IGT signs video poker deal, announces new slot machine placements
International Game Technology (IGT) has had a busy couple of weeks, extending its video poker arrangement with Action Gaming and placing its...
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Casino Journal unveils the Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products award winners
Throughout its history, the Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products Awards has spotlighted nascent, cutting-edge products and systems with the potential...
Spotlight on non-slot products at G2E
In this continuation of an article from last month’s issue, the editors of Casino Journal spotlight non-slot products that sparkled on the...
Skill-based slot games update
Nevada and New Jersey gaming boards have liberalized the rules regarding skill-based slot machines and vendors are planning accordingly Athough it may...
Survey determines which gaming CEOs earned their salaries in 2014
With the help of its pay-for-performance model, AETHOS Consulting Group determined which gaming CEOs truly earned their salaries by growing their companies...
Flamingo Las Vegas $6.5 million redesign of meeting space complete
Caesars Entertainment Corp. recently announced the completion of a $6.5 million renovation of Flamingo Las Vegas’ meeting space, which began in April 2017. Executives...
Cutting Edge Table Games Conference to offer solutions for challenging times | 2020-10-07 | Casino Journal
Cutting Edge Table Games Conference to offer solutions for challenging times The Cutting Edge Table Games Conference, a virtual event to be...
Clarion Gaming launches ICE North America Digital
Clarion Gaming has launched a free digital version of ICE North America following the postponement of this year’s show. ICE North America Digital...
CNIGA reports 5 percent growth for tribal enterprise revenue in 2015
Steve Stallings, newly elected chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA), discussed the good news, as well as the challenges...
Smart Chip Trays: Being SMART at the tables
Inventor and entrepreneur Darrell Ratliff was recently awarded a U.S. Patent for Smart Chip Tray, a gaming tray that allows operators to...
ANR aims to clear the air
With statistics that show tobacco smoking is losing popularity among the younger generations, Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights (ANR) is lobbying to create...
Improving casino loyalty programs may just be a selfie away…
It is no secret that as a society we are obsessed with our phones… just how obsessed became evident to me recently...
Casinos staying mobile-friendly
Hotels and casinos pride themselves on providing a great guest experience, and they work hard to deliver amenities such as swimming pools,...
Caesars Entertainment transforms its iconic business with Oracle
Caesars Entertainment Corporation recently announced it has selected Oracle Cloud Applications to improve the experiences of its guests and employees. With Oracle...
Tropicana Entertainment Inc. announces acquisition of The Chelsea Hotel
Tropicana Entertainment Inc. (the “company”) recently announced that its subsidiary, Tropicana Atlantic City Corp., has acquired The Chelsea Hotel in Atlantic City,...
Turning up the volume on casino-based radio
Along with his partner Sam Ambrose, Nathan Green founded New Level Radio in 2007 and began providing customizable radio networks for businesses...
Peru racetrack selects online betting solution from Sportech
Sportech Racing and Digital, a division of Sportech PLC, are pleased to announce that the Jockey Club del Perú has extended, and...
How Casinos are Cashing-In on Web Redesign
The mobile revolution is hitting every industry, transforming the way companies interact with consumers, as well as the levels of personalization and immediacy those...
Traditional table game’s latest concepts and technologies
Perhaps one of the most surprising gaming trends of the past decade has been the revival of interest in land-based table game...
Bullish hedge fund buys MGM Mirage stake
Paulson & Co. paid $480 million for a little more than 9 percent of the company A hedge fund that made a...
The Eulogy of Dennis Conrad
A couple of thoughts contributed to this column. First, I have recently “semi-retired.” I know it will probably never fully happen because...
Foxwoods Resort Casino announces passing of President and CEO Felix Rappaport
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (MPTN) and Foxwoods Resort Casino announced the unexpected passing of President and CEO Felix Rappaport. During Rappaport’s four-plus years...
Gaming’s top boardrooms of 2017
When it comes to casinos and corporate governance, reputational honesty remains the best and strongest policy, as the AETHOS Consulting annual report...
Texas Switch wins Casino Journal’s cutting edge table game competition
The Best New Table Game contest is always a highlight at Casino Journal’s annual Cutting Edge Table Games contest. This year, our...
The ways to have a successful casino
Marketing I have been to hundreds and hundreds of casinos in my 45-year gaming career, and I wagered in most of them....