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Blackjack

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The entry of USM and Tulane into the casino management industry has been widely discussed in the media and on this board. And now Mississippi Valley anticipates entering the battle in order to train casino workers in various delta towns. Alcorn is planning to submit a proposal to the IHL for a masters program in a casino-related field. Delta State is in the process of trying to determine what, if any, role they will plan in the gaming industry. Two or three of those schools are hustling for sites in other locations within the state. One or two of Mississippi's community colleges have expressed possible interest.


The information contained in these newspaper articles requires no commentary except to say that Mississippi's system of higher education is as screwed up as it ever was. We act like a pack of hungry wolves going after a limited supply of meat. We act like group of trade schools and expect to be ranked higher than fourth tier. The article from the Birmingham newspaper is not limited to Tulane. It also discusses Mississippi schools casino-related endeavors.


3 more universities may offer gaming courses


Tulane gambling on Indian casino



 



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Mississippi Taxpayer

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I read today that the Sycuan tribe has donated $5.5 million to start a casino program at San Diego State University. How much money has been donated to USM by the Gulf Coast casino interests to start its program? Or is that burden to be underwritten by the taxpayers of Mississippi?

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Mack

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I saw on national news that the San Diego State program includes slot machine servicing. Will we incorporate that as part of our program?

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Invictus

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Mack wrote:
I saw on national news that the San Diego State program includes slot machine servicing. Will we incorporate that as part of our program?


I'm sure it won't be long until the community colleges use the same ruling to justify a slot machine servicing technology (2-year) program or something. (The logical place for a "gaming machine servicing" curriculum is electronics technology, since a lot of "slot machine servicing" involves setting the EPROM chips in the slots.

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Mack

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Invictus wrote:

I'm sure it won't be long until the community colleges use the same ruling to justify a slot machine servicing technology (2-year) program or something. (The logical place for a "gaming machine servicing" curriculum is electronics technology, since a lot of "slot machine servicing" involves setting the EPROM chips in the slots.
The community colleges are the logical places for such a program.

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Halcyon Days

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In the olden golden days (1950's) before gaming was legal in Mississippi, some of the dining establishments along the Gulf Coast had slot machines right out in the open. The Mississippi State Fair in Jackson also had its share of gaming (not slots, but other attractions).  

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Pinball Wizard

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Halcyon Days wrote:

In the olden golden days (1950's) before gaming was legal in Mississippi, some of the dining establishments along the Gulf Coast had slot machines right out in the open.
Those vintage slot machines were, of course, electromechanical. That was before the day of chips. Many students at my high school could repair them as well as the pinball machines. No formal education was required to fix them. 

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Risky Eagle

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Newcomers to Mississippi from other parts of the country who think that gambling has brought the Mississippi into the twentieth century should take a look at the "old" Mississippi Gulf Coast. Gambling is nothing new for us. We were there before before many of those above the Maxon-Dixon ever heard the word "slot." Las Vegas and Atlantic City - eat your hearts out:


Gambling in Mississippi: Its Early History



 



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