CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2011
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NEWS
STATESIDE Sharon Harris has the look
NICK HAWKINS Sizing up gaming events in the UK,
it’s the inimitable Nick Hawkins
LATINO AMERICA Ricki Chavez Munoz brings the latest
news from this gaming hotspot
MACAU BUSINESS A superb interview with MGM Resorts
CEO James Murren
EDUCATION The UK’s National Gaming Academy
celebrates its 5th birthday!
SPIRITED TALK Marcin Miller discusses the merits of
a good whisky selection
ONLINE/OFFLINE What’s in a (domain) name?
Managing Editor: Jon Bruford Tel: +44 1584 877177 email:
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International Editor: Ricki Chavez-Munoz Tel: +44 1202 418547
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Contributing Editor: Barnaby Page
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Administration:
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here’s so much in this issue, I couldn’t get it all in the contents listing. On page 38, we have a fewmore ICE
previews, so you can get a peek at some of the show’s hottest prod- ucts. Page 56 is a look at Amaya Gaming’s presence at the upcoming Caribbean Gaming Show. Elsewhere, we have a superb interview with MGM
Resorts CEO James Murren from the geniuses at Macau Business, and a great new columnist to complement an already excellent line-up – Marcin Miller is on board for a bi-monthly look at the ‘B’ in F&B. This month he’s looking at the merits of a good whisky bar – something never to under-estimate… See you at ICE!
Jon Bruford, Managing Editor
jonbruford@yahoo.co.uk
FREMANTLEMEDIA Expanding their gaming interests – find
out more in this interview!
MONEY CONTROLS A look at their new DES encryption
GASSER CHAIR Respected, admired and loved. Find
out more about Gasser right here GSA
How the Gaming Standards Association is evolving to meet the industry’s needs
CORRESPONDENTS Africa:
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+90 532 228 0613
chuckswift@libertygaming.net
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