CONTENTS JULY/AUGUST 2013 4
www.casinointernational-online.com Editor’s letter
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NEWS STATESIDE Sharon Harris brings the US news
RUSSIA
Just what is going on in Russian gaming? A new regular column for CI
LATINO AMERICA Ricki Chavez Munoz brings the hot news
from South America
MACAU BUSINESS The latest news and features from
Asia’s finest business magazine
LEN AINSWORTH The next figure in our Legends of
Gaming series: Len Ainsworth
NEW TALENT STREAMS Neal Wyman and James Theodore of
executive search firm, Tyzack Partners talk turkey
DALLMEIER We look at the security experts’ newest
installation
IGT: DARRELL RODRIGUEZ The slot giant’s Chief Creative Officer interviewed
Managing Editor: Jon Bruford [Contact details above]
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Contributing Editor: Barnaby Page
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! London’s Hippodrome Casino turns 1 – has
the first year been a success?
CASH HANDLING A round-up of the best validators on the
market today
ONLINE Matt Broughton brings news, interviews
and features from the online sector A
mazing. You just know that when deadline rolls around, the grey drizzly days of the British ‘sum-
mer’ will disappear to be replaced by clear blue skies, ice cream sell- ers in the streets, and the smell of sun cream every- where. And so it goes. It’s a packed issue, the combined July/August CI; in August every year we put together a claendar instead of an issue of the magazine, so that’s something else to look forward to… I’m burbling. I must be distracted by the sunshine outside. Right, back to work… PS: I’d just like to take this opportunity to wish
International Casino Review’s Andrea Murphy the best of luck in her new career! The industry will miss you. Jon Bruford, Managing Editor
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