Feature: Konami
New Dimensions Interview with Tashina Wortham, Marketing Communications Manager, Konami Gaming Inc. By Victor H Royer
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asino Life Magazine and Outsource Digital Media recently had the opportunity to interview Tashina Wortham, marketing communications manager at Konami Gaming Inc. Tashina is responsible for company and product communications for the leading provider of casino gaming entertainment and technology. Tashina has served at Konami since 2014 and carries an in-depth understanding and extensive experience in global marketing strategies. She has recently been recognized with the Spotlight Award by the women-ingaming organization Global Gaming Women. Tashina, first I want to thank you for taking the time to speak with me. Please tell our readers about yourself and your role at Konami. I help share top Konami advancements with players and properties in markets around the world. Konami Gaming, Inc. is a subsidiary of Konami Holdings Corporation, and operates the organization’s global gaming industry headquarters in Las Vegas. Konami Gaming was first established in the U.S. in 1997. Today it is a leading developer of casino slot games and technology, reaching hundreds of direct-regulated markets across six continents.
Now that the G2E gaming convention is again “live” in Las Vegas, which are the video slots and related technologies which Konami is presenting, and what is new and innovative about them? Since we last met in Las Vegas for G2E, Konami has seen a number of standout successes. Konami has achieved highly successful expansion in the area of premium lease product with the award-winning DIMENSION 49J cabinet and All Aboard slot series— both of which have spent months on third-party reports as top slots. Our direct-for-sale category has also seen exceptional performance, with DIMENSION 49 ranking the industry’s highest-performing core portrait cabinet for four straight months. Volume 17: Issue 147
Tashina Wortham, Marketing Communications Manager, Konami Gaming, Inc.
This year marked Konami’s successful expansion into historical horse racing (HHR), working closely with Churchill Downs. And our award-winning SYNKROS has not only demonstrated its strength as the casino system of choice for the Strip’s newest megaresort— Resorts World Las Vegas—it’s launched the industry’s most comprehensive, all-in-one Title 31/AML solution: SYNK31. As a result of these milestone successes for us and our casino customers, our focus is expanding upon these proven high-performance products to achieve even more meaningful wins for players and properties. Konami’s G2E 2021 presentation includes neverbefore-seen DIMENSION premium formats and content; exceptional for-sale slot series on the newest DIMENSION core cabinets; fresh releases for historical 37
