| Welcome to Casino Life. "May you live in interesting times" is a Chinese saying that seems more than appropriate as I head off soon for Macau leaving behind my newly born twins in my newly built house. When I return I'm hoping that my Russian neighbours have not invaded and my Country of choice will have a new president. Yes. Interesting indeed. Also interesting is the way we continue to hook up with some big hitting casino executives throughout the world. The casino industry is al about people and the message that we are trusted and publishing a magazine for casinos - not hosting old news -continues to spread. And this opens opens more doors. SLS are the talk of Las Vegas at the moment and we have a cracking insight into plans for the North end of the strip. Their plans are ambitious, they stack up financially and deserve to succeed. Everyone loves a winner and we interview one of the biggest in the business. Tom Cantone is an industry legend - heading up the Mohegan Sun, North Americas second largest casino and as SVP for Entertainment of all MGTA casino properties heis now known as "the most important booker of entertainment in the Western Hemisphere. He talks to Steve Karoul about how entertainment is an integral part of the casino offering - how it drives volumes and your casino brand up to dizzying heights. The electricity virtually crackles on the page. Finally, a quick mention to our Technology in Casinos focus where my favourite product at ICE, the Novomatic Biometric System, comes under the spotlight. Damien Connelly visited the trial site in Vienna and was as equally impressed as I was - let's hope it rolls out soon. Damien also took time to head up to Seven casino for the IGT Avatar launch. Finally, we are pleased to announce that our support for the Gaming Training & Development courses at Drexel University has been acknowledged by Bob Ambrose. We have been made a partner of Drexel University Centre for Hospitality and Sports Management. We wish the staff and students every success for the future http://drexel.edu/hsm/resources/industry-partners/
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