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GLG Topic: Gaming Industry

The Gaming Industry is the business sector encompassing legal gambling activities such as casino games, racetracks and racinos, slot machines, table games, and sports betting. In recent years gaming has evolved into mainstream entertainment and an opportunity for capital investment in low-tax markets. Popular gaming destinations in the U.S. include Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and the Gulf Coast region. In China, the Macau gaming market is a significant profit center, generating over 40% of the local GDP.

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Leading Experts: Gaming Industry

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Michael Pollock, Managing Director , SPECTRUM GAMING GROUP LLCMichael Pollock
Managing Director
SPECTRUM GAMING GROUP LLC

Michael Pollock is the Managing Director of Spectrum Gaming Group, an international gaming consultancy. He has expertise in many areas of gaming, including Atlantic City. Mr. Pollock is also the Founder and Editor of Gaming Industry Observer, an award-winning publication that tracks and analyzes financial,...

Harvey Perkins, Senior Vice President, SPECTRUM GAMING GROUP LLCHarvey Perkins
Senior Vice President
SPECTRUM GAMING GROUP LLC

Harvey Perkins serves as Senior Vice President at Spectrum Gaming Group, a full service international gaming consultancy firm with offices in Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Bangkok, and Hong Kong, where he has worked since January 2004. Spectrum is fluent on domestic gaming matters as well as Asian gaming....

Joseph Weinert, Senior Vice President, SPECTRUM GAMING GROUP LLCJoseph Weinert
Senior Vice President
SPECTRUM GAMING GROUP LLC

Joseph Weinert is the Senior Vice President of Spectrum Gaming Group LLC, a full-service international gaming consultancy based in Linwood, NJ, where he has worked since 2004. He is also the Editor of the Spectrum flagship publication, the Gaming Industry Observer, which analyzes operational, financial,...

Steven Gallaway
Principal
Gaming Market Advisors

Steven Gallaway is a Principal at Gaming Market Advisors, where he has worked since 2005. Previously, he served as Vice President at The Innovation Group, a casino and gaming consultancy firm, from 2001 to 2005. There he provides clients with market feasibility studies, primary research, due diligence,...

Fred Gushin
Managing Director
SPECTRUM GAMING GROUP LLC

Fredric E. Gushin founded Spectrum Gaming Group in 1993 with Michael Pollack. Mr. Gushin has advised private casino developers on operational and management issues and provided gaming expertise to a number of gaming jurisdictions over the years. He has extensive experience in the gaming industry and...

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GLG NewsSM Analysis: Gaming Industry(?)

Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
HERBST GAMING NEEDS TO HOLD ON - THEY HAVE A GOOD BASE | 04-14-2008
Analysis of: HERBST GAMING FACES HURDLES | www.lvrj.com
Author: Ron Lodge, Former Senior Marketing Executive (former), VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC

Herbst Gaming has some tall ladders to climb. It seems that they may have over extended themselves. It would seem they must consider doing some soul searching - restructuring their debt should be the first order of business..... New direction is also a serious thought they will have to put in motio...

MACAU IS LIMITING ANY NEW GAMING PROPERTIES - WILL THIS HELP OR HURT | 04-23-2008
Analysis of: MACAU GOVERNMENT TO HALT GROWTH, CURB GAMBLING | www.bloomberg.com
Author: Ron Lodge, Former Senior Marketing Executive (former), VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC

The timing may be OK for the Government of Macau to take a second look at what is happening to this very vital land. How will this decision on their part affect the future growth of this fabulous gaming capital. It has been an investors paradise up to now and has offered some of our top gaming companies...

Entertainment Create Fortunes in Japan, Will it last? | 05-12-2008
Author: Afarin Bellisario, DSc, MS, Founder and President, Transtrategy, Inc

- Gaming and entertainment is big business in Japan these days as a number of gaming and social networking related entrepreneurs ranked by Forbes, as the richest in Japan based on the value of their companies.  The list includes founders of Nintendo, Pachinko gambling machine maker Sankyo,...

Philiipines' latest commercial and leisure property development - sign of new emerging economy? | 04-08-2008
Analysis of: 4 players join RP’s $10-B ‘Vegas’ | www.businessmirror.com.ph
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

The formal announcement of PAGCOR (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.) this week of major commercial, residential and leisure property developments in Manila Bay City points to the country's full economic recovery but does it equate to sustainable economic stability and growth?

A Given Falls | 04-08-2008
Analysis of: Las Vegas’ fortunes dim as economy slows down | www.signonsandiego.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments

The economy of the western United States has been thought to have underpinnings that are too solid to be affected by recessions. Among these economic undertakings are the gaming and tourism facilities of Las Vegas. This assumption looks to be shaky as set forth in the subject article. &nb...

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