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GLI receives
Nevada recognition
Gaming Laboratories International has been
awarded a State of Nevada Certificate of
Recognition by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval,
who presented GLI with the certificate in a ceremony
during a meeting of the State of Nevada Economic
Development Council (EDC). The Governor awarded GLI
with the Certificate in recognition of what the award said
is GLI’s “innovation and entrepreneurship, which has
helped drive economic growth and job creation in
Nevada.”
The Chairman of Nevada’s Economic Development
Council Glenn Christenson, said: “On behalf of our Board
of Directors and the entire community, we congratulate GLI
on its decision to expand their investment in Southern
Nevada. We look forward to working with the GLI team,
wish them continued success and appreciate their
contribution to our growing economy.”
“The GLI team is extremely honored to receive this
Certificate of Recognition for its extensive economic
development efforts in and commitment to Nevada,”
said GLI General Counsel and Director of Government
Relations Kevin Mullally. “GLI’s investment is possible
because of the courage and vision shown by Governor
Sandoval and the members of the Nevada Assembly who
supported the effort to welcome private labs.”
“Over the past two years, GLI has worked very closely
with the State, the EDC and the State of Nevada Gaming
Control Board (NGCB), as the Board transitioned some
testing responsibilities to private labs. GLI has invested
heavily in infrastructure and staff to facilitate Nevada’s
desire to become the jurisdiction of first choice for new
technology. GLI has been able to accomplish this while
reducing the industry’s overall testing costs and
maintaining or improving upon the current testing times. As
a result, GLI’s investments have proven to be very
successful, and our team is happy to be an ever-growing
part of the Nevada community,” Mullally said.
In 2012, GLI invested nearly $7 million in
infrastructure and hiring in its Las Vegas laboratory,
adding more than 93 permanent jobs in Nevada. In June
2012, GLI was named a “Registered Independent Testing
Laboratory” by the NGCB, and the company has received
more than 2,000 submissions for testing since then. The
submissions include every type of gaming product, from
iGaming to sports book devices and systems, as well as
slot products and casino management systems.
L-R: Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, GLI Sr. Director of
Worldwide Marketing Christie Eickelman, GLI General Counsel
and Director of Government Relations Kevin Mullally, Vice
Chair of Clark County Board of Commissioners Susan Brager
GLI has 20 global lab locations. The upgrade of GLI’s
86,000 square foot laboratory in Las Vegas is now home
to more than 165 of GLI’s more than 750 employees
worldwide.
Nevada offices
for Dallmeier
Dallmeier Electronic USA, Inc.
announces the opening of its
new Las Vegas facilities.
Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, Dallmeier has made a
significant investment expanding its
operations to Las Vegas. The new
facilities will house Dallmeier’s
entire west coast staff, its
warehousing operations, sales,
service, training and logistics.
“We are very excited to expand
our operations here to Nevada,”
said Joe McDevitt, president of
Dallmeier USA. “This expansion
shows our commitment to the
casino surveillance market and will
allow us to better serve our Las
Vegas and West Coast customers.
While we already occupy our new
facilities we will be holding an
official Grand Opening in
conjunction with the World Game
Protection Conference (WGPC),
which takes place from February
25th through the 27th. Our Grand
Opening will follow the WGPC on
Thursday, February 28th. Those
attending the conference or those
involved in the casino surveillance
field are invited to join us.”
BEGE thrilled by Casino Technology slots
Casino Technology’s newest themed
slots, PLANETA PAYNER SLOTS,
debuted at the recent fifth edition of
BEGE Expo in Sofia. The first two games of
the series, “BAD GIRL” and “VAMPIRE
ROMANCE”, based on the hit video clips of
the famous Bulgarian pop singers Andrea
and Galena, were the centre of visitor
attention as one of the most interesting
products showcased at BEGE Expo. They
feature stunning visuals and sound,
recreating in an attractive and realistic way
the themes of the videos.
As if they came out from the games the
real Andrea and Galena “materialized” at
Casino Technology stand, personally
demonstrating “their” games to the public
and entertaining with a performance. Then
Emilia herself, the main character in the next
game of the series, took to the stage. The
range will be expanded with more titles
incorporated in the themed multi-game “SIN
AND TEMPTATIONS.”
The singers shared with the media that
are honored to be the first Bulgarian
prototypes of licensed video slot games.
Andrea and Galena agreed that both games
are very exciting and attractive. The stars
added that the games were able to recreate
extremely faithful the atmosphere and the
vision of the original videos and that they like
a lot their new images.
© SPIELO International, 2012
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