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GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCASTS Archive

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill Eadington, University of Nevada, Reno and Bo Bernard, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill Eadington, University of Nevada, Reno and Bo Bernard, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Sun, May 13, 2012

This week, a special Global Gaming Business Podcast features an informal press conference with Bill Eadington, head of the Center for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at University of Nevada, Reno and Bo Bernard, director of the International Gaming Institute at University of Nevada, Las Vegas on a recent announcement that the two universities would cooperate for the very first time.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David S. Cordish, Chairman and President, The Cordish Companies

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David S. Cordish, Chairman and President, The Cordish Companies

Sun, May 06, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with David S. Cordish, the chairman and president of the Cordish Company, which will open Maryland Live! Casino in early June in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Joe Weinberg, President, Gaming & Resorts Division, The Cordish Companies

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Joe Weinberg, President, Gaming & Resorts Division, The Cordish Companies

Sat, Apr 28, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Joe Weinberg, the president of the Cordish Companies’ gaming and resorts division, which will open Maryland Live! Casino on June 6 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Robert Norton, President and General Manager, Maryland Live! Casino

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Robert Norton, President and General Manager, Maryland Live! Casino

Mon, Apr 23, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Robert Norton, the president and general manager of the Maryland Live! casino in Anne Arundel County, just south of Baltimore, a facility owned and operated by the Cordish Company, specialists in urban redevelopment.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Andrew MacDonald, Executive Vice President, Casino, Marina Bay Sands

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Andrew MacDonald, Executive Vice President, Casino, Marina Bay Sands

Fri, Apr 13, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Andrew MacDonald, executive vice president of casino for Marina Bay Sands on the first two years of operating in Singapore and how the VIP market is progressing.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Michael Frawley, COO, Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, Atlantic City

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Michael Frawley, COO, Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, Atlantic City

Sun, Apr 08, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Michael Frawley, the chief operating officer of the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, on the strategy to offer value pricing at the low-end Boardwalk casino.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill Lerner, Principal, Union Gaming Group

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill Lerner, Principal, Union Gaming Group

Sat, Mar 10, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Bill Lerner, the principal at Union Gaming Group, where he also serves as one of the industry’s leading gaming analysts. Lerner discusses Las Vegas, Macau, online gaming and more.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Ali Saffari, CEO, Leap Forward Gaming

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Ali Saffari, CEO, Leap Forward Gaming

Sun, Mar 04, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Ali Saffari, the CEO of Leap Forward Gaming, on how his company’s innovative technology has become the standard for many of the larger technology companies in the gaming industry.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dennis Gomes, The Final GGB Podcast

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dennis Gomes, The Final GGB Podcast

Sun, Feb 26, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast brings back the final interview with the late Dennis Gomes, who passed away unexpectedly last week in Philadelphia, after a short illness. The interview was conducted last summer at Resorts Atlantic City, where Gomes had finally achieved his dream of casino ownership.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Tim Wilmott, President and COO, Penn National Gaming

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Tim Wilmott, President and COO, Penn National Gaming

Sat, Feb 18, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast wraps up a two-part series with an interview with Tim Wilmott, the president and COO of Penn National Gaming on how he brought his Harrah’s experience to bear on the company to direct its impressive growth.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Peter Carlino, Chairman and CEO, Penn National Gaming

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Peter Carlino, Chairman and CEO, Penn National Gaming

Sat, Feb 11, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features the first in a two part series, an interview with Penn National Gaming Chairman and CEO Peter Carlino on the impressive performance and expansion of his company during the economic downturn.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David L. Rebuck, Director, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David L. Rebuck, Director, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement

Sat, Feb 04, 2012

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a conversation with David L. Rebuck, the director of New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement, on the recent regulatory reforms under way in Atlantic City’s casinos.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sean Lanni, Executive Director, International Business Development, MGM Resorts

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sean Lanni, Executive Director, International Business Development, MGM Resorts

Mon, Jan 30, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Sean Lanni, the executive director for international business development, for MGM Resorts on his role in the company and the influence his father, the late Terry Lanni, had on his professional career.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Rick Mazer, Regional President, Harrah's Las Vegas

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Rick Mazer, Regional President, Harrah's Las Vegas

Sun, Jan 22, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Rick Mazer, the regional president of Harrah's Las Vegas, Imperial Palace, O'Shea’s, Flamingo and Bill's Gambling Hall on the Las Vegas Strip about the exciting things happening that side of the highway, including the Linq project.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Salim Adatia, CEO of TST, a GLI Company

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Salim Adatia, CEO of TST, a GLI Company

Sat, Dec 24, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Salim Adatia, the CEO of TST, a GLI Company on why the testing of online gaming technology is going to play a crucial role in the legalization of the new industry.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bo Bernhard, Executive Director, International Gaming Institute, UNLV

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bo Bernhard, Executive Director, International Gaming Institute, UNLV

Sun, Dec 18, 2011

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a discussion with Bo Bernhard, who has recently been named the executive director at the International Gaming Institute inside the University of Nevada Las Vegas’ Harrah’s Hotel College about where the IGI is and where it’s going.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Rick Santoro, Managing Member, Interbrief.Org LLC

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Rick Santoro, Managing Member, Interbrief.Org LLC

Sun, Dec 04, 2011

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a discussion with Rick Santoro, the managing member of Interbrief.Org LLC. A former security director for Steve Wynn and Donald Trump, Santoro discusses his new consulting company and the need for vigilance in the gaming industry.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: John Palmieri, Executive Director, New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: John Palmieri, Executive Director, New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority

Sun, Nov 27, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with John Palmieri, the new executive director of New Jersey’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority on his role with the powerful agency, which will operate Atlantic City tourism district and all the public agencies that operate within the district.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Don Marrandino, President, Eastern Division, Caesars Entertainment

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Don Marrandino, President, Eastern Division, Caesars Entertainment

Sat, Nov 19, 2011

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Don Marrandino, the president of the eastern division for Caesars Entertainment. For 20 years in Las Vegas, Marrandino concentrated on creating new revenue. Now he’s returned home to do the same in Atlantic City.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Walter Bugno, President and CEO, Spielo International

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Walter Bugno, President and CEO, Spielo International

Sun, Oct 16, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Walter Bugno, president and CEO of Spielo International, about how his company has consolidated products and operations of three companies under one brand.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Nick Khin, President, Aristocrat Technologies

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Nick Khin, President, Aristocrat Technologies

Mon, Oct 10, 2011

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast concludes a series of interviews leading up to last week’s G2E. In this installment, GGB Editor Frank Legato speaks with Aristocrat President Nick Khin, on what his company is going to be exhibiting at the big trade show.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Joel Bergman, Chairman and Founder, Bergman Walls Architects

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Joel Bergman, Chairman and Founder, Bergman Walls Architects

Sat, Oct 01, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Joel Bergman, the chairman and founder of Bergman Walls Architects, and a participant in many of the grandest casino designs in Las Vegas and beyond.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Richard Haddrill, CEO, Bally Technologies

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Richard Haddrill, CEO, Bally Technologies

Sat, Sep 03, 2011

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features the first of a series of interviews leading up to October’s G2E, with Dick Haddrill, the CEO of Bally Technologies on what his company is going to be exhibiting at the big trade show.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Entertainer and G2E Keynote Speaker Penn Jillette

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Entertainer and G2E Keynote Speaker Penn Jillette

Sat, Aug 27, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with magician, entertainer and philosopher Penn Jillette on what he plans to tell the audience at G2E in October where he will be a keynote speaker.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dennis Gomes, President and Part-Owner, Resorts Atlantic City

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dennis Gomes, President and Part-Owner, Resorts Atlantic City

Sat, Aug 20, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Dennis Gomes, the president of Gomes Gaming and part-owner of Resorts Atlantic City, along with his son Aaron, the senior vice president of casino operations, on what has occurred since they took over the property last December.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Courtney Muller, Senior Vice President, Reed Exhibitions

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Courtney Muller, Senior Vice President, Reed Exhibitions

Fri, Aug 12, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Courtney Muller, the senior vice president with Reed Exhibitions, on the new dates and location for Global Gaming Expo, which will be held in the first week of October this year.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Linda Kassekert, Chairwoman, New Jersey Casino Control Commission

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Linda Kassekert, Chairwoman, New Jersey Casino Control Commission

Fri, Aug 05, 2011

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a discussion with Linda Kassekert, the chairwoman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, on the recent overhaul of the state regulatory process.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Las Vegas Sands President and COO Michael Leven

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Las Vegas Sands President and COO Michael Leven

Fri, Jul 29, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Las Vegas Sands President and COO Michael Leven on the new hotel that recently opened in Bethlehem, as well as company plans in Florida and Spain.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Virginia McDowell, President & CEO, Isle of Capri Casinos

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Virginia McDowell, President & CEO, Isle of Capri Casinos

Sat, Jul 23, 2011

On this week’s Global Gaming Business Podcast, Virginia McDowell, president and CEO of Isle of Capri Casinos, discusses the success and the growth of her company, including the two new casinos the company will open in 2012 or later in Missouri and Pennsylvania.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Brad Friedmutter, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Friedmutter Group

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Brad Friedmutter, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Friedmutter Group

Fri, Jul 01, 2011

The week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a conversation with Brad Friedmutter, the founder and chief executive officer of the Friedmutter Group, a Las Vegas architectural and design firm, on the role his company played in the design and construction of the Cosmopolitan.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Ed Tracy, President, Sands China

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Ed Tracy, President, Sands China

Sun, Jun 26, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Ed Tracy, the president of Sands China, on why the appointment of himself and Davis Sisk, the COO of the company, created such success.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dan D’Arrigo, Chief Financial Officer, MGM Resorts International

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dan D’Arrigo, Chief Financial Officer, MGM Resorts International

Sun, Jun 12, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Dan D’Arrigo, the chief financial officer for MGM Resorts International, on how the company’s finances have improved and the impact of CityCenter.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Amy Lipton, Vice President, Marketing, WMS Gaming

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Amy Lipton, Vice President, Marketing, WMS Gaming

Sun, Apr 10, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Amy Lipton, the vice president of marketing for WMS Gaming, on how her experience marketing for a well known high-tech company will help in her current role.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Gary Loveman, Chairman and CEO, Caesars Entertainment

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Gary Loveman, Chairman and CEO, Caesars Entertainment

Sat, Mar 12, 2011

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Gary Loveman, the chairman and CEO of Caesars Entertainment on how the company has emerged from a difficult economic period and where it is headed in the future.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Don Robinson, President, Baha Mar Ltd.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Don Robinson, President, Baha Mar Ltd.

Sun, Feb 27, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Don Robinson, the president of Baha Mar Ltd, the company building the multi-billion dollar gaming resort in the Bahamas.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Katrina Lane, Chief Technology Officer, Caesars Entertainment

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Katrina Lane, Chief Technology Officer, Caesars Entertainment

Sat, Feb 12, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a discussion with Katrina Lane, the chief technology officer for Caesars Entertainment on how marketing and technology go hand in hand when implementing Total Rewards programs and social media.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Amy Lipton, Vice President, Marketing, WMS Gaming

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Amy Lipton, Vice President, Marketing, WMS Gaming

Sun, Feb 06, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Amy Lipton, the vice president of marketing for WMS Gaming, on her new job and how her technology background will help her in promoting the goods and services produced by WMS.

GGB PODCAST: Doni Taube, Senior Vice President, Global Gaming Marketing Strategy, MGM Resorts International

GGB PODCAST: Doni Taube, Senior Vice President, Global Gaming Marketing Strategy, MGM Resorts International

Sat, Jan 22, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a discussion with Doni Taube, the senior vice president of global gaming marketing strategy for MGM Resorts International on how the company is using unique techniques to align with strategic marketing partners throughout the world.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Cristino “Bong” Naguiat, Chairman, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Cristino “Bong” Naguiat, Chairman, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)

Fri, Jan 14, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Christino “Bong” Naguiat, the chairman of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), on his experience since taking over the government-owned casino company.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Michael Leven, President and COO, Las Vegas Sands

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Michael Leven, President and COO, Las Vegas Sands

Mon, Jan 10, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Michael Leven, the president and COO of Las Vegas Sands, on the impressive performance of the company in 2010 and its prospects for the future.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Willy Allison, Organizer, World Game Protection Conference

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Willy Allison, Organizer, World Game Protection Conference

Sun, Jan 09, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Willy Allison, the producer of the niche conference World Game Protection, scheduled for February 21-23 at the M Resort in Las Vegas.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Danny Gladstone, Chief Executive Officer, Ainsworth Game Technology

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Danny Gladstone, Chief Executive Officer, Ainsworth Game Technology

Fri, Dec 24, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features and interview with Danny Gladstone, the chief executive officer of Ainsworth Game Technology, on his company’s increasingly higher profile in the slot manufacturing sector of the gaming business.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Robert Griffin, President & CEO, Trump Entertainment Resorts

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Robert Griffin, President & CEO, Trump Entertainment Resorts

Fri, Dec 10, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Robert Griffin, the president and CEO of Trump Entertainment Resorts, on his new job with the financially stable company.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: The Management Team of Bally Technologies

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: The Management Team of Bally Technologies

Sun, Dec 05, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with a group of executives from Bally Technologies, including President and CEO Dick Haddrill (l.), on why they believe that their company is poised to become the leader in the slot manufacturing sector.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: National Indian Gaming Commission Chairwoman Tracie Stevens and Commissioner Dan Little

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: National Indian Gaming Commission Chairwoman Tracie Stevens and Commissioner Dan Little

Fri, Nov 12, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with National Indian Gaming Commission Chairwoman Tracie Stevens and Commissioner Dan Little on their first few months in office.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Mark Giannantonio, President, Tropicana Atlantic City

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Mark Giannantonio, President, Tropicana Atlantic City

Sun, Nov 07, 2010

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Mark Giannantonio, the president of the Tropicana in Atlantic City, on his property’s performance since billionaire Carl Icahn took it over less than a year ago.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Cathy Walker, President & CEO, Seneca Gaming

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Cathy Walker, President & CEO, Seneca Gaming

Fri, Oct 22, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Cathy Walker, the president and CEO of Seneca Gaming on the premier gaming operation in northern New York state.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dennis Gomes, President, Gomes Gaming

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dennis Gomes, President, Gomes Gaming

Fri, Oct 01, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Dennis Gomes and his son Aaron, who are the principles in Gomes Gaming, about the purchase of Resorts Atlantic City and their plans for the hotel.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jamie Odell, Chief Executive Officer, Aristocrat Technologies

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jamie Odell, Chief Executive Officer, Aristocrat Technologies

Sat, Sep 25, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Jamie Odell, the chief executive officer of Aristocrat Technologies, one of the leading slot manufacturers in the gaming industry, on the company’s second quarter results and other issues.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jeff Hook, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Seminole Gaming

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jeff Hook, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Seminole Gaming

Sat, Sep 18, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Jeff Hook, the senior vice president of marketing for Seminole Gaming, on the success of Florida’s two Hard Rock casinos and other gaming ventures owned by the Seminole Tribe.