11th Annual Survey of Casino Executives to be Conducted by Michael Pollock's Gaming Industry Observer & Bristol Associates, Inc.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The gaming industry's premier newsletter and its leading executive search firm will conduct their 11th Internet-based national survey of casino executives to help the gaming industry attract, retain and motivate its executive talent.

The 11th survey – produced by Bristol Associates, Inc., a Los Angeles-based executive search firm, and Michael Pollock's Gaming Industry Observer, the nation's most respected gaming publication – comes during a tremendous growth period in the gaming industry, both internationally and across the United States.

Gaming industry executives from across the country are encouraged to participate.  To complete the on-line 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.  The survey closes September 30th. Participants can also find a link to the survey at www.gamingobserver.com.

All individual responses are kept confidential. Gaming Industry Observer will analyze the results and report them in future issues of the award-winning newsletter.

Analyses of the first ten Annual Gaming Industry Observer/Bristol Associates Surveys of Casino Executives results were published in past issues of Gaming Industry Observer. "As the gaming industry grows, this survey becomes an invaluable tool for companies searching for new talent and for new ways to reward experienced managers," said Michael J. Pollock, publisher of Gaming Industry Observer and managing director of Spectrum Gaming Group.

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

Participants in the survey will again receive a complimentary copy of the results. To request a copy of past analyses, email [email protected].

Gaming Industry Observer, which has won four national awards for editorial excellence from the Newsletter and Electronic Publishers Foundation, analyzes significant economic, social, political, legal and technological trends that impact the gaming industry. It is a subsidiary of Spectrum Gaming Group, an international consultancy prized for its regulatory services, economic studies and knowledge of gaming throughout the world.

Bristol Associates 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. Jim Bright joined Bristol in 1975 and works exclusively with gaming companies to locate executives for both corporate and key property level positions.

SOURCE Gaming Industry Observer