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U.S. Gaming Links

	Gaming Commissions		Problem/Responsible Gambling
	Organizations & Associations		Gaming Information
	Legal Issues, Attorneys & IP		Dealer/Staff Websites
	Gaming Investments		Websites, guides & resources
	Education/Management training		-

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Last update

22/4/2008

Gaming Commissions and Control Boards

Arizona Department of Gaming
www.azgaming.gov

California Gambling Control Commission
www.cgcc.ca.gov

California - Division of Gambling Control
http://caag.state.ca.us/gambling/index.htm - Office of the Attorney General

Colorado Division of Gaming
www.revenue.state.co.us/Gaming

Connecticut Division of Special Revenue
www.state.ct.us/dosr

Illinois Gaming Board
www.igb.state.il.us | Revenue reports

Indiana Gaming Commission
www.in.gov/gaming

Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
www.state.ia.us/irgc

Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission
www.state.ks.us/public/krc/main.html

Louisiana Gaming Control Board
www.dps.state.la.us/lgcb

Maine Gambling Control Board
www.state.me.us/dps/GambBoard

Michigan Gaming Control Board
www.michigan.gov/mgcb

Minnesota Gambling Control Board
www.gcb.state.mn.us

Mississippi Gaming Commission
www.mgc.state.ms.us

Missouri Gaming Commission
www.mgc.state.mo.us

Montana Gambling Control Division
http://doj.mt.gov/gaming

Nevada Gaming Commission (5 members) & Nevada Gaming Control Board (3 members)
http://gaming.nv.gov/

New Jersey Casino Control Commission
www.state.nj.us/casinos

New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
www.njdge.org

New Mexico Gaming Control Board
www.nmgcb.org

New York State Racing & Wagering Board
www.racing.state.ny.us

North Dakota Gaming Division
www.ag.state.nd.us/Gaming/Gaming.htm - Office of the Attorney General.

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
www.pgcb.state.pa.us

South Dakota Gaming Commission
www.state.sd.us/drr2/reg/gaming/

Washington State Gambling Commission
www.wsgc.wa.gov

Wisconsin Division of Gaming
www.doa.state.wi.us/gaming

Organisations & Associations

Operator Associations

California - Golden State Gaming Association
www.goldenstategaming.org

Colorado Gaming Association
www.coloradogaming.com

Illinois Casino Gaming Association (ICGA)
www.illinoiscasinogaming.org
Representing the operators of the 9 Riverboat casinos in the state. Recently produced a document called "A better deal for Illinois" that proposes scrapping the cap on gaming positions and decrease in direct taxation.

Casino Association of Indiana
www.casinoassociation.org

Iowa Gaming Association (IGA)
www.iowagaming.org
The IGA is comprised of 13 members. 10 riverboat casinos and 3 racetrack casinos.

Casino Association of Louisiana
www.casinosoflouisiana.com

Mississippi Casino Operators Association
Mississippi Gaming Association ?
www.mississippi-gaming.org
The MGA exists to represent the statewide industry before the Mississippi legislature, governmental agencies, news media and general public.

Missouri Riverboat Gaming Association
www.mrga.org
Representative body for the 11 riverboat casinos in Missouri.

Montana Gaming Group
www.montanagaminggroup.com

Nevada Resorts Association
www.nevadaresorts.org

Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ)
www.casinoassociationofnewjersey.org

New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority
www.njcrda.com

Pennsylvania
Keystone Gaming Alliance - website unknown.

Supplier Associations

Gaming Standards Association
www.gamingstandards.com
An international trade association representing manufacturers, suppliers and operators.

Regulatory/Legal Associations

North American Gaming Regulators Association
www.nagra.org
Comprised of federal, state, local, tribal, and provincial government agencies who are responsible primarily for the regulation of legalized gaming activities. Established in 1984.

International Association of Gaming Regulators
www.iagr.org
Gaming regulators from around the world who communicate on a continuing basis about matters of common interest and convene annually.

The International Association of Gaming Attorneys
www.theiaga.org
A Nevada nonprofit professional corporation dedicated to the development of gaming law and the education of its members. Publication - The Gaming Lawyer.

AGA

American Gaming Association (AGA)
www.americangaming.org
Originally formed in June 1995 by 19 U.S. gaming companies to oppose a proposed 4% federal tax on gross gaming receipts.

Related industries

American Greyhound Track Operators Association (AGTOA)
www.agtoa.com
www.agtoa.com/gto_tracks.asp

American Amusement Machine Association
www.coin-op.org

Legal issues, Attorneys & Intellectual property

Gambling and the Law
www.gamblingandthelaw.com
Website and registered trademark of gaming author Professor I. Nelson Rose.

Michigan Gaming Law
www.michigangaming.com
Updated and maintained by Regulatory Management Counselors, P.C..

Cooper Perskie April Niedelman Wagenheim & Levenson
www.cooperperskie.com

Gaming Investments

The Ladenburg Thalman Gaming and Casino Fund
www.gamingandcasinofund.com
The only U.S. mutual fund to specialize in the gaming and casino industries. Managed by Dan Ahrens.

S-Network Global Gaming Index - ETF
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=BJK&t=3m
www.vaneck.com
There are 69 gaming companies in the Fund from 17 countries. IGT, MGM and LVS making up just short of 25%.
ETF = Exchange Traded Fund

Education, Training & Research

Casino Management Association
www.cmaweb.org ?

Gaming Studies Research Center - UNLV
http://gaming.unlv.edu

Gaming Studies Research Collection - UNLV
http://library.nevada.edu/speccol/gaming

William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration - UNLV
http://hotel.unlv.edu

Gaming Management Education - RENO
http://extendedstudies.unr.edu/gaming.htm
Department of Continuing Education at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming - RENO
www.unr.edu/gaming/
Established by the University of Nevada, Reno in 1989. Director Professor William Eadington.

See also...
The EGM MBA Program - Excellence in Gaming Management.
www.coba.unr.edu/egm
In partnership with the University of Ljubljana.

Community College of Southern Nevada
www.ccsn.nevada.edu
Advancement courses for the casino proffessional. Also dealer training classes for those wishing to enter the business.

Gaming & Casino Management
www.morrisville.edu/academics/business/gaming_casino
New York State's first residential college degree programme for the casino industry. Located at Suny Morrisville University.

Gaming Education and Research Institute
www.hrm.uh.edu/?PageID=519
The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management at the University of Houston.

Gambling Impact and Behavior Study
www.norc.uchicago.edu/new/gambling.htm
National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.

Problem and Responsible Gambling

National Center for Responsible Gaming
www.ncrg.org
The NCRG has awarded $3.7 million in research grants since 1996 and an additional $2.3 million to establish the Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling and Related Disorders at Harvard Medical School's Division on Addictions.

National Council on Problem Gambling
www.ncpgambling.org
The NCPG helps increase public awareness of pathological gambling,

National Gambling Impact Study Commission
www.ngisc.gov
The 2 year study ending in June 1999 culminated in an 142 page report with 76 recommendations.

Gaming News & Information

Newspapers

Las Vegas Review Journal	Bergen Record - New Jersey
Las Vegas Sun	Detroit News
Reno Gazette Journal	Detroit Free Press
Vancouver Sun	Biloxi Sun Herald
The Press of Atlantic City	Miami Herald

Atlantic City

New Jersey Travel & Tourism
www.state.nj.us/travel/casinos.htm

Atlantic City Net
www.atlantic-city.net

Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority
www.atlanticcitynj.com

At the Shore
www.attheshore.net
Southern New Jersey's largest entertainment guide?

Casino Connection Atlantic City
www.casinoconnectionac.com
Publication from Global Gaming Business publisher Roger Gros.

The Atlantic City Casinos
www.theatlanticcitycasinos.com

City Atlantic - The Atlantic City you always wanted
www.cityatlantic.com

Nevada

Reno-Tahoe Fun
www.renotahoefun.com

Enjoy Laughlin
www.enjoylaughlin.com

Virtual Tahoe
www.virtualtahoe.com

Mississippi

Mississippi Casinos
www.mississippicasinos.com

Mississippi Gaming News
www.msgamingnews.com

Tunicamiss.org
www.tunicamiss.org

Biloxi Sun Herald
www.sunherald.com
Biloxi, Gulfport and Gulf Coast Newspaper.

Entertainment and casino guide from the Sun Herald
www.justgo.com/biloxi

Colorado

Black Hawk & Central City Casinos
www.blackhawkcolorado.com
www.centralcitycolorado.com
Information on gaming and events in the three casino towns of Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek.

Michigan

Detroit Free Press casino guide
Detroit Free free press casino news index | MGM Detroit | MotorCity | Windsor

Detroit News - The Michigan Casino Guide
http://data.detnews.com/casino/

Casino Detroit Magazine
www.casinodetroit.net
Source for Detroit area casinos information plus articles, news and reviews.

www.MotorCityCasino.com

www.greektowncasino.com

www.mgmdetroit.com

Other States

minnesotagaming.com
www.minnesotagaming.com

wisconsingaming.com
www.wisconsingaming.com

Connecticut/Rhode Island Casinos
www.ct-casinos.com

Montana Gaming Group
www.montanagaminggroup.com

Southern Gaming & Destinations
www.southerngaming.net
Hardcopy magazine founded in 1999 with a home base in Kentucky.

Midwest Gaming & Travel
www.midwestgamingandtravel.com
Hardcopy magazine. A source of information for readers across America who are looking for gaming destinations in the heartland's

Dealer & Staff websites

DiceDealer.com & CasinoDealers.net
www.dicedealer.com
www.casinodealers.net
From former Las Vegas School of Dealing instructor Scott Cameron. Vibrant message boards and Interviews with industry insiders.

Websites, Guides & Resources

Wizard of Odds
www.wizardofodds.com
From casino gambling consultant and Mathematics professor Michael Shackleford (The Wizard of Odds). Rules and payout percentages for virtually every game played in the U.S.

Craps Pit
www.starchip.com/crapspit.htm
Chip collector John Rudden has dedicated this site to what after all, is the best casino game. With some useful and unusual stick calls & definitions

American Casino Guide
www.americancasinoguide.com
Steve Bourie's annual bestselling guidebook along with plentyful links and general gaming information.

Casino City
www.casinocity.com
One of a number of world-wide casino indexes. It could be argued that this is the most comprehensive and up to date.

JimKilby.net
www.jimkilby.net
From author and casino executive Jim Kilby. Statistics and management tools.
"This site is dedicated to providing management information to the casino executive and those aspiring to be".

Romero Marketing
www.romeromarketing.com
Website of industry veteran and regular columnist for IGWB John Romero.
Tips and strategies for improving casino attendance and player appeal.

State Line Casinos
www.statelinecasinos.com
A resource for casinos within 20 miles of a State-Line. Includes State-by-State updated Jackpot numbers supplied by IGT.

Casino Classifieds
www.CasinoClassifieds.com
Place an Ad. or read hundreds of others. Glenn V. Tredwell.

Gaming Investments
www.gaminginvestments.com
Daily subscription newsletter - The Gaming Morning Report from Frank Fantini.

National Association of Casino Party Operators
www.nactpo.com
Trade association for Fun Casino operators and owners across the U.S.