About GEM Communications
  GEM Communications Brings the World of Gaming Together

By , President of GEM Communications U.S

GEM Communications LLC is the worldwide media leader for the gaming industry, providing a one-stop shop for gaming manufacturers and service providers who need to reach a wide or a very focused audience. 

GEM produces 12 trade magazines and newsletters serving the gaming industry around the world, including IGWB, Casino Journal, Slot Manager, Indian Gaming Business, Lottery Business, Casino Executive Reports, Gaming for Africa, InterGame, InterGaming, InterPark, AB Europe and National Gaming Summary. 

GEM's trade shows and expos are among the biggest and most successful gaming shows worldwide. Eegional and specialty shows include American Gaming Summit, Bingo World, Southern Gaming Summit, New York Gaming Summit and Casino Ops. Most of these shows offer opportunities to exhibit, and all shows feature advertising-based Show Guides. GEM also offers a variety of specialty, niche and custom publications, designed to meet the specific needs of each advertiser.

GEM Communications LLC is a subsidiary of The Official Information Company (TOIC), specializing in collecting a wide range of data and information electronically, adding value by customizing it and then distributing it primarily electronically to customers worldwide.
GEM US PUBLICATIONS

IGWB
With more than 20,699 subscribers, IGWB reaches executives worldwide in every segment of the gaming industry, including casinos, lottery, parimutuel, Internet, bingo/keno, and charitable gaming. Established in 1980, IGWB is the only worldwide gaming publication that's audited by BPA International. In an industry where consumer spending surpasses $200 billion, IGWB reaches top-level decision-makers worldwide who purchase and influence the purchase of billions of dollars in essential products and services. These seasoned professionals are highly educated and highly paid. 

IGWB gives industry leaders worldwide more comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date information than any other resource in the industry. Every issue offers analysis of major issues affecting the casino, lottery, parimutuel, Internet, hospitality, technology, bingo, keno and charitable gaming industries. What's more, our supplements and special quarterly publications, trade shows and conferences play a vital role in keeping these executives informed about the industry's growing complexities. With unmatched authority and credibility, IGWB is the gaming industry's leading international resource. Reach readers when they're reaching for IGWB. 

CASINO JOURNAL
Casino Journal reaches North American Casino Executives, Native American gaming facilities, riverboat and dockside casinos, Internet casino operators, and select casinos in the cruise ship industry. Casino Journal is a BPA audited magazine with a qualified circulation of 8,687*, and an average total distribution of 13,744##.

Each month, Casino Journal presents several feature articles to complement its monthly columns and departments. The features cover such diverse subjects as casino openings, in-depth interviews with senior executives of the gaming industry, mergers and acquisitions, financing, technological advancements, gaming regulation and policies, trends and innovations within the vendor sector, as well as situations that continue to develop within the outlying jurisdictions. With its team of staff writers and freelancers based throughout the country, Casino Journal is able to cover national gaming stories quickly and incisively, bringing its readers the most thorough, up-to-date gaming news available.

QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS

CASINO EXECUTIVE REPORTS
Casino Executive Reports reaches more than 10,000 top-level industry executives, CEOs and institutional investors. It is distributed in polybags with issues of Casino Journal magazine, one of the industry's most respected and widely read publications. It is a fixture at major gaming shows, such as World Gaming Congress and Expo, American Gaming Summit, Southern Gaming Summit, and Casino Ops.

Casino Executive Reports is the only publication in the world that devotes each of its quarterly issues to a thorough and comprehensive look at the most crucial topics facing the gaming industry in North America.

SLOT MANAGER
With a complete overview of today's international slot machine market, Slot Manager delivers practical, hands-on information that helps slot managers solve their toughest challenges. The only publication covering this vital market, Slot Manager provides information slot managers can find nowhere else. Official publication of Slot Manager Institute.

INDIAN GAMING BUSINESS
Indian Gaming Business provides critical news and information to tribal gaming executives, regulatory officials, managers and suppliers involved in the Indian bingo and casino industries. Indian Gaming Business offers clear, concise, balanced editorial, with insights and analyses of the marketplace including coverage of news, legislation, Indian operations, profiles and executive Q&A. Official publication of the Indian Gaming seminars at World Gaming Congress and Expo.

LOTTERY BUSINESS
Retailer relations, new technologies, efficient lottery operations and new on-line and instant ticket games will be analyzed in-depth in Lottery Business. Official publication of Lottery seminars at World Gaming Congress and Expo.
GEM INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

GEM EUROPE
InterGame Limited is the publisher of the leading series of publications for the international coin-operated amusement and gaming machines and amusement parks businesses, with primary readership throughout Europe: 
  • InterGame, the world's leading monthly magazine for the coin-operated amusement industry;
  • InterGaming, the leading monthly magazine dedicated solely to the international casino industry; and 
  • InterPark, the leading publication for the international amusement and theme parks business.

For information about InterGame publications, contact Publisher Christine A. Butterworth at +44 161 633 0100; email her at ; visit www.intergameonline.com; or ask your GEM U.S. sales representative for more details.

GEM SOUTH AFRICA
Gaming for Africa serves the growing gaming market of South Africa. It is published six times a year. For more details, contact Publisher Roy Bannister at +011 704 3147; email him at ; visit http://www.intergameonline.com/gfa/index.html; or ask your GEM U.S. sales representative for more details.
GEM TRADE SHOWS

GEM Communications is the worldwide leader in gaming industry trade shows and conferences, presenting several regional and niche-market shows.
  • American Gaming Summit is a two-day conference for gaming executives, held February 11-12, at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. It features dozens of outstanding, influential speakers, investors, and several dozen sponsoring exhibitors.
  • Bingo World is the largest show of its kind in the world, catering specifically to the Bingo industry and its players. It is held March 5-7, at the Riviera Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. It features a dozen educational seminars and an expo with more than 100 exhibiting companies. Advertising and sponsorship opportunities are available.
  • New York Gaming Summit premieres this year April 8-9 in Albany. This day-long-plus conference addresses new regulations in New York that permit for the expansion of casino-style gaming among tribal nations and at the state's popular racetracks.
  • Southern Gaming Summit, May 8-9 in Biloxi, Miss., is the fastest-growing and largest American gaming show outside of Las Vegas. Several hundred exhibitors show their goods and services to 5,000 gaming executives from throughout the Gulf Coast and Midwest. Educational seminars, keynote speeches and the wildly popular Taste of Biloxi make this the South's must-attend event. Presented in conjunction with the Gulf Coast Gaming Association. Expo booths, advertising and sponsorships are available.
  • Casino Ops is a two-day educational conference in late June in Las Vegas, presented in conjunction with UNLV. The Conference helps develop the best and brightest future leaders for the industry. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

For more information about a specific show or publication, contact marketing manager Stephen Gibbs at .

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