Hotel Administration (HOA)                             Course Schedules

Courses taken at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus toward the Gaming Management and Entertainment Concentration on the Hospitality Services Administration Major.

HOA 334 Casino Operation and Management 3(3-0)
Practices and problems associated with casino management, including staffing, security and control, taxation and entertainment. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed and admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

HOA 339 Protection of Casino Table Games 3(3-0)
An in-depth examination of the various methods used to protect casino table games. The course reviews blackjack, baccarat, poker, craps and roulette, examining possible ways that cheating can occur. Methods of detection and various internal controls used by the casino will be discussed. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed and admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

HOA 426 Accounting for the Hotel Casino 3(3-0)
Examines the accounting systems, procedures and controls required by both management and government for internal auditing, financial reporting and government control. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed and admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

HOA 436 Mathematics of Casino Games 3(3-0)
Develops the techniques and methods for computing the probabilities, expected values and house percentages of casino games and analyzes the effects of changes in playing rules and payoff odds. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed and admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

HOA 437 Gaming Regulations and Control 3(3-0)
Nevada's system of gaming regulation and control will provide a model for studying the history, purpose, politics, methods, and limitations --both practical and legal--of governmental regulation and control of legal gambling. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed and admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

HOA 439 Seminars in Casino Management 3(3-0)
Special topics in casino problems. Course open to experienced casino personnel. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed and admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

HOA 442 Sociology of Gambling 3(3-0)
Analysis of patterns of participation in various forms of gambling, the political/economic background of gambling, and the effects of gambling on communities, lifestyles and value systems. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed and admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

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