The American Gaming Association has appointed a new CEO and president, and has named a travel expert to be in charge. The individual that will be taking the reins is Geoff Freeman, and he will be taking over his position on July 1. Freeman has been with the Travel Association over the course of the last seven years, and was the executive vice president and CEO of the organization. He spent a great deal of time there, and was involved in some of the companies biggest projects throughout his time. While there, he helped to push legislation that was responsible for huge increases in tourism in the area and allowing businesses to have more control over [...]
Every industry that is as big as gambling knows that their industry lives and dies on their ability to properly evaluate the market that they belong to and ensure that they are able to capitalize on the opportunities that are presented to them to the best of their ability. Although the gaming induxstry is often regarded as quite different from some o f the other options that are available, they too will turn to universities and institutions to get an honest and straightforward look at certain aspects of their industry and also to ensure that they are doing their best to properly serve their customers. For this reason, there has been a huge number of [...]
Everyone hopes to hit the jackpot at one point in their lives and come across a huge sum of money that they otherwise would not have had a lot of access to. However, most of us are never going to be lucky enough to do so. There are many people that hit the jackpot each and every year, and the biggest example of this was most recently seen at the Flamingo in Las Vegas. The area has been home to a number of different jackpot winners in recent years, but this is the largest of those winnings in recent years.
The woman that hit the Jackpot at the Flamingo was able to win more than $1.1 million. This is the largest in recent [...]
Resort fees have been the source of a lot of controversy recently. Many resorts have been changing their policy. Previously, some resorts had been asking that those that utilize their facilities are actually asked to pay a small fee in order to do so. Of course, that was a short lived policy, but it will be interesting to see if other resorts follow in their lead. A number of other companies have also chosen to change their fee policy as well, raising it. A number of resort fees have changed their prices in recent months, with the most recent example of this being the Venetian and Palazzo.
Both of the resorts announced [...]