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Eighty years old
and going strong!
AGEM more than doubles
eCOGRA expands
A
ccording to Gala, the UK’s
membership inside a year
its online remit
largest Bingo operator, the
form of the game as we
know it was born in 1929 and was
originally called “beano”. T
he Association of Gaming AGEM’s President during a time of I
ndependent standards body
eCOGRA (e-Commerce Online
Gambling Regulation and
Equipment Manufacturers dynamic growth and expansion Assurance), which oversees fair
(AGEM) has approved a new within the organisation,” Jingoli said. gaming, player protection and
Gala Bingo says it will be slate of officers that includes “It’s interesting to have the ‘big five’ responsible operator conduct for
celebrating bingo’s birthday year Thomas A. Jingoli (Senior Director of slot companies represented among online casinos and poker rooms, is
with community activities and Compliance & Legal Officers, but we are all now including sports betting,
generous promotions, offering more Administration for Konami absolutely committed to internet bingo and other online
prize money and chances to win. Gaming) as President. working with all of gambling operations in its remit.
Jingoli, previously members to further the “We are extremely keen to
AGEM’s Treasurer, will interests of all gaming extend our services beyond our
serve a two-year term. suppliers around the current offerings,” said Tex Rees,
One-year terms were also world.” Fair Gaming Advocate for the non-
approved for: Vice AGEM’s Board of profit organisation.
www.ecogra.org
President Orrin Edidin Directors also approved
(President, WMS); the membership of Las
Treasurer Mark Lerner
New AGEM President
Vegas-based Global
Macau revenues
(Senior Vice President and
Thomas A. Jingoli
A birthday party for Bingo at one of
Gaming Group (G3), a
up 31 percent
Gala Bingo’s UK properties. Email
General Counsel, Bally game content designer, bringing the
pictures of your Bingo anniversary Technologies); Secretary Seamus AGEM membership total to 68.
promotion to
casino@nka.co.uk McGill (Chief Operating Officer, “AGEM had 32 members just 10
Aristocrat Americas); General months ago, so we have new D
espite a comparative
downturn in the fourth
quarter of 2008, revenues for
12 percent drop
Counsel Neil H. Friedman (Associate companies and new ideas flowing in casinos in Macau rose by almost a
General Counsel, IGT). from all four corners of the globe. third, year-on-year, to around 13.7
in G2E visitors
“I am honoured to take over as It’s an exciting time,” Jingoli said. billion US dollars according to figures
released in January by the Gaming
F
inal attendance figures for
Google chases Adwords revenue
Inspection and Coordination Bureau
Global Gaming Expo (G2E) of the Special Administrative Region.
2008 held last November in
Las Vegas reveal that 26,500
G
oogle is now allowing betting services to run gambling
visitors from 89 countries across companies without gaming ads. However, aggregator and
Gary Platt’s new
the globe attended. licences to use adwords to comparison sites can only advertise
While overall attendance was promote gaming services in the UK, links to gambling services not
sales manager
down by around 12 percent, year-on- subject to its approval operated or controlled by Gary Platt
year according to organisers the and subject to terms them and, like the original Manufacturing
American Gaming Association (AGA) and conditions that policy, these advertisers has hired Clint
and Reed Exhibitions, visitor quality include prominent links can only target their ads Baker as
remained high. to
gambleaware.co.uk or in the UK.” Canadian Sales
“G2E 2008 once again confirmed
gamcare.org.uk as well as age Despite its dominant position in Manager for all
itself as the top show in the world validation systems. the search engine market, Google is Canadian
for the gaming industry,” said Ed Referring to the decision to allow not immune to the economic Provinces. Clint has ten years of
Rogich, vice president of marketing licensed gambling operators to use downturn – it recently cut 100 jobs experience in the gaming industry
for IGT. “Even in a down year, Adwords in October last year, a in its recruitment division, put a halt with nearly five years as a table
crowds were strong and top Google spokesman said, “We have to several less popular projects and games dealer. Clint’s educational
decision-makers turned out to see now updated and extended this closed three engineering offices. background is in business and law
our products and participate in the policy to allow aggregator or The company also relaxed its own and he is a trained ergonomics
conference sessions.” comparison sites and sports spread rules on alcohol-related advertising. consultant.
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