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Author: Steve Karoul

Steve Karoul is a well-known and respected casino consultant. He has lived and worked in many different countries and has conducted casino marketing activities in well over a 100 different countries around the world. Karoul understands both casino operations and casino marketing. He is also a gaming industry innovator who openly shares his ideas and thoughts with fellow casino industry executives. For additional information, Karoul can be reached at skaroul@euroasiacasino.com or www.euroasiacasino.com.

Roulette on a Roll

What’s the fastest-growing game in Nevada’s casinos? Nope, it’s roulette. Something like $2 billion was wagered on the classic wheel game in the year that ended in February. Revenue...

Published May 1, 2017

State, Town, Appeal Massachusetts Tribal Court Ruling

The state of Massachusetts, the town of Aquinnah and the Aquinnah/Gay Head Community Association have petitioned the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals to revisit its decision that would allow...

Published May 1, 2017

Scarlet Pearl Opens $25 Million Garage

Designed by Nory Hazaveh of SOSH in New York City, a $25 million, 7-story parking lot recently opened at Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D'Iberville, Mississippi. The garage will...

Published May 1, 2017

California Casino Delayed by Trump Review

The Wilton Rancheria, which thought it had gotten a decision from the federal government to put 36 acres in Elk Grove, California into trust, may be forced to say...

Published May 1, 2017

Iowa Casinos Brings Positives, Negatives

Police calls have increased slightly at the Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson, Iowa since its August 2015 opening. It also gave the city police and county sheriff's office a...

Published May 1, 2017

Wisconsin Tribes Dispute Casino Expansion

The Ho-Chunk Nation recently said the Stockbridge-Munsee's lawsuit attempting to stop the Ho-Chunk's Wittenberg, Wisconsin $33 million expansion has "damaged inter-tribal relations and tribal solidarity." The Stockbridge-Munsee claim the...

Published May 1, 2017

Gambling Problem? Avoid South Dakota

WalletHub ranks the state the second most gambling-addicted in the nation, behind only Nevada, based on criteria like the number of gaming venues as a percentage of population and...

Published May 1, 2017

Indiana Casino Drives Regional Economy

Since 2001, gaming and admission taxes have totaled nearly $1 billion at Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa in Michigan City, Indiana, said Vice President and General Manager Lief...

Published May 1, 2017

AGA Says No Nukes for Nevada

The Trump administration is seeking $120 million to revive Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste dump, a plan the American Gaming Association fears could seriously hurt Las Vegas tourism....

Published May 1, 2017

Kansas Casino Posts Favorable First Numbers

In less than a month of operation, Kansas Crossing Casino in Pittsburg, Kansas posted $556,000 in revenue, the Kansas Lottery reported. Crawford County Convention and Visitor's Bureau Executive Director...

Published May 1, 2017

Massachusetts Mulls Letting Alcohol be Served Late at Casinos

Although no one has yet requested that alcohol be served until 4 a.m. in Massachusetts’s casinos, a House bill would allow that to happen. It would give the Massachusetts...

Published May 1, 2017

Quezon City to Break Ground in 2018

Philippines gaming company Bloomberry Resorts Corp. will begin development of a hotel casino project in Quezon City in early 2018. The complex must wait until “informal settlers” are relocated....

Published May 1, 2017

New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidates Talk North Jersey Casinos

Two Republican candidates for New Jersey governor, including Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (l.), expressed support for expanding casino gaming in the state to northern New Jersey at a recent forum....

Published May 1, 2017

Lam Unloads Jimei Stock

Macau junket runner Jack Lam Yin Lok (l.) has sold a 65.05 percent stake in Jimei International Entertainment Group Ltd., unloading his full share of the Hong Kong-listed junket...

Published May 1, 2017

Manfred: Vegas Will Get a Chance to Bat

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred (l.) says he considers Las Vegas a “viable” market for a franchise. In the meantime, he says, he’ll be looking closely at developments...

Published May 1, 2017

Comply or Die

What do AML, FinCEN, PTF, OFAC, BSA, PEP, SOW have to do with casinos and banks? They are all terms that all casino executives need to be familiar with...

Published June 22, 2015

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