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CasinoFest 9: Financial Equipment Company

Join us as we visit with Kevin Cox, assistant general manager at Financial Equipment Company. The company brought their BPS 200 currency and ticket sorter to CasinoFest. Check it out as Jim Shouse, service manager, demonstrates the machine.

CasinoFest 9: FutureLogic

Eric Walla, business development manager, joins us to demonstrate FutureLogic’s PromoNet® Promotional Couponing Network. He explains how comps can be sent to players automatically or via a host-assisted application which allows hosts to chose a specific promotion for a specific player. Walla also discusses the GEN3 Evolution^TM printer and why FutureLogic finds value in exhibiting at CasinoFest events.

CasinoFest 9: EC Development

EC Development’s story is an interesting one, and we got the chance to hear it from the company’s executive vice president of sales, John Bunch. After being a private company for the past 12 years, they’ve recently gone public. Watch to learn more about the company and what they had going on at CasinoFest 9.

CasinoFest 9: BIS²

Andrew Cardno, chief technology officer at BIS², joins us to discuss multi-game analysis and data. Cardno explains why this topic is so important right now and what you need to understand about the challenges regarding it. Cardno says the biggest hurdle when it comes to multi-game devices is data. He believes this has to be overcome to realize the benefits of multi-game devices. He also explains what is being done now to do just that. Watch through to the end of the video for a preview of Cardno’s upcoming article series in Casino Enterprise Management magazine.

CasinoFest 9: Eclipse Compliance Testing

Nick Farley, president of Eclipse Compliance Testing, joins us from his company’s booth at CasinoFest 9. Farley shares highlights from a new session he presented at the event that focused on the regulation of Internet gaming. As Eclipse enters its second decade of business, Farley is proud to highlight its field services and training services, which are targeted at assisting tribal and state gaming agencies. Farley also talks with us about advancements in technology in Class II gaming and why he sees value in participating in CasinoFest events.

CasinoFest 9: INAG

Mark Jones, president of INAG, was excited to demonstrate the company’s most popular game, Mystery Card Roulette, to attendees in Tulsa. The CasinoFest 9 crowd was just as enthusiastic about it, so watch to find out what the hype was all about!

CasinoFest 9: Video Gaming Technologies (VGT)

Join us as we visit with James Starr, senior vice president at Video Gaming Technologies, at CasinoFest 9. One of VGT’s biggest markets is Tulsa, Okla., and the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is home to many of their games. Starr discusses upcoming games, trends in Class II gaming and their new game development studio in Reno, Nev.

CasinoFest 9: Ali Saffari - Keynote Address

Traditional casino systems link machines with a wired connection, presenting costly problems when the gaming floor is reconfigured. Ali Saffari of Leap Forward Gaming has created a patented, low-cost, scalable, highly-secure wireless “ecosystem” that requires an operator only have a power source to the gaming machine. Saffari’s presentation provides operators and manufacturers an opportunity to learn about this wireless technology solution and the applications that will revolutionize future casino floors. He also shares with the CasinoFest crowd his background in gaming and his goals for the future. Watch through the end of the video to hear about Saffari’s examples of this revolutionary technology at work, and his experiences testing it at several casinos.

CasinoFest 9: I. Nelson Rose - Keynote Address

Almost a year ago at CasinoFest 8, keynote speaker Professor I. Nelson Rose accurately predicted that Congress would fail to legalize Internet gaming, while more and more states would be authorizing racinos, casino table games and VLTs. Rose now discusses what the last year has meant to operators and suppliers. Of special interest is the November 2010 elections—the first time in American history when more proposals to expand gambling won than lost at the polls—and Black Friday. Watch this video to hear why Rose says Black Friday was actually a good thing for tribal gaming operators.

CasinoFest 9: John Acres - Keynote Address

John Acres, founder of Acres 4.0, addressed the crowd on the first day of CasinoFest 9 with an inspiring speech that cut to the core of many issues facing the gaming industry today. Acres covered concerns regarding aging players, the cost of new gaming equipment, gambling trends, how the Internet is bringing rapid crisis to the industry, pricing problems at casinos that make it hard for players to understand cost and value, and why we need to seriously think about change. Acres also reminded the audience that we are in the business of fantasy fulfillment. Press play now to take advantage of this opportunity to hear from a true gaming industry leader.