The 2005 Casino and Gaming Market Research Handbook

Content

• Executive Summary
  • 1.1 Gaming Operations Worldwide
  • 1.1.1 U.S. Gaming By State
  • 1.2 Gaming: A $60 Billion Annual Industry
  • 1.3 Gaming Companies Aggressively Expand In New And Existing Markets
  • 1.4 Commercial Casino Tax Revenues By State
  • 1.6 Commercial Casino Industry Work Force
  • 1.7 Increasing Gaming Revenue In 2004
  • 1.8 Popularity Of Gaming By Sector
  • 1.9 International Gaming Markets
  • 1.10 Increasing Support For Internet-Based Gaming
  • 1.11 Gaming Growth In 2003
  • 1.12 Market Overview
  • 1.13 Historical Background
• 2 Market Assessment
  • 2.1 Gaming Growth In The U.S.
  • 2.2 Growth In Poker Rooms
  • 2.3 Top 15 Casino Markets
  • 2.4 Participation In Gambling By Type And Region
  • 2.5 Eliminating Illegal And Underage Gambling
  • 2.6 Tax Impacts From The Expansion Of Legalized Gaming
  • 2.7 Statistical Edges Of Casino Games
  • 2.8 Resurgence In Popularity Of Small Boutique Casinos
  • 2.9 Refocusing On Las Vegas
  • 2.10 Proposed Expansion In 2004
  • 2.11 Mergers And Acquisitions Shake Up The Industry
  • 2.11.1 Harrah's Entertainment/Caesars Entertainment
  • 2.11.2 Mgm Mirage/Mandalay Resort Group
  • 2.11.3 Boyd Gaming-Coast Casinos
  • 2.11.4 Other Mergers And Acquisitions
  • 2.11.5 The Federal Trade Commission
• 3 Gaming And The Law
  • 3.1 Gambling Vs. Gaming
  • 3.2 Federal Laws Regarding Gambling
  • 3.3 Overview Of State-By-State Gambling Laws
  • 3.4 Analysis Of Current Gambling Law With Respect To The Internet
  • 3.5 U.S. Department Of Justice Sued By Casino City For Stance On Online Casino Advertising
  • 3.6 Americans Support Of Gaming Issues At The State Level
  • 3.7 New Regulations Affecting The Gaming Industry
  • 3.8 The National Council Of Legislators From Gaming States
  • 3.9 The Basics Of Gambling Tax Laws
  • 3.10 Changes In The Tax Treaty Between The U.S. And Canada
  • 3.11 Tax Laws: Federal Vs. State Governments
  • 3.12 Advertising Commercial Gambling In The Mainstream
  • 3.13 U.S. Authorities Pressure To Stop Online Casino Ads
  • 3.14 Casino Law
  • 3.15 Gambling Contracts
  • 3.16 The Federal Law Regarding Illegal Betting
  • 3.17 Illegal Sports Bookmaking
• 4 Profiles Of Key Players
  • 4.1 A&S Leisure Group, Ltd.
  • 4.2 Accor Casinos
  • 4.3 Admiral Casino Technology S.A
  • 4.4 Admiral Casinos & Entertainment
  • 4.5 Aladdin Gaming, Llc
  • 4.6 Alliance Gaming Corporation
  • 4.7 American Real Estate Partners Lp
  • 4.8 American Wagering, Inc.
  • 4.9 Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
  • 4.10 Archon Corporation
  • 4.11 Argosy Gaming
  • 4.12 Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd.
  • 4.13 Argosy Gaming Company
  • 4.14 Atronic International Gmbh
  • 4.15 Aztar Corporation
  • 4.16 Belcasinos Sa
  • 4.17 Black Hawk Gaming & Development Company
  • 4.18 Boyd Gaming Corporation
  • 4.19 Caesars Entertainment, Inc
  • 4.20 Carnival Corporation & Carnival Plc
  • 4.21 Casinos Austria International
  • 4.22 Casinos De Catalunya
  • 4.23 Casino De Juego Gran Madrid
  • 4.24 Casino Poland, Ltd.
  • 4.25 Century Casinos, Inc
  • 4.26 Churchill Downs, Inc.
  • 4.27 Cirsa
  • 4.28 Colony Capital, Llc
  • 4.29 Creator Capital Limited
  • 4.30 Diamondhead Casino Corporation
  • 4.31 Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.
  • 4.32 Eldorado Resorts Llc
  • 4.33 Empire Resorts, Inc.
  • 4.34 Florida Gaming Corporation
  • 4.35 Full House Resorts, Inc
  • 4.36 Gala Casinos, Ltd
  • 4.37 Global Casinos, Inc
  • 4.38 Golden Games
  • 4.39 Gtech Holdings Corporation
  • 4.40 Harrah's Entertainment, Inc
  • 4.41 Herbst Gaming Corporation
  • 4.42 Hit, D.D.
  • 4.43 Holland Casino
  • 4.44 Hyatt Hotels Corporation
  • 4.45 Intercasino
  • 4.46 Interlott Technologies, Inc. (Acquired By G-Tech)
  • 4.47 International Game Technology
  • 4.48 Isle Of Capri Casinos, Inc
  • 4.49 Jacobs Entertainment
  • 4.50 Kerzner International Limited
  • 4.51 Konami Gaming, Inc.
  • 4.52 Lakes Gaming, Inc.
  • 4.53 Las Vegas Sands, Inc.
  • 4.54 Littlefield Corporation
  • 4.55 London Clubs International
  • 4.56 Loto-Quebec
  • 4.57 Lottery & Wagering Solutions, Inc
  • 4.58 Magna Entertainment Corporation
  • 4.59 Majestic Star Casinos
  • 4.60 Mandalay Resort Group (Agreed To Mgm Mirage Acquisition)
  • 4.61 Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise, Inc
  • 4.63 Mgm Mirage, Inc.
  • 4.64 Mikohn Gaming Corporation
  • 4.65 Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
  • 4.66 Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc
  • 4.67 Mtr Gaming Group, Inc.
  • 4.68 Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc.
  • 4.69 New World Lcc
  • 4.70 Novomatic Group/Austrian Gaming Industries Gmbh
  • 4.71 Ontario Lottery And Gaming Corporation
  • 4.72 Orbis Casino Sp. Z O.O
  • 4.73 Paul-Son Gaming Corporation
  • 4.75 Penn National Gaming, Inc
  • 4.76 Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporation
  • 4.77 Pinnacle Entertainment
  • 4.78 Playclub.Com
  • 4.79 Poster Financial Group, Inc.
  • 4.80 President Casinos, Inc
  • 4.81 Rank Group
  • 4.82 Recreativos Franco Group
  • 4.83 Riviera Holdings Corporation
  • 4.84 Sands Regent
  • 4.85 Scientific Games Corporation
  • 4.86 Shuffle Master, Inc
  • 4.87 Sky City Entertainment Group
  • 4.88 Solverde Sa
  • 4.89 Spielbanken Niedersachsen Gmbh
  • 4.90 Staatliche Lotterieverwaltung Bayerische Spielbanken
  • 4.91 Stanley Leisure Plc
  • 4.92 Station Casinos, Inc
  • 4.93 Sun International, Ltd
  • 4.94 Tabcorp Holdings Limited
  • 4.95 Town Pump, Inc. And Affiliates
  • 4.96 Trans World Corporation
  • 4.97 Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts
  • 4.98 Tsogo Sun
  • 4.99 Union Plaza Hotel And Casino, Inc
  • 4.100 Vendingdata Corporation
  • 4.101 Venture Catalyst
  • 4.102 Vision Gaming & Technology, Inc. (Leisure Time Casinos & Resorts)
  • 4.103 Wagerworks, Inc.
  • 4.104 Wembley Plc
  • 4.105 Wms Industries, Inc
  • 4.106 Wynn Resorts, Inc.
  • 4.107 Youbet.Com, Inc
• 5 State-By-State
  • 5.1 Alabama
  • 5.2 Alaska
  • 5.3 Arizona
  • 5.4 Arkansas
  • 5.5 California
  • 5.6 Colorado
  • 5.7 Connecticut
  • 5.8 Delaware
  • 5.9 Florida
  • 5.10 Georgia
  • 5.11 Hawaii
  • 5.12 Idaho
  • 5.13 Illinois
  • 5.14 Indiana
  • 5.15 Iowa
  • 5.16 Kansas
  • 5.17 Kentucky
  • 5.18 Louisiana
  • 5.19 Maine
  • 5.20 Maryland
  • 5.21 Massachusetts
  • 5.22 Michigan
  • 5.23 Minnesota
  • 5.24 Mississippi
  • 5.25 Missouri
  • 5.26 Montana
  • 5.27 Nebraska
  • 5.28 Nevada
  • 5.29 New Hampshire
  • 5.30 New Jersey
  • 5.31 New Mexico
  • 5.32 New York
  • 5.33 North Carolina
  • 5.34 North Dakota
  • 5.35 Ohio
  • 5.36 Oklahoma
  • 5.37 Oregon
  • 5.38 Pennsylvania
  • 5.39 Rhode Island
  • 5.40 South Carolina
  • 5.41 South Dakota
  • 5.42 Tennessee
  • 5.43 Texas
  • 5.44 Utah
  • 5.45 Vermont
  • 5.46 Virginia
  • 5.47 Washington
  • 5.48 West Virginia
  • 5.49 Wisconsin
  • 5.50 Wyoming
  • 5.51 District Of Columbia
  • 5.52 Domestic Travel Expenditures
• 6 The Las Vegas Market
  • 6.1 Overview
  • 6.2 Competition To Become The World's Largest Gaming Company
  • 6.3 A Breakdown Of Total Gaming Win In Las Vegas
  • 6.4 The Strip Reinvented . . . Again
  • 6.4.1 New Suites With Adult Amenities
  • 6.5 Sex Proves To Be Economically More Profitable Than Wholesome Fun
  • 6.6 Las Vegas: The Fastest Growing Major City
  • 6.6.1 Culinary Local 226's Impact On Growth
  • 6.7 More High-End Hotel, Dining, Entertainment And Shopping Options
  • 6.8 Nevada's Tax Burden
  • 6.9 Nevada Casino's Comps
  • 6.10 Las Vegas: America's Iconic Playground
  • 6.11 Las Vegas Benefits From Expansion Of Gambling In California
  • 6.12 Las Vegas Turns 100 In 2005
  • 6.13 Private Gaming Salons' Lack Popularity
  • 6.14 Super Bowl 2004: Nfl Forces Casinos To Cancel Parties
  • 6.15 The Las Vegas Strip And Fremont Street
  • 6.16 Growth In The Las Vegas "local's" Casinos
  • 6.17 The Impact Of Shopping On The Las Vegas Market
  • 6.18 Growth By Foreign Visitors To Las Vegas Is Expected
  • 6.19 New Casino Openings: 2004
  • 6.20 Property Openings Beyond 2004
  • 6.21 List Of Excluded Person's: Nevada's Black Book
  • 6.22 The Strip: Background Information
  • 6.23 Downtown Las Vegas: Background Information
• 7 The Atlantic City Market
  • 7.1 Market Overview
  • 7.2 Market Assessment
  • 7.3 More Casinos, Competition And Technology In Atlantic City's Future
  • 7.4 Annual Visit-Trips To Atlantic City
  • 7.5 New Developments
  • 7.6 Atlantic City Comps To Players
  • 7.7 Casino Operations In Atlantic City
  • 7.8 Analysis Of Revenues Per Active Player
  • 7.9 Atlantic City's History
• 8 The Mississippi Gulf Coast
  • 8.1 Market Overview
  • 8.2 Gulf Coast Casinos Raise The Competitive Bar
  • 8.3 New Casino Development
  • 8.4 Passenger Growth Leads To Airport Expansion
• 9 Other Mississippi Gaming Destinations
  • 9.1 Market Assessment
  • 9.2 Tunica
  • 9.3 Vicksburg
  • 9.4 Greenville
  • 9.5 Natchez
  • 9.6 Regulating The Billion Dollar Mississippi Casino Industry
• 10 The Detroit Market
  • 10.1 Market Assessment
  • 10.2 The Michigan Gaming Control & Revenue Act
  • 10.3 Update On Permanent Facilities
  • 10.4 Casino Tax Increase
  • 10.5 Overview Of Detroit Casinos: 1999-2004
  • 10.6 How Detroit Casinos Evolved
  • 10.7 Mgm Grand Detroit
  • 10.8 The Greektown Casino
  • 10.9 The Motor City Casino
• 11 Other Nevada Markets
  • 11.1 Washoe County
  • 11.2 Reno
  • 11.3 Henderson
  • 11.4 Laughlin
  • 11.5 Mesquite
  • 11.6 Summerlin
  • 11.7 Jean
  • 11.8 Lake Las Vegas
  • 11.9 Primm
  • 11.10 Lake Tahoe
  • 11.11 Boulder Strip
  • 11.12 Carson Valley Area
  • 11.13 Elko County
• 12 The Louisiana Markets
  • 12.1 Overview
  • 12.2 Recent Developments In The State
• 13 The Riverboat Markets
  • 13.1 Market Assessment
  • 13.2 Iowa
  • 13.3 Illinois
  • 13.4 Missouri
  • 13.4.1 Kansas City Market
  • 13.4.2 St. Louis Market
  • 13.4.3 Other Markets
  • 13.5 Indiana
  • 13.6 Louisiana
  • 13.7 Mississippi
• 14 Cruises To Nowhere And Other Cruise Ships
  • 14.1 Overview
  • 14.2 Market Assessment
  • 14.3 Federal Statutes That Affect Shipboard Gambling
  • 14.4 Judicial Decision Affecting The Cruises-To-Nowhere Industry
  • 14.5 Florida
  • 14.6 California
  • 14.7 Georgia
  • 14.8 Massachusetts
  • 14.9 New Jersey
  • 14.10 New York
  • 14.11 North Carolina
  • 14.12 South Carolina
  • 14.13 Texas
  • 14.14 Virginia
  • 14.15 Shipboard Casinos
• 15 Tribal Gaming Markets
  • 15.1 Market Assessment
  • 15.2 Demographics
  • 15.3 Benefits To Indian Reservations
  • 15.4 Gaming Tribes And Facilities
  • 15.5 Table Games And Slot Machines At Indian Casinos
  • 15.6 The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
  • 15.7 Three Classes Of Indian Gaming
  • 15.8 Drastic Changes In Tribal Gaming Operations
  • 15.9 Management Companies: Advantages And Disadvantages
  • 15.10 Indian Casinos: An Outgrowth Of Sovereignty
  • 15.11 Alabama
  • 15.12 Alaska
  • 15.13 Arizona
  • 15.14 California
  • 15.15 Colorado
  • 15.16 Connecticut
  • 15.17 Florida
  • 15.18 Idaho
  • 15.19 Iowa
  • 15.20 Kansas
  • 15.21 Louisiana
  • 15.22 Maine
  • 15.23 Michigan
  • 15.24 Minnesota
  • 15.25 Mississippi
  • 15.26 Montana
  • 15.27 Nebraska
  • 15.26 Nevada
  • 15.28 New Mexico
  • 15.29 New York
  • 15.30 North Carolina
  • 15.31 North Dakota
  • 15.32 Oklahoma
  • 15.33 Oregon
  • 15.34 Rhode Island
  • 15.35 South Dakota
  • 15.36 Texas
  • 15.37 Washington
  • 15.38 Wisconsin
  • 15.39 The National Indian Gaming Commission
  • 15.40 A New Strategy For Growth In Indian Gaming
• 16 Colorado
  • 16.1 Overview
  • 16.2 Colorado Casinos Rebound In 2004
  • 16.3 Casino-Related Activities In The State
  • 16.4 Colorado State Historical Fund
  • 16.5 Colorado Gaming Association
  • 16.6 Black Hawk, Colorado
  • 16.7 Cripple Creek, Colorado
  • 16.8 Central City, Colorado
• 17 Canada
  • 17.1 Market Overview
  • 17.2 Wagering In Canada
  • 17.3 Statistics On Gambling In Canada
  • 17.4 Gambling Revenues And Profits By Providence
  • 17.5 Atlantic Lottery Corporation
  • 17.6 Interprovincial Lottery Corporation
  • 17.7 Alberta
  • 17.8 British Columbia
  • 17.9 Manitoba
  • 17.10 New Brunswick
  • 17.11 Newfoundland
  • 17.12 Northwest Territories
  • 17.13 Nova Scotia
  • 17.14 Ontario
  • 17.15 Prince Edward Island
  • 17.16 Quebec
  • 17.17 Saskatchewan
  • 17.18 Yukon Territory
• 18 South America
  • 18.1 Market Overview
  • 18.1.1 Latin America: Important Emerging Gaming Market
  • 18.2 Argentina
  • 18.3 Bolivia
  • 18.4 Brazil
  • 18.5 Chile
  • 18.6 Columbia
  • 18.7 Nicaragua
  • 18.8 Paraguay
  • 18.9 Peru
  • 18.10 Suriname
  • 18.11 Uruguay
  • 18.12 Venezuela
• 19 South Africa
  • 19.1 Market Overview
  • 19.2 Growth in the South African Gaming Industry
  • 19.3 Casino Association of South Africa (CASA)
  • 19.4 Horse Racing
  • 19.5 South Africa's National Lottery
  • 19.6 Casino Licenses in South Africa
  • 19.7 Distribution of Revenues
  • 19.8 Eastern Cape
  • 19.9 Free State
  • 19.10 Gauteng Province
  • 19.11 KwaZulu-Natal
  • 19.12 Limpopo
  • 19.13 Mpumalanga Province
  • 19.14 North Cape
  • 19.15 North West Province
  • 19.16 Western Cape
• 20 Australia And New Zealand
  • 20.1 Market Overview
  • 20.2 Australian Casinos
  • 20.3 Breakdown of Electronic Gaming Machines and Table Games
  • 20.4 Electronic Gaming Machines Legislation
  • 20.5 Gambling Expenditures in Australia
  • 20.6 New Zealand's Market
• 21 Asia
  • 21.1 Overview
  • 21.2 Country-by-Country Assessments
• 22 Other International Markets
  • 22.1 Overview
  • 22.2 Albania
  • 22.3 Antigua
  • 22.4 Aruba
  • 22.5 Austria
  • 22.6 Azerbaijan
  • 22.7 The Bahamas
  • 22.8 Barbados
  • 22.9 Belgium
  • 22.10 Belize
  • 22.11 Bermuda
  • 22.12 Botswana
  • 22.13 Bulgaria
  • 22.14 Cambodia
  • 22.15 Caribbean
  • 22.16 China
  • 22.17 Congo
  • 22.18 Costa Rica
  • 22.19 Cote D'Ivoire
  • 22.20 Croatia
  • 22.21 Curacao
  • 22.22 Cyprus
  • 22.23 Czech Republic
  • 22.24 Denmark
  • 22.25 Dominican Republic
  • 22.26 Egypt
  • 22.27 El Salvador
  • 22.28 Estonia
  • 22.29 Finland
  • 22.30 France
  • 22.31 Germany
  • 22.32 Greece
  • 22.33 Holland
  • 22.34 Hong Kong
  • 22.35 Hungary
  • 22.36 India
  • 22.37 Indonesia
  • 22.38 Ireland
  • 22.39 Israel
  • 22.40 Italy
  • 22.41 Jamaica
  • 22.42 Japan
  • 22.43 Jordan
  • 22.44 Kazakhstan
  • 22.45 Korea
  • 22.46 Latvia
  • 22.47 Lebanon
  • 22.48 Lithuania
  • 22.49 Luxembourg
  • 22.50 Macau
  • 22.51 Malaysia
  • 22.52 Malta
  • 22.53 Mexico
  • 22.54 Monaco
  • 22.55 Morocco
  • 22.56 Nepal
  • 22.57 Nicaragua
  • 22.58 North Korea
  • 22.59 Norway
  • 22.60 Palestine
  • 22.61 Panama
  • 22.62 Philippines
  • 22.63 Poland
  • 22.64 Portugal
  • 22.65 Puerto Rico
  • 22.66 Romania
  • 22.67 Russia
  • 22.68 St. Croix
  • 22.69 St. Kitts
  • 22.70 St. Thomas
  • 22.71 Scotland
  • 22.72 Singapore
  • 22.73 Slovakia
  • 22.74 Slovenia
  • 22.75 Spain
  • 22.76 Sweden
  • 22.77 Switzerland
  • 22.78 Taiwan
  • 22.79 Thailand
  • 22.80 Tinian
  • 22.81 Tunisia
  • 22.82 Turks & Caicos Islands
  • 22.83 United Kingdom
  • 22.84 U.S. Virgin Islands
  • 22.85 United Arab Emerites
  • 22.86 Vietnam
  • 22.87 Western Europe
• 23 Online Gaming
  • 23.1 Market Assessment
  • 23.2 Online Gaming Site Web Traffic Rankings
  • 23.3 U.S. Stance on Internet Gambling
  • 23.4 World Trade Organization Rules U.S. Ban Violates Global Trade Rules
  • 23.5 Use of Credit Cards in Online Gambling
  • 23.6 Alternative Payment Options for Online Casinos
  • 23.6.1 Alternative Payment Processing
  • 23.7 U.S. Justice Department's Use of Federal Aiding and Abetting Statute
  • 23.8 Demographics
  • 23.9 Online Gambling Operators Targeted by Cyber-Extortionists
  • 23.10 e-Commerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance
• 24 Lotteries
  • 24.1 Market Assessment
  • 24.2 History of Lotteries
  • 24.3 Annual Lottery Sales
  • 24.4 Lottery Proceeds by Program
  • 24.4.1 Lottery Funded Merit Scholarships
  • 24.5 World Lottery Organizations
  • 24.6 Online Gambling Transforming the Industry
  • 24.7 The National Lottery Offers Internet Sales
  • 24.8 Largest Lottery Markets
  • 24.9 Lottery Vendors
  • 24.10 Multi-State Lottery Association
  • 24.11 Mega Millions, formerly The Big Game
  • 24.12 Instant Ticket Management Systems
  • 24.13 Increasing Lottery Sales
  • 24.14 Video Lottery Terminals
  • 24.14.1 South Dakota
  • 24.14.2 Oregon
  • 24.14.3 Rhode Island
  • 24.14.4 Delaware
  • 24.14.5 West Virginia
  • 24.14.6 States with Significant Pending Legislation
  • 24.15 Pull Tabs
  • 24.16 Proposed Nevada Lottery
  • 24.17 Tennessee's New Lottery
  • 24.18 Lottery Scams
• 25 Competing In Competitive Times
  • 25.1 Marketing for a Successful Casino
  • 25.2 Understanding the Importance of Guest Service
  • 25.3 Designing a Successful Casino
  • 25.4 Expanding Casino Functions with Kiosks
  • 25.5 In-Room Amenities
• 26 Human Resource Issues
  • 26.1 Gaming Industry's Impact on Employment
  • 26.2 Gaming Service Occupations
  • 26.3 Employment Growth in the Gaming Sector
  • 26.4 Gaming Industry Wage Earnings
  • 26.5 Strategies for Hiring and Keeping Good Workers
  • 26.6 More Americans Moving from Welfare to Work
  • 26.7 Government Officials as Casino Employees
  • 26.8 Employee Benefits
  • 26.9 Employment Sites
• 27 The Players
  • 27.1 Demographic Overview
  • 27.2 Demographic Trends
  • 27.3 Favorite Casino Games
  • 27.4 State Demographic's Overview
  • 27.5 The Motivation of Gambling
  • 27.6 Gambling Enjoys Broad Support
  • 27.7 Underage Gambling
  • 27.8 Casino Markers
  • 27.9 Card Counting
  • 27.9.1 The MIT Team
  • 27.9.2 Griffin Investigations
  • 27.10 China: The New Market for High Stakes Gamblers
  • 27.11 High Roller Classification
  • 27.12 High Rollers, Premium Players and Whales
  • 27.12.1 Whales
  • 27.12.2 Kerry Packer's Impact on Casinos
  • 27.12.3 Other Legendary Gamblers and Events
  • 27.13 Demystifying the Casino Comp Determination Process
  • 27.14 Profile of the Typical Gambler
  • 27.15 Player Tracking
  • 27.16 Casino Hosts
  • 27.17 The Professional Gambler
  • 27.18 Pathological Gambling Disorder
  • 27.18.1 Self-Exclusion Programs
• 28 Security/Surveillance
  • 28.1 Casinos Stay at the Cutting Edge of Security
  • 28.2 Casinos Use the Most High-Tech Security Systems Available
  • 28.3 Changes in Surveillance since 9/11
  • 28.4 Monitoring Larger and More Complicated Casino Resorts
  • 28.5 Facial Recognition
  • 28.6 Digital Recording Systems
  • 28.7 Cash Cage Security
  • 28.8 Emerging Security Issues in Slot Machines
  • 28.9 High-Security Tokens
  • 28.10 Counterfeit Currency Impact on Casinos
  • 28.11 Catching Cheaters
  • 28.12 Examples of Casino Scams
  • 28.13 Money Laundering
• 29 Slot Machines
  • 29.1 Market Assessment
  • 29.2 Companies Involved in Electronic Gaming Devices
  • 29.3 Cashless Machines Improve Company Margins
  • 29.4 Credit Card Slot Machines
  • 29.5 Potential Trends in the Future
  • 29.6 New Games Introduced at Stunning Rates
  • 29.7 State-by-State Overview of Slot Machines
  • 29.8 Recent Consolidation in the Industry
  • 29.9 Impact from California Tribal Casinos
  • 29.10 Anti-Tampering Measures
  • 29.11 Random Number Generators
  • 29.12 Slot Machine Maintenance
  • 29.13 Standards
• 30 Table Games
  • 30.1 Market Overview
  • 30.2 New Table Games Satisfy Sophisticated Gamblers
  • 30.3 Advantages of Digital Table Games
  • 30.4 U.S. Casinos Introduce Rule Change in Blackjack
  • 30.5 Traditional Table Games
  • 30.6 Automatic Shufflers
  • 30.7 Table Game Essential Tools: Cards, Dice and Chips
  • 30.8 Baccarat and Mini-Baccarat
  • 30.9 Blackjack
  • 30.10 Craps
  • 30.11 Poker
  • 30.11.1 History of Poker in Las Vegas
  • 30.11.2 How Poker Rooms Work
  • 30.11.3 The World Series of Poker
  • 30.11.4 World Poker Tour
  • 30.12 Pai Gow Poker
  • 30.13 Roulette
  • 30.14 Card Counting
• 31 Bingo
  • 31.1 Market Overview
  • 31.2 Player Demographics
  • 31.3 New Technology Driving Growth
  • 31.4 High-Stakes Bingo
  • 31.5 Progressive Bingo
  • 31.6 BingoTV
  • 31.7 Electronic Bingo
  • 31.8 Bingo Sessions
  • 31.9 Bingo Regulations
  • 31.10 The U.S. Bingo Industry
  • 31.11 Bingo and the Internet
  • 31.12 Companies Involved with Bingo
  • 31.13 Bingo's History
  • 31.14 The New Bingo Revolution
• 32 Sports Betting
  • 32.1 Market Assessment
  • 32.2 Interactive Text Message Betting
  • 32.3 Legalizing Sports Betting in New Jersey
  • 32.4 Sports Betting Research Results
  • 32.5 The Competitive Sports Book
  • 32.6 Operation Costs of a Casino-Based Sports Book
  • 32.7 Las Vegas Sports Books: Changes from a New Breed of Owners
  • 32.8 Regulations to Reduce the Impact of Illegal Sports Betting
  • 32.9 Betting on Presidential Elections
  • 32.10 Demographics
  • 32.11 The Super Bowl
  • 32.12 NFL Betting
  • 32.13 Betting on College Football
  • 32.14 Men's College Basketball
  • 32.15 Women's College Basketball
  • 32.16 Baseball Betting
  • 32.17 World Cup Soccer
  • 32.18 Motor Sports
  • 32.19 Golf Betting
  • 32.20 Tennis Betting
  • 32.21 Wagering on Amateur Sports and the Olympics
  • 32.22 Spread Betting
  • 32.23 Proposition Bets
  • 32.24 Parlay Cards
  • 32.25 Futures
  • 32.26 Sports Pools
  • 32.27 Drive-Through Betting
  • 32.28 Sports Betting Advisory Services
  • 32.29 The Sports Betting Problem in College Athletics
• 33 Pari-Mutuels
  • 33.1 Market Assessment
  • 33.2 Attracting People to the Track
  • 33.3 The Interactive Horse Racing Network
  • 33.4 Slot Machines at Race Tracks
  • 33.5 Offshore Betting
  • 33.6 Youbet.com
  • 33.7 National Economic Impact of the Equine Industry
  • 33.8 Legislative Acts Regarding Pari-Mutuel Wagering
  • 33.9 Types of Wagering
  • 33.10 Thoroughbred Race Wagering
  • 33.11 Types of Racing
  • 33.12 Racetrack Revenue and Handle
  • 33.13 Major Horse Races
  • 33.13.1 The Kentucky Derby
  • 33.13.2 Preakness
  • 33.13.3 Belmont Stakes
  • 33.13.4 Travers
  • 33.14 Dog Tracks
  • 33.14.1 International Dog Tracks
  • 33.15 Account Wagering
  • 33.16 Gaming Machines at Pari-Mutuel Racetracks
  • 33.17 Jai-Alai
• 34 Card Rooms
  • 34.1 Market Overview
  • 34.2 California Card Rooms
  • 34.3 Florida's Card Rooms
  • 34.4 Washington Card Rooms
• 35 Keno
  • 35.1 Market Assessment
  • 35.2 Keno's History
  • 35.3 Video Keno
  • 35.4 Nevada Numbers
• 36 Charitable Gaming
  • 36.1 Market Assessment
  • 36.2 Overview
  • 36.3 Kentucky Charitable Gaming
  • 36.4 Minnesota Charitable Gaming
  • 36.5 Charitable Gaming in New York State
• 37 Other Trends And Issues In Gaming
  • 37.1 Smaller Resorts the Wave of the Future
  • 37.2 State Taxation Issues
  • 37.3 Changes in U.S. Currency
  • 37.4 Mobile Gambling in the Future
  • 37.5 Regulation of Remote Gambling Via Internet, TV or Mobile
  • 37.6 Military Casinos
  • 37.7 Trends in Casino Financing
  • 37.8 Casino Renovations
  • 37.9 New Technology Additions
  • 37.10 Ergonomics
  • 37.11 Fraudulent Slip-and-Fall Lawsuits
  • 37.12 Casino Air Quality
  • 37.13 Non-Smoking Casinos
  • 37.13.1 Indoor Air-Quality Standards for Casinos, Hotels, Restaurants and Bars
  • 37.13.2 Views on Smoking Tables: Patrons and Employees
  • 37.13.3 Public Survey on Tobacco Bylaws in Toronto
  • 37.14 Children in Casinos
  • 37.15 In-Flight Gaming
• Appendix A - Market Resources
• Appendix B: References