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June 2012
The Real Cost of Discounting Table Game Loss
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June 2012
Atlantic City’s Knockout: Revel

Its glass façade gleaming, Revel spans 6.3 million square feet on the Atlantic City Boardwalk and reaches toward the sky at 710 feet tall. The beachfront resort promises a haven of luxury, entertainment and play—a modern-day Atlantis. Kevin DeSanctis, the figurative architect behind the $2.4 billion Revel resort and CEO of Revel Entertainment Group LLC, committed to creating a resort with a casino instead of a casino with guestrooms.

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June 2012
Latin American News Round-Up

In this month's top Latin American news, the government continues cracking down on gaming in Venezuela, casinos are now among the most profitable companies in Chile, the Buenos Aires lottery is critical of online gaming in Argentina, and according to Codere, the Colombian market remains “attractive.”

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June 2012
Are We There Yet?

I suppose recovery is something that’s in the eye of the beholder, but I’m looking for one specific indicator to change before I’m willing to say recovery, and that’s the national unemployment rate falling below 6 percent. Looking back at unemployment rates historically, there is a very strong correlation between a healthy economy and 6 percent or less unemployment.

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June 2012
New Class III Slots, June 2012

This month's Class III features Freak Show™ by ACS, Money Pop™ by AGS, Aristocrat's Gangster’s Gold™, Hotter Than Hot™ by Ainsworth, Aruze's Year of Happiness™, Bally's Money Talks™, Cadillac Jack's Diamond Dream™, Shadow of the Panther™ Video Slots by IGT, Incredible Technologies' Chocolate Indulgence™, Band of Gypsies™ by Konami Gaming Inc., Wild Butterfly™ by Multimedia Games, SPIELO International™'s Cash Eruption™ and WMS' Awesome Reels™.

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June 2012
In the Spotlight, June 2012

This month's headlines, JCM Global acquires 49 percent of Nanoptix Inc. common stock, AGS receives its manufacturers' license in three states, and Aristocrat launches a play-for-fun site for Maryland Live! Casino. 

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June 2012
New Class II, June 2012

This month's new Class II titles include Cadillac Jack's Tarot Touch of Destiny™, Tutti Frutti by Diamond Game, IGT's Red Hot Fusion® Spin-Ferno® Bingo, Rocket Gaming's Celtic Riches™ and G+® Deluxe – Far East Fortunes® II by WMS.

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June 2012
New Community Style & Progressives, June 2012

This month's new community style & progressive slots include Ainsworth's Players Paradise Platinum™, IGT's Big Buck Hunter® Pro Video Slots and WMS' Castle King®.

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June 2012
2012 Architecture, Construction and Design Update

With an optimistic outlook on the remainder of 2012, companies in the architecture, construction and design sector show no signs of slowing down. Read to learn what’s been built this past year, and what’s going to wow us in the coming months from Hnedak Bobo Group, Cuningham Group Architecture Inc., Thalden Boyd Emery Architects, WorthGroup Architects and JCJ Architecture.

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June 2012
Table Games & Gear, June 2012

This month's new table games and gear features DEQ Systems Corp.'s HAWK™ Intelligent Baccarat Shoe, G4 Organic Virtual™ 10 Horizontal by Interblock and Shuffle Master's Power Blackjack™.

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