A casino here, a hotel there, a restaurant where? This first in a series updates you on the latest industry projects, showcasing what’s new and what’s to come across the country.
Earlier this year, Casino Enterprise Management put out an open call to the industry: Show us the Next Big Thing to hit the slot floor. We wanted to give manufacturers an opportunity to showcase technological advancements that will change the way slot floors operate and customers play. The second annual CEM Slot Floor Technology Awards drew 35 entries from 16 manufacturers.
It’s been nearly a quarter century since the first automated player tracking system was installed on a casino floor. In those 25 years, player tracking has become a powerful tool for casino operators to identify the wants and needs of players and appropriately reward those who play frequently. But until recently, automated player tracking systems had one major flaw: They were limited to slot machines.
Memorial Day has long been celebrated as the unofficial beginning of summer, when family and friends look forward to a weekend of barbeques and outdoor activities. However, Memorial Day is also a time for Americans to remember and honor veterans who gave so much for their country, as well as those currently serving in the military to defend our freedom.
In 1981, Australian folk musician John Williamson wrote an award-winning song titled “True Blue.” The song describes the Aussie ideals of “a fair go for all, mateship ... and solving problems.” This song seems quite fitting for native Australian Kent Young, who until recently was probably best known as the smiling and youthful face of Aristocrat.
See new table games and gear products from May 2008. Featuring IGT's Bonanza Blackjack, Shuffle Master's Three Card Poker Progressive and Innovative Gaming's Quick Seven.
If you attended the Great Women of Gaming Conference 2007 at the Green Valley Ranch Resort, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas, you know what it feels like to be in the midst of some of our industry’s most driven and successful female leaders. That feeling cannot be duplicated, but we tried our darndest to do it in the pages of this article by presenting a snapshot of the event and the 10 incredibly sharp award winners.
Some people are sad to see paperwork go the way of the mechanical calculator and the mimeograph. For everyone else, there are the must-have HR solutions from First Advantage HRLogix. Through its dedication to not only mitigating real-life HR problems, but obliterating them, the company has streamlined and fully automated the quagmire of many HR duties. Even better, it does all this while bolstering the bottom line.
On Jan. 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law H.R. 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008. Among other things, H.R. 4986 (the Amendment) significantly amends the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to extend coverage to employees to care for family members injured while on active military duty.
Find out what entertainment technologies like TV On Demand, TiVo, iPods, Sirius Satellite Radio and YouTube have in common with casino marketing. Simply put, they put the consumer in charge. For marketers, such gadgets limit - if not totally remove - advertising messages from the equation.
