When Bally Technologies Inc. migrated from the 6000 slot series to the ALPHA platform, it offered substantial upgrades in new technology, the games library, cabinets and the operating system, as well as an entirely new platform. It was a major step forward that brought considerable changes—in fact, everything changed. This provided an opportunity to start over with a fresh beginning.
With nothing less than the future of Atlantic City at stake, the 14th annual East Coast Gaming Congress conference focused on “Confronting the Future of Gaming” itself and “Acting and Reacting in Dynamic Markets,” with intriguing Atlantic City overtones.
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By Taaren Haak, Amanda Huggett and Sarah Klaphake Cords
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Taaren Haak, Amanda Huggett and Sarah Klaphake Cords
The 2009 Great Women of Gaming winners are truly inspirational—and their stories captivated us and our judges. So much so that for the first year ever, we have 11 women honored for the awards due to a deadlock decision. Now in its fifth year, the awards are broken down into two categories: Proven Leaders and Rising Stars.
This spring, our industry was dealt a major blow with the loss of former Shuffle Master CEO Tim Parrott. Known as a true gentleman, Parrott’s career had many highlights. Among them, he was a founding board member of the American Gaming Association, founder of Boomtown casinos, and most recently he transformed Shuffle Master’s culture in the just one year he was on the job.
A new Supreme Court ruling, from Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. Animalfeeds International Corp., makes a sticky situration out of staying silent on the issue of class arbitrations. Litigation to clarify the case is still expected, but for now it's time to review those arbitratioin agreements.
The need for additional state revenues and an unemployment rate estimated at 9.2 percent in April 2010 have caused Massachusetts to reconsider gambling as an important source of jobs and revenue generation. With the three major political figures in accord on the issue (mostly), casinos are likely on the way to the commonwealth. But can it happen by the end of this legislative session?
His cheeks were blushing from all of the fuss, but they could have just as well been pink from the burning of the flashbulb blasts. On a stage flooded in light and color and shrouded in theatrical smoke, the patriarch of the slot machine industry was his usual humble self as the Chinese photographers turned him into rock star with their barrage of camera clicks and bursts of light that bounced around the room.
It is always a time for celebration when someone moves from their teenage years into adulthood. This June, SPIELO turned 20. Looking back on its past two decades, it's impressive how much this humble Canadian company has already accomplished: SPIELO has more than 30,000 gaming machines installed in 36 jurisdictions across North America and Western Europe.
