Course Syllabus

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts

School of Hospitality Management

 

 

Course No:    HTM355         

Course Title: Casino Operations                  

Credits:          3

Class Type:    Classroom      

Semester:       Fall 2016

Faculty:         George Agganis

Office Location:

Telephone:          978-360-6128 (Emergencies Only)

E-mail:                agganisg@gmail.com

Office Hours:     

 

The Mission of the School of Hospitality Management at Endicott College is as follows: The Endicott College‘s SHM is a progressive leader in educating and developing professionals with an integrated managerial understanding of leadership, business and service.  By combining applied and theoretical teaching and learning, these professionals will appreciate the diversity and richness of the global hospitality industry.

Catalog Description

This course analyzes casino gaming as a discipline and introduces students to gaming as an integral part of the hospitality industry. An extensive overview of the casino gaming will be studied, including but not limited to motivational and historical aspects, gaming development, the mathematics of casino games, government regulations, operations and the sociological and economic impacts.

 

Learning Outcomes: At the completion of this course the student will:

      Apply the growth and history of gaming in the United Sates from the perspective of                

      the hospitality industry.

 

Understand the basic motivational forces behind casino gaming.

 

Develop an awareness of casino operations and the rules of various casino games.

 

Comprehend the concept of statistics and probability as related to games of chance.

 

Analyze the current state of license distribution and conflicts of permitting casinos in New England.

 

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Teaching/Learning Strategies

Lecture, industry guest speakers, research paper, group projects, topic discussion

case study, video and material from My Endicott.

Required Readings

 

Casino Operations Management – Jim Kilby, Anthony Lucas

 

 

Evaluation Methods

Group project                          20%

Participation                            15%

Quizzes                                    15%

Written Assignments               20% 

Midterm                                   15%

Final Exam                              15%

Total                                        100%                    

 

 

ALL WRITTEN WORK WILL BE IN APA FORMAT COSULT: The APA Pocket Handbook.

Rossitier, J. The APA handbook rules for format and documentation. ISBN 978   

       1933878133

 

ADA Policy

If you as a student qualify as a person with a disability as defined in Chapter 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), you are strongly encouraged to register with the Center for Teaching and Learning. The Center for Teaching and Learning is located in the Diane M. Halle Library room 201 and online at http://www.endicott.edu/academicresources.

 

As a student registered with the Center for Teaching and Learning, it is your responsibility to present your accommodation letter to your instructor at the beginning of each semester.

 

Academic Integrity Statement

Students are required to abide by the Academic Integrity Policy of Endicott College.

 

Course Expectations

This course is a 3-credit course, which means that in addition to the scheduled meeting times, students are expected to do at least 6 hours of course-related work outside of class each week during the semester. This includes time spent completing assigned readings, participating in lab sessions, studying for test and examinations, preparing written assignments, and other course-related task.

 

Topical Outline and Timeline

 

Week of Class	Topic	Reading	Assignment
Week One Sept 8	Introduction	Chapter 1	Introduction to Gaming Discussion
Week Two Sept 13-15	Gaming vs. Gambling History of Modern Gaming Mob Influence Birth of Gaming Control Different Jurisdictions	Chapter 2 Chapter 3	Comparison Discussion Your State Here Gaming Control vs Massachusetts Gaming Control Board
Week  Three Sept 20-22	Sociological and Economic Impact of Casinos Problem Gaming Vs Other Addictions Basic Casino Terminology How does the Casino Make Money?		Research Paper: Cultural Effects of Casino Society Economic Impact Due Sept 25 @ Midnight
Week   Four Sept 27-29	Casino Management What Makes a good Manager? Staffing Technical VS Management Skills	Chapter 4	Personal Experience Discussion
Week   Five Oct 4-6	Introduction To table Games Black Jack Roulette	Chapter 8 Chapter 9	Pick a Random Table Game – Discussion
Week   Six Oct 11-13	Introduction to table Games Cont. Casino Mathematics Poker and the ongoing debate Luck vs Skill, Online, WSOP	Chapter 11	Discussion Poker Game of Skill Vs Game of Chance
Week Seven Oct 18-20	Gaming and Sports Sports Betting Athletes in Gaming (Patriots Vs Steelers)	Chapter 17	Discussion  How Gaming in Sports effects more than the Game
Week  Eight Oct 25-27	Mid Term Exam Covering Chapters 1-5 7-9 and 17	Chapters 1-5 7-9 11 and 17 Review it!
Week Nine Nov 1-3	Introduce Formally Group Project Craps/Dice Card Counting MIT Blackjack Team “Breaking Vegas Documentry”	Chapter,9,11Craps + Baccarat	Discussion Reaction to “Breaking Vegas”
Week Ten Nov 8-10	Comps and Player Rating Systems	Chapter 12	Compare Casino Player Loyalty Systems to Other Business Loyalty Systems Discussion
Week Eleven Nov 15-17	Table Games Hold% Theoretical Win and Hold	Chapter 13	Future of Gaming Paper Due Nov 20-Midnight Reaction of Movie Shown Discussion
Week Twelve Nov 22-24	THANKSGIVING BREAK	Chapter Stuffing	Eat Turkey and Watch Football and Mayyyyyybeeee Work On Group Project
Week 13 Nov 29-Dec 1	Casino Statistics Group Project	Chapter 19	Work On Group Project
Week 14 Dec 6-8	Final EXAM WEEK FOR THIS CLASS DECEMBER 8	Review of All Chapters	Group Project Due Dec 15,16
Week 15 Dec 13-15,16	Final Exam   Group Project Presentations

 

 

Subject to Change Statement

At the discretion of the Professor, content and evaluation methods contained within this syllabus may be changed to accommodate the progress of the class.