CONTENTS NOVEMBER 2012
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www.casinointernational-online.com NEWS
Editor’s letter
STATESIDE Sharon Harris brings the US news
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LATINO AMERICA Ricki Chavez Munoz looks at this
gaming hotspot to bring all the news
MACAU BUSINESS The pick of the bunch from Asia’s
finest business magazine BALLY
A look back at an exceptional G2E for Bally Technologies
G2E REPORT
The place to be in October was the Sands Expo for G2E; if you weren’t there, read all about it here…
SHFL STEPS UP Why the name change? Shuff- sorry, SHFL explains, and looks back at G2E
A BIG PRODUCTION Sean Chaffin looks at the increasingly elaborate setup of the WSOP
ONLINE Matt Broughton brings the news and interview you want to read from the online world
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2E was fantastic, the best for years. A great buzz about the place, and you could even forgive it being
in the truly dreadful Sands Expo. Rumours abound that the show will be on the move again soon, I hope they are true. One thing that never fails to disappoint on visits to
Vegas though, the card-rattling masses on the Strip hawking their escort wares. How can a world-renowned destination have such tawdry tat – and ultimately, such a source of litter – on the streets day after day? Oh, and to answer my question in last month’s col- umn: loads of Japanese visitors, lots of Aussies, and plenty of English.
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