Accounting/Financial

Designed to improve the auditors skills in discovering and controlling fraudulent activity, chapters include The Auditors Responsibility for Fraud Detection; Standard of Ethical Conduct; Internal Control; The Nature of Fraud ; Fraud Auditing Standards, Methodology and Classification; Case Studies; Computer Fraud. Avoids technical language and explains concepts in straightforward terms. 213 pgs, hardcover, 1992

An in-depth book that recognizes the importance of correct accounting procedures. Contains three main sections: The Background and Environment of Casino Gaming; Accounting (revenue flows, individual games accounting, Central Cashiering and Credit Accounting); and Auditing, reporting, income taxation and managerial accounting. 508 pgs, hardcover, 2008   Table of Contents Part 1: Background and Environment of Casino Gaming Casino History and Operating Environment Casino Licensing and...

With cash and cash equivalents moving around the casino facility like in no other business, the need for financial literacy is critical in the casino industry. This easy-to-understand book, subtitled "Casino Financial Controls: Tracking the Flow of Money", gives solid explanations of accounting principles and examples of accounting entries. Examples of procedural controls and the reasons for each control are also included and explained in pragmatic terms. Discusses criteria for extending...

The entertainment and media industries, already important sectors of the U.S. economy, continue to grow rapidly in other countries around the world. This ninth edition of Entertainment Industry Economics continues to be the definitive source on the economics of film, music, television, advertising, broadcasting, cable, casino and online wagering, publishing, performing arts and culture, toys and games, sports, and theme parks. It synthesizes a vast amount of data to provide a clear,...

The book is based on a syllabus of specialized courses presented as an elective in the police science curriculum in several California colleges. It centers on tricks and devices, embezzlement, forgery and related offenses, insurance, consumer, real estate, investment/corporate and medical frauds. Explains the duties of various law enforcement departments. Illustrated, indexed. 336 pages, hardbound, 1974.

Two respected, scholarly gaming researchers investigate the question of whether or not state of the art gambling is the answer to societies, and what the impact of permission is. 310 pgs, hardcover, 2009