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Table of Contents
MEI
Bally Technologies
GLI
Speak Out: Protecting the Sovereign Right of All Tribes to Have Gaming on Tribal Lands - by Daniel J. Tucker
Konami Gaming
A Year for Unity in 2012 - by Steve Cadue
World Game Protection Conference
Western Indian Gaming Conference
The Future of Internet Gaming: What's at Stake for Tribes - by Grant Eve
Media Logic
Legal Front: 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Voids Tribal Gaming Loan and Asks the NIGC to Promulgate Regulations as to Permissible Financing Agreements for Indian Gaming Projects - by Sam Cohen
Property Review: WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, OK
Property Review: Black Oak Casino in Tuolumne, CA
Marketing Guest Service: Seven Steps to What Really Works - by Evan Mills
Tribal Leaders Gather in Nation’s Capitol for Third White House Tribal Nations Conference
Tribal Leader Roundtable: A Sit Down with the President Colley Billie, Chairman, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida - Miami, FL; Rodney Bordeaux, President, Rosebud Sioux Tribe - Rosebud, SD; Tracy “Ching” King, President, Fort Belknap Indian Community - Harlem, MT; Steve Ortiz (Mon-wah), Tribal Chairman, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation - Mayetta, KS; Ben Shelly, President, Navajo Nation - Window Rock, AZ
Q&A with Representative Tom Cole (R-OK)
White House Tribal Nations Conference - In a Flash
Retail at Indian Casinos - Part II - by James M. Klas
How Collaborative Planning Improves Organizational Capability and Performance - by Shem Cohen
Feather Falls Casino Brewing Company Celebrates First Anniversary
RES2012
iGaming North America
National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA)
Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (OIGA)
Doug Hyde Studios
Smithsonian NMAI
Gaming Market Advisors
Indian Gaming Magazine
American Indian College Fund
Openings & Expansions: WinStar World Casino Breaks Ground on New Hotel Tower; Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino and Lone Butte Casino Introduce New High Limit Salon and Sports Lounge; Running Creek Casino on Track to Open in 2012; Chinook Winds Casino Resort Celebrates Grand Re-Opening of Siletz Bay Buffet; Redding Rancheria Selects Local Company for $3 Million Redding Rancheria Tribal Health Center Remodel; All New Stax Poker Lounge Opens at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
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Cover Artist
Extraordinary Employee
New Games
Product Spotlight
Calendar of Events
People
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In the News
Community Outreach
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