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Accountants: Then and NowRick Arpin, SVP, MGM Resorts International, candidly and humorously walks us through a very important decade of change in accounting. The Why And How Of StrategyDavid Chavez explains the necessity and components of a good strategic business plan. Identify Theft and Financial Fraud - 2010 In Review
Find out what was learned from the ITFF/ROC Reading Room summaries, as described by Hal Berghel,
Director of both the UNLV School of Informatics and the Identity Theft and
Financial Fraud Research and Operations Center. THE 7 TRAITS OF AN AWESOME LEADER
"What does it take to become an AWESOME leader?" SALARY INDEX & CASINO UPDATE
"In the last 33 years, 36 more states have approved and added casinos. Quite a large leap! So what contributed to this phenomenon?" CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP CAN BE GOOD BUSINESS
Learn about the workforce development programs that many employers are missing out on. BEATING THE ODDS
Using personality assessment to narrow candidate pools, create applicant
profiles for multiple positions, ensure job fit, and groom future
managers reduces turnover, increases moral and employee satisfaction. RENOVATIONS RULE IN THE HOTEL
Hoteliers are being forced into upping property quality to better
compete in crowded markets and to get more money for a night's
stay. Raising rates by a few dollars could help with those expenses. COUPONS: REDUCING THEFT IN YOUR F&B OR RETAIL OPERATIONCoupon fraud can cost your business a lot of money. Find out how you can greatly reduce this loss. BUDGET SEASON 2012
Scott Kidd, most recently vice president of food and beverage at
Thunder Valley Resort and Casino, shares his thoughts on how to ease the pain of doing your F∓B budget for next year. THIS IS HOW WE FIX IT!
"Is it possible to take a -$500k annual losing program and by using high level analytics turn
that loss into a +$3,500,000 increase? Yes!"
THE ROLE OF DATA MANAGEMENT IN DELIVERING PERSONALIZED SERVICEEvery contact your guests have at your property is an opportunity to foster loyalty according to Kelly A McGuire, PhD, Practice Director, Global Hospitality and Travel Practice, at SAS. THE REAL VALUE OF ITMarshall Andrews former CIO at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, says the formula for business success is an excellent strategy (defines the what) and execution (the how) through business processes. MOVING FORWARD BY LOOKING BACK
Dan Garrow CIO at Oneida Nation Enterprises in Verona, NY, looks back at the last decade of technology and
prepares for the next ten years." BUILD, BUY, CUSTOMIZE - IT'S COMPLICATED
"Should you buy or build your software? It can be a complicated process with variable pros and cons." GOOGLE +1: THE SEARCH FOR BETTER SEARCH
"Google +1 buttons are popping up like mushrooms across the Internet. What are they, and how will they
be influencing the way you surf the web? Googling minds want to know." GAMBLING TOMORROW THOUGH TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION!
"What if you could log on to your computer and play slot machines on an interface that feels very much
like the slot machines in the casinos?" TRIBAL GAMING 2001 TO 2021Industry defining technology has been brought to us by the tribal organizations, and the future technology they could bring could be equally revolutionary, according to Susan Kesel, CEO of Harvest Trends. TRIBAL GAMING, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS & BEYONDTribalNet's Shannon Bouschor helps us re-live a decade of innovation and communication within Tribal Gaming. KOKOPO VILLAGE RESORTS - PAPUA NEW GUINEAThis study of how the Kokopo Village Resort in Papua New Guinea was able to overcome challenges and were empowered to achieve their full potential, is brought to us by Bill Healey. Based in Bali, Bill has been consulting, installing and supporting solutions in the global golf and leisure industry since 1982. G2E ASIA 2011Tammy Farley, co-founder of The Rainmaker Group, brings us a recap of G2E 2011. Why not subscribe for free to receive our management periodical G&L Magazine in print each quarter? |