CONTENTS AUGUST 2016
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www.casinointernational-online.com NEWS
STATESIDE Sharon Harris discusses the major
issues in US gaming
10 18 24 26 36 38 40
LATINO AMERICA Ricki Chavez Munoz tickles the hottest
news out of South America
MACAU BUSINESS Find out what’s going on in Asia with
the region’s very finest magazine
THE INTERVIEW: IGT Ricki Chavez-Munoz speaks with
Jesscia Luna
SIDE BETS We round up some of the industry’s
finest product for your delectation
VANTIV Operators can now track resort-wide
spending – a must-read
SITEMINDER A new, quite brilliant way to get the
best out of your room inventory.
CASH SUPPORT An exciting new company from the
Netherlands, with a shiny new redemp- tion terminal.
W Editor’s letter
e have a proud editori- al track record at Casino International of championing newer,
oftensmaller, companies that have something to shout about. In this issue, we have Q&A’s with three such companies, though nobody could accuse Vantiv of being ‘small’; in the article on page 36, you can read about how an operator can now both monitor spending across the entire venue, and also mine that data effectively. In our interview with the main man at SiteMinder, we learn how important pooled inventory is and what it can mean for your hotel bookings (it’s well worth a read, I had no idea most channels worked the way they do); and our Cash Support article is a chat with the great Erik de Kat about his new venture, a company formed after he left Hess. We are glad Erik has stayed in gam- ing, he is one of the industry’s real characters and we are richer for his presence. It’s nearly silly season, with G2E coming ever closer. I
hope you’re having a great summer/winter (hemisphere dependent, obv) and we hope to see you in Vegas. Enough of my burble. Enjoy the issue!
Feedback, as ever, to… Jon Bruford, Managing Editor
jonbruford@yahoo.co.uk +44 1584 877177
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