Welcome to Casino Life ICE is a lifetime away already but the ripples still, well ripple out as we catch up with some of the key aspects of the show but rather than churn out the post-show PR as the latest news we've got our handy "Spotlight" section to focus on what caught our eye. Meanwhile, we're back on the road with contemporary interviews with operators.
We lead with Olympic Entertainment Group which has leapt forward this year with a prestigious new casino resort on Malta and a planned Flagship casino opening in Tallinn planned for the summer. We'll be there to give you our impressions, but in the meantime interview CEO Madis Jaager on both projects.
Next up is an interview with Mark Jones Managing Director at Grosvenor casinos who is buoyant after strong figures in both the provinces and London. Already he and his colleagues want to talk to machine manufacturers about the needs of future gamers – read more on page 9.
Stateside David McKee caught up with Blake Sartini CEO at Golden Entertainment to chat about how the company had grown and its future plans. Read it and I hope you too will be struck by the humble approach to the business by a man who started as a dealer and ended up at the head of a small empire that is still growing.
Rebecca Green, Our tech correspondent, talks to Leroy Daniel at MCE about Studio City and Dallmeier's surveillance system which is not only extensive, cutting edge and partially custom-made, but satisfies the clients requirements exactly. I popped in to Studio City last October and can only imagine the amount of cameras needed due to the architectural design creating curves and niches. Embedding the whole surveillance system into the business operation itself and balancing form and function was a challenge well met.
Mark Wayman continues his series of insights into recruitment with sound advice about making counter-offers (don't do it), whilst Victor H Royer continues to give me palpitations with his no-holds-barred-pull-no-punches approach to how he sees Las Vegas being torn apart by corporate stupidity. Bob Ambrose meanwhile grasps the thorny subject of Responsible Gambling and outlines how Problem Gaming Month in Pennsylvania could be an approach others could follow.
Finally, ICE is over but Jo Mayer is here for a recap on what you missed if you didn't attend what can safely be called "The best Gambling show on the planet". Plans to develop the Miami show and offer South America such experience as we witnessed in London are all cause for celebration.
Glyn Thomas
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