Land-based and social casino supplier, Design Works Gaming has announced plans to licence its proven portfolio of games and customisable tools to real money gaming operators.

Youngstown, Ohio-based Gasser Chair Company has been designing, manufacturing and selling hospitality seating solutions for the past 75 years. Gasser Chair now offers seating solutions for all aspects of the casino enterprise, and has managed to stay in the forefront of this marketplace.

No longer conducted in smoky backrooms by colorful and shady characters straight from a Damon Runyon novel, sports betting is a multi-billion-dollar global gaming enterprise legitimately conducted by some of the world’s most respected sports wagering and gaming companies.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn a federal ban on sports betting meant that each state can self-determine legislation permitting sports betting. With only eight states currently permitting sports betting, you could be forgiven for assuming that some of the wind has been taken out of the industry’s sails.

It has been said that sports betting is a low-hold business and that it’s easy to oversell its revenue potential. Both of those statements are true, but there’s also a strong argument that legal and regulated sports betting is the most dramatic development to hit the American gaming industry in decades.

Industry events provide much needed insight into the U.S. sports wagering industry. ICE Sports Betting Conference USA, which took place this past November in New York City, was one such gathering. What follows are some speaker highlights from the conference portion of this show.

Patron and worker safety is always front of mind for casino operators, and security and surveillance experts offer advice, case studies and new products to help alleviate some of these concerns.

Casino Journal’s Cutting Edge Table Games Conference features an annual operator roundtable. The 2018 edition, held last November, was moderated by Michael Hochman, vice president of casino operations, Canterbury Park. A summary of their conversation follows.

Many investors are asking whether governance in corporate America is working. In some cases, the blunt answer is “no.” Just consider the firing of CBS president and CEO Les Moonves. How did it take a decade for issues of harassment come to light?