Professional Gaming Seminars
Regulatory Seminars for Gaming Industry Professionals
The business, procedures and practical application of gaming licensing, regulation, casino related criminal and financial investigations, compliance, and law enforcement are explored in this series of seminars aimed at educating gaming professionals in these crucial areas.
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Gaming Regulators Development Program
The University of Nevada Las
Vegas (UNLV) International
Gaming Institute (IGI) has created a
dynamic program custom designed
for policy making gaming
regulators. The International
Gaming Institute is an extension of
the William F. Harrah College of
Hotel Administration, the academic
home to one of the nation's premier
education programs in resort,
tourism, recreation, and gaming
management.
The IGI Gaming Regulators
Development Program is designed
to increase knowledge and gaming skills while enhancing a
participant's knowledge of gaming
regulation.
The program curriculum addresses
ways for gaming regulators to
become more aggressive and
confident in the areas of
organizational management, problem solving, strategic analysis
and the gaming industry.
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Pre-Licensing and Background Investigations
Pre-licensing and background investigations agents will learn how to conduct an investigation on an applicant's personal background and financial history. This seminar encompasses basic interview techniques, fundamentals of background investigations, personal financial investigations, business investigations, an analysis of an applicant's proposed gaming operation, and investigations in foreign jurisdictions. Group exercises and discussions are an integral part of this seminar.
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Financial Investigative Techniques
for Non-Financial Professions
For those who do not have an accounting or financial background, this seminar will address fundamental financial terms and analysis techniques. Students will learn how to interpret and understand income statements, balance sheets, and tax returns for individual applicants and their business entities. Cash flow analysis, deposit analysis, and how to review a business general ledger will be explained. A case study will be conducted to apply these learning tools in class.
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Law Enforcement and Criminal Activity
The Law Enforcement seminar is geared for the official tasked with investigating gaming related criminal activities. Several topics will be covered. The Table Games presentation will explain minimum internal controls, how table games are cheated, card counting versus advantage play, managing a high profile case and preparing for court. The Money Laundering presentation will explain how to identify money laundering targets, outline the investigative objectives, the three stages of money laundering, law enforcement efforts, bank accounts and wire transfers, and methods of detecting money laundering. Dispute Investigations will address how to investigate and arbitrate a dispute between the player and the casino. Sophisticated cheating methods used on slot machines are also covered.
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Gaming Device and Associated Equipment -
The Approval Process
This seminar is targeted toward those interested in understanding the approval process for gaming devices and associated equipment in Nevada. This session will explain the Gaming Control Board Technology Division's role in Nevada's regulatory mission, the Nevada regulatory structure, define what associated equipment is and what it is not, and describe the process for gaming device and associated equipment approval.
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Group I Licensees Regulatory Compliance
Professionals who perform audit procedures for Nevada Group I nonrestricted gaming licensees (those with an annual gross gaming revenue of $5.31 million or more) will find this session extremely beneficial. The Nevada Gaming Control Board's Audit Division performs full audits of all nonrestricted Group I licensees every two to three years. The objective of the course is to address the Version 6 Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS), specifically in the area of slots, table games, cage and credit, and information technology. Time is provided to respond to questions.
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Group II Licensees Regulatory Compliance
This seminar will explain what Nevada Group II nonrestricted licensees (those with an annual gross gaming revenue of less than $5.31 million) can expect from an audit. The Nevada Gaming Control Board's Tax and License Division performs full audits of all nonrestricted Group II licensees approximately once every three years. This seminar includes explanations of the internal control procedures, accounting requirements, the computation of gross revenue, the minimum bankroll formula, and various other regulations. Time will be provided throughout the seminar for questions and comments.
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Restricted Licensees Regulatory Compliance
This comprehensive program is designed for owners, operators, and managers of restricted license locations and addresses what a restricted licensee can expect from the routine compliance procedures performed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The seminar addresses some of the more common violations and how to prevent them. It will include a discussion of operational requirements related to progressive jackpots, supervision of the slot machines, minimum bankroll requirements, internal controls, record keeping requirements, problem gambling, and various other regulations. It will also address the live entertainment tax and applicable state gaming fees and taxes, and review the rules relating to promotional slot machines and promotional activity. Time will be provided throughout the seminar for questions and comments.
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Gaming Employee Registration Training
The Enforcement Division of the Nevada Gaming Control Board conducts this seminar which is open to all Nevada licensees and human resource representatives. The training will introduce the new online gaming employee registration system. The class is designed for human resource representatives and other personnel responsible for registering gaming employees. The Gaming Control Board's Employee Registration Unit will demonstrate the new system. They will answer questions relative to the process and assist with any concerns your property may be experiencing.
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