Insight

Slot machine Advantage Players (APs) are worried that casinos have found a new way to counter their play on “persistence” games. I hope the tactic they’re worried about is a paranoid myth. If it isn’t,... more

(My apologies for breaking the Golden Rule of digital media:“Keep It Short.” But forgive me, it was a big show! Extra credit if you make it to the end.) It’s been a month since the show closed, so by now you’ve... more

The October passing of National Football League and Chicago Bears legend Mike Ditka, beloved by generations of people as “Da Coach,” brought back memories more than two decades old of when the sports bar “Don &... more

The gaming industry has apparently been revolutionized several hundred times this year. At least according to the press releases. At this rate, it’s remarkable we have any industry left to revolutionize. For... more

Patty Becker is a gaming industry pioneer whose advocacy for women gives her status as a Gaming Hall of Fame legend. Her legendary career began as a young woman from Las Vegas whose parents owned a children’s shoe store... more

In July, Churchill Downs reported its second-quarter earnings. The corporation reported $980 million in gross revenue and $477 million in EBIDTA. The quarter was a record and the sixth consecutive three-month period... more

There are few things people enjoy more than giving unsolicited opinions about a baby’s name. You can spend nine months choosing something meaningful, only to announce it at Thanksgiving and have your aunt inform... more

Somewhere in America, a marketing department is approving a Halloween campaign that looks remarkably similar to the one it approved last year. Pumpkins are involved, probably a clever name for a giveaway, and at least... more

I have a genuine appreciation for the people responsible for designing G2E booths — the creative concepts, the branding, the tiny details somebody undoubtedly defended through several rounds of meetings. I want to know... more

Dan Waugh of Regulus Partners published an account on 2 October of his correspondence with the Gambling Commission about its Young People and Gambling Survey (YPGS). The article can be found here. Among other things,... more