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Safer Gambling
Samaritans publish practical guidance to reduce the risk of gambling-related suicide. By Damien Connelly and Peter White
Unquenched Optimism
American Gaming Association President and CEO, Bill Miller sees better times ahead for gaming. By David McKee
2020 was the worst of years for the gaming industry and yet showed it at its finest. To cite but one example, Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson not only deployed some of the most stringent and earliest anti-Covid protocols in the business, he also kept his entire workforce on salary throughout the pandemic.
Local Gaming in the Coachella Valley
Bill Healey chats with Augustine Casino’s Jef Bauer
Southern California’s Coachella Valley iswell known for its many golf courses, its eight casinos, multiple music festivals, and notably as a winter destination for vacationers from Canada and the northern states. It is
also home to the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians’ Augustine Casino.
Cultivating Success
Saverio Scheri and his Agua Caliente workforce reap awards for their combined efforts. By David McKee
"Team” is a word you’ll hear a lot from Agua Caliente Casinos COO Saverio “Sal” R. Scheri III, a lifelong baseball fan. (Even after years in California, he is
still a die-hard Yankee fan.) It’s key to the passion that infuses his leadership of one of tribal gaming’s most exciting ventures. The Coachella Valley-based gaming
Gaming Legislation Spain Germany and France
Update Report on Gaming Legislation in Spain, Germany and France By: Marko Tomic, Partner, Law Firm Anđelović, Siketić & Tomić d.o.o. Zagreb
Spain
Gambling in Spain is regulated under a Gambling Act which entered into force in 2011 and to this date underwent more than a few amendments with new ones in the horizon for 2021. Private operation of games other than lotteries (still a monopoly) was authorized upon implementation and development of the Gambling Act.
Must the Show go on? By Robert Brassai
The gaming industry has always had a very healthy trade show and conference business around it bringing gaming professionals of all sorts together with each other, suppliers, educators, etc. From major international companies to small local shops, we had events of all shapes and sizes where we could meet long lost colleagues, spend the yearly capex on equipment and supplies, listen to industry leaders share their thoughts about the latest trends or learn a thing or two on educational sessions.
Providing Fast Solutions
Nikolay Kossev Chief Operating Officer at Comfac Technology Options Limited and Juliet Capala - Director of Comfac Global Group chats to Damien Connelly
Probably the most emergent gaming market in the world is the Philippines and nobody is better positioned to capitalize on its growth than Comfac Global Group. It stands ready to help casinos with everything from information technology to furniture, a veritable end-to-end solution. It even has a sustainability wing, Esco International. Recently Comfac got the seal of
Positively Transforming: Tablish Apps for Casinos
Andy Anderson Managing Director of Tablish chats to Peter White
MGM Resorts’ Human Capital
Embracing and Entertaining Humanity. Jyoti Chopra, Chief People, Inclusion and Sustainability Officer, MGM Resorts International. By: Damien Connelly
This Casino Life article, based on a keynote presentation by Jyoti Chopra at G2E, has been edited for brevity and clarity. Any misrepresentation is my mistake.
