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Vol. 9 • No. 37 • September 19, 2011, Featured Articles, PODCASTS
GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bob Miodunski, American Gaming Systems and Steve Walther, Aruze Gaming
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.
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In the second of a series of podcasts leading up to October’s G2E, the industry’s largest trade show, Global Gaming Business Editor Frank Legato speaks with two slot executives, Bob Miodunski, the president of American Gaming Systems, and Steve Walther, the vice president of sales and marketing for Aruze Gaming. Aruze has amazed the industry over the past several years with slot product that is both innovative and profitable. The Japan-based company uses its roots in pachinko machines to create graphics and game play that is second to none, and its community play machines such as its Paradise Fishing game can be seen from across a crowded casino floor.
Bob Miodunski came out of retirement from Bally Technologies to lead American Gaming Systems. A relative newcomer to the slot manufacturing field, AGS will display many machines designed for the video lottery market, which will soon be expanding in the AGS home state of Illinois and beyond.
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WEEKLY FEATURE: House Fire in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts House moved quickly to pass a gaming bill that authorizes three casinos and one slots parlor. More than 150 amendments fell by the wayside. House Speaker Robert DeLeo (l.) guided the bill to an overwhelming approval. Now the Senate will take up the bill.
Going Genting
The Malaysian casino company, which plans a $3 billion resort in Miami, could be good to go as early as spring 2012. But the Las Vegas Sands investment is iffy, as discussions about integrated resorts continue in Florida.
E.U. Committee Addresses Online Gambling
The European Union is ready to take a step closer to figuring out what to do about online gaming. Or not. Discussions at committee level are set to start September 19, but members of that committee will have 271 amendments to address—plus the green paper that spurred those amendments.
Delaware Considers Slashing Gaming Tax
State finance officials in Delaware are ready to hold talks with owners of the three racinos on cutting the revenue tax, but any deal faces an uncertain future with lawmakers. Delaware House Majority Leader Pete Schwartzkopf (l.) is having none of it, however.
Wynn: Devil in the Details
While Wynn Resorts announced last week that it had been granted permission by the Macau government to proceed with development of its latest resort in the Cotai region of the SAR, an official says “not so fast.” Wynn’s new unnamed resort is just east of the City of Dreams (l.).
Station Launches New Loyalty Program
Even though Station Casinos is the leader in the locals Las Vegas market, the company announces a generous new awards program that will consolidate the different programs into one and triple the points players can earn.
New York Tribes Fight Gaming Expansion
What will be the impact on existing and planned tribal casinos if New York legalizes commercial casinos? Tribes want the state out of the gaming industry and to keep its legal word. The Senecas (l.) held a rally to protest the plan.
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Growing Old
How will the gaming industry create growth going forward? Can we count on traditional methods like gaming expansion or the replacement slot market? Or will it be something new?