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US – WYNN’S EVERETT CASINO FACING TRAFFIC JAM Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey wants state environmental officials to refuse Wynn Resorts a key permit for its $1.7bn casino project at the Everett waterfront.
She believes that Wynn’s permit application should be rejected until a blue print is presented to prevent traffic con- gestion around Boston’s Sullivan Square area located close to the site of the proposed casino site.
In a letter to Matthew Beaton, secretary Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, she said:
“We urge you not to issue a Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) certificate for the Casino until Wynn’s cer- tificate includes a long-term traffic solution for Rutherford Avenue and Sullivan Square that takes into account years of planning by community stakeholders and is compatible with the City of Boston’s redevelopment plans for that area. If you approve the casino without a long-term traffic mitigation plan, we may never get one. This dangerous and congested set of roadways may be unfamiliar to many state residents, but it serves as a major transit hub and access point.”
US – GLI UNIVERSITY COURSES AT G2E 2015 GLI University is globally recognized for its industry-leading courses and world-class instructors. At G2E 2015, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) will be located at booth #4430 discussing its new curriculum and three courses reg- ulators must attend to stay on top of their game.
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Class II Gaming Systems. Given in either a 2-hour overview session or a more in-depth 8-hour module, this course covers the essential how’s and why’s of Class II terms, math, architecture and more.
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Forensics Basics and Procedures: a 2-hour module filled with important definitions and procedures of how and why forensics are conducted.
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Network Risk Assessment Basics: the fundamentals of Information Security, Network Risk, Penetration Points, Security Policy, Asset Management and Control you need to know to protect your casino.
“Our new GLI University curriculum is a collection of intensive learning modules designed specifically to help regulators, operators and suppliers stay at the very top of their game, armed with critically vital and up-to-date information. These courses in particular – Class II Gaming Systems, Forensics Basics and Procedures, and Network Risk Assessment Basics – were created from direct feedback and are based on what clients tell us are their most pressing concerns,” said GLI Director of Government Development Michael Capen.
Each GLI University course is led by world-class instructors, all of whom are experts in their related fields.
US - GLOBAL CASH ACCESS RE-BRANDING TO EVERI Having successfully integrated the Multimedia Games brand, Global Cash Access Holdings, has changed its name to Everi Holdings Inc. The organisation-wide rebranding, together with the company's new logo and new corporate name, reflect the successful transition to a full-service casino gam- ing equipment and payment solutions provider focusing on a broad range of opportunities to address customers' casino floor and technology needs.
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SUGARHOUSE’S SWEET EXPANSION
Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino is edging closer to completing a $164m Delaware Avenue property expansion Pennsylvania - Operations
SugarHouse Casino is edging closer to completing a $164m expansion on its Delaware Avenue property. To commemorate this milestone, casino executives hosted a “Topping-Off Ceremony” to celebrate the placement of the final beam of the expansion atop the new structure. Scheduled to open by year-end 2015, the expansion will bring 500 new, full-time jobs, a larger gaming facility, several restaurants and multipurpose event center.
During the August 13 ceremony, the last beam was placed atop the lantern, a rooftop architectural ele- ment. The lantern marks the highest elevation point of the expanded casino building. An evergreen tree was attached to that final beam and raised along with an American flag and a banner signed by SugarHouse Team Members. A long-standing con- struction tradition, the placement of the tree sym- bolizes a safe construction site during the building process.
Those celebrating the topping off included Greg Carlin, CEO of Rush Street Gaming and Wendy Hamilton, general manager of SugarHouse Casino. Remarks were also given by State Senator Larry Farnese, Philadelphia City Councilman Mark Squilla, and Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Director of Commerce for the City of Philadelphia
Alan Greenberger. Rich Levins, vice chairman of the Penn Treaty Special Services District, which recent- ly received a $1 million annual pledge from SugarHouse Casino, was also on hand to mark this milestone.
“This winning moment has been five years in the making. We are thrilled to meet and celebrate this milestone today and grateful to all those who have worked so hard to make it happen. We can’t wait to unveil our new facility. SugarHouse will be a phe- nomenal entertainment destination,” said Wendy Hamilton, general manager of SugarHouse Casino.
The $164m SugarHouse expansion, designed by Cope Linder Architects; with construction manage- ment by Skanska USA Building, Inc.; and develop- ment management by Keating Consulting, LLC., continues and is on track for a 2015 year-end open- ing. Upon completion, 500 new full-time jobs will be added to SugarHouse’s current 1,100-member team, which has voted the casino a top place to work in Philly eight separate times since its grand opening in September 2010.
Canada JCM Global and Nanoptix Thermal Printers of Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada have agreed to a Share Purchase Agreement whereby Nanoptix, through a successor entity, has purchased JCM’s 49 per cent common equity interest in Nanoptix. Over the past four years, JCM has acted as both distributor and most recently as equity owner of Nanoptix, successfully marketing and selling Nanoptix products under the JCM portfolio. “We have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with Nanoptix for several years. The selling of our shares in Nanoptix was an expected evolution in the planned history of our relationship, and we wish the company nothing but the best in their future endeavors,” said Tom Nieman, JCM Global VP of Sales and Marketing.
GSA releases latest set of Compliance Verification Tools
US The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) has released its new Compliance Verification Tools CVT 1.0 and CVT 2.0. These tools empower suppliers to con- duct compliance testing at the point of software creation, signif- icantly reducing implementation errors, Q/A overhead, and speed- ing time to market.
“We are very proud of the fact that GSA’s G2S protocol is the new standard for the global gam- ing industry. Now with CVT 1.0 and CVT 2.0, suppliers have an automated way to quickly and
precisely ensure games and sys- tems are properly implementing G2S. The verification tools will dramatically benefit suppliers,” said GSA Protocol Director Ethan Tower.
CVT 1.0 is a Practical EGM Compliance Tester, an easy-to- use tool that anyone can use to run a set of standard tests against an EGM to ensure it has correctly implemented the critical require- ments of the core classes of GSA’s award-winning Game-to- System G2S standard. Conversely, the CVT 2.0Practical Host Compliance Tester can be
used to run a set of standard tests against a G2S Host to ensure it has correctly implemented the critical requirements of the core classes of the G2S protocol.
Conducting this type of practical testing at the supplier’s develop- ment site can greatly reduce for- mal independent testing labs testing times and further speed time to market.
“With CVT 1.0 and CVT 2.0, there are now tools that provide repeatable results and signifi- cantly reduce implementation errors. We expect these tools will generate immediate and signifi- cant value for the industry. These new tools are a direct ful-
filment of GSA’s brand promise and value proposition,” Mr. Tower said.
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