Welcome to Casino Life I know we touched on the launch of the OEG  casino and Hilton Hotel in Tallin last month but in this edition we have a chance to talk in more detail to Armin Karu. Chairman of the board, and Madis Jaager, CEO, about the development.
By co-incidence, Ron Goudsmit, who I bumped into in Tallinn at the launch, also features this month, letting us know about his initiatives since leaving Holland Casinos and his role as Honorary President of the European Casino Association.
"Bon viveur" is a title that could have been made up just for our casino restaurant reviewer Steve Donoughue who has the difficult task of now having to review subsequent casino restaurants after having dined at the 5 Star Barracuda Club. Good luck Steve (and the long-suffering La Contessa).
Our Vegas-based correspondent David McKee talks to Marcello Cascone, owner and Training Manager of Turin-based gaming school about his approach to training slots and table trainees. I'd like to cover more training schools in more detail in future issues as I think they are under-promoted and do a cracking job... so, let's hear from you out there.
Down-under, AGE is in it's 27th year and seeing a resurgence with 25% more space being sold for the 2016 event. Too much travel this year or I would have loved to attend... so, note to self: Perhaps add it to the calendar for 2018.
Meanwhile Victor Royer is railing again – this time against the folly of building an NHL ice hockey rink in Las Vegas... but he grudgingly acknowledges that it's arrival may well cause licensed sports betting to be back on the books... so it's not all bad.
Bob Ambrose is also in fine fettle with a spur of the moment referal to management leading to a staff member getting a raise. Good for you Bob – it's something we all should be doing when we get exceptional service.
Finally Mark Wayman urges us all to follow his example and "...not work a single day in a job we hate." Well, we all have off days – so try and stick it out if you're working for a bad employer... but get your CV polished.
Glyn Thomas
Editor in Chief
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