Casino service quality, tiered customer segments, and casino player retention

Building and maintaining service quality is one means of retaining casino customers, and thus establishing competitive advantage. Conducted in Asia, the current study investigated the relationship between casino service quality, player segments, and customer retention using tiered segmentation. The research involved the conduct of 40 in-depth interviews with gamblers from different segments. The results provide insights into how the various tiers of casino player perceive the key dimensions of service quality and how such perceptions affect future purchase intentions. A number of significant implications are identified for casino managers