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Bally Technologies (inside front cover)
Key Bank
Kalispel Tribe of Indians (back cover)
Media Logic
Thalden Boyd Emery Architects
Table of Contents
IGT
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI)
Salish Cliffs Golf Club
Agilysys
Indian Gaming Magazine
Downstream Casino Resort
Speak Out: A Time of Giving, a Season of Appreciation - by Ernest L. Stevens, Jr.
Union Bank
Tribal Leader Roundtable: Spotlight on Player Loyalty and Internet Gaming Vincent Armenta, Tribal Chairman, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians; John L. Berrey, Tribal Chairman, Quapaw Tribe; David Keyser, Tribal Chairman, United Auburn Indian Community; Robert Odawi Porter, President, Seneca Nation of Indians
Legal Front: Why Should You Care About Internet Gaming? - by D. Michael McBride III
DreamCatcher Hotels
World Game Protection Conference
Opinion: Regulating Internet Gaming - by Norman H. DesRosiers
ATE: Spotlight on 2012 and Beyond Dike Bacon, Hnedak Bobo Group; Buddy Bartholow, Multimedia Games; Tracy Burris, Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians; Steve Cadue, Kickapoo Nation; Eric Casey, Planet Bingo; Beth Dieghan, Casino Careers; Gabe Galanda, Galanda Broadman; Kell Houston, Houston Productions; Jamie Hummingbird, Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission; Knute Knudson, IGT; Sheila Morago, Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association; Michael E. Newell, Eclipse Gaming Systems; Keith O’Brien, RSP Architects; Michael Price, GLI; Kip Ritchie, Potawatomi Business Development Corporation; Victor Rocha, Pechanga.net; Linda J. Roe, Thalden Boyd Emery Architects; Clair F. Rogers, NEWave; Dan Savage, Bally Technologies; Ernest L. Stevens, Jr., National Indian Gaming Association; Joseph Valandra, VAdvisors
Catco Gaming
Doug Hyde Studios
Western Indian Gaming Conference
RES2012
National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA)
Technology: Mobile Apps in Gaming and Hospitality - by Bill Oliver
Education: Gaming Revenue Funds Tribal School for the Meskwaki Nation
Property Development: Retail at Indian Casinos – The Why, When and Where - by James M. Klas
Oklahoma Indian Gaming Conference & Trade Show
“FUN-Duh-Mental” Guest Service - by Thomas Dullien
Hospitality: Can Your Casino Do Without Casino Hosts? - by Eric Booker
Gaming Market Advisors
Employee Training: An Ongoing Commitment - by Richard E. Egan
American Red Cross
Meeting Facilities in Indian Country - Part III The Country Club at Soboba Springs in San Jacinto, CA; Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT; Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls, NY; Win-River Casino in Redding, CA
Legislation: Turkish-Native American Trade Bill One Vote From Passing House
Openings & Expansions: Casino Del Sol Resort, Spa and Conference Center Officially Launches $130 Million Expansion; Hard Rock Cafe to Open at Four Winds New Buffalo in Summer 2012; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Breaks Ground for Gaming and Hotel Expansion; Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Announces “Topping Off” of New Lodge and Casino Expansion; Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa to Add Third Hotel Tower
Cover Artist
Extraordinary Employee
New Games
Product Spotlight
Calendar of Events
People
From the White House
In the News
Community Outreach
Ad Index