Gaming Laboratories International, Inc.® Announces Key Promotions

Toms River, New Jersey
February 18th, 2002

    Gaming Laboratories International, Inc.® (GLI) announced today two key promotions in their development and client support group.  Ms. Christie Eickelman, formerly GLI’s Marketing Manager, has been promoted to Director of Marketing and Development and Mr. Mike Price, formerly Tribal Gaming Development, has been promoted to Manager of Tribal Gaming Development.

    Ms. Eickelman will continue to manage all of GLI’s marketing and advertising campaigns and GLI workshops and appearances as well as tradeshows worldwide.  Ms. Eickelman will, in addition, coordinate client support and development activities for GLI North America’s gaming regulatory clients.  Christie is based in the Western Regional Office, Golden, Colorado.

    Mr. Price will be responsible for client support of all Native American Tribal Gaming Commissions and oversee Tribal gaming development staff and the GLI Tribal Gaming Commission visitation program. Mr. Price is also the lead instructor for GLI’s Gaming Commission Regulatory training classes focusing on gaming device regulation held in Denver on a periodic basis.  Mike is based in GLI’s new Las Vegas Service Center.

    “These promotions of key people in our development and client support group will allow us to provide local service to each of our clients in a moment’s notice.  This is just one initiative that we are introducing in an effort to take GLI’s worldwide customer service practices to the next level”, said GLI President James Maida.

    Gaming Laboratories International, Inc.® currently operates wholly owned and fully staffed gaming test laboratories in Toms River, New Jersey, USA; Golden, Colorado, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; GLI Europe, B.V. in Hillegom, The Netherlands; GLI Africa in Pretoria, South Africa and operates Gaming Laboratories Australia® under license in Adelaide and Sydney.  

    GLI employees number approximately 200 worldwide, providing more than 60,000 certifications annually to over 360 gaming regulatory bodies worldwide.  GLI was founded in 1989 by James R. Maida and Paul J. Magno and was the first independent laboratory of its kind.

    For more information contact Mr. Mike Price, Manager of Tribal Gaming Development at 702-914-2220 or by e-mail at m.price@gaminglabs.com or Ms. Christie Eickelman, Director of Marketing and Development at (303) 277-1172 or by e-mail at c.eickelman@gli-co.com.