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G&L Articles from Fall 2012 Issue

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Today's Critical Skills in Finance

Rick Arpin, Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller at MGM Resorts International, gives us a snapshot of the difference between what used to count as 'success' in finance and the skills we look for now.

Marriage: Make the right financial moves

David Chisholm, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley Barney Smith says marriage affects how you build wealth, pay taxes and plan your estate. It's important to make the right moves, especially at the beginning. .

EEOC Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records

Nicholas Dufour, Chief Regulatory Counsel for First Advantage, describes how to apply the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's guidance documents regarding the use of arrest or conviction records in employment decisions.

My Casino Resort Stay in the year 2025

Accompany Chris Swanger on his tour of the hotel and casino experience of the future.

Golf Bookings Management: a Case Study

Bill Healey talks with Ryan Brandeburg, Director of Golf at both Kauri Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers. Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers Karui Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers Golf Courses of New Zealand are both ranked among the world top 100 by Golf Magazine.

A New Breed of Whale in the Desert

Dane Maralason, explores the Mega-Lounge concept which is attracting a new up-scale market of high-end party goers to Sin City.

You Can Feel Good, It's OK Now!

Glenn Haussman, Editor-In-Chief with Hotel Interactive, says 'Generally speaking, top level executives are in high spirits and some are downright giddy about the current state of hospitality affair on a global basis.'

Player Development- Worth their weight in gold or weighing down the goals?

Susan Kesel, CEO, Harvest Trends, asks 'Do you know which of your hosts are good sales reps and which are good hosts? Do they know what their success measurements are and do they have the ability to know where they are on the success scale at any given time?'

Has Your SEO Gone To The Birds?

Ann Nygren, Principal and Owner of Key Consulting/Software (KCS), explains how Google has tweaked their search algorithms again and asks 'Do you know how to keep your website on page 1?'

Bandwidth Bandits: Old and New

Hal Berghel, Director, University Las Vegas (UNLV), believes this feeding frenzy approach to Web presence which we're now engaged in is not the way to go about developing cyberspace.

2012 Salary Index

Marc Weiswasser, Managing Member, Casino Recruiter.Com, presents a 2012 Salary Index and casino update.

G&L interviews Jeanne-Marie Wilkins

Jeannie Caruso, publisher of Gaming & Leisure Magazine interviews Jeanne-Marie Wilkins, SVP and CIO, Isle of Capri.

Food Innovation

Chris Swanger says 'If you look around the world today you will see new recipes that were not available 10 years ago. Some of these culinary creations we see now would not even be seen as little as 5 years ago.'

State of Affairs in the Russian Gaming Industry

Bill Healey has a conversation with Lyubov Loginova, a highly respected industry professional and CEO of Moscow-based Alsart.


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Winter 2012

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Summer 2012

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