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AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH G2E Lee M. Oser CEO and Editor-in-Chief Jules Denton Kim Forrester Carlos Velasquez Associate Publishers Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director Jeanie Catron JoEllen Lowry Associate Editors Yasmine Brown Jonathan Schieffer Graphic Designers Caitlyn McGrath Sarah Glenn Customer Service Managers Stacy Davis Kim Stevens Show Logistics & Distribution Anthony Socci Account Manager Enrico Cecchi European Sales Gaming News is published by Oser Communications Group ©2016 All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 www.osercommunicationsgroup.com European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy Gaming News Thursday, September 29, 2016 4 EVERI'S BUILDING BLOCKS TO SUCCESS Everi is uniquely positioned as the casino industry's only supplier to offer a com- prehensive products portfolio that pow- ers the casino floor. From efficient pay- ments solutions that streamline business operations to exciting games and cabi- nets that resonate with players, Everi is focused on enhancing the full enterprise value proposition to casino operators. Formed in late 2014 when two lead- ing casino industry companies – Global Cash Access, Inc. (GCA) and Multimedia Games, Inc. (MGAM) joined forces – Everi celebrated its one-year anniversary on August 24, 2016. Though new in name, the company's employees boast decades of industry experience in key areas such as payments, game devel- opment, compliance and marketing. Everi is responsible for more than 87 million cash access transactions that total nearly $22 billion and has slot machines in approximately 600 casinos across North America. The company offers sev- eral efficient solutions that enhance casi- no floors in more ways than one, includ- ing next-level security during financial transactions, fun and engaging slot machines and the award-winning TournEvent ® , the industry's leading tour- nament system that drives the company's successful North American slot tourna- ment tour across 89 casinos – TournEvent of Champions ® . On the payments side, Everi has made strategic investments into payments net- work infrastructure and security to continue garnering recog- nition as best-in-class for the gaming industry. The company leads the industry in PCI DSS 3.2-compliance and has a security model that has been showcased at several high profile IT conferences. Each of Everi's payments products is focused on reducing overhead costs for casino operators and driving more funds to the floor through effective self-service solutions. Everi was the first casino OPTIMIZE YOUR CASH CHAIN By Peter Wolf, Senior Vice President, Glory Global Solutions North America Without efficient management, currency and coin handling and processing repre- sents a significant challenge within gam- ing operations. This is true for casinos and their retail operations and the impact is felt in terms of customer service, through to staff efficiency and ultimately in profitability. Some of the top gaming organiza- tions are applying supply chain best prac- tices into their cash processes – ensuring their cash is in the right place securely, quickly and efficiently. This in turn helps build the foundation for an effective 'Cash Chain.' For some, however, many of their cash processes are still largely manual, slow and insecure. In order to capitalize on the opportunities that opti- mizing the cash chain can offer, organi- zations must engage in discussions around the journey, role and processing of their cash. The opportunity to con- tribute to the bottom line is huge through end-to-end optimization. Savings can come through tangible benefits, includ- ing reductions in shrinkage, cash counting, cash prepara- tion and cash movement as well as bal- ance sheet improvements by banking the right amount of cash more quickly. Glory Global Solutions brings a new dimension to the cash chain with effective cash management in gaming by combining specialized technology and process know-how to optimize the Continued on Page 29 Continued on Page 29