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3. Leisure and Recreation
The dictionary defines recreation as the process of giving
new life to something, of restoring something.
Leisure is defined as the productive, creative or
contemplative use of free time.
Recreational activities include all kinds of sports, both team and
individual such as baseball, softball, football, tennis, volleyball,
swimming and skiing.
Hiking, jogging, aerobics and rock climbing are active forms of
recreation.
Passive forms of recreational activities include reading, fishing,
playing and listening to music, gardening, playing computer
games and watching tv or moviesl.

4. Varied Views of Leisure and Recreation
• For some, recreations means the network of public agencies
that provide parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, sports fields
and community centers in several cities, town, counties or park
districts.
• For others, recreations may be found in a senior center, a
sheltered workshop for mentally retarded individuals or a
treatment center for physical rehabilitation.
• Environmentalists may be principally concerned about the
impact of outdoor forms of recreation on our natural
surroundings—the forests, mountains, rivers and lakes which
are the national heritage of a nation.

5. Recreational Participation
• Recreation actually includes an extremely broad range of
leisure activities including travel and tourism, cultural
entertainment, participation in the arts, hobbies, membership in
social clubs or interests groups.
• Recreation may be enjoyed with thousands of participants or
spectators or may be a solitary experience. It may be very
strenuous or may be primarily a mental activity. It may act as a
lifetime of interest and involvement or may consist of a single,
isolated experience.

6. Factors Promoting the Growth of Recreation
1. Increase in discretionary time
2. Influence of technology
3. Public interest in health and fitness
4. Commodification of leisure
5. Therapeutic recreation service
6. New leisure roles for women

7. Attractions
• Attractions can be classified in a number of ways:
- Theme or Amusement Parks – the roots of these attractions
go back to the medieval Europe, when pleasure gardens were
created. These gardens were the forerunner of today’s parks,
featuring fides, fireworks, dancing and games. Ex. Disney,
Universal Studios.
- Natural Attractions - are the ”mainsprings” that drive many
people to travel. Ex. National Parks, forests, botanical parks,
zoological parks.
- Heritage Attractions - have an appeal to those inspired to
learn more about contemporary and long-vanished civilizations.

8. Attractions
• Attractions can be classified in a number of ways:
- Recreation Attractions - maintain and provide access to
indoor and outdoor facilities where people can participate in
sports and other recreational activities.
- Commercial Attractions – are retail operations dealing in
gifts, handcrafted goods, art, and souvenirs that attract tourists
Ex. Shopping
- Industrial Attractions – wineries and breweries are
examples. Factory tours are growing in number, and
manufacturers have developed elaborate facilities to handle
tourists.

9. Theme Parks
• Theme parks usually concentrate on one dominant theme
which may be historical, cultural or geographical.

10. Theme Parks
• The parks create an atmosphere in which the visitor is likely to
experience fantasy, glamour, escapism, prestige and
excitement.

11. Water Parks
• A specialized type of theme park which features wave pools,
slides, chutes, shows and other forms of water-based play and
entertainment. Water parks are usually part of larger theme
park operations.

12. Fun Centers
• In heavily populated metropolitan areas, entrepreneurs have
developed a variety of indoor fun centers, ranging from
children’s play, gymnastics to family party centers, video game
arcades and big restaurants with game area.

13. Sports Tourism
• The purpose of sports tourism is to participate directly in a form
of sport or attend sports events as a spectator.
• The World Olympics is the biggest sports event. It attracts
millions of spectators and generate millions of dollars in
revenue.

14. thegaming
industry

15. Gaming
• The gaming industry includes a whole range of activities
including casinos (both land-bases and riverboats), card
games, charitable games, lottery operated games and betting
on greyhound and horse races.
• Gaming entertainment refers to one subset of the gaming
industry and that is the CASINO INDUSTRY.
• Gaming entertainment offers games of risk as part of a total
package of entertainment and leisure activities.
• It serves “social gamblers” or customers who combine
gambling with many other activities during their stay.

16. Gaming
• Gaming entertainment refers to the casino gaming business
and all its aspects—hotel operations, entertainment offerings,
retail shopping, recreational activities and other types of
operation in addition to betting on the gaming floor.

17. Games and Facilities that Exist on the
Casino Floor
1. Table games – involves wagering or betting between the
casino and customers. These include blackjack/twenty-one,
dice/craps games, roulette, the Big 6, baccarat, mini-baccarat,
pai-grow, poker and any other type of gaming where wages are
placed on a table or table layout as an integral part of the
game.

18. Games and Facilities that Exist on the
Casino Floor
2. Card Games – casino card
games are different from table
games in that the casino does not
wager against the player but
merely offers games in which
players can gamble against each
other with the casino providing or
dealing the games.

19. Games and Facilities that Exist on the
Casino Floor
3. Slot Machine / Video games –
slot machines feature simulated or
actual spinning reels that are
activated by the pull of a handle or
the push of a button. Pay offs are
based on a computerized random
number generator program or the
alignment of the same graphics or
symbols on each reel such as
“three cherries across”.
Video games include video poker,
video keno, video bingo or video
lottery terminals.

20. Games and Facilities that Exist on the
Casino Floor
4. Keno and Bingo – both are
based on random number
5. Race and sports books – race
books feature wagering on horse
track betting while sports books
feature professional and collegiate
sporting events.
6. Casino cage – the financial
customer transactions and
accounting for monies handled on
the casino floor represent integral
activities for the cage.

21. Games and Facilities that Exist on the
Casino Floor
7. Surveillance – it maintains a
careful watch on all gaming
activities through the use of high-
tech cameras and video recording
devices. It is also known as the
“eye-in-the-sky”.
8. Ancillary departments – these are
the support departments that
include restaurant operations, bars,
entertainment centers such as
lounges or show rooms and lodging
facilities.

22. Who are the people in Casinos?
Casino Manager
• Responsible for the overall
operation of the casino’s table
games
• Monitors game operations and
ensures that rules are followed
• Observe players behavior for
signs of cheating
• Resolve customer and employee
complaints
• Greet customers and ensures
guest feedback

23. Who are the people in Casinos?
Pit Manager
• Responsible for the
operations of table games and
designation of required
personnel in a specific pit.
Dealer
• Responsible for the operation
of a given table game.
• Dealers must comply with
house rules for the conduct of
the particular game.

24. Who are the people in Casinos?
Slot Manager
• Responsible for the operation of the slot
department,
including selection of machines and
determination of floor configuration, as well
as machine maintenance and operation.
Booth Cashiers
• Responsible for completing jackpot payout
and hopper fill transactions. Also
responsible for making change and
redeeming coins for slot customers

25. Who are the people in Casinos?
Cage Manager
• Supervises the work of the credit
manager, who approves credit to
casino customers and the
collection managers.
Casino Cage Personnel
• Prepares cash banks and bank
deposits. Makes customer
payouts and changes customer
winnings.

26. Reasons for Visiting Casinos
1. The lure of gambling – many people just like to gamble,
wager or enter games of chance or skill.
2. Recreation / entertainment – the casino environment is an
exciting form of entertainment and for many, it is a mental
escape from the stressful pressures of work.
3. Social – Senior citizens and retirees are drawn to the casinos
for the social interaction that occurs with other customers and
the casino’s employees.

27. Reasons for Visiting Casinos
4. Economic – Some casinos operate their rooms division at
break-even or offer low room rates to attract gamblers.
5. Curiosity/must-see attractions – today’s mega resorts
motivate curiosity seekers to visit the must-see attractions.
6. Amenity offerings – hotel/casinos draw people to their health
spas, hair salons, beauty parlors, barbershops, amusement
centers and theme parks.

28. Key Players in the Gaming
Entertainment Industry
Casino de Monte Carlo - Monaco - Arguably the most famous
casino in the world, the Casino de Monte Carlo has been
attracting visitors—including royalty, movie stars, and the
world’s filthy rich—since 1863.

29. Key Players in the Gaming
Entertainment Industry
Bellagio – Las Vegas, Nevada – Located on the glittering Las
Vegas Strip, the Bellagio Hotel was inspired by the
breathtaking Lake Como resort town of the same name. The
Vegas hotel opened in 1995 at an incredible cost of $1.6 billion,
making it the most expensive hotel casino ever built.

30. Key Players in the Gaming
Entertainment Industry
The Venetian Macao – Macao, China – A Portuguese colony
from the mid-16th century until it was transferred back to China
in 1999, Macao is known today as “the Monte Carlo of the
Orient.” This special administrative region is now home to five
of the world’s ten largest casinos including The Venetian
Macao – houses the world’s largest casino.

31. Key Players in the Gaming
Entertainment Industry
The Atlantis Resort – Bahamas – The Atlantis Resort features
the largest casino in the Caribbean. Unlike most casinos
however, the Atlantis gaming floor has skylights and windows,
offering panoramic views of the resort and sparkling blue
Caribbean Sea.

32. Key Players in the Gaming
Entertainment Industry
Sun City, South Africa – Sun City, located about two hours
outside of Johannesburg, is a giant Las Vegas-like resort in the
middle of the bush. Sun City features four hotels and even
offers safaris in its own private game reserve.