12th Annual Survey of Casino Executives to Be Conducted by Spectrum Gaming Group & Bristol Associates, Inc.


LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 1, 2012) -  Spectrum Gaming Group, the world's foremost gaming research and professional services firm, and Bristol Associates, the gaming industry's leading executive search firm, will conduct their 12th Internet-based national survey of casino executives to help the gaming industry attract, retain and motivate its executive talent.

The Bristol Associates/Spectrum Gaming Group Casino Executive Survey is the industry's only comprehensive employee-satisfaction survey. Its participation rate has grown by more than 35 percent in the last five years.

Gaming industry executives from across the country are encouraged to participate. To complete the online questionnaire go to www.bristolassoc.com/GES or you can visit www.bristolassoc.com, go to the gaming industry page and click on the "Take the Executive Satisfaction Survey" button. Participants can also find a link to the survey at www.spectrumgaming.com or www.spectrumetrix.com.

All individual responses are kept confidential. Spectrum Gaming Group will analyze the results and report them in a future white paper which will be available to subscribers of its Spectrumetrix™ publications, and for a fee to the general public. Participants in the survey will again receive a complimentary copy of the results.

Analyses of the results of the first eleven surveys were published in Michael Pollock's Gaming Industry Observer (now Spectrumetrix). "As the gaming industry grows, this survey becomes an increasingly invaluable tool for companies searching for new talent and for new ways to reward experienced managers," Spectrum Managing Director Michael Pollock said.

Bristol Associates President James J. Bright said: "This survey helps our clients maintain and develop the strong leadership needed in today's competitive landscape."

Spectrumetrix brings to its subscribers enhanced, web-based, dynamic versions of Spectrum's various reports which hundreds of gaming operators, equipment manufacturers, analysts, investors, regulators, attorneys and other gaming-related professionals have come to trust. It is published by Spectrum Gaming Group, an international consultancy prized for its regulatory services, economic studies and knowledge of gaming throughout the world. For more information or to subscribe, visit www.spectrumetrix.com.

Bristol Associates, founded in 1967, has well-established, successful practices in casino gaming, hotel, restaurant, travel, healthcare and food processing. Bristol maintains one of the largest databases of executive talent in the industry. In addition to Mr. Bright, Bristol's casino gaming practice includes Ben Farber, Vice President, and Steven Kessler, Division Manager.