Essays on Casino

Casino industry is considered to be one of the most profitable industries in the world. Its impact on the national economies is crucial. Theoretical studies within this sphere show us that the casino gambling entities provide their governments with quite significant benefits such as high level of taxes paid, infrastructure development by the cost of casinos and increased level of tourists to places where such enterprises are located. But in most publications little attention is paid to the problem of defining the specific impact of casino gambling as a part of hotel enterprises. That is why our main goal ...

Issue

“Is the Venetian’s casino marker signed by Nehme a negotiable instrument under the Nevada Uniform Commercial Code?” (Cheeseman, 2015). Rule Law “According to UCC 3-104, a negotiable instrument must: (1) Be in writing. (2) Be signed by the maker or drawer. (3) Be an unconditional promise or order to pay. (4) State a fixed amount of money. (5) Not require any undertaking in addition to the payment of money. (6) Be payable on demand or at a definite time. (7) Be payable to order or to bearer.” (Cheeseman, 2015 p. 353).

Analysis

The marker is anegotiable instrument because it ...

Introduction

Resorts constitute an inevitable segment of the tourism and hospitality industry. This paper will critically compare two resorts, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and the Mirage, taking their amenities and target demographic market into account.

Critical Comparison

The resorts taken for comparison are the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and The Mirage that are owned respectively by The Blackstone Group and The MGM Resorts International. Both these resorts are operating in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is located on the Las Vegas Strip and it has close proximity to the airport, Sands Expo Convention Center, Clark County Library, and ...

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1. Introduction The tourism and hospitality industry has been growing at a tremendous pace over the past few decades and this service sector has become one of the major contributors to the global GDP. In an attempt to take advantages of this magnificent growth of the tourism and hospitality industry, nations are taking vehement efforts to make their territories hot tourist destinations. Obviously, resorts and restaurants constitute a key segment of the hospitality industry. This report will analyze resorts and restaurants operating in Las Vegas, United States, giving particular focus to their unique product/service offerings and ...

QUESTIONS AND MAPS

The company ‘Cervantes Entertainment Corporation’ is a well-known type of company that centers on providing casinos with slot machines. Cervantes Entertainment Corporation is the corporation that is assigned for creating the program for the slot Machine. In addition, it is in charge of fixing and replacing the malfunctioned slot machines of some Casinos. The company wants to improve their Human Resources Management by utilizing the Human Resources Strategic Plan since they are the ones in charge of employing the potential employees for the Cervantes Entertainment Corporation. Ensuring that the potential employees’ performances are aligned with company’s the mission, ...

Introduction

There are diverse factors that need to be considered in the field of financial sector or department in any field or jurisdiction. First of all, we should note that financing helps in the determination of the net value of any given firm or country, its position among its competitors, as well as the payment it owes or is owed to and by other firms, states, or individuals. In this article, we shall be looking at the regulatory Guide (RG 247) that provides the ASIC’s interpretation of the s299A that is composed of the Corporation Act of 2001. Consequently, ...

Collective Bargaining is the means by which unionized workers put pressure on a business’s management to change terms and conditions of employment for all employees, equally. Mandatory bargaining subjects are directly tied to NLRA stipulations, and include wages, hours, bonuses, pensions, profits sharing, health planes and more. In the case of Casino Royal, a mandatory subject of bargaining which could lead to impasse is sick and vacation time. This is currently not provided for the union agreement, but is a point of major contention between the two sides. This will have a significant added cost for the Casino’ ...

1. CRM can be classified into the two types: operational CRM and analytical CRM. Briefly explain the two types and give an example for each type. Operational CRM lays emphasis on automating and enhancing the front end business processes. The intent is to constantly improvise the aspects of business that are directly linked with customers, whether direct facing, through data aggregation centers, or online answering and resolving their queries. Automating the marketing, advertising and other service oriented features is the key to successful operational CRM. Different parameters with respect to customers have to be defined for streamlining the ...

Executive Summary

Macau is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region, just across the border for Hong Kong. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. However, unfortunately this is not the case, primarily because of the intense pressure on manpower, which is contributing to labour turnover in Macau, so much that, almost 30% of the SMEs are facing closure ...

21movie directed by Robert Luketic is a film based on a true story, and it involves six students trained to become professionals in card counting, by using the knowledge acquired in class, these students takes Vegas casinos for millions ensuing their innumerable winnings. Essentially, for these students to increase their chance of winning the card game Blackjack at Vegas casinos, they basically “count cards” a trick acquired from class (Mezrich 67). Evidently, it is ostensible that this movie has a lot of mathematics involved, the most profound mathematics technique incorporated into this movie is the “counting of cards”, a technique published in the book ...

Conclusion on Pest Analysis

The political, economic, socio-cultural and technological trends significantly affects the performance as well as the strategic marketing plan of MCRI. From the research on the political trends it shows that MCRI is affected by the upcoming election in 2016. In 2012, Obama won for a re-election which supported the sustainability plan previously initiated under the same administration prior to 2012. However, in 2016 remains to be seen. It is identified as a threat because of the uncertainty in how the new sets of leaders would address the concerns of the industry where MCRI belongs. Policies, laws and stipends might be revoked, ...

Introduction

Today’s presentation will be about the analysis of Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (MCRI) marketing function strategies. I will go about the discussion of MCRI’s internal and external environment. This helped enumerate MCRI’s strengths and weaknesses. This also aids in identifying the opportunities and threats that could significantly affect the future plan and profitability of the organization. An industry analysis has also been conducted paying close attention to the competitors of the company as well as the trends in the market. A market analysis was presented to give a summary of the condition affecting the industry and ...

Gambling is an old practice that people have used to make money by either betting on cash, cars or other forms of property. Earlier, the practice was considered illegal until recently when some states decided to make it legal after observing how profitable the business was. Whether gambling on life or one’s dollar, participants in a gambling session display their undoubted nature to take risks. Casinos make use of this instinct, the dinging and buzzing slot machines with glitzy décor and table games that create the impression of one’s transfer into a new place coupled with a peculiar experience. ...

Human resources staff are among the most important members of any organization, but surprisingly, business owners and managers leave them out while formulating business plans and strategies. They are often not invited for participation in the planning process. In result, when staff members from departments of finance, marketing, sales, or manufacturing are asked for implementing tactics and strategies for the next years, they find themselves in a difficult situation. They fail to plan with the staff members with no or wrong aptitude. It is therefore highly important to align HR strategies with business strategies that could help in achieving goals ...

- Discuss the various marketing techniques and customer loyalty programs used by the casino and gaming industry.

The gaming industry and casino operate in a very competitive environment and they must continually develop strategies that that ensure that the customers remain loyal. The environment changes and so is the consumer behavior. The casinos now exist for gaming, entertainment and others exist to offer shopping services. To improve the customer experience the casino management ensures that the customer tracking systems and loyalty systems are in place. The gaming and the casino must offer proper level of service to each type of customer.

The modern casino and the gaming industry spend on systems that keep the databases of customers ...

CBO.GOV

Summary H.R 308 is a bill introduced into the 114th Congress on March 01, 2015 by Congressman Trent Franks. The aim of the bill is to prohibit gambling on property near Glendale, Arizona owned by the Tohono O’odham Nation and held in trust by the United States. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that should the Bill be passed into law, the Tohono O’odham Nation would pursue litigation. Should the federal government have to pay compensation, it might have to pay in excess of $1billion. The CBO has based its estimate of the likely compensation on the fact ...

1. Operational Customer Relationship Management is based on enhancing and improving processes of a business such as customer interface and customer support through automation. It focuses on customer related processes such as selling, marketing, before and after sale services. Examples of operational CRM are; Marketing Automation, which is based on making marketing activities automated, Sales-force Automation, which is simply making all processes within a sales cycle automated, and finally Service Automation which is automating the services an organization offers to its customers. On the other hand, Analytical CRM are inclined towards the operations of the back office, which does not ...

1. How would you characterize competition in the gaming industry in Macau? Macau is one of the biggest gambling hubs in the world and is especially attractive because it is the only place in China where gambling is legal. Many companies wish to open casinos or hotels in this former Portuguese colony. However, with casinos it is not that simple. Legally, there is no competition in the Macau gambling industry as the Executive of Macau SAR has a monopoly over all gaming business (Pereiro, 2010). It can sign concession agreements with companies granting them the right to open ...

PREFACE

Ever since Dr. No came out in 1962, the James Bond film series (produced by United Artists and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) has held itself up as one of the longest, most profitable series of action films in the history of studio filmmaking. One central component of its popularity is the film series’ ability to repurpose the sights, sounds, and trends that were occurring at the time that they were produced and released, acting as cultural touchstones to stay relevant . As they were designed for mass appeal, the Bond producers smartly find ways to capitalize on what is popular for their audiences, ...

Issue

Gambling is a serious addiction for some people. Problems and addictions to gambling have been a concern in the public health field for several years. Internationally, gambling problems range from .2 percent to 2.3 percent of the population (Gainsbury, 2014, p. 769). However, these rates are starting to increase due to the development of technology and the introduction of more and more gambling games. It is estimated that these rates have grown 1-5 percent since the development of Internet gambling (Chappell, 2014). Also, electronic gambling machines where developed making it very easy and quick for an individual to gamble. These games ...

In the post-9/11 world of espionage, soldiers have been replaced with spies as nationalist heroes – since drones do much of the grunt work now as opposed to reservists, the nebulous War on Terror is fought through intelligence and espionage. At the same time, we take a much more self-reflexive look at our heroes, especially in media, and question whether or not they are truly worth rooting for. These notions of the flawed heroic spy, the one who does what is necessary while putting themselves through misery, is explored in depth in the recent films Casino Royale (2006) and Zero Dark ...

Alternative 1: Invest $20000 in the NewestHighTech.com when it goes public. This is a very good investment option for Dara. It is not as conservative as the investment choices that she’s made in the past. There is an element of risk when an investor puts their cash into a one year old company that has had some favorable press when it received its early stage financing and, then more good press when its chips were accepted by a major cell phone manufacturer. The risk with a new company is that it may not be able to fulfill its orders, or the ...

Background

Poverty is broadly defined as insufficient resources for an adequate standard of living. (ECLAC, 2008). Crime is defined as action against the law or violation of the law (Finkelhor, 2009). Glaeser and Kahn (2008) have indicated in their research on Chicago inner-city communities that an adolescent getting exposed to crime due to poverty has 100 times more probabilities to commit crimes later in his life. Finkelhor (2009) in his research sought an answer for the root causes of criminal behavior. He found a relationship between poverty and criminal activity. His findings show that a poor person is five times more likely ...

Improving Organization Retention

When organizations fail in retaining their quality employees, they are often left with are under qualified and understaffed workforce that will eventually have an effect on the organization’s ability towards being competitive. Work retention is an important element in a functioning organization. It has an important relationship with the management skills in the workplace. Every organization has to implement strategies that are specifically designed to improve programs that attract employees, develop their skills, retain, and utilize their equitably, fairly, and professionally (Guerro, 2007). Any organization that wants to they keep their employees from leaving their current jobs and joining ...

ACT I

OPENING IMAGE – Shot of a rainy cityscape at night; a clock strikes midnight. Joey Amana walks out of the back door of an underground casino, hurriedly and with a stifled expression of panic in his face. He holds a briefcase, and stumbles toward a car on the far side of a parking lot. (Insert flashback scene of previously in the casino: text on the screen could read “5 Minutes Earlier” or its equivalent. Joey is confidently pulling in all the money he just won in front of some angry mobsters. He says he did not cheat, he just “knows how to play cards.” Voiceover ...

Introduction: The Theory

Gamblers fallacy is an argument that bases its argument on the occurrence of random events, in that if the occurrence of a certain event is frequent currently the there will be an infrequent occurrence in the future. The fallacy depicts that if something happens more often or if there is a positive performance, there will be a rare occurrence in the future, or the performance will be negative. The fallacy is based on independent events where the outcome of one event does not influence the other also called random events. The fallacy argues that if a certain outcome is favored then as you ...

- Background Before the introduction of Act 1, the school boards approved preliminary budgets twice in a year. After the passage of the Act, Pennsylvania school districts must approve their budgets once every year. Gibbs (2007) says that Governor ED Rendell signs the special Act I in June 2006. This Act has the specification to assist the school district in Pennsylvania in reducing their taxes by shifting the burden to the gaming revenue. This legislation empowers the electorate in participating in the formation of the public schools budget. The Act of 2006 regulates the alteration of the property ...

Introduction:

The pirates of Manhattan, Barry James Dyke expounds and gives a clear and vivid 10 year extensive research insight on the various concerning the American consumer. He clearly brings the general aspect of Systematically Plundering the American Consumer and How to protect against it. The knowledge of well extensive research is backed by the detailed statistics presented. This is based on the fact that if most guarantees are absent, consequently most financial products fade away. Hence, in the expanded form of analysis, the book clearly brings the aspect of the liquidity of money. In addition, the behavior of money in ...

Part 1

Answer

Opening Hi Michael, this is Alfred Stevens calling from National Kidney Foundation. You have been one of our best supporters in our bid to continue helping people with kidney problems by making donations. I recognize that you are a really busy man especially during these hours of the day, have you got a minute?

Introduction

We are a charity organization that helps people with Kidney problem by financing dialysis and kidney transplants. We have put smiles on faces of more than one thousand persons who had lost hope in life after developing different kidney conditions.

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Macau is one of the favorite tourist destinations in China; famous for its luxury hotels and grand casinos. Macau has left Las Vegas behind in terms of gambling business; recording business that was four times bigger in Las Vegas. As gambling is illegal in the mainland China; Macau is the desired choice for big time gambling. There are many middlemen or “junkets” in China who bring prospective gamblers to Macau, help with the accommodation; junkets get a big commission grim the casinos. The revenue gambling generated for Macau in the year 2012 was 303 billion Macau patakas. The junkets have ...

Introduction

Servicescape can be defined as environment in which a service is delivered to customers (Bitner, 1992). Service totality delivered at one place is also called service setting. Service setting plays a critical role in shaping expectations, differentiating service firms, facilitating customer and employee customer goals, and influencing the nature of customer experiences (Bitner, 1992). In the context of the current paper servicescape means the environment of delivering hotel and restaurant services. The topic of the current assignment relates the ambient factors, design, layout and social factors accompanying delivery of the services in the hotel lobby and restaurant. The following ...

Positive

Gaming is an industry created by legal gambling activities and includes lotteries, poker, slot machines, horse racing and other table games. According to Baird, Yepez, and Fairey (2011), supporters of gaming argue that it has psychological benefits. It gives people the opportunity to exercise control and it is also a way to relieve stress. Supporters claim that gaming is just like any other form of entertainment such as watching a movie. According to an article by the American gaming Association (2014), gaming has created employment opportunities and generated huge returns as tax revenue for the government. In 2002, 350,000 ...

Slide 2: When compulsive workaholic Charlie Babbitt (played by Tom Cruise) learns that his estranged father has passed away, he returns home. Here he discovers he has an older brother named Raymond (played by Dustin Hoffman) who is diagnosed as “high-level autistic savant.” As the brothers travel across the country, both the viewer and Charlie both learn about the many facets of autism including the necessity of routine, communication difficulties, social interaction, and “definitely” the ability to bond.

1. A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; or 2. A record of ...

- The purpose of this ethno-profile of the Crow Nation is to gain an in-depth awareness of some human group different from the one in which we live. - I chose to write about the Crow Nation people because although more than one-half of all Native Americans in the United States live outside the reservation the Crow Nation is concentrated on their reservation. This makes them unique and interesting to write about. - The physical environment - The Crow Nation has a reservation south of Billings, Montana. They also live in several cities, mainly in western America. ...

The Hualapai tribe, or nation of American Indians are a sovereign people located in the southwestern section of the United States. More specifically, their lands lie within the northwestern part of Arizona. The name of this tribe is pronounced “Wah-lah-pie” and according to the information on their official website, the significance of its meaning translates to “People of the Tall Pines” (“About Hualapai Tribe”). The total acreage of the Hualapai reservations lands covers approximately one million acres. The geographical elevation and features span the gamut from grassy lands, hillsides, canyons, and bushy forested terrain. The total number of the Hualapai members ...

Introduction

While many certainly agree that white collar crime presents serious legal issues the sociological implications, regarding deviant behavior, is not always obvious. No discussion inspires a proper balance for analysis without a relevant definition of our terms. According to a ‘Sociology’ glossary, published by the McGraw-Hill Higher Education (2014) group deviance is defined as “Behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society.” The same glossary defines the concept or theory ‘anomie’ as a Durkheim term for “the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective” (“Sociology Glossary,” 2014). In an effort ...

Introduction

In this paper, the casino industry in the United States will be analyzed using the Porters Five Forces model. In this process, the attractiveness of the casino industry in the United States will be established. The casino industry consists of firms that deal with gambling, and games, and at the same time providing hotel services to the clients. The firms that do not deal with gambling have not been included in the analysis and industry analysis.

Casino industry analysis in the US

Internal rivalry In the United States, the casino industry has become hyper-competitive. It is because of the trend that most of the ...

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Abstract.

It seemed time or money could not help to company Driscoll. Company had insufficient funds to hire the company’s top ex-professional, Alessandra, and no time to create the coalescent team which loves work and is ready to follow the leader. As a result, the team ‘leader’ Kristen felt guilty, and the ‘manager’ Tim didn’t know how to answer the simple questions, sooner they reversed their roles. Still, Tim had the opportunity to improve by acting as a leader to complete the project on time.

While performance can always be stimulated or strong-armed, the job satisfaction is the ...

Propose how you would ensure the HR strategy is in alignment with the business strategy

The HR department plays a major role in supporting a business in achieving its strategic goals. In order to align the two I would ensure that Marriott HR is able to efficiently manage its administrative responsibilities and also operate at the strategic level. The HR will be able to participate in supporting others realize the strategic objectives of the business as a whole (Stewart & Brown, 2012). I would seek to have some of the repetitive administrative tasks normally performed by HR staff automated. This would lighten the work load and allow them to participate at a strategic level. I would have the HR ...

Abstract

This paper explores the use of mathematical concepts in gambling and playing games. The concepts employed when playing games of chance such as Blackjack are probability theory, combinations, and permutations. This paper tries to find ways of making mathematics appealing while shining light to possible research areas that may yield money as well as give new perspectives to certain areas. Interviews with tutors were carried out to get an understanding of what card counting entails. In addition, reviews of research done from as early as Thorp, to recent publications were looked into to provide direction. Card counting is considered ...

Management

Sands Hotel and Casino is observed to be implementing both preventive and detective controls in its day to day operation. Preventive controls are its proactive measures that ensure compliance of various operations to set objectives and standard operating procedures of the company and that of the regulating institution. On the other hand, detective controls are aimed to spot any errors or deviation from standard (University of Vanderbilt, 2014). Below are its identified critical control activities and corresponding control type:

Potential Areas for Additional Control

In the article of the American University in Cairo (2011), it mentioned about corrective controls, which hinge on errors or ...

Card counting is usually a casino card game and strategy that is mostly used in black jack casino games (Simonson, 2011, pp.77). The card counting strategy is mainly used to determine whether the hand that follows in the play is most likely to give an advantage probably to the player or to the dealer. The card counters are considered to form a class of players who are exceptional. They usually make attempts of decreasing the inherent casino house’s edge by tactically keeping a running tally of the low and high value cards that are seen by the players. Card counting gives ...

Executive Summary

Global entertainment industry is presented by various sectors that, among others, include gambling industry. Increasingly complex global market environment outlines numerous challenges for the companies that operate in gambling segment. Evolution of regulatory profiles in European countries, strict governmental regulations and regional limitations in the United States; economic turbulence; volatile consumer confidence; and increasing public interest in CSR policies of the industry players shape the future of this economic segment. Hard Rock Hotel&Casino (HRH) is one of core businesses of the Hard Rock Corporation with yet, relatively small scale and scope of operations. This document provides an extensive analysis ...

International Strategy Plan - BMGM Corporation

Executive Summary This report aims to enact the analysis of the development and formulation of an International Expansion Plan for the organization The Address that incorporates under its umbrella several brands of luxury hotels and resorts. For the time being the organization is operating exclusively on the UAE market and have developed strong differentiated brand in this location. The report will look at the specific country of entry – Japan that was placed into the focus of the expansion strategy. The analysis reveals potential room for development and favorable political and economic environment in Japan that will enable The ...

As film students, we were taught to detach ourselves from the typical everyday spectators who usually after watching something would simply comment, “I liked it”, or “I hated it”. Though, I do watch films analytically unlike a typical audience, I sometimes, cannot help but tocriticize the same way after viewing something. Being said that, after watching Scott Stark's films on December 9th at the first person cinema, I was torn. There were some pieces that I completely detested (Traces, Hotel Cartograph, To love or to die), and there are those that I was so gratefulto be blown away (Degree of ...

Ethics can be defined as a set of rules established and held by a unique group. Poorly defined contracts can give the architect an opportunity to violate work ethics. The most common violations include improper attribution of credit, inaccurate presentation of qualification papers, misinterpretation of a project's budget or expectation and inability to obtain work samples from colleagues. These violations may result to an upset client an angry colleague or a dissatisfied employee. To avoid these violations, the Architects council of Europe (ACE) developed the European deontological code for providers of architectural services. The Deontological code constitutes of four principles for the ...

Introduction

An audit is the process of examining the activities of an organization to verify the validity and legality of all such activities. A Comprehensive safety, health, and wellness audit of any organization is thus concerned with evaluation and examination of a number of initiatives, which it puts in place to ensure the safety of its workforce as well as that of its consumers and others parties. It encompasses the measures taken to reduce health risk to its workers and customers during their daily operations. For this reason, this paper focuses on how Unilever organization might be ranked on a comprehensive safety, ...

Introduction

Elections in United States of America are very expensive affairs and such campaigns are mandatory in course of raise funding. Every presidential candidate has to campaign hard for fund raising and it has been now a custom in America for presidential candidates to raise funds for their elections. This paper intends to discuss presidential campaign finance for the presidential election of the year 2012. Presidential election of year 2012 made new records in financial campaigns. In final weeks of fundraising, the figure crossed $2 billion mark and this figure made this election most expensive in the history of American ...

Casino: Wind River Hotel and Casino

Zip Code: 82501 Country: United States Phone: (307) 856-3964 Website: http://www.windrivercasino.com

Toll-Free Number: (866) 657-1604

The casino has 80 rooms with their prices ranging between $109 and $139. There are 10 suites that their prices range between $250 and $300. The casino has two 24 hour restaurants and velvet parking. The games offered at the Wind River Hotel and Casino includes Slots, Video Poker, Blackjack, Poker, and Three Card Poker. The casino covers 8,000 square feet in area. The special features found at the casino include a smoke shop with 80 slot machines, and a gas station. It is approximately the ...

Borgata hotel casino and Spa is a luxurious hotel and casino and Spa in Atlanta city, New Jersey in United States. It is owned by Marina district development. The mentioned hotel dates back in 2003 where it was officially opened. At first it engaged approximately four thousand eight hundred associates. Borgata hotel is one of the largest hotels and casinos in the United States. During late 2005 and early 2006, the Borgata Hotel casino and Spa underwent great casino and retail expansion. With all this expansion, it compels for fresh personnel to be recruited in to the plant. The recruitment ...

Introduction

South Beach, Miami is an iconic symbol of waterfront luxurious holidaying, surfing and sunbathing. South Beach is the most popular beach destination in USA and one of the most popular beach destinations in the whole world. South Beach was not always a hot spot like it is today. In its early days it was a marshy land full of mangrove trees with no easy access from land because of Biscayne bay between South Beach and mainland Miami. However, some of the early forefathers while developing this island for agriculture realized that the island had the potential to become a tourist hotspot. This ...

Looking for a place to spend this festive season with your friend, family, your sweetheart and loved ones? You need no other place than to be a guest at The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa situated in Atlantic City. The services offered ranging from a well equipped casino whose capacity can offer a slot of 4,000 machines, a total of five comfortable dining restaurants, not to mention the entertainment that will rock you night up, worry less about the space cause there is 2400 capacity seats and when you feel worn out and want to look more fabulous than ever, then we have a ...

Las Vegas is primarily known as the Entertainment Capital of the World famous for its casino-hotels and major attractions such as gambling, shopping, fine dining and night life. Tourism industry drives the state’s economy and stands as the leading financial center for Southern Nevada. The bulk of the revenues that flow to the state’s general budget fund mostly derived from the tourism industry where the economy is mostly dependent. Southern Nevada’s tourism industry ranks first in terms of economic output in the United States. Reports from the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed that in ...

- Brief Case Description Farmers Field is a project meant to see construction of a sports complex and events stadium in Downtown Los Angeles. The masterminds behind the project include the outgoing president of the Anschutz entertainment group (AEG), TimLeiweke and Casey Wassermann, former owner of the LosAngeles avengers. The stadium will be located at the current Los Angeles conventional Centre. The stadium will be a 72000-seater with a retractable roof covering it. Some of the games and events suggested of the Farmers Field include super bowls, Olympic Games, and rally events (Kellogg 356). Leiweke estimated that the project would cost US$ ...

In spite of its relative small size, there are a lot of occurrences that take place inside Bermuda as revealed by some news features form the country. For instance, in an article with a headline “Bermuda: Casinos arrive- but not for islanders” on the BBC website, it emerges that gambling is illegal in Bermuda. The news feature seems to insinuate that this is likely to remain so for quite some because juts recently, the citizens of Bermuda rejected a proposal to legalize gambling in the country in spite of the country being home to a lot of tourist casinos. In fact only ...

Many organizations do not realize that the Human Resource Department is a support function that reinforces everything that the company intends to achieve. Many a times HR is viewed as just an afterthought when everything else is in place. Organizations should appreciate the fact that, if correctly linked, HR strategy contributes directly to realizing business objectives. There are several key things to consider in ensuring that HR strategy is well aligned with the business strategy. Rewards and recognition is practice that can be used to propel employees towards achieving specific milestones, goals, targets and other undertakings that directly impact on ...

Native Americans from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present

Native Americans from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present The issues that Native Americans have faced since 1865 are largely related to a struggle for survival and relevance in a modern age. Although scholars present considerable differences in estimate of the number of Native Americans present in North America at the time of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in 1492, ranging anywhere from 100 million (Schapp, 2010, p. 367) to 900,000 (Hoxie, 1996, p. 500) people, scholars agree that there was a great decline in Native American population lasting until the 20th century. Factors influencing the decline of the Native population ...

In the ruling delivered by Judge Carol Los Mansmann in Schurr v. Resorts International Hotel Inc, the judge states that affirmative action cannot mirror Title VII’s purpose unless it is meant to remedy a discriminatory history against protected groups. The case was a pure legal question of narrow depth and quite focused in nature as its facts are quite simple. In the case, Schurr states that the Casino infringed on his employment rights and discriminated against him on the basis of race. He argues that the act by the casino infringes on his rights under Title VII provisions. He further ...

Business practices comprise numerous standards and principles, which guide the conduct and behavior in the realms of business. There are different stakeholders in the business world such as stakeholders, customers, employees, legal system and various interest groups among others who determine the credibility of certain behaviors. These stakeholders play an imperative role in the society’s determination of what is ethical or not. Boiler room is a movie presenting the story of a young, ambitious and hardworking college drop out offered a position at an off-wall-street brokerage firm. He was assured that he would be able to make millions of dollars, before ...

Executive summary

The paper mainly focuses on creating a marketing plan for the Puerto Rico Tourism company. Puerto Rico is responsible for ensuring local hotel quality services, physical structures, health and hygienic conditions. The plan will help to secure extra funding for expansion and to inform employees of the current situation and direction. Although the Puerto Rico has managed to unveil its leaders recently, the firm has faced great challenges in delivering quality services to the customers. Therefore, the marketing plan will help in extending the product line and adding new ones into the market. The Puerto Rico government plans to explore ...