Living the Dream
The story of Ernie Moody’s “instant” success and his prominence as a gaming investor
IN THIS ISSUE: APRIL 2020
LIVING THE DREAM The story of Ernie Moody’s “instant” success and his prominence as a gaming investorHEATED COMPETITION With competition fierce, New Jersey’s sports betting sites turn to marketing and promotions to lure new playersKINGDOM IN CRISIS What is next for casinos in Cambodia?CASINO CREDIT: CALCULATING THE RISK Casino credit should be simple and easy for the player, airtight and risk-free for the operator.TRIBAL CASINOS ARE SMOKING With most of society looking for non-smoking environments, how do tribal casinos respond?GOING CASHLESS When will casinos get with the times and allow patrons to transfer cash electronically? It may be sooner than you think.
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Heated Competition
With competition fierce, New Jersey’s sports betting sites turn to marketing and promotions to lure new players
Kingdom In Crisis
What is next for casinos in Cambodia?
Casino Credit: Calculating the Risk
Casino credit should be simple and easy for the player, airtight and risk-free for the operator.
Tribal Casinos Are Smoking
With most of society looking for non-smoking environments, how do tribal casinos respond?
The Agenda
Slaying the Golden Goose
Is sports betting a boon for casinos, or a bust? We explore the odds of this growing casino segment.
PODCASTS
COLUMNS
AGA
Let’s Get Real
It’s time to update the slot tax threshold to reflect modern day realities
Fantini's Finance
Gaming Catches a Cold
Coronavirus clobbers gaming stocks. So what’s next?
Frankly Speaking
Betting the Books
Learning the new sports betting lingo is enough to transform a regular trade-magazine editor into a cigar-chomping, fedora-wearing, crusty old handicapper.
Making My Point
A Day at the Races
Why horses, like businesses, need all of their parts to work
FEATURES
Living the Dream
The story of Ernie Moody’s “instant” success and his prominence as a gaming investor
Best of the Best: EKG Slot Awards
Aristocrat again dominates the field in the second Eilers & Krejcik Gaming Slot Awards
Going Cashless
When will casinos get with the times and allow patrons to transfer cash electronically? It may be sooner than you think.
Tribal Casinos Are Smoking
With most of society looking for non-smoking environments, how do tribal casinos respond?
Casino Credit: Calculating the Risk
Casino credit should be simple and easy for the player, airtight and risk-free for the operator.
Kingdom In Crisis
What is next for casinos in Cambodia?
DEPARTMENTS
5 Questions More
Russell Mifsud
Director, Gaming, KPMG Malta
Casino Communications More
Per Jaldung
CEO, Casino Cosmopol AB, and Chairman, European Casino Association
New Game Review More
Dancing Drums Reels
Scientific Games
Hamster Libre
Gaming Arts
Money Party
Novomatic Americas
Zodiac Lion
IGT
Cutting Edge More
Managing Compliance
PRODUCT: ComplianceCore
MANUFACTURER: CasinoSoft
Flexible Kiosk
PRODUCT: Lusk Kiosk
MANUFACTURER: Phi Gaming
April 17: Betting In Face of COVID-19, online сonference dedicated to Betting Business during the pandemics. Organized by Smile Expo. For more information, visit: https://onlinebettingconf.com.
April 27-May 1: SBC Digital Summit, online summit. Produced by SBC Events. For more information, visit https://sbcevents.com/sbc-digital-summit
May 5-6: iGG (iGaming Germany), Wyndham Garden Berlin Mitte, Berlin. Produced by Events International. For more information, visit https://www.eventus-international.com/igg
May 7: Mare Balticum Gaming Summit, virtual online gaming summit. Produced by Proshirt SRL. For more information, visit https://marebalticumgaming.com.
May 11-15: ICE North America Digital, online conference. Produced by Clarion Gaming. For more information, visit ICENorthAmerica.com.
June 2-4, 2020: Betting on Sports Europe 2020, Stamford Bridge, London. Produced by SBC Events. For more information, visit https://sbcevents.com/betting-on-sports-europe/. For enquiries contact marketing@sbcgaming.com.
June 16-17: Ukranian Gaming Week Expo, Kyiv, Ukraine. Produced by Smile Expo. For more information, visit https://ugw.com.ua/en.
June 22-24: CasinoBeats Malta 2020, Intercontinental Malta, St. George’s Bay St. Julian’s, Malta. Produced by Sports Betting Community. For more information, visit SBCEvents.com
July 9: Player Protection Forum, Prospero House, 241 Borough High Street, London. Produced by KnowNow. For more information, visit https://www.knownowltd.com/event-list/player-protection-forum-202.0/
July 28-30: G2E Asia 2020, Venetian Macao. Produced by Reed Exhibitions and the American Gaming Association. For more information, visit G2EAsiaMacau.com/en-gb.html
July 28-30: ASEAN Gaming Summit, Shangri-La at the Fort Manila, Philippines. Organized by Asian Gaming Brief. For more information, visit https://aseangaming.com.
August 12-13: Peru Gaming Show, Lima, Peru. Produced by AMC. For more information, visit https://www.perugamingshow.com.
September 8-10: Casino Esports Conference, Luxor Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Produced by Fox Marketing, LLC. For more information, https://www.casinoesportconf.com.
September 8-11, 2020: SBC Summit 2020, Fira de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Produced by SBC Events. For more information, visit: https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit/. For enquiries contact marketing@sbcgaming.com.
October 5-8, 2020: Global Gaming Expo (G2E), Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas. The casino industry's largest and most important conference and trade show. Produced by Reed Exhibitions. For more information, visit https://www.globalgamingexpo.com.
October 5-8, 2020: 15th Annual World Game Protection Conference, Tropicana Casino, Las Vegas. The WGPC is an annual conference that connects casino surveillance, asset protection professionals and regulators from around the world. For more information, visit https://www.worldgameprotection.com
October 26-27: East Coast Gaming Congress, Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City. Produced by Spectrum Gaming, Cooper Levenson, the Friedmutter Group and Sysco. For more information, visit EastCoastGamingCongress.com.
November 30-Dec. 1, 2020: ESI New York, etc.venues, 360 Madison Avenue, New York, NY. Produced by Esports Insider. For more information, visit https://esportsinsider.com..
December 1-3, 2020: Betting on Sports America 2020, Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, NJ. Produced by SBC Events. For more information, visit https://sbcevents.com/casinobeats-malta/. For enquiries contact marketing@sbcgaming.com.
December 7-9, 2020: World Gaming Executive Summit, W Hotel, Barcelona, Spain. Organized by Spark Something Terrapinn. For more information, visit https://www.terrapinn.com/conference/world-gaming-executive-summit/index.stm.
April 27-May 1: SBC Digital Summit, online summit. Produced by SBC Events. For more information, visit https://sbcevents.com/sbc-digital-summit
May 5-6: iGG (iGaming Germany), Wyndham Garden Berlin Mitte, Berlin. Produced by Events International. For more information, visit https://www.eventus-international.com/igg
May 7: Mare Balticum Gaming Summit, virtual online gaming summit. Produced by Proshirt SRL. For more information, visit https://marebalticumgaming.com.
May 11-15: ICE North America Digital, online conference. Produced by Clarion Gaming. For more information, visit ICENorthAmerica.com.
June 2-4, 2020: Betting on Sports Europe 2020, Stamford Bridge, London. Produced by SBC Events. For more information, visit https://sbcevents.com/betting-on-sports-europe/. For enquiries contact marketing@sbcgaming.com.
June 16-17: Ukranian Gaming Week Expo, Kyiv, Ukraine. Produced by Smile Expo. For more information, visit https://ugw.com.ua/en.
June 22-24: CasinoBeats Malta 2020, Intercontinental Malta, St. George’s Bay St. Julian’s, Malta. Produced by Sports Betting Community. For more information, visit SBCEvents.com
July 9: Player Protection Forum, Prospero House, 241 Borough High Street, London. Produced by KnowNow. For more information, visit https://www.knownowltd.com/event-list/player-protection-forum-202.0/
July 28-30: G2E Asia 2020, Venetian Macao. Produced by Reed Exhibitions and the American Gaming Association. For more information, visit G2EAsiaMacau.com/en-gb.html
July 28-30: ASEAN Gaming Summit, Shangri-La at the Fort Manila, Philippines. Organized by Asian Gaming Brief. For more information, visit https://aseangaming.com.
August 12-13: Peru Gaming Show, Lima, Peru. Produced by AMC. For more information, visit https://www.perugamingshow.com.
September 8-10: Casino Esports Conference, Luxor Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Produced by Fox Marketing, LLC. For more information, https://www.casinoesportconf.com.
September 8-11, 2020: SBC Summit 2020, Fira de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Produced by SBC Events. For more information, visit: https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit/. For enquiries contact marketing@sbcgaming.com.
October 5-8, 2020: Global Gaming Expo (G2E), Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas. The casino industry's largest and most important conference and trade show. Produced by Reed Exhibitions. For more information, visit https://www.globalgamingexpo.com.
October 5-8, 2020: 15th Annual World Game Protection Conference, Tropicana Casino, Las Vegas. The WGPC is an annual conference that connects casino surveillance, asset protection professionals and regulators from around the world. For more information, visit https://www.worldgameprotection.com
October 26-27: East Coast Gaming Congress, Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City. Produced by Spectrum Gaming, Cooper Levenson, the Friedmutter Group and Sysco. For more information, visit EastCoastGamingCongress.com.
November 30-Dec. 1, 2020: ESI New York, etc.venues, 360 Madison Avenue, New York, NY. Produced by Esports Insider. For more information, visit https://esportsinsider.com..
December 1-3, 2020: Betting on Sports America 2020, Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, NJ. Produced by SBC Events. For more information, visit https://sbcevents.com/casinobeats-malta/. For enquiries contact marketing@sbcgaming.com.
December 7-9, 2020: World Gaming Executive Summit, W Hotel, Barcelona, Spain. Organized by Spark Something Terrapinn. For more information, visit https://www.terrapinn.com/conference/world-gaming-executive-summit/index.stm.
