Jul/Aug 2022


With the dense, muggy heat of summer now upon us, it is time to descend to the cool, air-conditioning of the casino floor. But what’s this? The casino floor has changed? Slowly but surely, it has indeed. With the rise of digital gaming, the casino floor is going through an evolutionary phase. In this issue we look at the ways in which this is so, speaking to Hard Rock Digital and hearing a host of other viewpoints on the matter.

Then there is tribal. In the run-up to the OIGA Conference and Tradeshow, we take a closer look at how far along gaming in Oklahoma has come over the past few decades.

Oklahoma isn’t the only place where gaming is staking a claim for itself. Look no further than Chicago – the nation’s third largest city – to see what the future holds: Bally’s Chicago, which will be one of the preeminent new casinos in the next decade. Soo Kim and Chris Jewett – people instrumental in its construction – tell us all about it.

There are other areas of interest that we cover in these pages. Too many to tell here, but, if you are after a sweet taste: the rise of regional casino databases, AI on the casino floor, self-regulation in sports betting, the battle for the soul of California, and fraud in iGaming.

We certainly hope you enjoy this with the rest of your summer.


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Jul/Aug 2022

With the dense, muggy heat of summer now upon us, it is time to descend to the cool, air-conditioning of the casino floor. But what’s this? The casino floor has changed? Slowly but surely, it has indeed. With the rise...