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Perini Building Company: The Sky’s the Limit

By Mary Huyck

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Mary Huyck

You have heard of Perini Building Company. There is no doubt you have seen the behemoth construction sites of its projects in progress and marveled at its buildings in completion. This is not simply a numbers game, as Perini is the largest U.S. building company for the gaming and hospitality sector, nor is this because there are only a handful of builders out there that cater to the gaming industry.

Konami—Out of the Box, Ahead of the Game

By Mary Huyck

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Mary Huyck

Before Konami Gaming Inc. broke into the gaming industry, slot floors were moving at a much slower pace. Now I'm obviously not talking about the horse-and-buggy 1880s, but I'm not even talking about the pre-PC 1980s. I'm talking about the turn of the last century, the not-so-distant past, when networks relied on phone lines and loaded information byte ... by ... byte.

AC Coin & Slot: It's All About the Win

By Krista Reiner

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Krista Reiner

Jerry Seelig is a player. Chances are he's been to your casino and played your floor. Perhaps he's even pulled you aside and asked how AC Coin & Slot's games rate with your customers or what he and his team can do to make you even more satisfied.

Play, Promote, Wager, Watch LVGI’s Gaming Revolution

By Krista Reiner

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Krista Reiner

By creating an innovative product that has the potential to change gaming as we know it, Las Vegas Gaming Incorporated (LVGI) is poised to take the slot floor to another level. Through its core product, PlayerVision™, LVGI presents an abundance of opportunities to increase player satisfaction while increasing time on device.

Money in the US Bank

By Mary Huyck

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Mary Huyck

For a business with cash flow in the millions, capital access in the billions and potential for growth in the zillions, stashing your cash in a coffee can in the cupboard just isn’t going to cut it. Luckily, picking which bank is right for your property is as easy as thinking big — and you can’t think big in casino banking without U.S. Bank.

Thalden Boyd Emery Architects: Turning Visions Into Reality

By CEM Staff

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CEM Staff

Unlimited design possibilities, seemingly sky’s-the-limit budgets and “let’s build the best ever” attitudes — yep, building a casino sure does sound appealing to an architect these days. It was no different in the early ‘70s, a pre-Atlantic City era marked by major construction and expansion on the Las Vegas Strip, with a number of high-profile casino hotels raising the bar when it came to gaming properties.

The Digital Deal: How DigiDeal Revolutionized Table Games

By Krista Reiner

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Krista Reiner

Perhaps you’ve walked into one of California’s tribal casinos or been to one of West Virginia’s racetracks in the last few years and noticed something new: a table game pit. You might have wondered, how in the world can they have a table game pit in a jurisdiction that doesn’t allow table games? The answer is simple: They’re not your average table games.

The Genius of InfoGenesis

By Mary Huyck

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Mary Huyck

When you think InfoGenesis, what do you think? Point-of-sale, right? Of course you do, everyone does—and you should, because what InfoGenesis did for point-of-sale doesn’t happen everyday. Every once in a while an idea comes along that changes the face of everything. A revelation so revolutionary and just plain right that before long, everyone and their cousin has incorporated it into everyday life.

75 Years Young: The Past Positions Bally Technologies for Continued Suceess

By Laura Olson-Reyes

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Laura Olson-Reyes

As Bally Technologies celebrates 75 years of business, it looks to the future, moving forward as one of the leading technology innovators and providers in the gaming industry. The company was founded in Chicago in 1932 by young entrepreneur Raymond Moloney, who developed a small, but highly profitable, pinball game called the “Ballyhoo.”

Game On: Spielo

By Lonna Whiting

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Lonna Whiting

If Spielo was a new car, it would be luxurious, adaptable, unique, and definitely reliable. Most importantly, Spielo, a designer and manufacturer of electronic gaming devices, video lottery software, and related game content—like a well-oiled roadster—has always satisfied customers discerning enough to sit in the ideal driver’s seat.