Casino Enterprise Management

If your hold percent is in a falling pattern, it might be time to churn up the churn. From the initial buy-in to baccarat to the sports book, churning can have a major impact on your casino's bottom line. What is churning and how does it affect the hold percentage and live game win? Find the answers here, as Zender takes a closer look at "churning" and what it can do for your casino.

Check out these latest headlines and announcement from the gaming industry's top movers and shakers! Included are, three new members for AGEM, an accreditation for Eclipse, a new platform and cabinets from Diamond Game, special projects from WMS, a first-ever protocol extension from GTECH/SPIELO, and much more!

Would you ever leave a game on the floor for 72 years? In some cases, that may be the only instance in which you would see the game experience a complete cycle. In the final installment of this series on the vicious cycle, the Slot Mathemagician investigates the disparity between the theoretical and what's really happening on your floor.

Read about the newest Class III slots here, featuring WMS' Cascading Reels® Golden Pearl™, BetStone's Prime Property™,  Nova Gaming's Jungle Quest™, SPIELO's Bigger City 5’s™, Multimedia Games' Safari Sunrise™, Konami's Lion’s Law™, IGT's Fire Horse™ MultiWay Xtra®, Aristocrat's In The Gold™, AC Coin & Slot's Big Bucks Slotto™, Cadillac Jack's Adam Beach Presents Ghost Bear, Bally's ALPHA Elite™ Jumbo Cabinet and Playboy Platinum.

Want to know what's new in the Class II slot world? Look here for the top games from trusted manufacturers. Featuring: Nova Gaming's Ten Billion B.C.™, Multimedia Games' Jambalaya Jackpot, Cadillac Jack's Rumble in the Jungle™ and IGT's Cats Bingo.

Check out these new table game titles and gear! Featured are: the exciting and intense game of Crazy 4 Poker, where player go head-to-head with the dealer; the easy-to-learn Fury of the Dragon, bringing the gamble back to games—with a twist; and the faster-paced NX2 Macau from TCSJOHNHUXLEY, making more bets available to the customers.

Indian country ended the final days of the 1st Congressional session in a strong position as Congress took its annual summer recess. Indian country, like the rest of the United States, continues to be affected by the economic downturn. But keep in mind that Indian gaming has been and will continue to be a resilient and strong industry that is capable of adapting to the economic situation.

Check out the newest community style and progressive slots here. This month, we feature WMS' MONOPOLY™ Grand Hotel® Big Event® and WMS' Big Event® Poker, IGT' Pony Express™ Video Slots and
Cadillac Jack's Pump It Up™.

From Macau to Moscow, Randy Hedrick has literally sped through the world of gaming. He’s witnessed the inner workings of Russia’s most notorious casinos, played pokies with the locals in Australia, sat down with the whales in Macau, sojourned with Die Deutsche, and pulled up a seat next to tourists in Sin City. Throughout his 25-plus years in gaming, Hedrick has almost seen it all—until recently.

Once the sun sets near the equator, sun-bathed tourists often begin to flock to one of the many land-based or cruise ship casinos found throughout the Caribbean and Central and South America. Find out what's new in some of these regions' top gaming locales.