It’s safe to surmise that every corner of the casino enterprise has been influenced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

I’ve held a number of different positions in my casino career and have learned a great deal about the industry along the way, but there are still a number of gaps in my gaming education, one such area being the process by which entertainment brands are incorporated into gaming machines and placed on the slot floor. 

The Cordish Companies recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in celebration of the opening of Live! Casino Pittsburgh.

San Manuel Casino announced a key talent acquisition, naming Afsi Bird as the vice president of hotel operations for the resort expansion project.

Few would argue that COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and an ongoing prohibition against large gatherings have had a tremendous impact on all aspects of the gaming industry. 

Michael Hochman is vice president of casino operations and a 20-year veteran at Canterbury Park, a cardroom casino with 28 poker tables and 50 table games at full capacity, which has been pared back to 14 poker tables, 36 felt games and two electronic table game stations during the pandemic. 

Mashantucket, Conn.-based Foxwoods Resort Casino, now offers one of its five gaming floors exclusively to guests ages 55 and up. 

JCM Global announced it has expanded its long-term partnership with Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) this time at CDI’s newest parimutuel gaming entertainment venue, Newport Racing & Gaming in Newport, Ky.

Hard Rock International has signed a licensing agreement to develop limited-edition custom graphic t-shirts and other apparel products exclusively for the military exchanges serving all branches of service. 

The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) and Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) committed $120,000 to the National Museum of the American Indian’s new National Native American Veterans Memorial.