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32 COVER STORY
Betting on Thailand
As lawmakers in Thailand prepare to debate legislation on legalizing casino gaming in the kingdom , operators and suppliers anticipate the start of what could be Asia ’ s next important new market .
By Muhammad Cohen
FEATURES
14 Competing with Goliath Small , emerging slot suppliers take care to produce high-earning games and capitalize on prior success to compete with the world ’ s top slot companies .
By Frank Legato
CONTENTS
36 iGaming Cannibalization Debate As internet gaming continues to grow , so does the debate on whether iGaming cannibalizes casinos ’ brick-and-mortar revenues .
By Jill R . Dorson
42 The New Cybersecurity Pioneering vendors are producing cybersecurity solutions designed to anticipate and prevent attacks that rely on advanced technology .
By Cole Rush
COLUMNS
Vol . 24 • No . 2 february
10 AGA Keep Your Cool
Joe Maloney
12 Fantini ’ s Finance Focusing on Growth
Frank Fantini
DEPARTMENTS
4 The Agenda 6 By the Numbers 8 5 Questions 13 AGEM
40 Emerging Leaders
With IGT ’ s Jonathan Smith , MGM ’ s Jody Collins , and Inspired Gaming ’ s Ashley McCullough
45 Frankly Speaking 46 New Game Review 48 Cutting Edge 50 Goods & Services 53 People
54 Casino Communications
With Derek Webb , Table Game Inventor ; Founder , the Campaign for Fairer Gambling
SECURITY AND SURVEILLANCE SPOTLIGHT
Our annual World Game Protection report examines the evolving discipline of securing casino operations .
18 The New Advantage Play As blackjack card counting becomes ever more difficult , advantage players look to exploit poker derivative games .
By Bill Zender
22 Crisis-Ready One of the most important groups in today ’ s casino environment is a wellprepared crisis management team .
By Rob Currie
26 Be Like the Bank Operators can look to the banking industry as a model for effective compliance management that focuses on the human element .
By Christian Hunt
28 The Newest Threat The newest form of cheating in the casino involves teams that use tiny cameras and remote accomplices . Here ’ s how to guard against them .
By Willy Allison
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