Welcome to Casino Life.
And welcome to our new sisters: Casino Play - and Casino Work. As mentioned in our last edition, Casino Play came about through the number of players who
were visiting the main Casino Life website. Currently a "player portal" it will grow into an online magazine over the next year. Casino Work is another new venture and is online only, but will similarly grow, building on our new relationship with Clarus Recruitment. Known in the Middle East as the largest employment agency for hospitality jobs the company was asked by a number of clients to expand into casino employment and approached us to become partners.
And partnership never seems to go away as a buzzword in the casino industry. Hotels with casinos, casinos with manufacturers - and more besides as we are
about to see over the next three days at ICE.
Back to this issue and we start with the stunning new proposal for Hull - a mixed-used development containing that most precious of UK gambling venues: a "Large Casino" - one of just five that will be granted. Who will be the operator? Well, why not you? Please contact them.
Over to the US and the Linq is chic and new and a million miles away from Quad (remember that?) and the Imperial Palace that originally stood there. David McKee finds out more.
No re-brand necessary for the Ritz Club - just the steadiest of hands on the tiller as the casino keeps rolling along as one of the more prestigious on the London scene.
Celebrating 9 years at ICE is DRGT - who seem to be getting bigger every month let alone every year. For now the company has that "approachability" missing from some of the larger corporates and we hope that continues as they expand even more.
Did I mention it was our birthday? Yes - this year we will be ten years old. It was way back in Moscow attending an odd "One day Slot Bonanza / excuse for a
tequila and cigar" party that the idea germinated - and here we are. In keeping with letting the date happen first we will keep our powder dry until later in the year - expect a celebration at G2E.
We hope to see you at ICE - please drop by our stand
Glyn Thomas
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