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CONTENTS JULY/AUGUST 2009
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NEWS
Editor’s letter
10 STATESIDE
Sharon Harris on North America
O
n the final day of May,
Casino International lost a
valuable contributor and a
great friend with the death
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of Graeme Kidd. He had been our
news editor and features writer for
MB’s exclusive interview with
over a year, had settled in beautifully and was a real
Lawrence Ho
asset to Casino International.
On a personal level, he was an old friend of mine.
Graeme was the editorial director at the first publishing
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company I worked for, 16 years ago. Later, we collabo-
Our regular columnist casts his eye
rated on many projects, including Sony’s PlayStation
trade launch into the UK.
across the UK scene… Graeme was also the mayor of Ludlow, the town we
both lived in, for four terms, and established the
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Cittaslow (slow food) movement in the UK, as well as
being one of the driving forces behind the annual food
Ricki Chavez-Munoz reports from this
and drink festival in our town. There’s a hell of a lot
gaming hotspot
more I could write about Graeme Kidd, but if you met
him you know what we’ve lost – a really, really good guy.
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Jon Bruford, Managing Editor
A look at the latest products with
jonbruford@yahoo.co.uk
Rowan McIntyre
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34 INNOVATIVE
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What’s new, where
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50 DIARY DATES
Reviewed and rounded up
In association with the excellent
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