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.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Keith Kruczynski, VP of Studios, North America, Ainsworth Game Technology

Ainsworth Game Technology has long cemented its place as a leading manufacturer, thanks to its arsenal of high-performing titles across multiple sectors. Our guest on this week’s GGB Podcast,...

Published June 26, 2023

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Noah Acres, Principal, Acres Manufacturing

The Acres name is one of the most respected in all of gaming—after decades of innovation and experimentation, the company has set its sights on cashless technology and casino...

Published June 12, 2023

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dean Ehrlich, EVP and Games Business Leader for Everi

In this week's podcast, Dean Ehrlich, executive vice president and games business leader for Everi, speaks with GGB Editor, Frank Legato.

Published May 22, 2023

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Andrew Burke, CEO, and Mike Brennan, Chief Product Officer, of Bluberi

Andrew Burke, Chief Executive Officer, and Mike Brennan, Chief Product Officer of Bluberi sit down with Frank Legato, Editor for Global Gaming Business.

Published May 15, 2023

Operators, Regulators: Skill-Game Battle Needs Teeth

Faced with the continued spread of illegal, unregulated gaming machines, Pennsylvania and other states need enforcement actions with teeth, say regulators and operators.

Published April 24, 2023

Leading the Way

Cassie Stratford, the new president of Global Gaming Women, has been paving the way at Boyd Gaming for a decade in the legal affairs office. She approaches each of...

Published January 17, 2022

GLPI to Buy Cordish Live! Casino Real Estate

Gaming and Leisure Properties will acquire the real estate under Cordish Companies’ three Live! Casinos, including the one in South Philadelphia (l.). The deal is part of a $1.81...

Published December 13, 2021

HHR King

Ainsworth has led the way for the industry to delve into a new market for slot suppliers in historical horse racing. Kentucky and Virginia lead the way and other...

Published November 29, 2021

AGS, Exacta: Frontrunners in Historical Horse Racing

The race is to the swift in the growing historical horse racing market, and AGS and Exacta Systems are out in front of an increasingly crowded field. As its...

Published October 25, 2021

IGT’s Knudson: ‘Seeking Economic Fairness, Justice’ for Tribes

Knute Knudson’s (l.) induction this month into the AGA Gaming Hall of Fame caps a career dedicated to the success of the tribal gaming industry. Knudson is vice president...

Published October 18, 2021

Back to Business, Face to Face

The industry’s suppliers return in person to G2E to display a wealth of innovation developed despite the pandemic and industry shutdown. And the customers responded. See exclusive video highlights...

Published October 11, 2021

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Nick Khin, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Domenico Pastia, Senior Vice President of Global Product, International Game Technology

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Nick Khin, the senior vice president and chief operating officer, and Domenico Pastia, senior vice president of global product, for...

Published October 11, 2021