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Articles

Q&A with Ismael Barrera, Corporate Director of Slots for Gila River Resorts & Casinos

September 28, 2022 Christine Faria

TG&H: What has been your career path to the Corporate Director of Slots? How did you learn your trade craft? IB: After I received my degree in electronics, I started at Gila River Resorts & […]

Articles

TG&H Advisory Board Profile: Get to Know Michael Peters

September 28, 2022 Christine Faria

TG&H: You have a long history in Tribal gaming, as well as economic development. What do you see happening for Tribes today in economic development and diversification that you believe are the most forward thinking? […]

Articles

TG&H Advisory Board Profile: Get to Know Jay Garcia

July 1, 2022 Christine Faria

Interview with Former Lieutenant Governor of Santa Ana Pueblo & Chairman of the Board of Directors, Santa Ana Pueblo and Santa Ana Golf Club Inc. Also contributes as member of the Investment Committee With Christine […]

Entertainment

The Big Reveal for Tribally Owned Hard Rock Live Sacramento

June 3, 2022 Christine Faria

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain, owned by the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of the Enterprise Rancheria, has unveiled the newly finished HARD ROCK LIVE music and entertainment venue with a grand […]

Perspectives

Memorial Day 2022 – Who We’re Honoring, Grieving, and Loving on This Day

May 26, 2022 Christine Faria

Every year I am privileged to write this newsletter, remembering those servicemen and women who lost their lives serving our nation. Growing up, I had the privilege of parents, uncles, and grandparents who shared their […]

Articles

Tribal Enterprise Diversification and Job Creation Series – Kalispel Metal Product

December 3, 2021 Christine Faria

Diversification, labor challenges, community job creation, education and internships … these are THE conversations of 2021 and beyond. In this series, we’ll be talking to different organizations about their solutions for sustainable futures. In this […]

Articles

What We’ve Learned

July 6, 2021 Christine Faria

Last month TG&H checked in with several of our friends across the country and asked them about what strategy, process or insight they adopted due to the pandemic that was a positive and would stay […]

Videos

Navajo Nation — No Margin for Error … the Stakes are High

April 4, 2021 Christine Faria

Throughout the past year of the pandemic, TG&H/Raving has interviewed several CEOs, Tribal leaders, and general managers from across the country. Many Tribal casinos have been open for months, some recovering lost revenue surprisingly well, […]

Articles

The Largest Expansion in the Southwest — Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

January 26, 2021 Christine Faria

We recently caught up with Heidi Grant to talk about the largest casino expansion in the Southwest happening at Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant, which will be revealed in the summer of 2021. This […]

Articles

How This Michigan Casino Was Recognized on Forbes’ Annual List of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2020

October 8, 2020 Christine Faria

FireKeepers Casino Hotel is located in Battle Creek, Michigan. The current hotel tower has 243 rooms and a new hotel tower is being built to accommodate 203 additional rooms. The casino has 2,900 slots and […]

Articles

Leadership During Tornadoes, a Pandemic and Compact Negotiations

July 13, 2020 Christine Faria

Chris: In regards to the ongoing gaming compact negotiation with Governor Stitt – how has that impacted your operations? e.g., Are you looking at more Class II games? Melanie: As of January 1st, 2020, Governor […]

Gaming Operations

Northern Quest Resort & Casino and Kalispel Casino Operational Executive Team Share their Post-Opening Results

May 18, 2020 Christine Faria

With Tribal Gaming & Hospitality Magazine through an Interactive Roundtable Reno, NV – Over 130 attendees representing commercial and Tribal casinos throughout the US, Canada, Europe and even Mexico gathered yesterday, May 14, 2020 for […]

Gaming Operations

What It Means to Be the “First” Tribal Casino to Open After Closures

May 11, 2020 Christine Faria

Q&A with Laura Stensgar, Coeur d’Alene Casino, Chief Executive Officer You’ve got to believe that everyone had their eyes on Coeur d’Alene Casino this past week. The casino had a soft opening on Monday, April […]

Articles

Common Threads: Messages From Our Industry — Tutor Perini

May 11, 2020 Christine Faria

Welcome back to our weekly column where we check in with different colleagues and friends in the industry and how they are approaching business differently in this time of great change. The “common thread” for […]

Special Features

Common Threads: Messages From Our Industry

April 30, 2020 Christine Faria

Cuningham Group Welcome back to our weekly column where we check in with different colleagues and friends in the industry and how they are approaching business differently in this time of great change. The “common […]

Special Features

Common Threads: Messages From Our Industry

April 23, 2020 Christine Faria

Daniel Schrementi VP Gaming Sales & Marketing, Incredible Technologies Every night when I got to sleep, I think of the millions of other folks also lying awake, staring at their ceilings, wondering just what tomorrow […]

Marketing & Loyalty

How to Feel Necessary and of Value When You’re Not Driving Revenue

April 17, 2020 Christine Faria

My husband showed me this piece of paper from his construction company that says he’s “necessary” just in case he gets pulled over for being on a job site or out and about. We kinda […]

Every Issue

Back of House

April 7, 2020 Christine Faria

People Who Inspire Us: Danika Cuero A few months ago, I got a call from an old friend, John Warkentien. He had read one of our previous Back of House columns and couldn’t wait to […]

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Project Development

What It Takes to Open a Coffee Roasting Company

March 24, 2020 Christine Faria

It’s really pretty ingenious. Look at a product that your business consumes and spends a lot on, and see if you can do it yourself. The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians in […]

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Gaming Operations

What a 63-Year-Old German Company Has Learned About the U.S. Tribal Gaming Market

March 23, 2020 Christine Faria

Insight Q&A with Merkur Gaming Merkur Gaming Americas was formed in 2015 after over 60 years of the Gauselmann Group serving 40 countries worldwide, as a market leader in Europe and a well-established and successful […]

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