Shaquabilly,
And thank you for the kind words on GMTC
It was just a momentary lapse, but you're welcome anyway.
:o)
Seriously, I still believe in the future of electronic bingo and sooner or later, one of the industry participants will emerge to dominate. From what I've seen and what I've read from some of the more knowledgeable posters, Gametech looks to be in the driver's seat. Among all the players, they seem to have the best management and, arguably, the best products. AGTI could have claimed the latter at one time, but with no money there can be little or no R&D, and technology pushes on.
I also did a little legwork on tgs59 and it appears that he has done nothing short of an outstanding job in his role as distributor. This is a little different from selling cans of peas, far more complex because of the gaming aspects and incumbent regulatory issues. Anyone who succeeds must be both intelligent and persuasive, as tgs has demonstrated to me on this thread.
I have so little time to post, but I would encourage some ambitious soul to start a new, "non-combative" SI thread, to generically discuss electronic bingo. (I haven't looked, so if such a thread already exists, I apologize for my laziness). The purpose would be to encourage an open, non-hype, objective look at this industry, its players both public and private, and future direction of the industry as a whole (e.g., internet activity, regulatory concerns, satellite, international opp's, etc.). Anyone who gets too rambunctious or too biased would be unequivocally "hazed" and banished from the face of the earth. Just a suggestion.
Best Regards,
Hardrocker |
