Dinner with Phyllis
Thanksgiving is a time of friends and family, and Richard Schuetz recalls a special occasion during his year of running the Stratosphere in Las Vegas and a dinner with...
Allow Me to Mansplain Something
Talk is cheap when it comes to discrimination in the workplace so it’s time women and supportive men up the ante on the gaming industry. Gaming observer Richard Schuetz...
Women Need to Understand their Place
Is the Taliban more honest than some conference organizers when it comes to how they view a woman’s place in the world? Richard Schuetz thinks so and believes we...
The Rest of the Story: Insights into the California Sports Betting Scene
California is the holy grail for sports betting. With more than 40 million people chomping at the bit to get started, there is money to be made. But will...
Asleep at the Wheel
Can regulators really understand the nuances of multi-billion-dollar transactions when even the most educated financial whiz has trouble? They missed the boat—along with a $150 payment to Jeffery Epstein—in...
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Awards programs in gaming are usually harmless fun where the organizers get to stroke their sponsors, but when one awards program recently regaled the 52 judges it has lined...
California Screaming
Sports betting in California is a hot potato with several interested parties attempting to legalize it. The 107 tribes of the state want to control it as they control...
Black is Black
Richard Schuetz believes the black market is the gift that keeps on giving. Why? Because no matter how you slice it, there is little hope of dismantling illegal offshore...
Crime and the Financing of Casinos
When the infamous Jeffery Epstein (l.) can pay a principal of a company that controls major gaming corporations millions of dollars without the knowledge of the gold-standard regulators, you...
Political Malpractice and the Nevada Regulatory Experience
The mix of politics and regulatory bodies is inevitable, but when politics overtakes regulation, things can get messy. Former regulator Richard Schuetz believes that’s just what happened in Nevada...
Wanted: U.S. Gaming Regulators—No Experience Necessary
It’s no secret that regulatory appointments are usually political paybacks for loyalty and favors made. Knowledge and experience with the regulated industry definitely is not important. What could go...
California Dreamin’
Betting on college sports in California has always been a contentious issue. In a state where colleges like USC and UCLA consistently field excellent teams, other colleges like Stanford...
Just Richard
Richard Schuetz (l.) reflects on the many different roles he’s played in his life. The gaming veteran has worked on every side of the industry to become an expert...
Learning to Listen
Men are poor listeners, alleges gaming observer Richard Schuetz. He urges them to take the time, sit back and actually listen to the things that mean most to women....
The Judge Who Does Not Judge
Sometimes a judgement can be a good thing, particularly when you are afflicted with a gambling problem. Richard Schuetz relates the experience of attending the Nevada gambling court, presided...
What Wynn Did
Mansplaining the benefits of Wynn Resorts’ new program offering virtual-learning centers for kids who can’t go to school. This doesn’t just benefit the kids—it’s a boon to parents, especially...
Regulatory Capture: Don’t Bite the Hand that Feeds You
The first tenet of regulation is to perform your duties in the “public interest.” But what happens when that public interest intersects with a more private concern like an...
A Failure of Regulation: Women’s Progress Stymied
A century after women won the right to vote in the U.S., the advancement of women in the gaming industry is still not where it should be according to...
Fear Itself
Why is it that women in the gaming industry are always at the wrong end of the data set? Gaming observer Richard Schuetz explains why the feedback he gets...
Stanley Ho and Community
The death of Stanley Ho marked the end of an era for sure. His “monopoly” of gaming in Macau was more than just business. Richard Schuetz explains how Ho...
