At its annual user conference in June, Bally Technologies brought a new name, an expanded mission and insights into a plethora of new products and solutions aimed at empowering casino operators to enhance play, performance and profits. Newly named EMPOWER 2014, the event is designed...
For a decade, the South American Gaming Expo and Congress (SAGSE) in Panama has been attracting gaming professionals from the world over. This year’s 10th edition of the SAGSE Central America & Caribbean trade show was held at the El Panama hotel, located in downtown Panama City...
Performances by traditional hoop dancers from the Pueblo of Pojoaque and by the Southern California Intertribal Bird Singers heralded the welcoming words from National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) Chairman Ernie Stevens Jr. as he presided over the May 13 ribbon-cutting opening of NIGA’s...
The fourth annual iGaming North America conference (IGNA), held March 19-21 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, showed an increase in attendee numbers from the previous year. About 650 delegates hailing from commercial, tribal and international gaming sectors attended this year, compared with about...
The three-day long South American Gaming Expo and Congress (SAGSE) took place Nov. 12 through Nov. 14 in Buenos Aires. While a recurring theme was the increasingly restrictive local market, as always many of the key global players were there to display their latest products and demonstrate their commitment to a region which still remains key for operators.
Ainsworth Group General Manager Strategy and Development Scott Clarebrough thought the overall mood of the show was great and attendance was up, iterating a view held by many other exhibitors and attendees. “Visitors to the booth are clearly impressed at how Ainsworth is always producing a quality pipeline of must-have, high-performing games,” he said. “The success of our brands combined with our continued...
The 2013 Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (OIGA) Conference
By David Paster
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David Paster
The tale to tell of the 19th annual Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (OIGA) Conference is one best conveyed through numbers. From the world’s second and the United State’s first largest casino, the Chickasaw Nation’s WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. with 6,907 machines and not so non-consequential 70 tables, to the Kickapoo Conoco Station Casino, ironically located in Harrah,Okla. boasting a more meager couple...
Impressive keynote speeches and top-notch panel discussions on new technologies, strategies and solutions to gaming industry challenges highlighted the 11th annual Gaming Technology Forum held June 17 to 19 in Las Vegas. The forum, presented by WhiteSand Gaming and Casino Enterprise Management, featured an evening welcome reception on June 17 highlighted by a keynote address from...
Since its debut in 2007, G2E Asia has established itself as an industry-defining platform for international suppliers of slot machines, table games, gaming signs, cash-handling devices, games management solutions and other software and systems. Held at The Venetian Macao, this year’s event kicked off May 21 with a day reserved for special invitees and members of the media. The general public visited the various...
Dr. Bill Eadington, who passed away prematurely on Feb. 12, 2013, with much left to contribute, began a legacy with the advent of the International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking. Along with a lifetime of serving not only as a key industry resource, mentoring professor and founder of three significant entities, including the University of Reno’s Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming...
