Frank Legato, Author at GGB News

Author: Frank Legato

Frank Legato is editor of Global Gaming Business magazine. He has been writing on gaming topics since 1984, when he launched and served as editor of Casino Gaming magazine. Legato, a nationally recognized expert on slot machines, has served as editor and reporter for a variety of gaming publications, including Public Gaming, IGWB, Casino Journal, Casino Player, Strictly Slots and Atlantic City Insider. He has an B.A. in journalism and an M.A. in communications from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the author of the humor book How To Win Millions Playing Slot Machines... Or Lose Trying, and a coffee table book on Atlantic City, Atlantic City: In Living Color.

Game Central: Global Gaming Expo Showcases Creativity of Slot and ETG Suppliers

Every year, Las Vegas' Global Gaming Expo (G2E) serves as a forum for innovation and new technology. This is especially true for slots and electronic table games, as all...

Published October 11, 2024

NCLGS Summer Meeting Touches on Major Gaming Issues

Last week’s Summer Meeting of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States saw debates on skill games, sports betting and iGaming legalization.

Published July 20, 2024

GGB PODCAST: Kurt Gissane, Chief Revenue Officer, Aristocrat Gaming

This week we sit down with Kurt Gissane (l.), chief revenue officer of Aristocrat Gaming, to talk about the supplier's plans for the upcoming Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association trade...

Published July 20, 2024

GameON Rocks Boston

The seventh edition of the unique AGS GameON Customer Summit offers compelling sessions, networking in an intimate setting, and the amenities of Encore Boston Harbor.

Published June 10, 2024

Excellence on the East Coast

As former DGE chief David Rebuck (shown with show organizers Lloyd Levenson and Michael Pollock) was honored at the impressive East Coast Gaming Congress, panelists and speakers assailed the...

Published April 22, 2024

GGB PODCAST: Brian Christopher, Casino Gaming Influencer and CEO, BC Ventures

The social media landscape has given rise to an ever-growing list of influencers, or those with sizable followings in a particular culture or industry. In the slot and casino...

Published March 25, 2024

GGB PODCAST: Siobhan Lane, CEO, Gaming, Light & Wonder

Since its lottery and sports betting divestitures, Light & Wonder has been on a heater, with soaring revenues and a stock surge to match. The company’s CEO of Gaming,...

Published March 11, 2024

Experts: AI, Social Engineering Pose New Challenges

In expert presentations at last week’s World Game Protection Conference in Las Vegas, social engineering experts commented that operators must deal with new challenges from artificial intelligence and high-tech...

Published March 4, 2024

GGB PODCAST: Zoe Ebling, Vice President of Interactive, AGS

For several years, AGS has produced some of the most fun and creative content in the industry. AGS’ Vice President of Interactive, Zoe Ebling (l.), is looking to keep...

Published February 26, 2024

GGB PODCAST: Dean Ehrlich, EVP and Games Business Leader, Everi

In 2023, Everi’s product portfolio expanded greatly, most notably in its game and cabinets departments. What’s the plan for 2024? The company’s Executive Vice President and Games Business Leader...

Published January 15, 2024

GGB PODCAST: Derik Mooberry, CEO, Zitro USA

In recent years, slot supplier Zitro has made great strides in growing its presence in the U.S. market, thanks in large part to its U.S. CEO, Derik Mooberry (l.)....

Published January 15, 2024

GGB Podcast Classic: David Lopez and Julia Boguslawski

David Lopez, CEO, and Julia Boguslawski, Chief Marketing Officer of gaming supplier AGS.

Published December 25, 2023

Town Founder, Casino Pioneer Don Laughlin Dead at 92

Don Laughlin (l.), who established, groomed and developed the town that now bears his name into a casino and resort center, is dead at 92.

Published October 23, 2023

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sean Sauter and Rachelle Rabago, VP of System Sales and VP of Casino Systems Technology, IGT

IGT has long been synonymous with gaming excellence, and its Advantage CMS system continues to innovate and perform. Two figures who know all about this performance are Sean Sauter...

Published October 9, 2023