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CHUKCHANSI GOLD CASINO CLOSED


Most of the 1,300 staff have been laid off as the federal government and NIGC look to mediate between two warring factions California - Tribal Operations


The National Indian Gaming Commission has issued an order closing the Chukchansi Gold Casino as of October 27, 2014 because of failures to submit audits and financial statements by the past Tribal Councils and Tribal Gaming Commissions headed by former Tribal leaders Reggie Lewis, Nancy Ayala and Chance Alberta.


US – AINSWORTH BREAKS GROUND IN LAS VEGAS Ainsworth Game Technology held a ground breaking cere- mony on Friday Oct 3, 2014 for its new 290,000+ sq.ft. Headquarters for the Americas. The new facility will be locat- ed on Sunset Road near the Jones exit on 215 West. Construction will commence in early 2015 with estimated completion in the first half of 2016.


Ainsworth founder Len Ainsworth, CEO Danny Gladstone, President of North America Mike Dreitzer, Miguel Cuadros, President of Latin America and other Company executives were joined by Governor Brian Sandoval, Congressman Heck, County Commissioner Steve Sisolak, Representatives from the offices of Harry Reid and Dean Heller, UNLV president Don Snyder, and other gaming industry leaders at this cere- monial event.


US – ISMS JOINS WITH SLOT ACADEMY IN MIAMI iSMS has announced a partnership with The Slot Academy featuring the first management training course in Miami. The course will be held at iSMS’ Miami office starting January 19th - 22nd. This date will mark the start of in-depth man- agement courses for casino operators to get the latest updates on technical advances and marketing best practices in the casino industry. The 4-day training will have extensive information on important topics about the gaming industry. “We are delighted to host The Slot Academy in our Miami office. It is with great pleasure that we bring Lucien Wijsman such reputable gaming industry speaker for casino operators to enhance their knowledge,” said President Sam Arnold.


US – GLI LINK NOW AT NYCE MEXICO FACILITIES Gaming Laboratories International in partnership with NYCE, has announced the recent installation of GLI Link at NYCE’s facilities in Mexico, further solidifying GLI’s commitment to the Latin American Region. “As technology has advanced, and now that systems are providing electronic funds transfer and TITO, interoperability is more important than ever, and more and more jurisdictions are requiring this type of test- ing,” said GLI Director of Latin American Development Karen Sierra-Hughes. “Taking into consideration the growth in the Mexican markets and the various systems being utilized by casinos to better administrate their operations, GLI Link is a natural solution for system and gaming suppliers to take advantage of a testing environment where the communica- tion among their products can be verified.”


This installation will be placed in the Mexico City IT-Cluster, where NYCE has a very functional office with enough infra- structure to serve the entire country through a high speed connection, embedded security and 24/7/365 high quality service. NYCE engineers have been trained by GLI’s experts and will have continuous direct contact with GLI to support and fix any kind of trouble.


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In addition to the casino closure, which is set to begin on the morning of October 27th, the NIGC order also states the Tribe will face fines of up to $100,000 per day because of the Lewis/Ayala fail- ures to submit the casino financials.


The FY 2012 financial documents are currently more than 16 months past due, according to the NIGC clo- sure order. The FY2013 audit and financial state- ments were due to the NIGC on April 30, 2014.


“This is disgraceful,” said Tex McDonald, Chairman of the on-rancheria Tribal Council, which controls the Tribe’s government headquarters while the Lewis/Ayala/Alberta group took over the


Chukchansi Gold property with a forceful occupa- tion weeks ago. “Reggie Lewis, Nancy Ayala and their puppet Tribal Gaming Commission headed by Dyann Eckstein owe our people an explanation – on top of the millions of dollars they have illegally seized and owe to our Tribe. This is a matter of sim- ple accounting and obedience to the law. How can they possibly have let more than 1,000 jobs and mil- lions in revenue be put at risk by yet another failure to obey the law?”


Monica Davis, the Tribe’s Vice Chair, suggested that the Lewis/Ayala squatter group must have some- thing to hide. “What else explains not filing these audits?” said Davis. “Our Council has been pushing to be completely transparent since the day we took office. Yet Reggie Lewis, Nancy Ayala, Chance Alberta, Dyann Eckstein and their puppet gaming commissioners have fought us at every turn. Where are the financial reports? Where are the audits? If they have nothing to hide, they need to produce these documents today – to the NIGC and to every member of our Tribe.”


Canada In a move that will spark rumours it is about to sell, Amaya Gaming Group has initiated a strategic review process to explore alternatives for its B2B land-based gaming solutions business, Cadillac Jack. The strategic review will consider various alternatives for the company identified by Amaya’s and Cadillac Jack’s management, with the objective of expediting Cadillac Jack’s growth strategy and maximising value for shareholders. “In light of recent consolidation within the gaming machine supplier industry, we believe that this is an appropriate time to review and evaluate potential strategic alternatives for Cadillac Jack that may further maximise value for our shareholders,” said David Baazov, Chairman and CEO of Amaya.


Newest resort and casino on Vegas Strip, opens with CPI


US The Las Vegas Strip’s newest addition, SLS Las Vegas, opened August 23, 2014 with SC Advance note acceptors and EASITRAX Soft Count installed in all slot games. Featured in approximate- ly 800 slot machines across the intimate 60,000-square-foot casino floor, SLS Las Vegas rounds out four of the last five casinos to open on The Strip since 2008 to utilize CPI prod- ucts.


“CPI’s reputation for excellence precedes them in this industry – both in terms of customer service and product quality,” said Mike Liebenow, slot operations tech- nical manager at SLS Las Vegas. “Along with SC Advance and EASITRAX, CPI met every expec- tation for our opening and,


together, these products are a powerhouse for operational effi- ciencies and crowd-pleasing acceptance.”


The MEI SC Advance note accep- tor evolved from the winning CASHFLOW SC, improving upon the key performance features responsible for operator prof- itability and player satisfaction – acceptance, jam rate, security and cost of ownership. Altogether, the SC platform has been installed in nearly one mil- lion games worldwide – more than 150,000 of which have been paired with the EASITRAX Soft Count cash management system.


With EASITRAX, SLS Las Vegas is able to streamline and optimize cash management processes throughout their operations –


from the slot floor to the back room. EASITRAX works by gathering data from multiple SC Advance note acceptors and fun- nelling that information into a secure remote database that can be accessed to track revenues and analyse slot performance.


Operators typically receive a return on investment in less than one year by reducing 20-30 sec- onds per cash drop and improv- ing maintenance practices through access to eight pre-pro- grammed reports.


“It is rewarding to know our


solution makes such a profound impact throughout casino opera- tions,” said Eric Fisher, CPI presi- dent of Gaming. “CPI’s continued success in Las Vegas – and beyond – shows that Gaming operators understand the impor- tance of cash management and its role in operations, player sat- isfaction and, ultimately, prof- itability.”


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