Casino Journal

2020 September Volume I

This issue of Casino Journal features the top 20 most innovative gaming technology products of 2020, advice on how marketers can survive COVID-related cuts, and much more!

Skill-based slot vendors seek to stay relevant during COVID crisis

Skill-based gaming vendors push through COVID and bring new technologies and play mechanics to operator floors and websites

Joan Mantini

September 21, 2020

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Casino operators focusing on innovative ways to bring in a younger demographic to the gaming floor is not a new trend, and ways that have proven to work involve creating personalized, engaging and interactive experiences.

Casino marketers need to learn how to thrive with less

Fallout from COVID-19 will likely include budget cuts to marketing departments, which is not necessarily a bad thing if you plan for it

Julia Carcamo

September 21, 2020

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Sigh… I feel like all of our conversations lately are about adapting to a new normal as a result of COVID, the awful state of the job market and limitations on discretionary spending.

The virtues of virtual for the casino industry

When the dust settles post-COVID-19, the ground we occupy will be reshaped in ways that we are only beginning to understand.

Charles Anderer

September 21, 2020

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For one thing, it’s probably a safe bet that people will be slow to get on airplanes to see PowerPoint presentations any longer as there are so many on the Internet.

BNP Media casino tradeshows go digital

Paul Doocey

September 18, 2020

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In our current post-COVID environment, an argument could be made that casino marketing programs are more important than ever.

Casino executives on the move

September 21, 2020

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Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, and MGM Resorts Luxury Destination, has tapped Melonie Johnson for the role of president and chief operating officer.

Coronavirus takes a huge bite out of casino revenues

Second quarter commercial gaming revenue contracted by nearly 80 percent, according to new tracking service developed by the AGA

American Gaming Association (AGA)

September 21, 2020

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U.S. commercial casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) totaled $2.30 billion in the second quarter of 2020; down 78.8 percent from the same three-month period in 2019 and down 75.6 percent from the first quarter of 2020 as casinos remained shuttered throughout most of Q2, according to the Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker service provided by the American Gaming Association (AGA).

Kambi inks sports betting deal with Churchill Downs

September 18, 2020

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Kambi Group has signed a multi-year agreement with a subsidiary of Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) to become the sportsbook technology and services provider to CDI’s BetAmerica sports betting brand.

Everi emphasizes cashless solutions for casinos

September 18, 2020

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Reflecting the gaming industry’s increased focus on contactless and cashless solutions to facilitate player choice in funding options, Everi Holdings, a gaming industry leader for cash access player funding, is shining a spotlight on its in-market solutions and its roadmap for near- and mid-term cashless product implementations.

Leading casino brands opt for sports studio experiences

September 18, 2020

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Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International subsidiary BetMGM have taken to the television airwaves in support of their sports betting offerings.

Casino Journal

2020 September Volume I

This issue of Casino Journal features the top 20 most innovative gaming technology products of 2020, advice on how marketers can survive COVID-related cuts, and much more!

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Sports Betting Management

2020 August

In this issue of Sports Betting Management, Scientific Games extends i-gaming footprint in New Jersey, Study finds sports betttors abandoning bookies for legal market, and much more!

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