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Eureka! The United States sits on billions of dollars in gaming revenue and taxes that are lost to inaction. Globally, Internet gaming is a legal and lucrative industry. Domestically, there are millions of players seeking i-gaming who are forced to extraterritorial vendors. But readers beware: A 21st century gold rush should be avoided in favor of carefully planned development. The federal government must establish a framework ...

Eureka! The United States sits on billions of dollars in gaming revenue and taxes that are lost to inaction. Globally, Internet gaming is a legal and lucrative industry. Domestically, there are millions of players seeking i-gaming who are forced to extraterritorial vendors. But readers beware: A 21st century gold rush should be avoided in favor of carefully planned development. The federal government must establish a framework ...

In this month's headlines, Bally Technologies receives the first recommendation for an online gaming license, Aristocrat, Shuffle Master and Ongame Network enter into a strategic relationship, GCA appoints a new president, IGT receives recommendation for online gaming license by the NGCB, WMS acquires Phantom EFX and extends its global technology agreement with FutureLogic and much more.

This month's new Class II features Cadillac Jack's Alchemy™, Wheel of Fortune® Big Money™ Multi-Level Progressives Bingo by IGT, Multimedia Games' Bank Heist™, Rocket Gaming's Cash Time™ and G+® Deluxe – Mystical Worlds™ by WMS.

This month's new table games and gear features Interblock's G4 Organic Virtual™ 07 (with baccarat game), Multi-Touch IBU Interactive Table by Possible Worldwide and Mississippi Stud® with 3 Card Bonus by Shuffle Master.

This month's new products feature ChemTron Coil Cleaning by Cintas Corp., Quixant's QX-40 and InTRact Mobile 2.0 by Tech Results.

With plenty of pizzazz and a heavy dose of style, Landry’s Inc. (Landry’s) selected Cuningham Group Architecture Inc. (Cuningham Group®) to lead the design team tasked with transforming the tired Trump Marina Hotel and Casino into the vibrant Golden Nugget Atlantic City. The bright spot north of the Boardwalk in the upscale Marina District offers guests a refined, modern resort experience.

Sixteen years ago, Michael Pollock and Lloyd D. Levenson started the Rutgers University Gaming Symposium to serve as a gathering place for industry executives located in Atlantic City. And now, that symposium has morphed into the East Coast Gaming Congress & Hospitality Forum, where hundreds of executives from Canada to New York to Florida convene to network and learn.

G2E Asia’s gaming exhibition, held in Macau May 22-24, witnessed an increase in visitation of more than 12 percent over the previous year on the second day. This interest in the show is only to be expected as Macau, the largest single gaming market in the world, is expected to register revenues that would surpass the $40 billion (USD) mark in 2012-2013. Just last month, the territory saw a 24 percent spike in gaming revenue.

In this month's top Latin American news, corruption continues to hinder the gaming industry in Brazil, casino attendance in Mexico has doubled, the ex-head of the gaming board in Uruguay is sentenced to jail, and the gaming sector in Panama increases revenues.