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Spectrum Gaming Group Hires Three Executives, Announces Promotions
NORTHFIELD, N.J., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectrum Gaming Group,
responding to the tremendous demand for its research and consulting
services, announced the hiring of three veteran industry professionals and
the promotion of two current executives.

    Ian F. Manning joins Spectrum as Vice President for Investigations. For
20 years, he was an executive regulator in Australia, serving as Director
of the Victoria Gaming Authority and was instrumental in developing casinos
on behalf of governments in Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide and Launceston.
Manning had served as a Spectrum senior consultant for several years.
    Shawn K. McCloud, who has been analyzing the gaming industry for more
than 13 years, joins Spectrum as Vice President for Analysis. He was most
recently Executive Director of Financial & Marketing Analysis for the
Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City. McCloud has extensive
experience in such disciplines as customer database analytics, competitive
marketing analysis and research, yield management models, financial and
strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting models, and labor performance
and payroll analysis.
    Allison McCoy, who most recently was Conference Director for the Global
Gaming Expo, joins Spectrum as Vice President of Business Development. She
will be responsible for marketing, business development and production of
Spectrum's acclaimed industry conferences, including the East Coast Gaming
Congress, Florida Gaming Summit and Pennsylvania Gaming Congress. McCoy is
a seasoned marketing professional experienced in all facets of marketing,
branding, event planning, promotion and production.
    "Allison McCoy, Shawn McCloud and Ian Manning are among the best in
their respective fields, and will assume important roles in serving
Spectrum's growing - and diverse - client base," said Spectrum Managing
Director Fredric E. Gushin.
    In addition, Spectrum promoted Harvey B. Perkins and Joseph S. Weinert
to Senior Vice Presidents.
    Perkins, who joined Spectrum in January 2005, is one of the industry's
most highly regarded financial and operational analysts, with extensive
experience in strategic planning, market research, financial analysis,
internal control preparation, operational audits, profitability analysis,
and market analysis.
    Weinert, who joined Spectrum in April 2004, has been covering the
gaming industry for more than decade as a journalist and analyst. He is
Editor of Spectrum's widely respected newsletter, Gaming Industry Observer,
and researches and writes economic, regulatory and governmental reports.
Weinert is one of the nation's most widely quoted gaming analysts.
    "Joe Weinert and Harvey Perkins have earned the industry's trust and
respect, and they have been important catalysts behind Spectrum's
astounding growth," said Managing Director Michael Pollock.
    Spectrum Gaming Group is an independent, full-service gaming
consultancy serving private and government clients worldwide. For more
information, call (609) 272-8330 or visit http://www.spectrumgaming.com.