Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> January 3, 2005

OUTLOOK FOR GAMING STOCKS: STEVE RUGGIERO – CRT CAPITAL GROUP LLC

STEVE RUGGIERO joined CRT Capital Group LLC in 2004 after spending two years as co-Head of Global Fixed Income Research at UBS Securities. Prior to UBS, he spent six years at JP Morgan/Chase as Global Head of High Yield Research and five years at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette as Head of High Yield Research. Mr. Ruggiero has been an active research analyst through the great majority of his career, having attained Institutional Investor rankings in four sectors during his tenure at DJL and JP Morgan/Chase: gaming, supermarkets, consumer products, and food and beverage. Mr. Ruggiero graduated from Middlebury College in 1981 with a BA in Economics and New York University's Stern School of Business with an MBA in Finance in 1983. Profile
TWST: Steve, would you begin with an overview of your gaming coverage?

Mr. Ruggiero: I actively cover the gaming sector at CRT Capital Group

LLC. In April 2004, I reinitiated coverage of many