3064.TWO: 48.6 AINSF.PK: 0.17 ALL: 30.33 ASCA: 18.3 BYD: 8.85 BYI: 38.7 EGT: 0.341 GCA: 2.82 GMTC: 0.323 GPIC: 5.87 IGT: 15.95 IRLTY.PK: 3.9 KNM: 18.82 LTO.MI: 10.57 LVS: 49.39 MGAM: 4.51 PENN: 35.26 PNK: 13.35 SHFL: 10.83 TACT: 9.1901 WGA: 1.94 WMS: 43.92 WYNN: 102.99

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New Products, February 2009

Check out some of the new products from February 2009. Featured are CashCode's one™, a next generation FrontLoad validator for innovative payment solutions; Primera's LX200 Label Printer, utilizing the latest in monochrome high-speed inkjet printing technology; the all-new, larger V3 from RAMPBOSS; and the comfortable and contemporary Millennium Velocity Slot Cabinet, from Elite Casino Products.

Publisher's Letter

Welcome to the Big Leagues, Mr. President

The gaming industry, and the rest of the world for that matter, has a lot riding on your success in the years ahead. Facing the worst economy in 70 years from day one must be a bit overwhelming. I feel for anybody who would have to fill your shoes. There has been and will continue to be much debate as to how to fix the economy. You will become the intergalactic vortex of free advice.

Table Games & Gear

Table Games & Gear, February 2009

Check out these new table games and gear available now for your gaming floor! Featuring Ultimate Texas Hold’em® by Shuffle Master, which has become one of the most popular proprietary table games in history, and TableXchange® by FutureLogic, connecting table games to a casino's existing TITO network by scanning and printing TITO vouchers.

Vendor Profile

TimeLox Goes Beyond Simple Security

It is hard to believe but those who are now just reaching legal gambling age have never known the experience of getting an actual metal key at a hotel. The rest of us can remember the first time we used or saw the Buck-Rogersian key card in action, a door opening system from the sci-fi future. Now, these systems are so ubiquitous that one forgets that there is a great deal of technology behind the card.

What's Shakin'

What's Shakin', February 2009

Check out the latest news and announcements from the industry's movers and shakers! Featuring a new interactive website from Bally Technologies, new officers and members for AGEM, a Canadian sales manageer for Gary Platt, a $9.4 million MegaJackpot payout, a new Toronto office for Dickinson Wright, a new manager for GLI Europe, ISO 9001 certification for Atronic Austria, and much more.

January 2009

Market Basket Analysis, Pt. II: Recovering Mr. Benedict's Money

Previously, we looked at a small data set from a small casino that had two categories of slot machines, a table game, and a hotel. Although some interesting conclusions could be drawn from the simple example, market basket analysis (MBA) really shines when dealing with data sets that have a large number of cases and variables.

January 2009

New Class II Slots, January 2009

Check out these new Class II slot titles from major manufacturers! Featuring Reels Gone Wild by Multimedia Games, IGT's Triple Red Hot 7s Bingo, and Winnicus Maximus by Cadillac Jack. These exciting new games will bring the player experience to a whole new level. Any of these slots would be a great addition to your casino floor!

January 2009

Gaming Forecast 2009

We probably didn’t have to reach out to such a wide variety of experts to predict that 2009 will be "a challenge" for the gaming industry. But the details of just how the year will impact the industry—where the challenges will be greatest and where the opportunities for growth will appear—are of the sort that only our survey participants could provide.

January 2009

The Current State of Anti-Money Laundering

For a long time, the organic unification of financial markets in our globalized economy has fostered an environment that is well suited to money laundering and terrorist financing. While in the post-Sept. 11 world, domestic and international entities have made great strides working together to combat the threat money laundering poses to the global economy, international inconsistencies in legal structures and the complexity of the domestic regulatory environment continue to pose challenges to these efforts.

January 2009

Obama Victory Could Lead To Dramatic Increase in Unionization

The historic election of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as the President of the United States, coupled with the Democratic Party increasing its majority in the U.S. Senate and increasing its majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, greatly increase the chances of passage of legislation making it much easier for unions to organize in the United States.