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Casino Enterprise Management Announces Fourth Annual Slot Floor Technology Award Winners
April 19, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 19, 2010)—Casino Enterprise Management is proud to announce the 10 winners of its Fourth Annual CEM Slot Floor Technology Awards. This was the biggest year yet. A record of 47 products were nominated from 18 different companies.
From slot cabinets and platforms, to tournament systems, mobile media applications and bill validators, this year’s nominations were chock-full of technology making a difference in gaming operations.
A panel of judges were assembled and tasked with combing nomination materials to decide the top 10. These select judges were: Buddy Frank, VP of slot operations at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif.; Chuck Hickey, VP of slot operations at Barona Resort & Casino in Lakeside, Calif.; Ralph Margolis, director of slot operations at Mystic Lake Casino & Resort in Prior Lake, Minn.; Philip Trofibio, VP of slot operations at MotorCity Casino in Detroit, Mich; Michael Tomasello, director of slot operations at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas; and Paul Tjoumakaris, senior vice president of gaming operations for Seminole Gaming in Hollywood, Fla.
The winning companies and their products are, in alphabetical order:
• Bally
Cash Spin with U-Spin™ and Interactive Reels™
Bally Command Center™
• Casino Data Imaging
iGuide™ Wayfinder Plus
Casino iGuide™ Mobile Media Applications
• FutureLogic
TableXchange®
• JCM Global
iVIZION™
• Multimedia Games
TournEvent™
• Strategy9
Slot Tournament Management System
• WMS
Bluebird xD™
Ultra Hit Progressive®
This year’s awards truly show how hard this industry is working. The advancements are amazing. Thank you to everyone who contributed to another year of great gaming innovation.
An in-depth article highlighting all these products will be featured in the May 2010 issue of Casino Enterprise Management.
For more information, visit www.CasinoEnterpriseManagment.com.
Contact: Amanda Huggett, editor2@aceme.org or (701) 293-7775.
