Foreword M
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being that to this day there are operations that are very careful when considering any upgrades or new systems or provisions on their exciting operating systems.
In the old times disputes at the gaming tables
y career in casino operations started in Holland 1988 when table games where still the primary provision with games such as French Roulette, American Roulette
Black Jack and Baccarat being the popular choice. When reflecting upon all the changes over the
years it’s difficult to come up with a definitive year which can be stated when the balance of electronic over traditional table games occurred as it has been so gradual.
Has all this innovation and technology been of
benefit to the industry? Well the definitive answer when it comes to slots and multiplayers can be judged by their popularity. Casino operating systems have been more or less developed with the industry some having been proven in other industries and adapted for Casinos in some cases then encountering teething problems, with the result
got solved by well qualified & highly observant inspectors nowadays disputes simply get solved by a quick telephone call from the inspector to a well- equipped surveillance dept. The biggest innovations however took place in our slot machine departments. Next to the development of the games itself, think of Video Machines with their bonus features. Casinos have developed from a situation where clients were running around from cash desk to machines with coin or token buckets and employees that were busy refilling hoppers, doing hand pays and emptying machines. Today we work with cashless management systems; the floor and performance are easy to monitor; patrons’ transactions are registered, what gave us the opportunity of easily setting up loyalty programs and a better use of our other marketing tools. At present the opportunities of relatively
new technologies such as Server Based Gaming, Online, Mobile and Network Gaming and all its combinations are there to be explored and to be implemented; what’s next?
Eric Stange Started in 1988 as a dealer for Holland Casino and did work in several casinos in Holland; Valkenburg, Amsterdam, Nijmegen, Scheveningen en Eindhoven. Outside Holland Eric was involved in opening casino operations in Denmark, Switzerland and Italy. Experienced in both table games and slot operations. In 2007 organizer of the International Gaming Expo at the Lake of Como, Italy. At present working for CAI in its Brussels venue
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