Cashless is king for casinos going forward
It’s no great secret that casinos have traditionally been hard currency-intensive environments. There are any number of reasons for this—most table games...
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Architects ponder COVID-19 impacts on gaming resort layout and design
Design firms offer inventive short- and long-term ways to cope with social distancing and other coronavirus concerns Being withheld from in-person social...
Coronavirus will have an evolutionary impact on casino mobile marketing efforts
I am writing this article exactly three weeks into a time when businesses are closed and casinos have gone dark to protect...
Casino management solution evolves to help combat COVID
The latest additions to Novomatic’s modular myACP casino management system have been developed in response to the ongoing challenges posed by the...
Casino and gaming boards showing grace under pressure
COVID-19 is just one of the many factors currently pressuring gaming industry corporate governance; fortunately, some company boards have risen to the...
Casino marketing and operations best practices born out of COVID
Sure, we exhaust ourselves almost daily with what we don’t know. When will it be safe to be at full capacity? When...
Apache Commodities steps up to provide casinos with COVID fighting protection products
Pasadena, Texas-based Apache Commodities Group is a safety and medical equipment supplier that is uniquely positioned to help customer-centric businesses weather the...
Re-examing casino internal branding in the time of COVID
How gaming properties internally engage with team members will likely determine how willingly they return to their posts A year ago, I...
COVID is a near-term challenge with long-term impacts for casinos
Reopenings are in full swing and, no surprise, a lot of customers are jumping at the chance to get out of the...
PROFILE: New digital signage solution helps casinos draw a full house
The new LG LED Bloc LSAA Series from LG Business Solutions capture guests’ attention with stunning picture quality. The new LG LED...
Some casino regions rebounding strong from COVID
Few would argue that the gaming industry financially took it in the teeth during the first weeks and months of the COVID-19...
Three Rivers Casino boosts air protection to fight COVID
Oregon-based Three Rivers Casino is bolstering its already-enhanced guest and employee safety protocols with new UV-C air purification disinfection systems at its...
Fast track for casino industry industry coronavirus recovery
Business recovery from COVID-19 may come sooner than expected, according to an ongoing survey of gaming and hospitality industry professionals A recent...
Casino public policy needs to proceed with caution post-coronavirus
Near-term upheavals produced by the COVID-19 crisis are unprecedented, but good gaming public policy still requires a long-term view The COVID-19 outbreak...
Casinos lear from COVID-19
Even in the midst of a pandemic, the fall remains a very busy season for gaming conferences. Over the past few weeks,...
New COVID-related casino products
Cleopatra Gold online game » IGT PLAYDIGITAL IGT PlayDigital has added the Cleopatra Gold game to its PlayRGS content library, enabling online...
Graceland Wedding Chapel going virtual
Las Vegas-based Graceland Wedding Chapel is now offering virtual Elvis-themed vow renewals and commitment ceremonies for couples from all over the world...
Casino resort cleaning in the COVID-19 era
Several developments meant to protect the health of casino customers are now in place—many of these pertain to how these properties are...
The MGM National Harbor slot floor copes with COVID
Coronavirus continues to take a bite out of casino revenues, but slot floors in casinos small and large continue to perform surprisingly...
Konami Gaming develops COVID protection technology for casinos
Konami Gaming s SYNKROS casino management system has successfully launched slot machine cleaning and customer care solutions at seven different casino locations...
Online social casinos gain in importance thanks to COVID-19
Social casinos can build brand recognition while casinos and gaming manufacturers are shuttered In a world of shut-off slot machines, empty hotel...
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...
An online gaming future comes into view post-COVID-19
I-gaming results during the shutdown could jump-start legislative discussions The demand for gaming found refuge online during the six weeks of peak...
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 U.S. commercial casino...
BNP Media casino tradeshows go digital
In our current post-COVID environment, an argument could be made that casino marketing programs are more important than ever. Of course, that...