Casino Enterprise Management

With mixed stock performances for major gaming suppliers during the month of August, the AGEM Index increased 5 percent over the previous month, posting a value of 111.56, or an increase of 5.27 points. On a year-over-year basis, the AGEM Index is up 4.1 percent, recording its second consecutive monthly increase, the first time since March 2008.

For the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) tribe, fire has long been a dominant factor. After all, the tribe’s name is traditionally the “keepers of the fire.” Now the FireKeepers Casino, located off of I-94 in Battle Creek, Mich., is forging a new tradition on what was historically used as farmland by the tribe. The FireKeepers Casino features Las Vegas-style gaming.

What's new in Class II slots? Read here to find out. Featuring Expedition Outback from Cadillac Jack, Fish In a Barrel™ Bingo from IGT, Pirate’s Luck from Multimedia Games, Treasures of Atlantis from Nova Gaming and Sumo 7s from VGT.

Think hotdogs, beer and baseball on a Saturday afternoon. Iron, carbon and zinc forged into corrosion-resistant steel. Larry, Moe and Curly. Neapolitan ice cream. The Three Musketeers. If the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and all good things come in threes, so they say, then the GTECH/SPIELO/ATRONIC merger is nothing short of a trifecta/hat trick/triple threat in the global gaming marketplace.

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In Parts I and II of this “Who is Due Back?” series, we looked at clustering techniques and how they can be applied to predict when a customer is “due” to return to gamble at a casino property. The clustering techniques were designed to de-average the customers and create different groups of behaviors. We have decided that we need to take a look at the reliability of the measurements themselves.

We’ve just completed a review of 85 Midwestern casinos’ websites, from stand-alone properties to the local offerings of Las Vegas brands. What struck us is that for too many in this group, the role of their website is unclear and, in some cases, even counterproductive.

The American Indian Business Network (AIBN) began as an initiative of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA). The AIBN was envisioned to promote a “Buy Indian” concept and create consideration of Indian products and services by tribal casinos and other businesses that were involved in Indian country. As the AIBN evolved, the purpose of the overall initiative has expanded.

In Josifovich v. Secure Computing Corp., a federal district court in New Jersey held that both back pay and front pay paid as part of a settlement award to a former employee were wages and thus subject to federal employment taxes. The court also rejected the former employee’s argument that the employer must pay the taxes by “grossing up” the settlement.

Looking for a way to drive revenue in your pit? Try Shuffle Master’s Game Manager Nexus. Racing Card Derby is anew and exciting table game and accommodates 10 players against a live dealer. TCSJOHNHUXLEY’s newest cardroom system, CardRoomMAGIC, offers casino operators, card clubs and gaming venues complete control of all poker games played under the same roof.