CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2011
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NEWS
STATESIDE Sharon Harris brings the US news
LATIN AMERICA Ricki Chavez Munoz with the latest info
from this gaming hotspot
MACAU BUSINESS Problem gamblers in Macau – where
can they go for help?
CASHCODE Cover story – we discover the cash
handling experts are rich in history SBG
New developments in server-based gaming, from Barnaby Page
COMTRADE Ales Gornjec discusses remote
auditing for regulators
ONLINE Matt Broughton brings the latest news
and features
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Editor’s letter I
t can be all too easy to forget that gaming brings with it a great element of risk for some players – a minority, for sure, but an important one – and when a gaming market is the size of Macau’s, part of the industry and local government’s responsibility is to look after those people. The Macau Business feature on page 20 is frightening, with one problem gambler actually working as a croupier, the very profession that should be trained to spot the many signs of problem gambling. This year is slightly bent out of shape thanks to G2E
Las Vegas moving to October; it’s hard to believe we’re in September already, and now we have to get ready for the annual trip to Vegas! Next thing you know it’ll be January again…
Jon Bruford, Managing Editor
jonbruford@yahoo.co.uk
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