Casinos 2008 Presents a Comprehensive Analysis of Casino Operations

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91730) has announced the addition of "Casinos 2008" to their offering.

An assessment of the entire scope of the casino sector, including gaming, lodging, entertainment, nightlife, dining, amenities, retail, and conventions, Casinos 2008 presents a comprehensive analysis of casino operations as well as discussions of developments at each of the casino destinations across the United States. Casinos 2008 covers casinos of all type: casino-megaresorts, casino-hotels, tribal casinos, riverboat casinos, racinos, card rooms, and bingo parlors. State-by-state 2007 gaming statistics are presented. Various chapters review the latest trends in table games, slot machines, and sports betting. Emerging areas such as mobile wagering, server-based gaming, and skill-based gaming are also covered.

It is well established that spending on entertainment and amenities has surpassed gaming at casino destinations. This handbook discusses each area of consumer spending, and provides market data and examples of how the casino business is evolving to meet changing customer interests and expectations.

Marketing topics, from the effectiveness of loyalty programs to customer relationship management, are examined in Casinos 2008. The handbook also discusses the sector's efforts to attract a diversity of patrons with marketing that targets such demographics as the younger market and various ethnic groups.

Key Topics:

- MARKET OVERVIEW

- CASINO CORPORATIONS

- CASINO DESTINATIONS

- STATE-BY-STATE ASSESSMENT

- COMMERCIAL CASINOS

- TRIBAL CASINOS

- CRUISE, OFFSHORE & AIRBORNE CASINOS

- MARKETING

- CUSTOMER DEMOGRAPHICS

- CASINO HOTELS & RESORTS

- CASINO RESTAURANTS

- CASINO ENTERTAINMENT

- CASINO NIGHTLIFE

- CASINO AMENITIES

- CASINO RETAIL

- CONVENTIONS & MEETINGS AT CASINO DESTINATIONS

- TABLE GAMES

- POKER

- SLOTS & ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES

- VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS

- MOBILE WAGERING

- PARIMUTUEL WAGERING

- SPORTS BETTING

- BINGO

- ONLINE GAMBLING

Casinos mentioned:

- Ameristar Casinos

- Argosy Casino and Hotel

- Arlington Park

- Bally Technologies

- Boomtown Casino & Hotel

- Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino

- Cache Creek Casino Resort

- Caesars Entertainment

- Caesars Palace

- Caesars Tahoe

- Casino Arizona

- Casino Magic

- Casino Morongo

- Century Casinos

- Cherokee Nation

- Choctaw Casino & Resort

- Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino

- Conrell University Library

- Delaware North Companies

- Delaware Racing Association

- Excalibur

- Flamingo Laughlin

- Florida International University Library

- Foxwoods Resort Casino

- Golden Nugget

- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi

- Harrah's

- Ho-Chunk Nation

- Hollywood Casino

- Hooters Casino Hotel

- IGT

- IP Hotel & Casino

- Isle of Capri Casinos

- Jackson Rancheria Casino

- Jerry's Nugget

- Johnson & Wales University Library

- Kerzner International

- Kewandin Casinos

- Kickapoo Casino

- Lac Vieux Desert Resort Casino

- Lake of the Torches Resort & Casino

- Lakes Gaming

- Las Vegas Convention & Visitor Authority

- Lincoln International Gaming

- MGM Mirage

- Mohegan Sun

- Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs

- MTR Gaming Group

- Navajo Nation

- Ohkay Casino Resort Hotel

- Oneida Nation

- Paragon Casino Resort

- Pearl River Resort

- Pinnacle Entertainment

- Pit River Casino

- Potawatomi Bingo Casino

- Rio Suite Hotel & Casino

- Riverside Resort & Casino

- Riviera Hotel & Casino

- Royal Caribbean Cruises

- Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

- San Felipe's Casino Hollywood

- San Juan Marriott Resort

- San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

- Sands Expo & Convention Center

- Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort

- Southern New Hampshire University - Shapiro Library

- Station Casinos

- Sterling Casino Lines

- Stratosphere

- Sun International

- Sycuan Casino & Resort

- Table Mountain Casino

- Texas Racing Commission

- The Mill Casino & Hotel

- The Mirage

- Three Rivers Casino

- Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino

- Tulalip Resort Casino

- Turning Stone Casino

- University of Denver - Penrose Library

- University of Nevada Las Vegas Library

- Viejas Casino

- WMS Gaming

- Wynn Las Vegas

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