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Vol. 8 • No. 1 • January 11, 2010, Featured Articles, WEEKLY FEATURE
WEEKLY FEATURE: Singapore Sets VIP Rules
The long-awaited revelation of the rules governing the VIP market in Singapore were released last week and it appears that most of the conjecture was correct. As a result, it’s clear now that the VIP market will not be as important as it is in Macau and that the “mass market” will become a main target for any Singapore casino (Genting’s Resorts World Sentosa, left).
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Pennsylvania Passes Tables
Lawmakers finally passed a bill to add table games to Pennsylvania’s slot-only casinos, including Philadelphia’s Parx Casino (l.), and to amend portions of the state’s 2004 gaming law.
GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: The Late Redenia Gilliam-Mosee, Former Bally’s Executive
Redenia Gilliam-Mosee, a former Bally’s and Harrah’s Atlantic City executive, died last week, leaving behind a legacy that included deep community involvement. This week, we feature her last interview with Global Gaming Business magazine, for an interview that ran in February of last year.
When Great Might Not Be Good
Record revenues announced by Macau casinos could mean another effort by the Chinese government to cool the growth rate for casinos in the SAR.
Casinos Austria Shakes Up Management
At a meeting in December, the supervisory boards of Casinos Austria AG and Casinos Austria International approved the group’s international expansion plans. The first step in this strategic realignment is the reorganization of responsibilities at the board level, which includes the removal as chairman of Karl Stoss (left, at the debut of Mega Millions last year)
Russia Staying the Course
During a televised meeting with journalists from the various Russian television networks, President Dmitry Medvedev (l.) made it clear that his government does not intend to back away from its anti-gaming position and will do nothing to help develop the four proposed “gaming zones.”