He said they can also use the analytics of seeing who is getting on busing and from where to better target their marketing. Using the website, or later the app, guests will get scanned onto the bus, which is GPS tracked in the same way that rideshare services like Uber are so casino management can both see guests on the bus and know when it will arrive, Valero said. “Right now it doesn’t matter if you’re a small casino or a large casino the problems are universal,” Valero said, explaining that problems include guests not know when the pickup location has changed, guests not being able to reserve their seats in advance and fighting over seating, buses not knowing when players are banned and casinos not knowing which guests are coming. The CasinoShuttle.App founders started a mobile friendly website they hope to transition into an app that helps streamline the busing process for casino guests, bus drivers, operators and the casinos themselves. An app to ease busing and casino arrivalsĬasino buses are a big part of getting people to the properties and Robert Valero and Mark Fretz have an app for that - or they plan to. Sign up for our Casino Insider newsletter and get the week’s best bets for food, entertainment and fun at Southern California’s casinos.

Class II machines use an internal formula based on a bingo game and its patterns, said Ryan Johnson, director of Class II sales for Video Game Technologies, Inc., an arm of larger slot machine manufacturer Aristocrat which specializes in Class II slot machines.Īt the conference, VGT showed off a couple of the Class II machines, including Wonder 4 Jackpots and The Hunt for Neptune’s Gold.

Traditional casino slot machines, which are considered Class III machines, utilize a random number generator. We picked out four that may soon arrive at a casino near you. This year’s conference, held earlier this month at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego County, included a trade show where more than a dozen exhibitors set up shop to show off their products and services. Over the span of only a couple decades Southern California’s casinos have grown from small-scale gaming operations to full-fledged resorts boasting hotels, restaurants, entertainment venues and more.Īs the properties continue to evolve, one of the places casino operators go to not only to get a pulse on the industry, but also learn about what’s new, is the Western Indian Gaming Conference.

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