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New member for
IGT’s Board
IGT trims its own staff and
Alea Glasgow has
Phil Satre, 59, a
acquires some PGIC assets
great first year
former Harrah's
Entertainment
chairman and chief I
GT has acquired some of the gives us the ability to better service
operating assets of Progressive the PGIC system install base with O
ver 200,000 people have
visited Alea in its first year of
operation, attracted by the
Gaming International Corporation our server-based sbX system.” venue’s bars, restaurants and
executive, has been (PGIC) and is integrating activities a71 Meanwhile, IGT announced it is special events according to the
elected to the board with its respective offices in Europe, cutting back on 200 manufacturing- venue’s operators, London Clubs
of IGT. “To add a director of Phil's Asia, Australia, Latin America, related positions as part of its International (LCI), part of Harrah’s.
calibre, who brings valuable related Canada and the US. ongoing effort to improve its own “Alea has worked hard to capture
gaming industry knowledge as well IGT Executive Vice President of business efficiencies in a sagging the female market, securing a visitor
as broad business and board Product Strategy, Rich global economy. split of 65 percent male to 35
service experience, is a great plus Schneider explained: “The IGT recently completed an percent female, a
for our company,” said Thomas J. PGIC system product line initial worldwide cost high figure for the
Matthews, IGT’s chairman and chief is designed for somewhat reduction effort that included traditionally male-
executive. different market segments an eight percent workforce dominated casino
Mr Satre, who retired as Harrah's as compared to our reduction through early environment,” a
chairman in 2005, will join IGT’s current IGT Advantage line.” retirement buy-outs and involuntary spokesman for
board, subject to regulatory “As such, the technology is an separations. LCI said, praising
approval. ideal complement to our current Including the latest lay-offs, total the success of
offering, allowing us to immediately staff reductions in the current fiscal the £25 million
Jackpot UK’s list
increase our system install base, year represent just over ten percent entertainment
Paul Rety: Alea
while providing us with a more of the total workforce worldwide, complex in
Glasgow attracts a
is up for rental
diverse audience
complete product offering for future which remains at just over 5,000 Glasgow, Scotland.
sales opportunities. Further, this employees. “Our venue is glamourous but
P
romotion and gaming firm also accessible, a fact proven by the
Jackpot UK has made its list
of UK players of game and
Atronic casts its Crystal.net
spread of people and events we see
in here on a regular basis. From the
competitions available for rent via
C
rystal.net, Atronic’s new said Simon Dorsen, Director of business dinners and functions, to
the Lloyd James Group. online platform, offers Sales for Atronic’s Systems cocktail parties, football fans
The list contains around 250,000 enhanced player Division. “It has been developed to watching the game and day-time slot
contact details of UK players, communication and help our customers optimise their machine players, we attract a truly
55 percent female, and is growing bonusing capabilities operations by driving revenues, diverse audience,” said venue
by 10-15,000 records a month. to slot operators, streamlining operations, and director, Paul Rety.
Details via www.lloydjames.com providing functions saving costs.
such as player CRYSTAL.net is what
Ocean Village in
information display, operators need
New Columbian
casino promotions, today, here and now,
Gibraltar for Gala
casino from Ritzio
and live messages but it is also
which can be delivered to individual adaptable to market developments
T
he Gala Coral Group has players via a touch screen at the supporting all new technologies. We
opened Ocean Village, a point of play. are very pleased to report that we R
itzio International has opened
a premium class Allegre
Casino in the city of Medellin,
£6 million, multi-branded “Our IGE visitors were impressed are in close discussion with a major Colombia. The 2,600 square-meter
venue in Gibraltar. with the ease of use and technical leading international operator for the venue features 490 state-of-the-art
Nick Pardo, Operations Director, performance Crystal.net offers,” first installation of Crystal.net.” gaming machines and 25 tables for
Gala Gaming division, said: “For the Blackjack, Baccarat, Caribbean Stud,
first time our three great gaming and a double zero Roulette, backed
brands have been brought together –
US online gambling increases
by a six-table Poker Room.
Gala Casino, Gala Bingo and Coral
betting shops – to provide a first
class integrated gaming experience.” C
ongressmen Barney Frank, PricewaterhouseCoopers revised its “The new upmarket entertainment
chairman of the US House earlier estimate of the likely ten-year destination will be a positive addition
financial services committee, revenue take that could be enjoyed to the local attractions,” said Andres
and Jim McDermott have announced by the US Government from Jimenez Sanchez, General Manager
that they intend to introduce a bill legalising and regulating online of Ritzio Colombia. “We have done
that will set up a legal framework for gaming would be $51.9 billion. our best to create an atmosphere of
online gambling in the USA. “…we Despite the 2006 Unlawful relaxed elegance and provide
should make online gaming legal Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, exclusive gaming opportunities to
and subject it to a reasonable (IGEA) which aims to prevent our guests.”
taxation like anything else,” Rep Americans from gambling online, it “The new casino has created 340
Ocean Village in Gibraltar is Gala Coral’s
Frank explained. appears that online gambling has new jobs providing opportunities for
largest single-unit investment so far, and
Shortly after Frank declared his increased rather than declined in locals from technicians and
operates 24-hours a day over two floors. intention, accounting firm America since IGEA became law. managers to single mothers.”
6 MARCH 2009
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