Spectrum Gaming Group offers the following educational programs to the casino gaming industry:

• One- to five-day executive education programs designed to provide exposure to the gaming industry for corporate officers, directors and middle management whose companies are entering the industry for the first time, or entering new jurisdictions where laws, regulations, customs and culture are significantly different from those in their present operating areas. These programs are tailored to the specific needs of the attendees.

• Technical training courses and briefings from one to two days or longer as required, in subjects such as casino operational controls, casino security planning and procedures, investigative procedures for regulatory agencies, casino staff licensing procedures, and casino marketing.

• One- to two-day interactive session workshops designed to assist clients in team-building, segmenting responsibilities in operating versus regulating casinos, developing procedures for background investigations, etc. Additional workshops include casino marketing planning, and strategic planning.

• Keynote speeches, and seminars.

The Stockton Institute for Gaming Management (SIGMA):

The Stockton Institute for Gaming Management (SIGMA), has launched a comprehensive education program to help the casino industry meet the growing demand for skilled, knowledgeable managers. (See the following articles on SIGMA that appeared in Casino Connection magazine)

SIGMA, formed by The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, N.J., and Spectrum Gaming Group, has been designed to meet the management training needs of the gaming industry by offering a certificate-based program of specialized courses. SIGMA will help the gaming industry identify, cultivate and equip current and future managers with the knowledge and skills they need to meet today’s challenges, enhance their careers and build leadership capabilities.

The SIGMA Advisory Council has been formed to help identify the industry's management development needs and to guide the development of courses that meets those needs. Organizations represented on the SIGMA Advisory Council include Mohegan Sun, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Tropicana Casino and Resort, Resorts International, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Sands Hotel and Casino, and Global Gaming Business magazine. For information on joining the council, contact Dr. Lewis Leitner or Dr. Israel Posner of Stockton College at 609-347-2175. The leaders of SIGMA plan to meet with the Advisory Council and others in the coming weeks to review the specific content desired in customized courses for their organizations. SIGMA required courses will be taught at the Carnegie Library Center in Atlantic City beginning in 2006. Customized versions of these and other courses will be developed for on-site training.

Required courses include:

• Gaming Industry: Status and Trends

• Gaming Leadership and Management

• Data Analysis and Data-Based Decision Making

• Financial and Managerial Accounting, Analysis and Auditing

Electives include:

• Surveillance Operations and Bottom-Line Impact

• Advances in Gaming Technology

• Security and Risk Management

• Marketing and Promotional Strategies

• Slot and Table Game Management

• Regulatory Issues

• PR and Crisis Management for Gaming Executives

• Psychosocial Issues

• Non-Gaming Revenue: Opportunities and Challenges
  

Instructors will include leading Stockton faculty, experienced industry executives, Spectrum Gaming Group executives and associates, along with specialists from a variety of gaming disciplines.

For further information on Spectrum's Executive Education, Speeches and Seminars, please fill out our online form, or call us at 609-926-5100.