Casino Operations Management
Published on 11. February 1998
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-471-16390-9 (ISBN)
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Description
With the casino industry's potential for huge profits--and huge losses--comes an urgent need for informed management personnel with a thorough understanding of all aspects of the business. Written by experts with years of experience in the field, this book equips current and future gaming management professionals with a firm and complete grasp of casino operations--around the management office, in the cage, and at the tables. It features detailed coverage of: In-house organizational structure, responsibilities, and staffing Key management tools such as table game hold, player rating systems, and more Gaming taxes and regulatory controls (Nevada and New Jersey covered separately) Accounting and currency reporting methods Cage operations, from granting credit to collections and settlements Slot management, table games, sports book and racing operations Game mathematics and statistics--including probabilities, variances, and standard deviations Casino marketing techniques
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations, forms
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
850 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-16390-9 (9780471163909)
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Jim Kilby | Jim Fox | Anthony F. Lucas
Casino Operations Management
Book
03/2004
2nd Edition
Wiley
€131.60
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Persons
JIM KILBY is Boyd Professor of Gaming at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has over twenty-five years of experience in all facets of casino operations and has served as a consultant to casinos throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Malaysia, Australia, and South Africa. JIM FOX is Contract Audit Services Manager for Arthur Andersen LLP in Las Vegas. A Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Fraud Examiner, he has been active with the Institute of Internal Auditors at both the local and international level.
Content
The History of Modern Gaming. Gaming Control. Gaming Taxes. Casino Management. Currency Reporting. Casino Cage, Credit and Collections. Slot Management. Introduction to Table Games. Table Game Operations. Casino Accounting. Mathematics of Casino Games. Elements of an Effective Player Rating System. Table Game Hold as a Management Tool. Casino Marketing I. Casino Marketing II. Sports Book Operations. Race Operations. Casino Statistics. Glossary of Casino Terminology. Index.