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- CTBA Calls VAWA Law “Historic Collaboration”
- UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA Training Courses 2013
- BALLY TECHNOLOGIES’ INDUSTRY-LEADING INNOVATION CONTINUES WITH SIX INNOVATION AWARDS IN TWO PRESTIGIOUS CONTESTS
- Finnplay provides Ezugi Live Games platform
- Pala (CTBA) Chairman Reacts to New Jersey Becoming Third State to Legalize Online Gaming
- ZITRO WILL RELEASE 20 NEW TITLES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
- FutureLogic’s TableXchange® Printer/Scanner Wins “Slot Floor Technology Award”
- BALLY TECHNOLOGIES INSTALLS AWARD-WINNING ELITE BONUSING SUITE™ APPLICATIONS AT APACHE CASINO HOTEL IN OKLAHOMA
| CTBA Calls VAWA Law “Historic Collaboration” Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:24 PM PST
In what can only be viewed as an historic collaboration between Tribal nations and the U.S. Government, President Barack Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization today. The new law includes provisions that allow Tribal courts to prosecute non-Indians who commit violence against women and families on Indian lands. "There has never been a question that Tribes should have criminal jurisdiction over our Tribal lands. That said, we have been unable to enforce this fundamental point among non-Indians from the standpoint of U.S. legal precedence," said CTBA Chairman Robert Smith. "By signing this provision into VAWA, the President is making a very clear statement about his commitment to protect women and families. He is also being very clear about his support of Native American sovereignty, upholding a basic principle that supports our ability to govern our own lands and protect our wives, daughters, mothers and families." Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1978 that tribal courts lack criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians, most crimes committed by non-Indians on Tribal lands have gone unpunished. Today, Tribal leaders are hoping that will change. Among the provisions included in the Act, Tribes will have the authority to prosecute non-Indians for domestic violence, dating violence, and violations of protection orders.
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| UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA Training Courses 2013 Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:53 PM PST
Celebrating its 24th year as the world’s premier provider of gaming management education, the University of Nevada, Reno’s Gaming Management Program has been training casino executives and professionals around the globe since 1989. Individual courses may be taken independently or applied toward the 90-hour Certificate in Gaming Management from the University’s Gaming Management Program. Gain the latest industry-specific management tools and learn the best-demonstrated practices used today, with gaming management weeklong, short courses and online courses offered by the University of Nevada, Reno Gaming Management Program. Courses taught by industry experts and University faculty provide in-depth management and career development to executives, managers, supervisors and aspiring gaming professionals to improve the bottom line and update, enhance and acquire business essentials unique to the gaming industry. Scheduled weeklong and short courses are held at the University of Nevada, Reno campus, and additional courses are offered fully online. Custom short courses are also offered at sites throughout the United States and Canada. If you don’t see what you need in our upcoming courses and programs for 2013, please call us. We can develop a program tailored to your specific property and management requirements. For registration and course information call Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, (775) 784-4062 or 1-800-233-8928, or visit http://www.gaming.unr.edu<http://www.gaming.unr.edu/> and http://www.extendedstudies.unr.edu/residential.htm . Follow us on Twitter at @UNRGaming: http://www.twitter.com/unrgaming . March 18-21, 2013 Business Analytics for the Gaming Industry — Position your property as a market leader with comprehensive business analysis, critical to making effective business decisions for maintaining and increasing profitability. This four-day gaming management course offered by Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno includes full-day sessions held Monday-Thursday, March 18-21, 2013, at the University’s Continuing Education Building, 1041 N. Virginia St., Reno. The course may be taken independently or applied toward the University’s 90-hour Certificate in Gaming Management. Course fee: $2,600, includes instruction, course materials, orientation breakfast, four lunches, refreshment breaks and a group awards dinner; lodging is not included. For registration and more information about Extended Studies gaming management courses call (775) 784-4062 or 1-800-233-8928 or visit http://www.extendedstudies.unr.edu/residential.htm . April 15-May 10, 2013 NEW-Offered online! Gaming Operations Executive Overview — Examine the many facets of casino operations from a strategic perspective, focusing on both internal and external contexts and issues, and discuss the unique nature of the industry and its business operations. This new gaming management course is offered in a fully online format by Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno in partnership with the Canadian Gaming Centre of Excellence. The course accrues 15 contact hours toward the University’s 90-hour Certificate in Gaming Management within online sessions held during required start and end dates, April 15-May 10, 2013. Course fee: $795, plus required textbook purchased separately. For registration and information about online requirements and course sessions, visit http://bit.ly/XUqgtR or call Extended Studies at (775) 784-4062 or 1-800-233-8928. For more about Extended Studies gaming management courses, visit http://www.gaming.unr.edu<http://www.gaming.unr.edu/> and http://www.extendedstudies.unr.edu/residential.htm . April 29-May 2, 2013 Promotional Strategies for the Gaming Industry — Increase your return on investment (ROI) and target promotions that sharpen your competitive edge as you plan market, deliver and measure the effectiveness of key promotions for top-dollar returns. This four-day gaming management course offered by Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno includes full-day sessions held Monday-Thursday, April 29-May 2, 2013, at the University’s Continuing Education Building, 1041 N. Virginia St., Reno. The course may be taken independently or applied toward the University’s 90-hour Certificate in Gaming Management. Course fee: $2,600, includes instruction, course materials, orientation breakfast, four lunches, refreshment breaks and a group awards dinner; lodging is not included. For registration and more information about Extended Studies gaming management courses call (775) 784-4062 or 1-800-233-8928 or visit http://www.extendedstudies.unr.edu/residential.htm . June 3-28, 2013 NEW-Offered online! Gaming Revenue Management — Explore the financial aspects of casino games as well as the internal security and surveillance of your property, while examining financial issues and the mathematics of games to learn how casinos generate revenues, succeed and thrive. This new gaming management course is offered in a fully online format by Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno in partnership with the Canadian Gaming Centre of Excellence. The course accrues 15 contact hours toward the University’s 90-hour Certificate in Gaming Management within online sessions held during required start and end dates, June 3-28, 2013. Course fee: $795, plus required textbook purchased separately. For registration and information about online requirements and course sessions, visit http://bit.ly/W8KVxr or call Extended Studies at (775) 784-4062 or 1-800-233-8928. For more about Extended Studies gaming management courses, visit http://www.gaming.unr.edu<http://www.gaming.unr.edu/> and http://www.extendedstudies.unr.edu/residential.htm . July 15-18, 2013 Management of Slot Operations — Strategize and gain the key skills to run your slot operation more efficiently to ensure long-term profitability and growth of a major revenue source in commercial gaming. This four-day gaming management course offered by Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno includes full-day sessions held Monday-Thursday, July 15-18, 2013, at the University’s Continuing Education Building, 1041 N. Virginia St., Reno. The course may be taken independently or applied toward the University’s 90-hour Certificate in Gaming Management. Course fee: $2,600, includes instruction, course materials, orientation breakfast, four lunches, refreshment breaks and a group awards dinner; lodging is not included. For registration and more information about Extended Studies gaming management courses call (775) 784-4062 or 1-800-233-8928 or visit http://www.extendedstudies.unr.edu/residential.htm . Aug. 12-15, 2013 Performance-Based Surveillance Operations — Leverage the strategic role of your surveillance operation to maximize its contributions while serving and protecting your entire gaming property. This four-day gaming management course offered by Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno includes full-day sessions held Monday-Thursday, Aug. 12-15, 2013, at the University’s Continuing Education Building, 1041 N. Virginia St., Reno. The course may be taken independently or applied toward the University’s 90-hour Certificate in Gaming Management. Course fee: $2,600, includes instruction, course materials, orientation breakfast, four lunches, refreshment breaks and a group awards dinner; lodging is not included. For registration and more information about Extended Studies gaming management courses call (775) 784-4062 or 1-800-233-8928 or visit http://www.extendedstudies.unr.edu/residential.htm . Sept. 9-12, 2013 Financial Accounting and Analysis — Hone your ability to read, interpret and analyze data critical to your property’s financial health and leverage your data for more effective business planning and decision-making to gain competitive advantage. This four-day gaming management course offered by Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno includes full-day sessions held Monday-Thursday, Sept. 9-12, 2013, at the University’s Continuing Education Building, 1041 N. Virginia St., Reno. The course may be taken independently or applied toward the University’s 90-hour Certificate in Gaming Management. Course fee: $2,600, includes instruction, course materials, orientation breakfast, four lunches, refreshment breaks and a group awards dinner; lodging is not included. For registration and more information about Extended Studies gaming management courses call (775) 784-4062 or 1-800-233-8928 or visit http://www.extendedstudies.unr.edu/residential.htm . Nov. 4-7, 2013 Management of Table Games Operations — Master the industry’s best practices and apply the five core business processes of table games as you analyze and interpret data to make key management decisions for bottom-line results. This four-day gaming management course offered by Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno includes full-day sessions held Monday-Thursday, Nov. 4-7, 2013, at the University’s Continuing Education Building, 1041 N. Virginia St., Reno. The course may be taken independently or applied toward the University’s 90-hour Certificate in Gaming Management. Course fee: $2,600, includes instruction, course materials, orientation breakfast, four lunches, refreshment breaks and a group awards dinner; lodging is not included. For registration and more information about Extended Studies gaming management courses call (775) 784-4062 or 1-800-233-8928 or visit http://www.extendedstudies.unr.edu/residential.htm .
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| Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:47 PM PST
LAS VEGAS, March 7, 2013 — Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI), a leader in slots, video machines, casino-management, interactive applications, and networked and server-based systems for the global gaming industry, today announced it won six awards for innovation in the 2013 "Most Innovative Gaming Technology" products awards and the "2013 Slot Floor Technology" awards. Impressive panels of judges comprising gaming and hospitality executives, gaming analysts, technology consultants, and other industry professionals chose the products that exemplify the best in innovation and technology advancements. Over the past four years, Bally has won more than 50 awards for technology innovation, a testament to the Company's focus on Research & Development and providing customers with the trailblazing solutions that drive return-on-investment, improve operating efficiencies, and excite players. "We are honored to have our products singled out by these panels of well-respected casino operators and other industry professionals," said Bally Technologies' Senior Vice President of Technology Bryan Kelly. "The more than 50 innovation awards we have won since 2009 reflect Bally's focus on innovation in our core business areas of games and systems while at the same time augmenting our land-based solutions with new areas of focus such as iGaming, mobile, and social – enabling casino operators to drive players to the casino, and the casino to players − at home, work, and on-the-go. This recognition has fostered a terrific sense of pride throughout our organization." In Casino Enterprise Management magazine's Slot Floor Technology Awards' seventh annual contest, Bally Technologies won four of the 10 awards, garnering praise for Challenge Connection, Elite Bonusing Suite™ Social Link, DM Tournaments‘ Bonus Tournaments™, and Virtual Racing™ NASCAR®. Bally Technologies garnered two of the coveted "Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products" awards for Challenge Connection™ and its iGaming Platform during the 16th annual competition sponsored by Casino Journal magazine. This year's contest garnered 75 product entries. The winners of the Platinum, Gold, and Silver Awards, as well as the Attendee Choice Award, will be named and recognized at the Gaming Technology Conference in Henderson, Nev. next week. In the two awards competitions, judges chose the following Bally award-winning technology: Challenge Connection™ connects select Bally games to a casino's Facebook app, enabling friendly challenges that drive people to the casino floor and provide powerful marketing and promotions opportunities. Elite Bonusing Suite Social Link enables casinos to market floor-wide promotions via social media using Social Casting and Elite Bonusing Suite (EBS) Web Tags, capitalizing on the powerful viral nature of Facebook wall posts − increasing patron-trip visitation and frequency.
DM Tournaments' Bonus Tournaments™ enable casinos to run floor-wide tournaments without having to rope off areas of the casino floor or change revenue-generating games into tournament mode, eliminating game downtime and providing labor savings. Player opt-in and individual tournament start deliver optimum flexibility to casinos.
Bally's open iGaming Platform is an online gaming portal that enables casino operators to augment their land-based casino gaming with online and mobile play-for-free and wager-based games, selecting best-of-breed content from a multitude of providers. Virtual Racing NASCAR takes Bally's floor-wide virtual-racing bonus solution to the next level with America's largest branded racing event. Players on any gaming machine across the casino floor can pick their favorite NASCAR driver and watch the race while continuing their game play. About Bally Technologies, Inc. With a history dating back to 1932, Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates, and distributes advanced gaming devices, systems and technology solutions worldwide. Bally's product line includes reel-spinning slot machines, video slots, wide-area progressives, interactive and mobile applications, and Class II, lottery, and central-determination games and platforms. Bally also offers an array of casino management, slot accounting, bonusing, cashless and table management solutions. For more information, please contact Laura Olson-Reyes, Senior Director, Marketing & Corporate Communications, at 702-584-7742, or visit http://www.ballytech.com. Connect with Bally on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
This news release may contain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Such information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect the results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Future operating results may be adversely affected as a result of a number of risks that are detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the information in this press release and represents that the information is only valid as of today's date.
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| Finnplay provides Ezugi Live Games platform Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:16 PM PST
Finnplay, the Finnish Gaming Boutique software provider, which specializes in affordable and customized gaming solutions has provided the customers online gaming platform for Ezugi, the next-generation live dealer casino specialist provider. Martin Prantner CEO of Finnplay said: "This is a very exciting time for Finnplay to be working with Ezugi, who specialise in delivering live dealer casino products for the online-offline casino worlds by offering land based casinos as well as online operators the ability to leverage new markets, expand their customer reach, and increase their profits. We are delighted that their business has selected to use our agile online gaming platform to provide their customers with a turnkey solution which will enable Ezugi to further deliver superior products and services and respond rapidly to local and international market requirements as well as allowing integration into various 3rd party best of breed game verticals." Kfir Kugler, CEO of Ezugi, commented: “We are delighted to be working with Finnplay, whose Finnish heritage and gaming expertise is synonymous with quality, advanced technology and business integrity, which are key factors for our business as our propriety streaming technology and unique VidgetTM solution (video-related widgets) adds a totally new dimension to the live dealer experience and player engagement marketplace. Whether it’s social viewing, additional mini games or any other interactive content, Vidgets give players a host of things to do and engage with while they play, and all these activities are tracked, monitored and analysed in real time offering operators a clear differentiator across the digital platforms of web, mobile and tablet.”
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| Pala (CTBA) Chairman Reacts to New Jersey Becoming Third State to Legalize Online Gaming Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:14 PM PST
March 07, 2013 On February 26, Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill legalizing Internet gambling, making New Jersey the third state in the nation, after Delaware and Nevada, to offer online betting for real money. In response, the Honorable Robert Smith, chair of the California Tribal Business Alliance and chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, expressed disappointment. "With the approval of the New Jersey online gaming law, the state, which has typically held to the gold standard of gaming regulations, now unfortunately appears to be weakening the eligibility requirements needed to obtain a gaming license," Smith said in a statement. "While the local market in New Jersey may be driving these sorts of decisions, in California we cannot allow for reciprocity with states that have lower standards and softer controls opening the doors to questionable corporations, which now appears to be the case in New Jersey," Smith added. "Gaming at all levels should be held to the same, very high standards set for tribal gaming agencies in California. It is in these regulations that are in place to address the nature and the business of the gaming industry, that we maintain the trust in the game and the confidence of consumers and regional governments to promote a safe, fair and mutually beneficial gaming industry."
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| ZITRO WILL RELEASE 20 NEW TITLES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:12 PM PST
Madrid, 4 March 2013.- Zitro, a world leader in Video Bingo games, has published this year's launch calendar for new games. There are 20 titles, which will be released on an international scale on a monthly basis, and, as standard in Zitro launches, will astound everyone. A state-of-the-art laboratory Zitro's factory of ideas is constantly working and proof of this are the new games which are ready to be released during this year, fruit of constant work involving creativity, R&D and software development which constitutes Zitro’s most relevant asset. In fact, these games are born from Zitro's new, avant-garde and state-of-the-art Factory of Ideas in Barcelona, where more than 300 professionals are constantly working on the brand’s new creations. The birth of every new game created by Zitro is the outcome of the work of a large number of departments within the company and of a constant investment and commitment to R&D, always oriented towards the market trends.
New games every month Zitro's new titles' calendar for 2013 started in January with the launch of the game Tony the Lobster, in February with Stiffany's and will continue each month with new titles: In March: Jerry en el País del Bingo; April: Lottotouch; May: Power Spin and Wild Bingo; June: Triple Bingo; July: El Chavo del 8 la Bonita Vecindad, 80´s Bingo and Dragons Power; August: Koi Bingo, Dragon Bingo and Phoenix Bingo; in September: Fast Line and Furious Bingo, Magic Zitro Beans and Zitro Beetle Bingo; in October: Tropical Bingo; in November: Hot Dice and in December: Bingo Zeus and Skate&Roll. Commitment with its audience To reach its current position of world leading company, and to maintain this leadership, Zitro works each day to achieve excellence in everything it does and this can be seen in the organisation, continuity and commitment with its audience, as proven by these facts. About Zitro Zitro is a multinational leader in bingo games, it was founded in 2007 with the aim of committing itself to innovation, constant and progressive investment in research and development (R&D&I), and with a commitment to responsible gaming. From its beginnings, and thanks to a varied portfolio of products and a high quality professional and multidisciplinary team, it has continued to expand and has already achieved a significant presence in European and Latin American markets and is becoming a clear benchmark for the sector. Zitro manufactures, develops and controls the operation of special and electronic bingo machines for gaming rooms, and guarantees personalised care for every customer. www.zitrogames.com   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| FutureLogic’s TableXchange® Printer/Scanner Wins “Slot Floor Technology Award” Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:54 AM PST
GLENDALE, Calif March 7th 2013 FutureLogic, Inc., the world's leading developer of innovative ticket printing and couponing solutions, announces today that its TableXchange® printer/scanner was named a winner of Casino Enterprise Management's 7th Annual Slot Floor Technology Awards (SFT).
The TableXchange® printer/scanner was chosen by CEM for being among the 10 most innovative technologies making a difference in gaming operations. The 10 winning products are:
"We are proud to be in the company of such industry innovators and honored by the recognition from such an elite panel of judges," said Nick Micalizzi, VP Sales & Marketing North America for FutureLogic. "FutureLogic's focus and its commitment to helping operators improve the casino experience has never been stronger and as evidenced by this award, we will continue to set the pace in the gaming industry when it comes to printing and couponing solutions." About Slot Floor Technology Awards: About FutureLogic, Inc.
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| Posted: 07 Mar 2013 09:17 AM PST
LAS VEGAS, March 7, 2013 — Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI), a leader in slots, video machines, casino-management, interactive applications, and networked and server-based systems for the global gaming industry, today announced it has installed its award-winning Elite Bonusing Suite™ (EBS) applications at Apache Casino Hotel in Lawton, Okla. The casino will be providing its loyal guests with several exciting EBS applications, including Virtual Racing™ NASCAR®, Virtual Racing, and DM Tournaments™. Apache Hotel Casino is the first property in Oklahoma to feature a combination of trailblazing applications. "Bally's EBS applications will bring extra excitement to the casino floor," said Randall Sanner, General Manager of Apache Hotel Casino. "These tools will give our guests yet another reason to visit our property. We are delighted to be the first in the state to offer these thrilling second-chance opportunities to players. Additionally, the ability to add EBS floor-wide gives us the opportunity to expand offers to any game on the casino floor." Bally's Virtual Racing promotional tool has already been a huge hit, creating floor-wide excitement on casino floors across America, driving coin-in, carded play, new player's club signups, and tremendous excitement. Virtual Racing NASCAR takes it to the next level by enabling players to select one of eight famous NASCAR drivers: Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, or Martin Truex Jr. from the touch-screen on the iVIEW™ or iVIEW Display Manager™ (DM) player-user-interface. Players choose their favorite driver and cheer him across the finish line.
DM Tournaments is the ultimate form of community gaming, enabling casino operators to almost instantly turn slot machines on their casino floor into tournament games – with no device downtime or lost revenue. The tournaments are displayed on Bally's iVIEW DM player-user-interface. Last February, DM Tournaments powered the world's largest slot tournament at Pechanga Casino & Resort in Temecula, Calif., drawing crowds of thousands and creating frenzied excitement across the casino. "We are very proud to partner with Apache Casino Hotel in implementing Elite Bonusing Suite systems solutions," said Bally Technologies' Vice President of Services and Support Sridhar Laveti. "It is especially exciting that casino patrons in Oklahoma can now experience the fun and excitement of events like Virtual Racing that offer second ways to win and increased anticipation during game play." About Bally Technologies, Inc. With a history dating back to 1932, Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates, and distributes advanced gaming devices, systems and technology solutions worldwide. Bally's product line includes reel-spinning slot machines, video slots, wide-area progressives, interactive and mobile applications, and Class II, lottery, and central-determination games and platforms. Bally also offers an array of casino management, slot accounting, bonusing, cashless and table management solutions. For more information, please contact Laura Olson-Reyes, Senior Director, Marketing & Corporate Communications, at 702-584-7742, or visit http://www.ballytech.com. Connect with Bally on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
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