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/ˌdifəˈren(t)SH(ə)l/
Technical
adjective
- Constituting a specific difference; distinctive
Casino specific
noun
- The potential amount of risk a casino takes during one game
- The potential amount of profit a casino can earn on one game
AI meets casino strategy and analytics
At Differential, we are casino analysts first—an ethos that has made us the largest analytics consultancy dedicated exclusively to the gaming industry. Our team has delivered initiatives for the world’s largest operators, advancing patron development strategies and deploying AI-driven solutions for fraud prevention, reinvestment optimization, pricing and yield management, and hotel performance.
We believe technology is only valuable when it drives measurable results. That’s why our work doesn’t stop at building dashboards or handing over slides. We partner with operators to implement solutions, embed AI into decision-making, and create strategies that deliver lasting, trackable impact.
With decades of combined industry experience and a focus on practical, applied AI, we help our clients advance patron development strategies and deploy solutions for fraud prevention, reinvestment, pricing optimization, hotel yielding, and more.
One to one marketing
We have developed a library of over 40 shelf campaigns each designed to change a specific player behavior
Reinvestment ROI
Many marketing dollars yield low incremental ROI; we have crafted to right-sizing reinvestment without sacrificing profit
Floor / RTP optimization
Casino product and changes to RTP are fundamental, sweeping, and often deliver benefits that miss expectation
Fraud / advantage play
Fraud and advantage play can bog down win rates, but we can snuff it out with our analytical and AI tools
Analytics and AI capabilties
See our open source tools and proprietary capabilities
Large language models
Casino industries first fine-tuned generative AI model built on top all_in, our in-house database with 300m anonymous player bets
By the numbers
See what the industry's best says about us
Our insights
Don’t bet on it: our series on the elasticity of RTP
What you need to know In 2023, punters lost ~$35B on electronic gaming machines at the America’s commercial casinos. To deliver this $35B in revenue,
What is the haps on the craps: The uses and misuses of slot free-play
Our blog from the coal face of casino analytics Stats and terms in this post Slot free-play = promotional free bets issued to the players which
Whats the haps on the craps: hacking casino data science projects
Introduction Young analysts and even seasoned analysts from other industries often build elegant models leveraging state-of-the-art algorithms, only to find that the models do not