It seems that lottery revenue, including bingo revenue for nonprofit organizations, is no longer recession proof, if in fact it ever was. Below is an excerpt from an interesting article regarding the gambling industry’s and the state lotteries’ struggles of late. “All bets are off for the gambling industry. As rising joblessness forces Americans to [...]
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New technology is slowly rolling across the globe that will not only make cashless gaming systems more secure, but also add features that will improve the customer experience in casinos – provided casinos are willing to pay the extra cost. The technology is the Smart Card which, already being used in casinos in Europe and [...]
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Steve Wynn towers over the Las Vegas Strip in commercials for his new Encore resort, but the recessionary slump in business along the fabled gambling corridor could soon bring the casino mogul down to earth. Wynn Resorts Ltd is on Monday slated to open the $2.3 billion, 2,000-room Encore, a curved tower of bronze glass [...]
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For the most part, gaming initiatives across the country were successful in one form or another. From IGWB: “Nov. 4 was a banner day for the gaming industry, with referenda to expand casinos and other gambling being approved everywhere except Ohio and Maine. In those states, referendums sought to create a single (and first) resort [...]
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There’ll be no statewide ban on smoking in public places — for now. State lawmakers failed to reach agreement on a ban early this morning, leaving antismoking advocates bitterly disappointed and a new Legislature to grapple in 2009 with an issue that has wide public support. The defeat left smoking ban proponents talking of a [...]
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The smoking ban bill HB-4163 has failed and is dead. Smoking will continue to be allowed in bingos and casinos for now. The House and Senate could not reach a compromise on their differences. As you may recall the Senate version of the bill exempted no one, while the House version exempted, bingos, casinos, and [...]
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Today is the final session day for the Michigan Legislature. The conference committee on HB-4163 (the statewide smoking ban) has met twice with no result. They will meet again this morning at 8:45am. The rumor that we are hearing is that there will be no compromise so the House has to vote on a total [...]
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One of the biggest problems a bingo caller may run into is getting in the habit of calling at a different pace during a game. Callers really need to make sure that their time between calls remains the same so that bingo players will understand how many bingo cards they can manage. For the complete [...]
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While bingo has been around for awhile in the fundraising community, Texas Hold ‘Em has grown increasingly popular. In fact,many organizations that raise revenue through bingo smartly hold poker fundraisers a few times each year as well. Below is an article that profiles a charitable poker hall in the Flint area and explains a little [...]
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The debate has raged for some time whether or not poker is a game of luck or skill. While, as anyone who’s ever suffered through a “bad beat” will tell you, luck obviously plays a major factor. However, who can argue that certain people aren’t better poker players than others? With charitable poker booming in [...]
