published guidance for employers on how to handle pandemic influenza without implicating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other laws.
News of the unexpected death of Richard Fiore unsettled the team here at CEM, as it surely did everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him. Read how John Acres remembers his colleague and friend, and what loss this is to our industry.
Times are tough, and gaming companies worldwide are tightening their belts. Their legal departments are no exception. They are feeling the pinch along with everyone else. Like other operational and administrative departments, in-house legal has taken a big hit to its bottom line—its budget.
