GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: John Connelly, President, Interblock

This week, the GGB Podcast visits with John Connelly, the president of Interblock, on his company’s strategy to become the leader in the field of electronic table games.

Interblock was founded in 1997 by computer whiz Joc Pe?e?nik in Slovenia. Since that time, the company’s unique electronic table game products have been developing and advancing. When Pe?e?nik hired former Bally executive John Connelly as president two years ago, the world has changed and ETGs are growing by double-digit percentages. Connelly has helped introduce some major changes in the products and the approach to the casino floor. Interblock’s Pulse Arena concept could be the answer to attracting millennials and developing new players across the board.

He spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros at his offices in Las Vegas last month for the cover story of the April edition of GGB .

Articles by Author: Roger Gros

Roger Gros is publisher of Global Gaming Business, the industry’s leading gaming trade publication, and all its related publications. Prior to joining Global Gaming Business, Gros was president of Inlet Communications, an independent consulting firm. He was vice president of Casino Journal Publishing Group from 1984-2000, and held virtually every editorial title during his tenure. Gros was editor of Casino Journal, the National Gaming Summary and the Atlantic City Insider, and was the founding editor of Casino Player magazine. He was a co-founder of the American Gaming Summit and the Southern Gaming Summit conferences and trade shows.
Roger Gros is the author of the best-selling book, "How to Win at Casino Gambling" (Carlton Books, 1995), now in its fourth edition. Gros was named “Businessman of the Year” for 1998 by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Gaming Association in 2012 as part of the annual AGA Communications Awards.