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LATINO AMERICA
Costa Rica gaming
1, at least. Therefore the
companies might yet
flock to the Basilica if
plan to limit gaming
their gaming hours
operations to only open for
are cut
eight hours each day,
decreed in June 2008, has
been postponed. The
Casino Association of
Costa Rica had objected
strongly to the new
measure and asked for the
government to permit its
members to remain open
for sixteen hours or around
2,000 jobs would be lost.
The new decree states
that the government
recognizes the threats to
the sector and promises to
adopt the necessary
measures to protect the
security of Costa Rican
workers. The Minister for
Tourism, Carlos Ricardo
Benavides said that
definitive opening hours for
casinos would be decided
durante la prórroga de ampliación del horario de apertura de after a study by the Ministry of Work had been completed.
los casinos de juego.
It is time for Einstein… and SAGSE
SAGSE trae a la reflexión Panama 2009
En una nota muy especial, los organizadores de SAGSE, han The organizers of the SAGSE events have set in motion a
ofrecido al sector del juego un momento de reflexion citando time for contemplation in these difficult economic times,
“un pequeño texto que todos deberíamos de considerar citing Albert Einstein’s Thoughts on Crisis. Below we list some
dentro de nuestro plan de acción para los tiempos que corren: relevant points:
‘La crisis según Albert Einstein’:
“We cannot pretend that things change if we do not change
“No pretendamos que las cosas cambien si siempre hacemos ourselves. Times of crisis are a blessing for people and
lo mismo. La crisis es la mejor bendición que puede sucederle a countries because crisis brings progress.”
personas y países porque la crisis trae progresos.
“Creativity is born out
“La creatividad nace de la angustia como el día nace de la of anguish like day is
noche. Es en la crisis que nace la inventiva, los descubrimientos born out of the night. It is
y las grandes estrategias. Quien supera la crisis se supera a sí in times of crisis that
mismo sin quedar “superado”. inventiveness, findings
and great strategies are
“Quien atribuye a las crisis sus fracasos y sus penurias, born. Whoever overcomes
violenta su propio talento y respeta más a los problemas que a a crisis overcomes his
las soluciones. La verdadera crisis es la crisis de la problems and is not
incompetencia. overcome.”
”El momento del cambio es hoy. SAGSE acompaña a las “He who blames a
empresas del sector con sus eventos SAGSE Gaming Panamá crisis for his failings and hardship, abuses his own talent and
2009 (21 y 22 de Mayo) y SAGSE GAMING & AMUSEMENT has more respect for the problems than the solutions. The
BUENOS AIRES 2009 (Septiembre 30, Octubre 1,2). Hagamos real crisis is the crisis of incompetence”.
un acto de conciencia, no gastemos nuestros esfuerzos en
acciones apresuradas y sin sentido. SAGSE, siempre ha sido la SAGSE’s message is that the time for change is now, and is
herramienta, y hoy es el más adecuado instrumento para set to receive gaming companies at its two events: SAGSE
innovar, diversificar y mostrar los nuevos productos y Gaming Panama 2009 during 21-22 May, and SAGSE Gaming
tecnologías puestas al servicio de la industria”. & Amusement Buenos Aires, September 30 and October 1-2.
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