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Ameristar Company in Gaming and Casino Industry

Introduction

Gaming and Casino industry is an important sub-industry under the umbrella of the larger hospitality industry of the globe. Each year it grows both in its size and the industry revenues, and this is true even for the present and the future, as predicted by the trade and industry pundits. These analysts' predict that the gaming and casino industry is at the threshold of unprecedented growth, despite the static economic growth in the past few years, especially in America.

Other then the Las Vegas and Atlantic City, which is the dominant hub for America's casino and gaming industry, there are now other three hundred and sixty gaming facilities in operation throughout America. Annually, this industry alone garners revenue worth eighty billion dollars (www.hcareers.com, 2009).

This paper highlights about one such famous Gaming and Casino Company in America, the Ameristar Casinos Inc. A detailed discussion about the company is ensued in the following sections.

Discussion

Founder

Craig Hart Neilson was the owner and founder of Ameristar, who at a young age inherited small stake in two small casinos in Nevada, after the demise of his father who also had a large real estate business. Since then, overcoming many personal and social hurdles such as paralyses itself, Craig's hard work and dedication had no bounds and within a year of contracting the paralyses, he was back on full time active work. The two small casinos thrived under his supervision and soon became popular amongst the locals, which encouraged Craig to expand operations. Hence, after the public offering at the stock exchange, the company further expanded to other states as well.

Ameristar Casino's Incorporation

Ameristar Casinos is a Las Vegas based gaming and entertainment company that takes pride in being an innovative casino gaming company that strives in providing its guests and gaming and gambling enthusiasts with the latest and unique slot machines. With a total workforce of over seventy-five hundred service staff that are oriented in providing prompt assistance to all the casino's guests. This group own eight casino, operating in the states and jurisdictions of Colorado, Illinois, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Louisiana, Nevada, Missouri, Kansas, Indiana and Nebraska. The company also ensures that it is able to provide both quality experience and service to all its guests in order to establish a long-term loyal association with them. This is achieved through the leisure offerings of hotel stays, table ...