Land-Based Casino
Definition
A physical casino property. Distinct from online gambling, with different licensing, technical, and operational frameworks.
Why it matters
Related terms
- EGM (Electronic Gaming Machine)Product
A land-based slot or video gaming machine. The dominant revenue driver in many US and Australian casino floors.
- OmnichannelCommercial
A strategy explicitly integrating land-based and online operations, with shared loyalty, marketing, and player data across channels.
- Tribal GamingRegulatory
Gambling operated by Native American tribes under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act framework. The largest single segment of US casino gambling by GGR.
- Cashless GamingPayments
Retail casino payment models that replace cash on the floor with digital wallets, cards, and app-based funding. A major operational shift in US tribal and commercial casinos.
- House-Banked GameProduct
A casino game where the operator is the counterparty to all player bets, as opposed to player-versus-player products like poker or peer-to-peer betting exchanges.