18 COVER STORY
Era of Wonder
CONTENTS
COLUMNS
DEPARTMENTS
FEATURES
Global Gaming Business Magazine
18 COVER STORY
Era of Wonder
Since its transformation from what was the former Scientific Games , Light & Wonder has led the way in providing highperforming game content across all available channels , both on land and online .
By Frank Legato
CONTENTS
COLUMNS
Vol . 23 • No . 8 august
10 AGA Seizing the Momentum
Tres York
12 Fantini ’ s Finance Searching for Answers
Frank Fantini
DEPARTMENTS
On the cover : Light & Wonder executives Nathan Drane , chief product officer of gaming ; Siobhan Lane , chief executive officer of gaming ; Niaz Nejad , managing director , Americas-gaming ; and Simon Johnson , managing director of international gaming
FEATURES
14 The Smoking Debate As operators confront increasing calls to ban smoking on casino floors , many lament an uneven playing field that guides their policies .
By Andrew Klebanow
24 Online Cannibalization ? Operators and legislators continue to debate whether or not online gaming revenues cannibalize profits of brick-and-mortar casinos .
By Jess Marquez
28 Tribal Sportsbook Model The Seminole Tribe ’ s compact wth Florida gives the tribe a monopoly on sports betting , but the Florida model may not work in gaming states hosting multiple tribes .
By Jill R . Dorson
32 Brazil iGaming , At Last After years of waiting , it appears that online gaming in the potentially huge market of Brazil may finally be at hand .
By Kyle Goldsmith
38 Protecting Sports Betting Recent events show that solutions using artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to ensure integrity in the sports betting space are , in fact , working .
By Buck Wargo
4 The Agenda
6 By the Numbers
8 5 Questions
With Joe DeSimone , Owner , Railroad Pass and the Pass Casinos , Henderson , Nevada
13 AGEM
36 Emerging Leaders
With the NHBP Gaming Commission ’ s Meghan Frye , Kero Sports ’ Tomash Devenishek and Bluberi ’ s Andy Dalugoda
42 New Game Review
44 Cutting Edge
45 Frankly Speaking
46 Goods & Services
48 Global Gaming Women
49 People
50 Casino Communications
With Shawn Fluharty , President , National Council of Legislators from Gaming States ; Minority Whip , West Virginia Legislature
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