Writer: Mark Gruetze
AGS boasts new products in slots, table games, interactive at G2E
AGS is stepping up its games, showing off the company’s first high-denomination slot and expanding a table-game side bet with a progressive... more
Casino floor employee group expands nonsmoking campaign beyond New Jersey
The Atlantic City casino employee organization pushing to ban smoking from gaming floors is expanding to Nevada, Pennsylvania, Rhode... more
G2E: Native leaders decry lawsuits attacking tribal sovereignty
Sports betting, racial-preference claims, and child-welfare guidelines might seem to have little in common. However, tribal gaming... more
G2E: Tribes need diversification and focus on the basics for future growth
Gaming still “drives the car” for the Indian Country economy, but tribes must look at diversifying their businesses for the future, the... more
Global Payments chief foresees rapid growth of cashless gaming in 2023
U.S. casinos will install a “huge number” of digital-payment systems next year, thanks to the success early adopters are enjoying, the... more
InfiGifts aims to put the joy back into giving for casino operators
Azam Husain wants to make it easier for casinos to reward loyal patrons with valuable gifts to show appreciation and encourage more visits.... more
Casino smoking bans: A tangle of health, RG principle, player preference, and money
With the first Responsible Gaming Education Month ending soon, casino consultant Andrew Klebanow reminds operators of an overlooked RG... more
Casino tech could offer ‘early-warning system’ for RG effort
The next frontier for Responsible Gaming involves using casino technology to identify and help at-risk patrons before they develop a... more
Focus on GLI: Ongoing Services team helps ‘throughout gaming lifecycle’
Although Gaming Laboratories International is an acknowledged leader in testing and certifying electronic gaming devices and systems, that... more
Passion to keep truth alive spurs El Cortez owner to sponsor Holocaust documentary
Kenny Epstein remembers the two deeply troubled European youngsters his father helped support in Chicago for many years after World War II.... more

