from the Las Vegas Sun
Chip maker changes name
Paul-Son Gaming Corp. announced it has completed a name change to Gaming Partners International Corp. and that it has acquired a new Nasdaq trading symbol, GPIC.
The name change was approved by shareholders at the company's annual meeting May 26.
Company President and Chief Executive Gerard Charlier said the name change follows nearly two years of "intensive efforts to reorganize and improve operations" since Paul-Son merged with privately held French chip maker Etablissements Bourgogne et Grasset in 2002.
The company has aimed to eliminate duplicate functions, build an executive team and expand the company's product line