LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Gaming Business Magazine this week released its feature story for the January 2008 edition, the "25 People to Watch" for 2008. One of the most prestigious honors in the gaming industry, the sixth annual "25 People to Watch" highlights individuals who will have major impacts on the gaming industry in the next year.

Headlining the annual cover story is Kazuo Okada, the chairman of Aruze Corp., and the vice chairman of Wynn Resorts Ltd. Rarely does one person develop expertise in both the supplier and the operator sectors of the gaming industry, but with Aruze, Okada leads a company at the forefront of gaming technology. And in his position with Wynn Resorts, Okada plays a major role in the success of one of gaming most important casino developers.

Others making the influential list are: * Jim Allen, Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming * Milo Borissov, Casino Technology * Don Barden, Majestic Star Gaming * Dan D'Arrigo, MGM Mirage * Christie Eickelman, Gaming Laboratories International * Rosalind Krause, Trump Taj Mahal * Lam Yin (Jack) Lam, Jimei Group * Steven Lim, RGB Distributing * Enrique Lopez, Casinos de Catalunya * Kelly McDougald, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. * Virginia McDowell, Isle of Capri Casinos * Kathleen McLaughlin-Harris, Las Vegas Sands Corp. * Eric Meyerhofer, FutureLogic * Kunal Mishra, Cadillac Jack * Larry Pacey, WMS Gaming * Justin Quis Quis, San Pasqual Gaming Commission * Bruce Rowe, Bally Technologies * Keith Smith, Boyd Gaming * Jennifer Standing Bear, Million Dollar Elm Casino * Lisa Tenner, Tenner & Associates * Tony and Victor Tong, PacificNet * Marlin Torguson, Torguson Gaming Group * Pablo Zuppi, Diego Fiz and Sergio Maglio, Yogonet.com * Dario Zutel, Win Systems International

Global Gaming Business is the leading trade magazine published monthly focusing on the casino gaming industry worldwide. Global Gaming Business is an official publication of the American Gaming Association and Global Gaming Expo (G2E). Global Gaming Business also publishes GGB Weekly, a comprehensive weekly e-news magazine; Tribal Government Gaming, an annual publication covering Indian gaming; Casino Design, an annual magazine covering design and construction trends in gaming; RD&E, an annual report on the non-gaming amenities in the casino and resort industries; and Casino Connection, two monthly magazines for employees and executives of the Atlantic City and Nevada gaming industries.

For more information on the "25 People to Watch" awards, contact Roger Gros at Global Gaming Business Magazine at 702-248-1565 x225 or rgros@ggbmagazine.com.

CONTACT: Roger Gros of Global Gaming Business, +1-702-248-1565 x225,
rgros@ggbmagazine.com