Gaming and Casino Management (HOSP3000)

You are required to create a 10-minute presentation slide show on the new casino development that is part of Queen's Wharf Integrated Resort Development (IRD) in Queensland.

In this assignment, you need to appraise the new casino development on behalf of a client, indicating whether your client supports - or does NOT support - the new casino development.

Prospective Clients

Client suggestions include the following (though you are welcome to select a different client):

• Clubs Queensland (https://www.clubsqld.com.au/)
• Queensland Hotels Association (https://qha.org.au)
• The Alliance for Gambling Reform (http://www.pokiesplayyou.org.au/) 
• Star Entertainment Group (https://development.star.com.au/)
• Brisbane Tourism (https://www.visitbrisbane.com.au/)
• Restaurant & Catering Queensland (http://rca.asn.au/rca/queenslandnorthern-territory/)
• Gabba Ward Council (https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-and-strategy/lord-mayor-and-councillors/ward-office-locations)

NOTE: You need to select one (1) client only and take the client's stance.

Alignment with the Chosen Client

• In your presentation, the position you advocate on behalf of your client will either be one of support - or non-support - for the new casino development being part of Queen's Wharf IRD.
• This position must align with your client’s mission, objectives, purpose, and values with regard to the new casino development.
• Therefore, you should undertake research using secondary sources of information to determine the most likely position your client would adopt (i.e., supporter or non-supporter of the development).

The Audience

• Your presentation must persuade and advocate for the client's position regarding the new casino development. In doing so, you are trying to convince the audience that your client's position is the best one for everyone to follow. 
• The audience will be comprised of various stakeholders, some of whom will be supporters of the development and others non-supporters.
• Also, the other clients will represent the audience (from the 'Prospective Clients' list above).  
• Therefore, it is important you understand the position of these other stakeholders and clients (are they likely to be supporters or non-supporters?) so that you can defend your own client’s position and persuade the audience that your client's position is the best to follow regarding the new casino development being part of Queen's Wharf IRD.

PRESENTATION FORMAT

This assignment does not require a face-to-face presentation. Instead, you will create a 10-minute PowerPoint slide show with narration (as you would present this to a "live" audience). If you are not familiar with recording a slide show with narration, click to find the instructions: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/o? ce/record-a-slide-show-with-narration-and-slide-timings-0b9502c6-5f6c-40ae-b1e7- e47d8741161c#O? ceVersion=O? ce_365

You will need to submit one MS PowerPoint file. Please avoid making the file in a movie/video format, as it tends to create a file submission issue later.

Given that people speak 100 - 150 words per minute, an overall script would aim to be within the range of 1,000 - 1,500 words.

GENERAL TIPS FOR PRESENTATION

• List the related references (sources of information) on the final PowerPoint slide (however, do not 'speak' to this slide as part of your oral presentation - just show it).
• Make your presentation as informative and appealing as possible.
• Deliver the message that is critical but commonly overlooked. 
• Use key points, words, phrases, and diagrams to engage your audience.
• Do not type sentences on PowerPoint - written material must be succinct
• Include a few high-quality graphics (eg, tables, diagrams, photographs, etc) – these make your slides more interesting and easier to follow text alone
• Avoid including movie/video clips or making your file in a movie/video format. Including movie clips or a video format will enlarge your file size and make submitting the file to Blackboard difficult. Please ensure that you receive and keep the submission confirmation email upon your submission.

USE OF AI IN ASSESSMENT

• This task has been designed to be challenging, authentic and complex. Whilst students may use AI technologies, successful completion of assessment in this course will require students to critically engage in specific contexts and tasks for which artificial intelligence will provide limited support and guidance.
• A failure to reference AI use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
• To pass this assessment, students must demonstrate detailed comprehension of their written submissions independent of AI tools.

CRITERIA & MARKING

• Further details about this task, including the marking criteria, will be discussed in class and posted to the course Blackboard site.

Working INDIVIDUALLY, prepare a clear and concise 2,500-word Essay on Ethical issues in the Australian gaming industry.

You are required to identify ONE ethical issue in the Australian gaming industry (e.g., casinos, clubs and hotels that offer gaming activities, online wagering and sports betting), discuss the ethical nature of the issue, and evaluate the mechanism imposed to discourage/prevent the organisation/industry from unethical actions (or encourage/promote ethical actions) from the perspective of relevant, multiple stakeholders (more than two) and finally provide TWO actionable recommendations.

To complete this assignment, you will need to:

• Conduct research on how business ethics or ethical issues are commonly defined.
• Conduct an online search on gaming management/operational practices currently/potentially considered to fall into ethical issues.
• Conduct research on internal policies (e.g., organisational or industrial code of conduct) or legislations (e.g., federal/state laws) related to the focal ethical issue.
• Reflect on your personal experience and understanding of the topic.

FORMAT (2,500-word limit)

• Introduction - Identification of ONE ethical issue in the Australian gaming industry. 
• Body - Discussion and justification of the ethical nature of the issue.
• Consequence: Evaluation of the issue and the mechanism (e.g., internal policies or legislations) from diverse stakeholder perspectives (more than two stakeholders).
• Recommendations: inclusion of TWO original, evidenced, and actionable recommendations.
• Conclusions: Reflect on your personal experience and understanding of the topic and provide a thoughtful conclusion. Conclusions shall reflect a critical self-awareness of the topic chosen. Reflective writing is still formal, technical, and well-informed, with a combination of objective facts and personal reflections on the topic, written in the first person.

Additional Guidance for Essay

• The word count includes everything, including the reference list.
• A minimum of FIVE (5) academic references is required (no maximum, though). 
• APA format, consistent throughout the document.
• Ethical issues are often called shade of grey - no clear cut between being/doing right and being/doing wrong. The ethical issue you identified may not necessarily be considered ethical by others. Thus, the key argument point of this assignment is to justify the ethical nature of the issue. This will require you a clear understanding of business ethics.
• Spend sufficient time conducting research on business ethics. References for business ethics must be from academic sources (i.e., academic journal articles). However, references for the business practices/examples can come from non-academic, reliable sources. 
• If you submit the file after the due date, you are allowed to submit it ONCE. You cannot submit the file again after checking the similarity report if you submit the file AFTER the due date (due to the Turnitin setting).

Use of AI in Assessment

This task has been designed to be challenging, authentic, and complex. Whilst students may use AI technologies, successful completion of assessment in this course will require students to critically engage in specific contexts and tasks for which artificial intelligence will provide limited support and guidance. A failure to reference AI use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct. Students must demonstrate detailed comprehension of their written submissions independent of AI tools to pass this assessment.

Criteria & Marking

Further details about this task, including the marking criteria, will be discussed in class and posted to the course Blackboard site.