Vol. 7 No. 8, August 2008
Cover Story
Departments
Columns
- Fantinis Finance
- Where to invest?
- AGA
- Travel Crisis
- Online Gaming
- Europe Versus the U.S.
Issues
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Authors
Bradley Vallerius
Bradley Vallerius is a freelance writer based in St. Louis,
David Sofer
Harvard-educated polymath David Sofer is an expert on casino gaming specializing in baccarat. Appointed to teach Zuan Xin’s Baccarat Great Learning in the U.S., he is the featured baccarat columnist for Baccarat, Hong Kong’s gaming lifestyle magazine. Contact Sofer at dsofer888@bigstring.com.
Dean M. Macomber
president of Macomber International, Inc. has 35 years of diversified experience in the gaming industry ranging from dealer to president, development to operations involving mega-destination resorts to locals’ oriented casinos in numerous domestic and international venues. Macomber provides high value, executive level consulting in the areas of strategic and business planning, feasibility and all other project development phases, and pre and post opening management and profit improvement engagements.
Dino Guiliano
Dino Guiliano is the director of Latin American Operations for Colorado-based gaming consultant, the Innovation Group. He can be reached at the company’s Latin American office in Costa Rica (+506.201.1544) or via email at dguiliano@theinnovationgroup.com.
Douglas L. Minke
Douglas Minke is an attorney with Regulatory Management Counselors, P.C. Minke’s areas of practice include general business law, gaming supplier licensing, commercial litigation and creditor’s rights. You can reach him at (313) 221-9380, minke@rmclegal.com, or online at www.rmclegal.com.
Frank Fantini
Frank Fantini is the editor and publisher of the Gaming Morning Report. Free 30-day trial subscriptions to Fantini's Gaming Morning Report are available by calling toll free to 1-866-683-4357 or online at www.gaminginvestments.com
Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.
Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. President and CEO, American Gaming Association
Frank Legato
Frank Legato is editor of Casino Connection and also editor of Global Gaming Business magazine. He has been writing on gaming topics since 1984, when he launched and served as editor of Casino Gaming magazine. Legato, a nationally recognized expert on slot machines, has served as editor and reporter for a variety of gaming publications, including Public Gaming, IGWB, Casino Journal, Casino Player, Strictly Slots and Atlantic City Insider. He has an B.A. in journalism and an M.A. in communications from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the author of the recently published book on gaming, How To Win Millions Playing Slot Machines... Or Lose Trying.
Jeffery Compton
President of Compton Dancer Consulting and slot club expert
Larry Klatzkin
Lawrence Klatzkin is managting director of Jefferies & Co., responsible for equity and high-yield coverage of more than 60 companies in the gaming industry.
Mark Balestra
Mark Balestra is the director of publishing for Clarion Gaming. A veteran of 11 years in the online gambling business, Balestra is the editor and co-creator of
Interactive Gaming News (www.iGamingNews.com) as well as the editor and co-author of
Internet Gambling Report, a legal guide to interactive gambling.
Mick Roemer
Mick Roemer has been a leader and innovator in the casino gaming industry for more than 23 years. He has held senior management positions at IGT, Bally Technologies, Anchor Gaming and Powerhouse/VLC.
Mick Roemer
Mick Roemer is president of Roemer Gaming, a gaming content, marketing and product development firm in
Robert Rossiello
The Art Director for Casino Connection Magazine, Robert Rossiello is an artist, a photographer, and a free-lance writer. His work has been published in several literary magazines and his visual art has been exhibited throughout the Jersey shore. In addition to his designing Casino Connection, he also contributes articles for The Tides, Monthly Mixologist and Multimedia sections.
Robert Russell
Robert Russell is the gaming analyst with Regulatory Management Counselors, P.C. in
Roger Gros
Roger Gros is publisher of Casino Connection and Global Gaming Business, a the industry’s leading gaming trade publication. Prior to joining Global Gaming Business, Gros was president of Inlet Communications, an independent consulting firm. He was vice president of Casino Journal Publishing Group from 1984-2000, and held virtually every editorial title during his tenure. Gros was editor of Casino Journal, the National Gaming Summary and the Atlantic City Insider, and was the founding editor of Casino Player magazine. He was a co-founder of the American Gaming Summit and the Southern Gaming Summit conferences and trade shows. He is the author of the best-selling book, How to Win at Casino Gambling (Carlton Books, 1995), now in its third edition. Gros was named “Businessman of the Year” for 1998 by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce.
Sue Schneider
Sue Schneider is the CEO/President of Clarion Gaming America
