Features7 August 202611 min read
The quiet rebuild of the modern casino floor
An editorial survey of how floor planning, machine density and hospitality are being re-engineered as integrated resorts reach a new design maturity.
Features
Long reads, photo essays and reportage
Extended journalism from inside workshops, salons, plant rooms and design studios - the parts of the industry rarely photographed and seldom explained.
Coverage areas
What this desk tracks
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Photo essays
Assembly lines, burn-in racks and finishing benches documented over full shifts.
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Interviews
Conversations with designers, engineers and operators about decisions rather than announcements.
03
Architecture reviews
Critical readings of new precincts, podiums and refurbishment programmes.
04
Behind the scenes
How equipment is made, tested, crated and commissioned.
05
Design criticism
Interiors, lighting and the retreat from spectacle towards material restraint.
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Special reports
Multi-part investigations into a single question our desks keep encountering.
Publications
Recent reporting
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Inside the workshop where tables are still built by hand
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Interior design practice in premium gaming salons is moving towards restraint, tactility and carefully engineered privacy.
Features3 July 20267 min read
The lighting brief nobody writes
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Features6 June 20269 min read
Immersive entertainment and the limits of spectacle
Industry trends analysis on immersive media, theatre programming and the entertainment mix inside integrated resorts.
Features31 May 20267 min read
A photo essay from the assembly line
A behind-the-scenes photographic feature on how gaming machines are assembled, tested and prepared for shipping.