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GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Anthony Sanfilippo, President and CEO, Pinnacle Entertainment

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Anthony Sanfilippo, President and CEO, Pinnacle Entertainment

Sun, Jan 15, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Anthony Sanfilippo, the president and CEO of Pinnacle Entertainment on why he joined the company and what he hopes to create as leader of the innovative regional operator.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Whitaker Askew, Vice President of Government Affairs, American Gaming Association

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Whitaker Askew, Vice President of Government Affairs, American Gaming Association

Sun, Jan 08, 2012

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Whitaker Askew, the vice president of government affairs for the American Gaming Association, about the federal issues facing the gaming industry, including the pressing subject of online poker.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Mark Birtha, President and Chief Development Officer at SOL Casinos

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Mark Birtha, President and Chief Development Officer at SOL Casinos

Sun, Nov 13, 2011

This week, a special edition of Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Mark Birtha, the president and chief development officer at SOL Casinos, just days before the official grand opening of the new hotel, meeting space, spa, pool and other amenities at Casino del Sol in Tucson, Arizona

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sue Schneider and Mark Balestra

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sue Schneider and Mark Balestra

Sun, Nov 06, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Sue Schneider (l.), the owner of eGaming Brokerage and Mark Balestra, the managing director at BolaVerde Media Group, about their insights on possible legalization of online gaming in the U.S.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: DoubleDown Interactive President Glenn Walcott

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: DoubleDown Interactive President Glenn Walcott

Mon, Oct 31, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Glenn Walcott, the president of DoubleDown Interactive, the leading play-for-free casino site feature on Facebook, talking about this social media phenomenon.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Randy Fine, Managing Director, Fine Point Group

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Randy Fine, Managing Director, Fine Point Group

Sun, Oct 23, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Randy Fine, the managing director of the Fine Point Group, conducted at G2E where he delivered the closing keynote presentation.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Tracie Stevens, Chairwoman, National Indian Gaming Commission

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Tracie Stevens, Chairwoman, National Indian Gaming Commission

Sun, Sep 25, 2011

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an exclusive interview with the three members of the National Indian Gaming Commission, Chairwoman Tracie Stevens, Vice Chair Stephanie Cochran and commissioner Dan Little at the NIGC offices in Washington D.C.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bob Miodunski, American Gaming Systems and Steve Walther, Aruze Gaming

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bob Miodunski, American Gaming Systems and Steve Walther, Aruze Gaming

Sun, Sep 11, 2011

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast continues a series of interviews leading up to October’s G2E. In this installment, GGB Editor Frank Legato interviews two executives from up-and-coming slot manufacturers, Bob Miodunski (l.), the president of American Gaming Systems, and Steve Walther, the vice president of sales and marketing for Aruze Gaming.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Tony Rodio, President & CEO, Tropicana Atlantic City

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Tony Rodio, President & CEO, Tropicana Atlantic City

Sun, Jul 17, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Tony Rodio, the president and CEO of the Tropicana Atlantic City, on the improvements to his property.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill Hornbuckle, Chief Marketing Officer, MGM Resorts International,

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill Hornbuckle, Chief Marketing Officer, MGM Resorts International,

Sat, Jun 04, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Bill Hornbuckle, the chief marketing officer for MGM Resorts International, on how the company is developing a new players club with wide ramifications for the company and the industry.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Gamal Aziz, President, MGM Hospitality

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Gamal Aziz, President, MGM Hospitality

Sun, May 29, 2011

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Gamal Aziz, the president of MGM Hospitality, on the growth of the non-gaming arm of MGM Resorts International.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Frank Fahrenkopf, President and CEO, American Gaming Association

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Frank Fahrenkopf, President and CEO, American Gaming Association

Sat, May 21, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Frank Fahrenkopf the president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, on the group’s recent announcement that it would support legislation to legalize online poker in the U.S.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Ralph Topping, Chief Executive, William Hill

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Ralph Topping, Chief Executive, William Hill

Sat, May 14, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Ralph Topping, the chief executive of British bookmaker William Hill, and the three heads of his recently acquired U.S. divisions, all based in Nevada.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Patrick Ramsey, Chief Executive Officer, Multimedia Games

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Patrick Ramsey, Chief Executive Officer, Multimedia Games

Sat, Apr 30, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Patrick Ramsey, the CEO of Multimedia Games, on why his company has become one of the major players in the slot market.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Rob Goldstein, President of Global Gaming Operations, Las Vegas Sands

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Rob Goldstein, President of Global Gaming Operations, Las Vegas Sands

Sun, Apr 17, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Rob Goldstein, the president of global gaming operations for Las Vegas Sands on new position with the company and its oversight of all the company’s properties.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jim Ryan, CEO, PartyGaming

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jim Ryan, CEO, PartyGaming

Sat, Mar 26, 2011

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Jim Ryan, the CEO of PartyGaming, just a week before the merger with sports-betting giant bwin is completed.

GGB PODCAST: Jan Jones, Senior Vice President, Communications and Government Affairs, Caesars Entertainment

GGB PODCAST: Jan Jones, Senior Vice President, Communications and Government Affairs, Caesars Entertainment

Sat, Mar 05, 2011

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Jan Jones, the senior vice president of communications and government affairs for Caesars Entertainment on what role good corporate citizenship plays when lobbying for expanded gaming.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jonathan Halkyard, Chief Financial Officer, Caesars Entertainment

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jonathan Halkyard, Chief Financial Officer, Caesars Entertainment

Fri, Feb 18, 2011

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Jonathan Halkyard, chief financial officer for Caesars Entertainment on how his job has changed since the company went private in 2007.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jonathan Galaviz, Managing Partner, Galaviz & Company

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jonathan Galaviz, Managing Partner, Galaviz & Company

Fri, Jun 11, 2010

In the first video Global Gaming Business Podcast, gaming analyst Jonathan Galaviz discusses the impact of the Singapore casinos and how they will improve the life of all Singaporeans.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Curtis Sliwa, Founder, Guardian Angels

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Curtis Sliwa, Founder, Guardian Angels

Sat, Jun 05, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels, a legendary New York City-based crime-fighting organization that is expanding its efforts to Atlantic City.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: The late former New Jersey Casino Control Commissioner Frank J. “Pat” Dodd

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: The late former New Jersey Casino Control Commissioner Frank J. “Pat” Dodd

Fri, May 21, 2010

Frank J. “Pat” Dodd (shown at left with his wife, Liz, at his wedding in 2009), a former member of the Casino Control Commission who changed the way the regulatory system oversees gaming in New Jersey, died last week at the age of 72. As a tribute, we run a podcast interview that Global Gaming Business Publisher Roger Gros conducted with him in April 2008.

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

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

Fri, May 14, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a discussion with Michael Leven, the president and COO, of the Las Vegas Sands Corp., which was conducted just prior to the opening of the company’s newest integrated resort, the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

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

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

Fri, May 07, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an exclusive interview with Richard Haddrill, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bally Technologies, about his fifth anniversary leading what is one of gaming’s most respected slot manufacturers.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Lloyd Levenson, Partner, Cooper Levenson, Atlantic City

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Lloyd Levenson, Partner, Cooper Levenson, Atlantic City

Fri, Apr 30, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Lloyd Levenson, a partner with the Cooper Levenson law firm in Atlantic City, on his role in the upcoming East Coast Gaming Congress, scheduled for May 24 & 25, 2010 at the Atlantic City Convention Center.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: John Berrey, Chairman, Quapaw Tribe

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: John Berrey, Chairman, Quapaw Tribe

Fri, Apr 23, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features and interview with John Berrey, the chairman of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, on the development and operation of the tribe’s Downstream Casino in the northeastern corner of the state.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Andrew Webb, General Manager, Viage, Brussels

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Andrew Webb, General Manager, Viage, Brussels

Fri, Apr 16, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Andrew Webb, general manager of Viage, the new multi-faceted entertainment complex, which includes the new Brussels casino from Viage parent company Casinos Austria International.

Global Gaming Business Podcast: Ken Jolly, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Aruze Gaming Americas

Global Gaming Business Podcast: Ken Jolly, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Aruze Gaming Americas

Fri, Apr 09, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a discussion with Ken Jolly, the executive vice president and general manager, Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe for Aruze Gaming Americas, on the growth prospects in his region.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Kent Young, General Manager of Aruze Gaming America

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Kent Young, General Manager of Aruze Gaming America

Fri, Apr 02, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Kent Young, the general manager of Aruze Gaming America, on how his company expects to become one of the top slot manufacturers in the next few years.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sharon Anne Harrington, Vice Chairwoman, New Jersey Casino Control Commission

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sharon Anne Harrington, Vice Chairwoman, New Jersey Casino Control Commission

Fri, Mar 26, 2010

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Sharon Anne Harrington, the vice chairwoman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, on the challenges faced in the next few years.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Chris Satchell, Chief Technology Officer, IGT

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Chris Satchell, Chief Technology Officer, IGT

Fri, Mar 19, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a discussion with Chris Satchell, IGT’s chief technology officer, on how he plans to widen the scope of the company over the next few years.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Eric Tom, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for North America, IGT

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Eric Tom, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for North America, IGT

Sat, Mar 13, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a discussion with Eric Tom, IGT’s executive vice president of sales and marketing for North America, on how he plans to rebuild the market share that IGT enjoyed for so many years.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Patti Hart, President & CEO, IGT

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Patti Hart, President & CEO, IGT

Sat, Mar 06, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Patti Hart, the president and CEO of IGT, on her year at the helm of gaming’s largest slot manufacturer and technology company.

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, Feb 26, 2010

This week on the Global Gaming Business Podcast, hear a discussion with Andrew MacDonald, the executive vice president – casino for Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, immediately after he accepted his new position.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Barry Shier, Managing Principal, The Partner House

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Barry Shier, Managing Principal, The Partner House

Fri, Feb 19, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a discussion with Barry Shier, the managing principal with the Partner House, an independent management firm located in Las Vegas, on the former Wynn executive’s views of the gaming industry today.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Nick Casiello, Partner, Fox Rothschild, Atlantic City

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Nick Casiello, Partner, Fox Rothschild, Atlantic City

Sat, Feb 13, 2010

This week, join the Global Gaming Business Podcast for an interview with noted gaming attorney Nick Casiello, a partner with the Atlantic City branch of the Fox Rothschild law firm, about his career and the challenges facing Atlantic City in the current economic climate.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Kim Sinatra, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Wynn Resorts

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Kim Sinatra, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Wynn Resorts

Fri, Feb 05, 2010

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features and interview with Kim Sinatra, the senior vice president and general counsel for Wynn Resorts, on her long career on the legal side of the gaming industry.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Randy Fine, Managing Director, Fine Point Group

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Randy Fine, Managing Director, Fine Point Group

Fri, Jan 29, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Randy Fine, the managing director of the Fine Point Group, on the company’s spectacularly successful year in 2009 and prospects for even bigger things in 2010.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Don Marrandino, President, Eastern Region, Harrah’s Entertainment

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Don Marrandino, President, Eastern Region, Harrah’s Entertainment

Fri, Jan 22, 2010

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Don Marrandino, the president of Harrah’s Entertainment’s eastern region. He discusses his impressions of the Atlantic City market since his appointment six months ago.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Michael Johnson, Dean, Cornell School of Hotel Administration

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Michael Johnson, Dean, Cornell School of Hotel Administration

Fri, Jan 15, 2010

This week’s Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Michael Johnson, Dean, Cornell School of Hotel Administration, who discusses the college’s increasing emphasis on gaming as part of the degree curriculum.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: The Late Redenia Gilliam-Mosee, Former Bally’s Executive

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: The Late Redenia Gilliam-Mosee, Former Bally’s Executive

Fri, Jan 08, 2010

Redenia Gilliam-Mosee, a former Bally’s and Harrah’s Atlantic City executive, died last week, leaving behind a legacy that included deep community involvement. This week, we feature her last interview with Global Gaming Business magazine, for an interview that ran in February of last year.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Tim Parrott, Chief Executive Officer, Shuffle Master Inc.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Tim Parrott, Chief Executive Officer, Shuffle Master Inc.

Sat, Dec 12, 2009

This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Tim Parrott, the chief executive officer of Shuffle Master Inc., who talks about his company’s revival over the past year and what it plans for the future.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sunder Advani, Chairman and Managing Director, Advani Hotels & Resorts India

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sunder Advani, Chairman and Managing Director, Advani Hotels & Resorts India

Sat, Dec 05, 2009

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Sunder Advani, the chairman and managing director of Advani Hotels & Resorts India, on his role in developing the first casino operation in India’s Goa state and where the industry is headed in one of the world’s most populous nations.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Chairman Brian Gamache and President Orrin Edidin, WMS Gaming

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Chairman Brian Gamache and President Orrin Edidin, WMS Gaming

Sun, Nov 22, 2009

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Brian Gamache, the chairman, and Orrin Edidin, the president of WMS Gaming on the state of their company recorded prior to the industry’s largest trade show, Global Gaming Expo, which was held last week.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: James Maida, President, Gaming Laboratories International

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: James Maida, President, Gaming Laboratories International

Fri, Nov 13, 2009

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with James Maida, the president of the leading technology testing organization in the gaming industry, Gaming Laboratories International.

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

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

Sat, Nov 07, 2009

This week’s GGB Podcast features an extended interview with Michael Leven, the president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands, on his role in the company, his relationship with the chairman and his view on the upcoming opening of the company’s Singapore project.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford

Sat, Oct 24, 2009

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast presents an interview with Lorenzo Langford, the mayor of Atlantic City, on the difficulties facing that city’s casino industry just a week before his re-election bid.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Phil Hogen, Former Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Phil Hogen, Former Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission

Fri, Oct 16, 2009

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Phil Hogen, who just resigned as chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, on his time with the commission and his views on tribal gaming.

GGB PODCAST: Robert Faiss, Partner, Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas

GGB PODCAST: Robert Faiss, Partner, Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas

Fri, Oct 09, 2009

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Bob Faiss, a partner with Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas, and one of the leading gaming attorneys in Nevada and all the gaming industry.

GGB PODCAST: Michael Anderson, Partner, AndersonTuell, Washington D.C.

GGB PODCAST: Michael Anderson, Partner, AndersonTuell, Washington D.C.

Fri, Oct 02, 2009

This week’s GGB Podcast features an interview with Michael Anderson, a noted Indian gaming attorney who is a partner in the Washington D.C. law firm of AndersonTuell, who lobbies the federal government on issues of importance to Indian Country.

GGB PODCAST: Robert DeSalvio, President, Sands Bethlehem Casino

GGB PODCAST: Robert DeSalvio, President, Sands Bethlehem Casino

Fri, Sep 25, 2009

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Bob DeSalvio, the president of the Sands Bethlehem Casino in Pennsylvania on the first six weeks of operation of his property.