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ICE show

( Bally and GTECH and ICE and IGT and Uncategorized and WMS and atronic and london )

Interesting stuff at the International Casino Exhibition in London last week. As usual, the trade show floor was dominated by Novomatic/Austrian Gaming Industries, which showed the latest generation of its “Coolfire” video slots along with a really innovative Novo Touch “Live Blackjack” setup. This is a live deal of cards over optical scanners with the […]

Fear Itself

Last week in London, the internet casino industry gathered at ICEi, the industry’s main trade show. While the good news included an almost 30 percent boost in attendance, there was still a palpable negative vibe surrounding the show, one that seemed to permeate every stand.
You see, the internet gaming industry is under attack from all […]

First Class or No Class?

During volatile hearings last month to decide the fitness of Columbia Sussex to run the Tropicana Casino and Resort, most news reports focused on lurid reports of sub-par conditions—bedbugs, roaches, dirty bathrooms—at the Atlantic City property.
Those stories, plus the failure of Columbia Sussex to mind its regulatory Ps and Qs, led to the downfall of […]