Writer: Buddy Frank
Frank Floor Talk: Aruze by any other name is … Aruze
Aruze is back. But it wasn’t really gone all that long. Unexpectedly, the company filed for bankruptcy on February 1, 2023. That move was... more
Frank Floor Talk: Book Review — Gambling 102
Gambling 102 by Michael Shackleford – “The Wizard of Odds” 181 pp., 2023, Huntington Press, $19.95 “If you don’t know the difference... more
Frank Floor Talk: Writing and editing tomorrow
(NOTE: I promise this is my last rant about AI for this year.) I’m beginning to feel like those who used to make buggy whips near the end... more
Frank Floor Talk: Some tech firms consider casinos despicable
Note: The author will moderate a webinar on the topic of this article, “Navigating the Uncharted Waters of EMS Providers in the... more
Frank Floor Talk: Killers of the Flower Moon
There’s now a new cover for David Ganns’ excellent 2017 book on the Osage murders that occurred in Oklahoma in the 1920s. In case you’ve... more
Frank Floor Talk: A charitable solution to an old problem
Have you heard the idiom, “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is?” Of course you have. And you know it is almost always, always true.... more
Frank Floor Talk: Gift book ideas
Are you looking for a holiday gift for a casino co-worker, a slot fan or a gambler in your life? Don’t bother with suggestions from an... more
Frank Floor Talk: The overlooked firecrackers
For many months, the cutting-edge vendors of AI-based analytics programs like QCI, Gaming Analytics and ReelMetrics have been urging... more
Frank Floor Talk: Book Review — The Ultimate Report
James Grosjean 205 pp., 2023, Huntington Press, $34.95 I have a fondness for carnival games ever since my mentor, Terry Oliver, adopted a... more
Acres announces new CMS system
When Acres Manufacturing unveiled its Foundation system a few years ago, most assumed it would be another casino-management system, or CMS.... more
