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WMS (inside front cover)
Bally Technologies (back cover)
Hnedak Bobo Group
Casino Careers
Gaming Laboratories International
Doug Hyde Studios
Thalden-Boyd-Emery Architects
Table of Contents
Konami Gaming
Wells Fargo Bank
Agilysys
NEWave
Speak Out: Fighting the Gambling Expansion Wars - by John McCarthy
NIGA Report: Continuing to Step Into the Light of Self-Determination Together - by Ernest L. Stevens, Jr.
Tribal Leader Roundtable: The Benefits of Indian Gaming Stanley R. Crooks, Chairman, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community; Harold G. Frank, Tribal Chairman, Forest County Potawatomi; Kevin Leecy, Tribal Chairman, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa; Steve Ortiz, Tribal Council Chairman, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; Kimberly Vele, President, Stockbridge-Munsee Community
Multimedia Games
Ask the Experts: Spotlight on Player TrendsBob Frear, General Manager, Soboba Casino; Conrad Granito, General Manager, Coushatta Casino Resort; Peggy Houston, General Manager, Sac & Fox Casino; Tom Stewart, General Manager, Eagle Mountain Casino; Gary Weddell, Senior Director of Gaming Operations, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
Bally Technologies
Media Logic
Legal Update: Rincon Decision Could Mean More Tribal Revenues for San Diego County
Emerging Issues in the Use of Free Play - by Andrew Klebanow
Great Plains Indian Gaming Association
Developing Leadership in Your Managers - by Scott Davies
The Interviewing and Hiring Process for Security - by Eric K. Rodriguez
Buss Productions
Northwest Indian Gaming Association
Internal Audit Best Practices - by Timothy O'Dell
Convention Coverage: NIGA’s 20th Annual Tradeshow a Big Success in Phoenix!
Convention Coverage: NIGA in a Flash
National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA)
U.S. Indicts Poker Website Operators and Creates Opportunity for Tribal Gaming - by Ehren Richardson
Gaming Market Advisors
The Future of Online Gaming in the U.S. - by Steve Neely
Improving the F&B Procurement Process Leads to Lower Costs - by Bill Schwartz
Going Green: Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and Cabazon Tribe Go Green All Year Long
Hotels in Indian Country – Part IV Chumash Casino Resort Hotel & Hotel Corque - Santa Ynez & Solvang, CA; Fantasy Springs Resort Casino - Indio, CA; Paragon Hotel - Marksville, LA; Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort - Suquamish, WA; Ute Mountain Casino Hotel & Resort - Towaoc, CO; Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino - Chandler, AZ
Going Green: Pauma Tribe Opens New Refinery to Clean Up San Diego Air
Fire Mountain Wines - Indian Country’s Premier Wine Label
Opening & Expansions: Opens Quality Pre-School “The Learning Center” for Employee Children; Cherokee Nation Opens Newly Renovated Gift Shop
Publisher's Page
Cover Artist
Extraordinary Employee
Book Review
New Games
Product Spotlight
People
Calendar of Events
From the White House
In the News
Community Outreach
Ad Index