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- Guests at the launch of Genting Casino Edgbaston celebrate in style
- Gaming Standards Association (GSA) Brings Message Of Successful Industry Collaboration To G2E Asia
- NEWave Names Microsoft-Certified Software Developer and Gaming IT Expert Don Miller Executive Vice President of Software Development
| Guests at the launch of Genting Casino Edgbaston celebrate in style Posted: 13 May 2013 03:26 PM PDT
Thursday 9th May saw the successful relaunch of Genting Casino Edgbaston an event attended by Casino Life magazine. Guests attending the VIP event were warmly welcomed with a vibrant atmosphere and an abundance of glamour. The purpose of the event was to celebrate the stunning new refurbishment which sees the gaming floor, bar and restaurant all being modernised to reflect the chic clientele.  Carol Summers, Victoria Coliandris, Brad Fisher (Duty Manager) and Dean Two couples had cause for double celebration over the evening. Mr and Mrs Bernard-Land were delighted to win a private dining experience at the casino and will come back to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with Genting this summer. This was followed by Mr and Mrs Hingley winning an exclusive Harvey Nicholls shopping experience much to the joy of Mrs Hingley. The new Fahrenheit Bar & Grill was shown off to great effect during the evening with beautifully presented tasters from both the food and drinks menu, whilst guests enjoyed the sweet tones of swing singer Tony Roberts. Guests also took advantage of the enhanced gaming floor which sees a larger suite of games being offered, having just introduced Baccarat; as well as the latest slots and electronic roulette machines being installed. All the favourite casino games such as Roulette and Blackjack are also offered as standard with high stake gaming being offered in the salon privee upstairs. Barry Clemo, Director of Marketing commented: 'The evening was a great success and I'm thrilled to see so many valued customers enjoying the new facilities. We very much look forward to welcoming new and existing customers through the doors of our latest stylishly refurbished casino'.  Team Genting For further details, visit www.GentingCasinoEdgbaston.com About Genting UK Genting UK plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genting Malaysia, trades in the UK as Genting Casinos. It boasts 40 casinos across England and Scotland. The casinos outside London operate under two brands: Genting Casinos and Genting Clubs. In London the group owns the oldest private members gaming club in the world, Crockfords, along with the Colony Club, Maxims, Palm Beach and Genting Casino Cromwell Mint in close proximity. About Genting Malaysia Genting Malaysia is part of Genting Berhad which was founded in 1980 and is one of Malaysia’s leading multinational corporations. The company has a market capitalization of c.£25 billion, with operations in the leisure & hospitality, power generation, oil palm plantation, property development, biotechnology and oil & gas sectors. The Genting Group has 45 years of gaming experience running some of the most popular land-based casinos and resorts in Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, the Philippines and in the UK.
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| Gaming Standards Association (GSA) Brings Message Of Successful Industry Collaboration To G2E Asia Posted: 13 May 2013 02:19 PM PDT
GSA's global collaborative efforts have resulted in landmark and award-winning standards. Additionally, GSA's vision for the future has resulted in a new generation of engineers thoroughly familiar with GSA standards. The graduates are now schooled and ready for the world of tomorrow, thanks to GSA's partnership with the Macao Polytechnic Institute Technology Program. The first class graduates this summer. "It was the GSA standard that really stimulated us and gave us the idea for the program," Dr. Rita Tse, Coordinator of the Computing Program, said. "That was very exciting for us, and together we hope to bring that talent and technology to Macao. We wanted to make a contribution to the community. Our goal is to create innovators." At G2E Asia, GSA will discuss its standards and its upcoming Open Forum, which takes place on June 11 at Treasure Island in Las Vegas, Nevada. The forum will present GSA's latest updates for its standards, technical initiatives, internal processes, and valuable information on new developments from the Operators Advisory Committee, and finally, the launch of GSA's new Online Gaming initiative.  GSA President Peter DeRaedt GSA President Peter DeRaedt said, "This is an exciting time in the gaming industry, in the land-based, online and lottery sectors. As an independent organization, GSA is uniquely positioned to bring all of these varied interests together to collaborate on the future and to create a pathway for us to get there." There is a GSA membership level for every company of every size and of every budget. For information, visit www.gamingstandards.com. About the Gaming Standards Association (GSA): The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) is an international trade association that creates benefits for gaming manufacturers, suppliers, operators, and regulators. We facilitate the identification, definition, development, promotion, and implementation of open standards to enable innovation, education, and communication for the benefit of the entire industry. Established in 1998, GSA's members represent a wide cross section of the global gaming industry. GSA's Game to System (G2S) Protocol has been named "Best Productivity-Enhancement Technology" by Global Gaming Business Magazine; one of Casino Journal magazine's "Top 3 Most Innovative Products"; and one of Casino Enterprise Management's "Top 10 Slot Floor Technologies." Platinum members include Alberta Gaming & Liquor Commission; Aristocrat Technologies Inc.; Bally Technologies, Inc. (BYI); International Game Technology (IGT); Konami Gaming Inc.; Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation; SPIELO International, and WMS Gaming Inc. (WMS). Other members include: 3M, Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd.; Appolonia; Atlantic Lottery Corporation; Austrian Gaming Industries; BMM Compliance; British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC); British Group; Caesars Entertainment (CZR); Casinos Austria; Codere, S.A. (CDR.MC); ComTrade; European Casino Association; EWA CyberSolutions, LLC; Fortunet, Inc. (FTNT); Four Winds Interactive; FutureLogic; Gaming Laboratories International (GLI); Gaming Technology Association; Gauselman GmbH; Grand Vision Gaming; Intralot S.A. (INLr.AT); Inspired Gaming Group; InterSeven Gaming Team; Isle of Capri Casinos (ISLE); JCM Global; Loto-Québec; Macao Polytechnic Institute; Manitoba Lotteries Corporation; MEI; Motor City Casino & Hotel; Multimedia Games (MGAM); Multi-State Lottery Association; Nanoptix, Inc.; Nidec Sankyo Corporation; NRT Technology Corporation; Oregon Lottery; Penn National Gaming (PENN); Radical Blue Gaming; Random Consulting; Scientific Games (SGMS); Seminole Tribe of Florida; SHFL Entertainment (SHFL); Techlink Entertainment International Ltd.; Transact Technologies (TACT); U1 Gaming; UNLV International Gaming Institute; Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.; Western Canada Lottery Corporation. For more information, visit www.gamingstandards.com and join GSA on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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| Posted: 13 May 2013 02:15 PM PDT
LAS VEGAS (May 13, 2013) – NEWave, the leading software supplier to the gaming industry, has named Microsoft-certified senior application developer and gaming industry IT expert
 Don Miller Executive Vice President of Software Development .Miller is a seasoned senior application developer who specializes in design and development of business integration systems. Miller has more than 20 years of IT experience in software design and programming, hardware integration, enterprise system design and project research. He is also co-inventor of U.S. Patent No. 7,690,043, "System and method for connecting gaming devices to a network for remote access play." NEWave Chairman and Founder Jim Bach said, "Our 250 U.S.-based casino clients rely on NEWave to create software to help them do business more efficiently, more cost-effectively and with the highest levels of compliance. To do that, we must be intimately familiar with casino processes as insiders. Don Miller is an incredibly experienced casino insider who brings his insight to NEWave to create the next generation of software to help our clients to business better than ever before." Miller comes to NEWave most recently from an extremely successful turn as Principle Consultant for Neudesic, where he led teams consulting directly with client business partners and developed software to meet their needs. Previously, he was Director of Software Development for Las Vegas Sands Corp., where he defined and implemented practices and infrastructure to reduce software development risks and improve software quality, and wrote all standards for documentation for the .Net team. He has also served terms as Senior Software Engineer for the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, where he developed prototype and production applications integrating iSeries resources to .Net web interfaces. He has also served as Sr. Database Administrator for the Sands Expo Convention Center. Additionally, he has served as IS Director for Legal iGaming Inc., as Sr. Application Programmer for Mikohn Gaming Inc., and as Application Programmer for Station Casinos. Miller is based in NEWave's headquarters in Las Vegas. About NEWave® NEWave® is celebrating 20 years of creating award-winning, innovative solutions for the gaming and hospitality industry. NEWave solutions are in more than 250 casinos in the U.S., four times more than any competitor, and more tribal operators trust NEWave solutions than any other. NEWave software suites – myCompliance Manager™, myRevenue Manager™ and myDocument Manager® – have been proven to increase efficiencies, decrease waste and enhance the bottom line. For more information, please visit www.mynewave.com.
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