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Hedonistic Differences Between Mechanical Game Players And Table Game Players: An Exploratory Investigation On The Road To A Comprehensive Theory For Gambling, Karl Titz, David Andrus, Judy Miller Dec 2012

Hedonistic Differences Between Mechanical Game Players And Table Game Players: An Exploratory Investigation On The Road To A Comprehensive Theory For Gambling, Karl Titz, David Andrus, Judy Miller

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

This exploratory research examined relationships between casino play and hedonic factors. The hedonic factors examined were emotion, sensation seeking and impulsivity, absorbing experiences, and analytical characteristics. Differences between slot players and table game players were measured. The subjects were a convenience sampling of 1,010 casino gamblers at a Las Vegas Strip casino catering to out of town visitors. All participants completed a 45- item survey. The constructs were measured using the Mehrabian and Russell (1974) pleasure, arousal, and dominance scale; the Zuckerman Kuhlman sensation seeking and impulsivity scale; the Swanson (1978) absorbing experience scale; and an analytical scale developed by …

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Wages In Las Vegas And Reno: How Much Difference Do Unions Make In The Hotel, Gaming, And Recreation Industry?, C. Jeffrey Waddoups Dec 2012

Wages In Las Vegas And Reno: How Much Difference Do Unions Make In The Hotel, Gaming, And Recreation Industry?, C. Jeffrey Waddoups

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

A significant union presence in the Las Vegas, Nevada Hotel, Gaming, and Recreation (HGR) industry juxtaposed to the near absence of unions in the Reno, Nevada segment of the same industry is used to study how unions affect wages both within the industry and in a much less unionized sector, the Wholesale and Retail Trade (WRT) industry. The results indicate that median wages of highly unionized occupations in the Las Vegas HGR industry are significantly higher than wages of identical occupations in Reno. Little difference in wages is observed in the WRT industries of the two regions. In light of …

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An Exploration Of Customer Retention Factors In Las Vegas Casino Resort Properties, Michael J. Petrillose, Kathleen P. Brewer Dec 2012

An Exploration Of Customer Retention Factors In Las Vegas Casino Resort Properties, Michael J. Petrillose, Kathleen P. Brewer

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

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Academic Research Interests Of Casino Resort Properties, Collin Ramdeen, Susan Raymakers, Robert H. Bosselman Dec 2012

Academic Research Interests Of Casino Resort Properties, Collin Ramdeen, Susan Raymakers, Robert H. Bosselman

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

This study surveyed department executives and chief executive officers from casino resort properties. The 52 respondents represented 22 percent of the total surveyed. These respondents were asked to indicate how much their company valued outside research, and the best vehicle for distributing outside research to casino resort properties. They were also asked to rate their relative degree of interest in specific research topic areas. The results indicate that most of the casino resort properties were interested in academic research. The analysis of specific research topics revealed that there was a significant level of interest in consumer behavior, competitive markets, and …

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Using Benchmarking Techniques In Academia: Building A Gaming Education Program, Susan H. Lvancevich, Daniel M. Lvancevich, Bernard N. Fried Dec 2012

Using Benchmarking Techniques In Academia: Building A Gaming Education Program, Susan H. Lvancevich, Daniel M. Lvancevich, Bernard N. Fried

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

This paper discusses the use of benchmarking techniques in building a gaming education program. Four general categories of benchmarking techniques and their applicability to gaming education are presented. A template for building a gaming education program is explained, as well as the key success factors to consider when implementing benchmarking in academia. A summary of schools currently offering gaming courses, a list of gaming topics in various functional areas that can easily be integrated into existing courses, and a list of gaming-related resources are also provided.

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The Gaming Industry And The Millennium Bug, Michael L . Kasavana, Kathleen P. Brewer Dec 2012

The Gaming Industry And The Millennium Bug, Michael L . Kasavana, Kathleen P. Brewer

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

While much has been written about the Y2K bug in general, the gaming industry is among those slow to address the issue. As we quickly face the dawn of the new millennium, there are urgent issues to be addressed. This article examines the problem, major issues, potential solutions, and the impact of time constraints on the casino industry.

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A Global Market Analysis Of Casino Gaming On The Internet, Lawrence Dandurand Dec 2012

A Global Market Analysis Of Casino Gaming On The Internet, Lawrence Dandurand

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

Technology can provide gaming to any household in the world. The market potential of casino gaming on the Internet is substantial. This article summarizes an analysis of the global Internet casino gaming market. It indicates: (1) the nature of Internet casino gaming; (2) the competitive environment; (3) market opportunities; (4) environmental constraints; (5) marketing strategies; (6) market demand; (7) market potential; and (8) a flexible diffusion of innovation model for forecasting market demand.

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Educating For The Gaming Industry: Need, Profile, And Suggested Schema, Leslie E. Cummings Dec 2012

Educating For The Gaming Industry: Need, Profile, And Suggested Schema, Leslie E. Cummings

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

As legalized gambling becomes increasingly widespread and competitive, operators seek employees who understand its unique culture and demands. Today, few baccalaureate programs offer gaming management education. Gaming subject areas for college programs span three content spheres: (a) gaming and games themselves; (b) gaming interfaces with other hospitality subjects (lodging, accounting); and (c) the gaming/hospitality environment (regulation, economics). In a given academic program, gaming content integration can be measured along a continuum, from nonexistent, to somewhat integrated within existing courses, to comprising a central educational focus.

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New Developments In Gaming Taxation And Regulation: An Update, Susan H. Lvancevich, Bernard N. Fried Dec 2012

New Developments In Gaming Taxation And Regulation: An Update, Susan H. Lvancevich, Bernard N. Fried

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

The gaming industry is facing increased regulatory interest. Congress has authorized a commission to investigate gaming in the United States. The Internal Revenue Service continues to interpret ambiguous areas of the tax code in an attempt to raise gaming tax revenues. Regulatory changes in currency transaction reporting have also resulted in some significant changes for the industry. The purpose of this paper is to provide an update on tax and regulatory issues currently facing the gaming industry. Specifically, the paper will address tax and regulatory developments in: (a) tip compliance, (b) cash transaction reporting, (c) complimentaries, (d) employee cafeterias, (e) …

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An Examination Of University Student Gambling Practices, Michael Yuan, Susan Yuan, Patricia Janes Dec 2012

An Examination Of University Student Gambling Practices, Michael Yuan, Susan Yuan, Patricia Janes

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

Concerns about student gambling behavior are often based on the popular opinion that students gamble all the time, that students spend too much money gambling, and that students readily become addicted to gambling. The purpose of this study was to examine whether popular opinions related to student gambling are factually based. This was done by examining the relationship among demographics, gambling practices, and views of personal gambling practices of Central Michigan University students. The study results suggest that these popular opinions regarding student gambling may not be factual, or at least may not be as serious as initially perceived.

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Cplr 3121: Section Supersedes Appellate Division Rules, St. John's Law Review Dec 2012

Cplr 3121: Section Supersedes Appellate Division Rules, St. John's Law Review

St. John's Law Review

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Cplr 3101(E): Insurer Will Not Be Permitted To Use Medical Payments Obligation As A Means Of Clandestine Discovery, St. John's Law Review Dec 2012

Cplr 3101(E): Insurer Will Not Be Permitted To Use Medical Payments Obligation As A Means Of Clandestine Discovery, St. John's Law Review

St. John's Law Review

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Labor Law--Union Coercion Of General Contractor Causing Him To Discriminate Against Subcontractor Employees Held Not To Be An Unfair Labor Practice Since The Employees Were Not His Own (Local 447, United Association Of Journeymen And Apprentices Of The Plumbing And Pipefitting Industry (Malbaff), N.L.R.B. 1968), St. John's Law Review Dec 2012

Labor Law--Union Coercion Of General Contractor Causing Him To Discriminate Against Subcontractor Employees Held Not To Be An Unfair Labor Practice Since The Employees Were Not His Own (Local 447, United Association Of Journeymen And Apprentices Of The Plumbing And Pipefitting Industry (Malbaff), N.L.R.B. 1968), St. John's Law Review

St. John's Law Review

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Texas Gulf Sulphur: Expanding Concepts Of Corporate Disclosure Under Sec Rule 10b-5 (Part I), St. John's Law Review Dec 2012

Texas Gulf Sulphur: Expanding Concepts Of Corporate Disclosure Under Sec Rule 10b-5 (Part I), St. John's Law Review

St. John's Law Review

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The Warsaw Ticket To Judicial Treaty Revision--Will We Do It Again?, Thomas W. Reilly Dec 2012

The Warsaw Ticket To Judicial Treaty Revision--Will We Do It Again?, Thomas W. Reilly

St. John's Law Review

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Mentorship Modes: Strategies For Influencing Interactive Learners, Brad Gyori Dec 2012

Mentorship Modes: Strategies For Influencing Interactive Learners, Brad Gyori

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

In the age of the Internet, students are clamoring for immersive and participatory learning experiences, but how can teachers share autonomy without losing control of their classrooms? In an effort to address this important question, this article suggests three mentorship modes that educators can employ in order to effectively engage with today’s interactive learners. Lecture-based instruction is a single mode form of teaching in which information is disseminated by a lone authority-figure. In contrast, learning-centered mentorship is a three-mode process in which autonomy is shared and authority flows in multiple directions at once: bottom-up (modeling), laterally (collaborating), and top-down (organizing …

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Gurus On Leadership: A Book Review, M. S. Rao Dec 2012

Gurus On Leadership: A Book Review, M. S. Rao

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Author Mark A. Thomas examines in his best seller Gurus on Leadership the many styles and contributions associated with noted leaders and experts on leadership throughout history. Rao’s review points out the salient features of each style and reasserts the author’s desire for the principled leader to choose the best characteristics and managerial traits offered from this vast repertoire of experiences and philosophies.

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The Moral Foundations Of Ethical Leadership, Joseph Hester, Don R. Killian Dec 2012

The Moral Foundations Of Ethical Leadership, Joseph Hester, Don R. Killian

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Hester and Killian stress that principled leadership does not necessarily require discarding past practices; rather, they emphasize the importance of using what is good about the past, eliminating self-interest, and injecting passion into contemporary, valuesbased leadership. Passion, as used by the authors in this sense, refers to neither rage nor anger; rather, it is an excitement and enthusiasm that comes from leading with vision, integrity, and respect for others. Subsequently, when such passion is coupled with moral purpose, the idea of serving others, and building and sustaining relationships, the organization will inevitably experience positive growth — one person at a …

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Earning The Right To Lead In Defining Moments: The Act Of Taking Leadership, Tom Karp, Jon-Arild Johannessen Dec 2012

Earning The Right To Lead In Defining Moments: The Act Of Taking Leadership, Tom Karp, Jon-Arild Johannessen

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

True leaders emerge and earn their right to lead — not as a result of an organization’s day-to-day activities — but through courageous acts exhibited during the organization’s defining moments, whether such moments be characterized as stable or disastrous. Remaining strong and steadfast in testy situations while demonstrating the ability to bond to earn the trust of others are the predominant emotional and interpersonal characteristics on display when a leader earns his or her right to lead.

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Conscious Leadership: Transformational Approaches To A Sustainable Future, John Renesch Dec 2012

Conscious Leadership: Transformational Approaches To A Sustainable Future, John Renesch

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

There is no room for the status quo. Apathy and lack of true leadership will simply perpetuate the unsustainable, self-destructive course we have embarked upon and continue to perpetuate. Renesch passionately calls to end any legitimacy given to dysfunctional systems; to seek long-term approaches necessary to achieve a sustainable future; to terminate polarization in order to seek common ground; and to take corrective measures without fearing failure.

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Introducing Ethics Legislation: The Courage To Lead After 200 Years Of Silence (Interview With Jill Long Thompson), Elizabeth Gingerich Dec 2012

Introducing Ethics Legislation: The Courage To Lead After 200 Years Of Silence (Interview With Jill Long Thompson), Elizabeth Gingerich

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

The test of a good leader is staying in the fight despite the popularity or lack thereof of the issue. Long Thompson reflects that this message is the result of a combination of a good work ethic, a solid supportive group of family and friends, and commonalty of purpose. She opines that voters elect representatives to use good judgment and fully research issues before committing to a particular course of action.

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Group Legal Services: The Ethical Traditions And The Constitution, St. John's Law Review Dec 2012

Group Legal Services: The Ethical Traditions And The Constitution, St. John's Law Review

St. John's Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Mitigating Inadequate Security Claims Through Effective Security Measures, Susan H. Ivancevich, Daniel M. Ivancevich Dec 2012

Mitigating Inadequate Security Claims Through Effective Security Measures, Susan H. Ivancevich, Daniel M. Ivancevich

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

Gaming and hospitality operators are currently facing a litigation crisis. Recent court decisions, such as Tailhook, have established that hospitality operators are responsible for foreseeable security problems. Because of the increased responsibility placed on gaming and hospitality operators to provide a safe and secure environment for their guests, patrons, and employees, companies must take a proactive stance regarding security. While the surveillance and security programs in place at most gaming establishments are often quite sophisticated, care must still be taken to remain current with technological advances in security and changing industry security standards. The implementation of security measures can help …

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An Evolutionary View Of The Critical Functions Of Slot Machine Technology, Leslie E. Cummings, Kathleen P. Brewer Dec 2012

An Evolutionary View Of The Critical Functions Of Slot Machine Technology, Leslie E. Cummings, Kathleen P. Brewer

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

The U.S. gaming industry has grown from its infancy in the early 1930s to a maturing giant in the 1990s. With this growth has come an evolution in management functions associated with one of the major components of casino operations, the slot department. These functions; counting, analysis, security, maintenance, and marketing, have evolved through an iterative process of technology; applying science to enhance functionality. This paper traces the expanding applications of gaming technologies, and provides a framework for understanding the past, present and future uses of technology in casino slot operations

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Human Resource Issues In The Gaming Industry, Vincent H. Eade Dec 2012

Human Resource Issues In The Gaming Industry, Vincent H. Eade

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

The gaming industry is currently experiencing unprecedented growth and with this growth, a myriad of business concerns have emerged. Perhaps the single greatest priority is to understand the needs of our most important industry asset: our employees. As with any service business, success is predicated on the quality of the product delivered by workers and employee performance often has it roots and can be traced to the degree of job satisfaction and training realized by the workforce.

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The Audit Division Of The State Gaming Control Board: Overview Of Organization And Current Tax Issues, Gregory Gale Dec 2012

The Audit Division Of The State Gaming Control Board: Overview Of Organization And Current Tax Issues, Gregory Gale

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

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Nevada State Legislature Continues Gentle Evolution Of Nevada Gaming Law In 1993, Robert D. Faiss, Steve Greathouse Dec 2012

Nevada State Legislature Continues Gentle Evolution Of Nevada Gaming Law In 1993, Robert D. Faiss, Steve Greathouse

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

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Accounting Issues For Publicly Traded Gaming Companies, Karl M. Brunner Dec 2012

Accounting Issues For Publicly Traded Gaming Companies, Karl M. Brunner

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

No abstract provided.

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First Opinion: Bon Appétit, Readers!, Chris Woodworth Dec 2012

First Opinion: Bon Appétit, Readers!, Chris Woodworth

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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First Opinion: More Than Matzah: A Child’S Eye View Of The Observance Of Passover, Susan Britsch Dec 2012

First Opinion: More Than Matzah: A Child’S Eye View Of The Observance Of Passover, Susan Britsch

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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