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Vol. 9 • No. 49 • December 19, 2011, Featured Articles, GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCASTS
GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bo Bernhard, Executive Director, International Gaming Institute, UNLV
This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a discussion with Bo Bernhard, who has recently been named the executive director at the International Gaming Institute inside the University of Nevada Las Vegas’ Harrah’s Hotel College about where the IGI is and where it’s going.
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Bo Bernhard recently was named executive director of the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Harrah’s Hotel College. The non-profit IGI offers research and educational programs for the global gaming industry. In 2010, Bernhard was named executive editor of the UNLV Gaming Research Journal and a Lincy Fellow at UNLV's Brookings Mountain West. In 2009 he received the Spanos Award, one of the university's top teaching awards. In this interview, Bernhard reflects on where the IGI has gone since its founding by gaming legend Shannon Bybee and support from Anchor Gaming founder Stan Fulton, and how it impacts of the gaming and tourism industries in Nevada. He spoke with Global Gaming Business Publisher Roger Gros at the Stan Fulton Building on the UNLV campus in December.
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WEEKLY FEATURE: Wider Implications
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of an Indian gaming tribe in Michigan that could have national repercussions. The Gun Lake Band opened a very successful casino (l.) earlier this year despite a challenge to its legality. Should the lawsuit succeed, only Class II gaming could be used.
Initiative Would Expand Arizona Gaming
A group called Arizonans for Fair Gaming has filed an initiative to let voters decide if they want privately owned casinos and racetracks in the state. Stating tribes have an unfair monopoly now, the group would need 173,000 signatures before July 5 to put the issue before voters in November. Existing Indian casinos, like Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort (l.) in Mesa would be threatened.
Future’s Dicey for Florida Mega-Resorts
Some observers of the Florida gaming situation say the destination resort bill now before the legislature has little chance of being approved. And the most lucrative potential location—Miami Beach—had said “Thanks, but no thanks.” Finally, MGM is one other party recently heard from as Chairman Jim Murren (l.) visits the state.
New Atlantic City Casino to Implement Limited Employment Policy
Atlantic City’s Revel casino has imposed of term limit of four to six years for some of its front of the house positions, including games dealers, valets, bartenders, front desk agents and cocktail servers. The policy, which is unprecedented in the gaming industry’s hiring practices, has drawn criticism from a local union already not happy with Revel and its president, Kevin DeSanctis (l.).
SJM Expects Land Grant in ‘12
SJM Holdings CEO Ambrose So (l.) stated last week that the company received a letter from the Macau government indicating that SJM would be granted its land concession in the Cotai area sometime in 2012.
Australia’s Burswood Now Crown Perth
James Packer liked the Burswood casino (l.) in Perth when he pushed his company to buy it seven years ago. After the current AUS$750 million upgrade and name change, he is ready to like it even more.