Writer: Buddy Frank
Ten Operational Tips for 2019
Borrowing a literary technique from my colleague Frank Legato, here’s a list of 10 operational tips that may be useful to make 2019 more... more
Dispatching for Slot Managers
“To be or not to be.” According to Wikipedia, this is the most widely-known, widely-quoted line in the English language.... more
Book Review: The Money and the Power
by Sally Denton & Roger Morris 461 pp. Vintage Books. 2002, $17.95 by Buddy Frank I often write about how Las Vegas doesn’t really... more
Review: Gaming Coffee Table Books
It’s already that time of the year; many of us are seeking gift ideas for the holidays. I’ve found you can seldom go wrong with a coffee... more
In Slot Analytics, We Can Do Better
“We can do better.” That seems to be the underlying theme of the resolutions that we make at the beginning of each year. While most of our... more
Small Things at G2E
It’s easy to feel small at G2E, and not just because of the size of the Expo Center or the crowds, although they’re both massive. It’s the... more
Synergy Blue Too
The trendy thing to say in the gaming industry for the last decade or two is that “we’re in the entertainment business, not just the casino... more
Introducing ReelMetrics
If you navigate to the CDC Gaming website and look at the right-hand column, you’ll notice a new heading called ReelMetrics. If you then... more
The Future State of Big Data in the Gaming Industry: A Pechanga Case Study
Big data can be expensive and difficult, but according to the team at Pechanga Resort & Casino, it’s well worth the effort. Pechanga... more
ARISTOCRAT: A Buffalo Anniversary Worth Celebrating
If you thought about it for a moment, you could probably come up with a list of hundreds of the hottest slot machines ever created: from... more
