CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2012
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NEWS
INNOVATE GAMING A new news-centric contributor to CI
STATESIDE Sharon Harris reports from the US
NICK HAWKINS UK gaming’s finest barrister brings us
his views on the industry
F&B Marcin Miller looks ahead to what
2012 will bring to the drinks world…
LATINO AMERICA Ricki Chavez Munoz brings the news
from this gaming hotspot
JIM MURREN Macau Business interviews the MGM
Resorts chief
INTERBLOCK Find out more about the masters of
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CASINO TECHNOLOGY Sharon Harris finds out about the new
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ONLINE Matt Broughton brings the news and
features from the online world, and a look ahead to 2012
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Editor’s letter I
CE, ICE, baby. Still my favourite of the international exhibitions, though I am looking forward to a change of venue, if only because I have yet to find a hotel that’s even halfway decent around Earls Court. Last year, my hotel did not have an iron. It had an ironing board, but no iron. And when I asked, they refused to go an buy one. Hopefully this year will be different; they’ll probably have an iron but no bed or something equally exciting. I am looking forward to this year’s trip to London,
partly because I will be taking a look at the nearly-fin- ished Hippodrome project and will be bringing you a report on that in the March issue. Until then, content yourselves with another quality issue of Casino International, and I will hopefully see you at Earls Court. Until then…
Jon Bruford, Managing Editor
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