Taking Care of Business
Billions of dollars in new development is coming to Las Vegas, much of it designed to capture business travelers, who outstay and outspend other tourists.
IN THIS ISSUE: APRIL 2019
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS Billions of dollars in new development is coming to Las Vegas, much of it designed to capture business travelers, who outstay and outspend other tourists.TOURNEY TIME Technology has changed the way casinos stage slot tournamentsSIDE BETS Sports betting legalization has released a landslide of companies that have products and services that can move the North American market forward rapidlyGROWING UP New tribal casinos are few and far between, but market growth continues PLAYING WITH THE BIG BOYS Data Analytics for Small Operators: Low-Cost Techniques to Mimic Economies of ScaleTENDER TOUCH How kiosks are revolutionizing gaming
Features More
Tourney Time
Technology has changed the way casinos stage slot tournaments
Side Bets
Sports betting legalization has released a landslide of companies that have products and services that can move the North American market forward rapidly
Growing Up
New tribal casinos are few and far between, but market growth continues
Playing With the Big Boys
Data Analytics for Small Operators: Low-Cost Techniques to Mimic Economies of Scale
The Agenda
Seeing Visions
Finding and celebrating visionaries in the casino gaming industry
PODCASTS
COLUMNS
AGA
Getting the Word Out
Responsibility in gaming is our top priority
Fantini's Finance
Attack of the Activist Investors
It’s not just Carl Icahn making demands of Caesars; any public company must deal with shareholder demands
Frankly Speaking
Tourneys and Pips
The Cornhole Classic, Zombie Dodgeball and Gladys goes solo.
Slot Technology
Slotties Are Born!
Aristocrat, Scientific Games dominate first EKG Slot Awards
Making My Point
The Big Picture
Sometimes, being the cutoff man is as important as being the batter
FEATURES
Taking Care of Business
Billions of dollars in new development is coming to Las Vegas, much of it designed to capture business travelers, who outstay and outspend other tourists.
Tender Touch
How kiosks are revolutionizing gaming
Playing With the Big Boys
Data Analytics for Small Operators: Low-Cost Techniques to Mimic Economies of Scale
Growing Up
New tribal casinos are few and far between, but market growth continues
Side Bets
Sports betting legalization has released a landslide of companies that have products and services that can move the North American market forward rapidly
Tourney Time
Technology has changed the way casinos stage slot tournaments
DEPARTMENTS
5 Questions More
Andrew McCarron
Managing Director, SBC (Sports Betting Community)
Casino Communications More
Todd Haushalter
Chief Product Officer, Evolution Gaming
New Game Review More
American Gods 4D
International Game Technology
FarmVille
Aristocrat Technologies
Fu Pig
AGS
Wheel of Prosperity
Aruze Gaming
Cutting Edge More
Flexible Display
PRODUCT:LED Direct View • MANUFACTURER: JCM Global
Sports Printer
PRODUCT: Epic 880 Printer • MANUFACTURER: TransAct Technologies Inc.
Emerging Leaders More
When Opportunity Knocks
Evan Davis, Vice President and General Counsel, SugarHouse Casino
Determined to Succeed
Wendi Long, Marketing Director, Eastern Shawnee Tribe, Indigo Sky Casino & Resort, Outpost Casino and Bordertown Casino & Arena
Mentorship Motivates
Geoffrey Goodman, Former Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
April 22-25: Betting on Football 2019, Meadowlands Exposition Center, New Jersey. Produced by SBC Events. For more information visit: sbcevents.com/betting-on-football-2019
April 23: UNLV Gaming & Hospitality Education Series: Table Games & ETGs—Setting the Bar, UNLV’s Stan Fulton Building, Las Vegas. Produced by GGB Magazine & UNLV William F. Harrah College of Hospitality. For more information, visit UNLVGHES.com.
April 23-25: Southern Leadership Development Conference, Seminole Hard Rock, Hollywood, Florida. Produced by Global Gaming Women. For more information, visit globalgamingwomen.org.
May 7-9, 2019: Southern Gaming Summit 2019, Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi. Produced by the Mississippi Gaming & Hospitality Association. For more information, visit SGSummit.com.
May 13-15, 2019: ICE North America 2019, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Produced by Clarion Gaming. For more information, visit ICENorthAmerica.com.
May 16-17, 2019: Japan Gaming Congress 2019, Conrad Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Produced by Clarion Gaming. For more information, visit JapanGamingCongress.com.
May 20, 2019: Title 31-Currency Transaction Reporting: Implementation and Compliance, University of Nevada Reno’s Gaming Management Program. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2019Title31
May 20-21, 2019: Cyprus Gaming Show, Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. Produced by Eventus. For more information, visit CyprusGamingShow.com.
May 21, 2019: UNLV Gaming & Hospitality Education Series: Operators Vs. Manufacturers—Making Peace, UNLV’s Stan Fulton Building, Las Vegas. Produced by GGB Magazine and UNLV William F. Harrah College of Hospitality. For more information, visit UNLVGHES.com.
May 21-23, 2019: Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia), The Venetian, Macau. Produced by the American Gaming Association and Reed Exhibitions. For more information, visit G2EAsia.com.
May 21, 2019: Managing Cage Operations, University of Nevada Reno’s Gaming Management Program. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/CageOperations2019
May 22-23, 2019: Financial Accounting and Analysis, University of Nevada Reno’s Gaming Management Program. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/FinancialAcctg2019
May 27-31, 2019: 15th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Produced by UNLV’s International Gaming Institute. For more information, visit unlv.edu/igi/conference/15th.
May 29-31, 2019: Juegos Miami 2019, Biltmore Hotel, Miami, Florida. Produced by Clarion Gaming. For more information, visit juegosmiami.com.
June 4-6, 2019: International Gaming Summit, Ritz Half Moon Bay, Marin County, California. Produced by the International Association of Gaming Advisors. For more information, visit TheIAGA.org.
June 10-11, 2019: 13th Annual Native American Economic Development Conference, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California. Produced by Native Nations Events. For more information, visit NativeNationEvents.com.
June 12-13, 2019: East Coast Gaming Congress and NexGen Gaming Forum, Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center, Atlantic City, NJ. For information, visit https://eastcoastgamingcongress.com
June 12-14, 2019: National Council of Legislators from Gaming States Summer Meeting, Radisson Blu, Minneapolis, MN. For information, visit http://www.nclgs.org/meetings.html
June 17-20, 2019: Performance-Based Surveillance Operations, University of Nevada Reno’s Gaming Management Program. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/Surveillance19
July 22-25, 2019: Management of Slot Operations, University of Nevada Reno’s Gaming Management Program. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/SlotOps19
September 9-10, 2019: Strategic Perspectives in the Gaming Industry, University of Nevada Reno’s Gaming Management Program. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/StrategicPerspectives2019
September 11-12, 2019: Casino Marketing Strategies, University of Nevada Reno’s Gaming Management Program. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/CasinoMarketing19
September 17-20: Betting on Football 2019, Olympia, London. Produced by SBC Events. For inquiries contact marketing@sbcgaming.com. More info visit: sbcevents.com/betting-on-football-2019/
September 17-20: CasinoBeats Summit 2019, Olympia, London. Produced by SBC Events. For inquiries contact marketing@sbcgaming.com. More info on: https://sbcevents.com/casino-beats-summit-2019/
September 18: SBC Sponsorship Forum, HiltonOlympia, London. Produced by SBC Events. For more info visit: https://sbcevents.com/
October 28-31, 2019: Advanced Management of Slot Operations, University of Nevada Reno’s Gaming Management Program. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/AdvancedSlots19
