Gaming Market Trends
Stay informed with expert analysis, market trends, and strategic perspectives shaping the casino, hospitality, and leisure industries.
Don’t Discount In-Person Experiences
Perhaps it is just the algorithms, but my news feed, podcasts, reading list, and even the newspaper delivered to my…
Japan Open to Two More Integrated Resorts
Japan has announced that applications for new casino resorts (integrated resorts) will be accepted starting May 2027. Round 1A –…
Can AI Replace Casino Analysts? A Real-World Test of ChatGPT’s Market Forecasting Skills
Life moves pretty fast, but sometimes we need to slow it down a bit. You’re doing that right now by…
Japan’s Integrated Resort Market Reopens?
The sun’ll come outTomorrowBet your bottom dollarThat tomorrow there’ll be sun The Land of the Rising Sun looks to be…
Strategy and change in Today’s casino gaming industry
The casino gaming industry in 2025 is in flux, between tax law changes (i.e. sports betting tax rates in Louisiana,…
Omni-Channel (and Online Casino) Gaming
I was recently asked to speak on a panel during the Digital Play Summit at the Indian Gaming Association Tradeshow…
Accept AI for its imperfections and use it to pull ahead
Perhaps I’ve been expecting too much from AI. Perhaps I need to dive in with both feet, accept AI for…
Will AI Re-Invent Research Soon?
We live in a fast-paced world where everything seems to be at our fingertips – we can search out any…
Chinese Tourist Return and the Future of Asian Casinos
For the past several decades, rapid growth in international travel by Chinese residents has fueled the tourism and gaming industries…
Gaming Meets Hospitality
Consumer desires have changed, and the gaming and entertainment industries are at a crossroads. For casino resorts to attract and…
Cautiously Curious and Learning More about AI
I’ve got to admit a couple of things. First, I’m still curious about AI. Second, this year I fell a…
Learning to be a better business leader and advisor
Nearly 16 weeks ago, I embarked on a grueling plan to make myself a better business leader and better advisor to my clients through the Goldman Sachs 10KSB program developed by Babson College (the nation’s top-ranked school for entrepreneurship).
Forever Learning, and Apparently Quicker and Better than AI
At Convergence Strategy Group, we are continually refreshing our skills, learning new things, questioning, and growing. Whether through mandated continuing…
Will Casino Gaming Come to the Lone Star State?
The December issue of GGB Global Gaming Business Magazine leads with the Top 10 industry trends for 2023, including integrated…
Check the Freshness Date
The following article by CSG Principals, Scott Fisher and Suzanne Leckert, was recently featured in GGB News: When seeking advice…