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Project boosts R&D division
Standen
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roject has bolstered its R&D team with the appointment of two additional software
engineers working out of its London head office. The appointments have been made to
appointed
help ease pressure on the games development function due to enhanced demand and to ensure
that Project continues to invest high levels of creative collateral across all sectors of its business.
The company’s Managing Director, Tony Boulton explained: “Clearly the focus has been M
arket leading SWP developer
and manufacturer Games
on delivering strong, compelling and creative £70 Category C games during what is a crucial Warehouse has announced the
phase for the UK market. Our World of Games Category C compendium features five appointment of Rob Standen to the
separate games all of which have been created by different teams. Our aim in doing this newly created position of Director of
was to keep the games fresh and different and in so doing deliver a real compendium Sales.
underpinned by variety, choice and value for money entertainment. In tandem with this Standen joins the Nottingham
enhanced design requirement we have been mindful of the need to continue to satisfy our firm at a vital time with the
B3 customers who also have a thirst for creative games ideas, a requirement which can imminent launch of the revamped
realistically only be delivered with increased resources.” digital gaming package and perhaps
more significantly the much talked-
about and eagerly anticipated PGT
Merkur opens new sites
(Paragon Gaming Terminal).
He joins Games Warehouse from
another branch of the entertainment
industry having developed a
offers customers a total of 45 gaming The new casino-styled arcade successful business-to-business
positions, including the very covers an expanse of 320 square sales career in the home
successful “Games Unlimited” from metres and offers guests a total of 48 entertainment sector. Having begun
Merkur Gaming as well as a roulette gaming positions, including a roulette with seven years in sales and
terminal which offers up to eight terminal, with an international channel management at EMAP,
gaming positions. product mix of the highest Standen spent the best part of a
The Merkur Casino in Plovdiv was technological level decade at Warner Home Video and
opened together with Gauselmann’s The highlight of the opening then as Sales Director with Choices
joint-venture partner Casino ceremony at the beginning of July UK establishing and developing
Technology under the trade name was the performance of the very well- client relationships with major
M
erkur Casino – part of the Palms Merkur Casino. known and popular pop star in partners such as Co-Op, Spar,
Gauselmann Group – has This stylish casino-styled arcade Bulgaria called DesiSlava. Odeon Cinemas and Welcome Break.
opened another two new gaming offers guests an excellent product Furthermore, the invited guests Managing Director Andy Powell
locations – one in the Czech town of range within a distinctive and enjoyed the exquisite cuisine in an commented: “We are delighted to
Ostrava and the other in the exclusive establishment. The exclusive yet relaxed atmosphere. welcome Rob at what is a
Bulgarian city of Plovdiv international arcade division of the challenging and exciting time for the
Ostrava is the third largest city in Gauselmann Group has been active industry and for the company. We
the Czech Republic and is situated in since 2007 in Bulgaria together with have worked tirelessly on the
the far east of the country - very its partner. evolution of our gaming products
close to the border with Poland and Plovdiv is situated southeast of Sofia and are now ready to roll them out.
Slovakia. This ist he 24th Merkur and with 376,000 inhabitants it is Rob has a proven track record within
Casino in the Czech Republic. Bulgaria’s second largest city. It is one a high profile sales environment and
The new casino-styled arcade of Europe’s oldest cities with a history his experience in directing and
covers an expanse of 233 m² and of over 8,000 years of rich history. managing sales strategy will be a
huge asset.”
IGT restructures gaming divisions
I
GT-UK Group has restructured its mobile and internet WagerWorks game development strategy has been to
gaming operations following the recent news concerning supply a mixture of well-known consumer brands coupled
its acquisition of Million-2-1 and the subsequent with internet versions of IGT “killer” brands, such as
announcement covering the integration of the UK division Cleopatra®. WagerWorks will now also leverage online
of WagerWorks. versions of successful game titles from Barcrest Group,
As a result of this restructure, the UK division of offering streams of game content in interactive digital
WagerWorks will take responsibility for the sale and television, mobile gaming and internet gaming markets.
distribution of: Also announced is the appointment of Simon Murphy to
Barcrest Group game content in remote gaming markets the position of Head of Business Development for
(interactive digital television, mobile gaming and internet WagerWorks. Murphy joins WagerWorks from Million-2-1 and
gaming markets); and IGT game content in mobile gaming will be responsible for developing commercial relationships
markets, developed utilising the Million-2-1 mobile gaming with key clients across mobile gaming and internet gaming
platform. products alongside the existing WagerWorks team.
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