Exec Joins Spectrum Gaming Group

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Veteran gaming executive Harvey Perkins has joined Spectrum Gaming Group as vice president in charge of gaming analysis, overseeing audits in such areas as casino operations and marketing.

Perkins has nearly three decades of operational experience in the gaming industry, most of them in high-level management positions. He has served as a senior executive at the Showboat and Sands in Atlantic City, and at Harrah's New Orleans.

Perkins will also oversee the international gaming consultancy's entry into new lines of business, including customer-service audits. His expertise ranges over many areas, from feasibility to market studies to detailed financial analysis of the casino industry. He will also contribute to Michael Pollock's Gaming Industry Observer (http://www.gamingobserver.com), Spectrum's award-winning newsletter that analyzes gaming trends.

"Harvey is known throughout the gaming industry for his analytical skills and management experience. He brings an incredible depth of gaming knowledge, and he will take our operational audits and other services to a higher, unparalleled level of expertise," said Fredric E. Gushin, managing director. "As gaming expands globally, we intend to be ready with a full range of expert services. With his experience at such companies as Harrah's Entertainment, Harvey will play a key role in providing those services."

Perkins noted that "Spectrum is already known from Atlantic City to Asia as offering the highest quality consulting services. We intend to lead in new areas, including customer-service audits, what others refer to as 'mystery shopper' programs. Spectrum will be the lead gaming consultancy offering this specialty."

Spectrum (http://www.spectrumgaming.com), headquartered in the Princeton area, has offices in Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Guam. Its clients around the world include regulatory agencies, tribal casinos, suppliers and investment firms. Spectrum's services range from background investigations to economic and feasibility studies. Spectrum co-owns Global Gaming Business Weekly, an electronic newsletter published by Global Gaming Business magazine.

Spectrum is a partner in Spectrum OSO Asia Ltd. The principals of Spectrum OSO (http://www.spec-oso.com) have more than 60 years of law enforcement, regulatory compliance experience and commercial experience throughout Asia.

Spectrum is producing the Pennsylvania Gaming Congress 2005 (http://www.pagamingcongress.com), and co-produces the East Coast Gaming Congress and the Gaming & Technology Conference.

"Spectrum's motto is 'Gaming knowledge on demand.' Harvey Perkins will significantly increase our clients' gaming knowledge and grow that demand," Gushin said.