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Moving times H
ave you moved lately? After living in my home for 25 years, Norman and I are downsizing to a smaller house two miles away. What a horrendous experience to pack, clean up and clean out. If I survive the chaos, I’ll be fine-hopefully-by summer’s end. I’ve located countless relics from my past. Amazingly, my mother kept every photo, report card, photos at summer camp. How about prom photos of me with former boyfriends? Was I ever that young?
I have also uncovered copies of thousands of articles/columns from every publication I have ever worked for in 35 years. These include my columns/ stories from hundreds of issues of the original
2/4/25 10:09
Sharon Harris opens a box of memories, as she trips over 35 years of industry history while moving house. Let’s take a look inside, shall we?
EUROSLOT, which later morphed into Casino International. The changes to the gaming industry, society and business since the early 21st century are stunning and unanticipated.
Remember New Year’s Eve 1999 into 2000? The world worried that Y2K would disrupt computers and technology globally. Luckily, it never happened. The world, including hundreds of thousands of U.S. gaming machines, operated just fine and avoided catastrophic repercussions. As I move on to this new phase, I thought it would be good to look back events during the same 25 years in American gaming: • Tribal gaming continued its explosive expansion nationwide from the 1990s, now generating billions in annual revenues. In the early days, many tribes, especially in the Southwest, opened bare-bones temporary venues and planned larger mega-resorts. Some hired outside management, but younger tribal members often returned to take charge of their legacies. The improved infrastructure and financial growth have benefited millions.
• In 2000, the ticket in-ticket out (TITO) technology replaced traditional coin play. A paper voucher was redeemed for cash at kiosks or cashier booths.
The bill acceptor’s built-in barcode reader and thermal ticket printer replaced the coin hopper when the network interface communicated with a central system. The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) first approved the installations after September 2000 IGT’s successful field test in Las Vegas. Over time, players grew accustomed to the cleanliness, quieter operation and self-serve redemption. It now prevails almost everywhere.
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