On 30 September 2014, the Company will delist from the Vienna Stock Exchange, and will be listed only on NASDAQ from then on. Does this signal a shift in focus by the Company towards North American projects?

We look for opportunities in any regulated market world-wide. With our existing portfolio of 30 casino resorts in Europe, Canada, USA, Caribbean and on luxury cruise vessels, we have an international management team in place that is experienced and flexible to undertake projects of various sizes and in full or part ownership capacity as well as under management contracts.

What You Need to Know about Online Casinos 

Online casinos are ridiculously popular and the number of potential venues is staggering – well over a thousand the last time we checked. There are some definite benefits to having this level of competition. For one thing, it forces casino owners to offer attractive bonuses and promotions in order to get your attention. The downside of having so many options is it makes choosing a casino a bit daunting.

The Online Casinos You Want to Avoid

“Focus” is a word you’ll hear often in conversation with Pinnacle Entertainment CEO Anthony Sanfilippo. It’s his mantra for the company and it’s his operating philosophy. How many companies of Pinnacle’s stature would simply walk away from the application process for a New York State casino because it disrupted the focus of their integration of Ameristar Casinos into Pinnacle?

“We knew we would be, as it turned out, one of 22 companies putting in for four licenses,” Sanfilippo says. “We felt the distraction of going after a license was [less] important to focus on than the integration of Ameristar and Pinnacle Entertainment … there was not a better and higher use of our time than to focus on system integration, people integration and really get the value out of two companies of the same size coming together.”

At Bally Technologies, it’s a Team Effort that Translates into a Diverse Product Portfolio

            The Bally Technologies duo of Marco Herrera and Jean Venneman are quite a team. Herrera, Vice President of Europe, Middle East, and North Africa, is versed in the strategy of developing market-specific games. Venneman, Vice President of Product Management and Licensing, is getting ready to showcase those specific games for Europe, Australia and Asia at G2E

            Herrera is based in Amsterdam and Venneman in Reno, NV. They were together in Las Vegas for a two-day Bally Technologies global sales conference, yet found time to sit with Jack Bulavsky, Special Assignment Correspondent for Casino Life.

What’s going to be your main focus at G2E?