Don’t Gamble with Your Employees; Reward Them

Most of the time, when one thinks about casino loyalty programs, the focus is on the patron experience, and justifiably so.  Without patrons we have no industry, so they should always be top of mind when it comes to motivating and rewarding.  While this is certainly a...

Can this really be a good idea?

Can this really be a good idea?  With candidates and elected officials mired in everything from sexting to bridge closure scandals, will allowing odds makers to possibly affect the outcome elections or worse – put candidates in harm’s way – be the best idea to breathe...

If At First You Don’t Succeed…

Just one month after rejecting a single casino in New Hampshire, the House was back at it considering a new proposal to legalize two casinos that would have shared a total of no more than 5,000 slot machines and 240 table games.  The bill failed by a single vote,...

Getting High in Vegas

You may already know that high atop the Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower in Las Vegas exists a number of thrill rides that are not for the faint of heart, or for the Acrophobic.  At 1149 feet, The Stratosphere is the tallest freestanding observation deck in the...

Grocery Chain Goes Old School with Monopoly Promotion

The game pieces began to pile up on our kitchen counter.  Having been in the promotions industry for as long as I can remember, my curiosity finally got to me one evening, and as a result, I was drawn helplessly in to the Shaw’s & Star Market “Monopoly Collect...