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DIE POLNISCHEN GESETZE ZUM ZAHLUNGSVERKEHR wurden durch Veränderungen entschärft. Diese Änderungen erlauben es Unternehmen mit Sitz in der EU Transaktionen zu verarbeiten, die sich auf das Glücksspiel beziehen; dadurch öffnet sich der polnische Online-Markt für Online- Zahlungsabwickler.
INSPIRED BIETET DER STAATLICHEN SLOWENISCHEN Website für Sportwetten, e-stave, sieben Sportarten (Pferderennen, Greyhounds, Fußball, Motorsport, Speedway, Tennis und Radsport) ins Slowenische lokalisiert. Die sieben virtuellen Sportarten werden alle drei Minuten live und simul- tan auf
www.e-stave.com übertragen, was den Spielern jeden Tag mehr als 3.000 Wettevents bietet.
APEX GAMING HAT EIN WEITERES FORSCHUNGS - und Entwicklungsbüro in Österreich eröffnet. Das Büro in Graz ist verantwortlich für die Spieleentwicklung auf der Multi- Magic-Plattform.
CASINO HELSINKI HAT KÜRZLICH ZWEI PLANTS VS. Zombies Titles aus GTECHs Spielgaming-Produktreihe SPIELO installiert, die bei Spielfreunden zu einem sofortigen Erfolg führten. Die beiden Titel – Plants vs. Zombies Gargantuar und Plants vs. Zombies Backyard Showdown – haben nach Angaben der Casinoleitung eine „Slow Area“ im Casinobereich wiederbelebt.
EIN WEITERER MEILENSTEIN IN DER ENTWICKLUNG des Glücksspiels in Asien wurde mit der Wiedereröffnung des Macau Jockey Club Casino erreicht. Nachdem es im Jahre 2004 geschlossen worden war, bietet das Macau Jockey Club Casino an der Rennbahn in Taipa eine Fläche von 13.000 Quadratfuß. Der neue Besitzer, Paradise Entertainment, der das Casino als Satellit einer Lizenz von Sociedade de Jogos de Macau betreibt, hat sich für den Betrieb eines vollautomatis- chen elektronischen Casinos entschieden.
DIE LAS VEGAS ARENA COMPANY IM BESITZ VONAEG und MGM Resorts International hat die Grundlage für eine erstklassige, privat finanzierte und US$ 37,5 Mio. teure Indoor- Arena geschaffen, die im Frühjahr 2016 eröffnet werden soll. Die neue Arena mit ihren 20.000 Sitzplätzen westlich des Las Vegas Strip, zwischen New York-New York und Monte Carlo, wird der Schauplatz von Box-, UFC- und anderer Sportveranstaltungen, Veranstaltungshighlights, Shows und spezieller Veranstaltungen sein.
NACHDEM DIE REGIERUNG NEPALS IM BEREICHDES Glücksspielsektors ihre Geduld verloren hat, hat sie jetzt alle 10 Casinos für illegal erklärt und angeordnet, dass sie unverzüglich geschlossen werden müssen, nachdem sie diverse Mahnungen, Lizenzgebühren zu zahlen ignorierten.
DIE OFFIZIELLE ERÖFFNUNG DES NEUESTEN Unterhaltungszentrums Pinnacle Entertainment, Belterra Park Gaming and Entertainment Center mit 1.500 Spielen fand am 1. Mai statt.
DIE REGIERUNG DER MONGOLEI PLANT NEUE Gesetze, die professionelle Pferdewetten und Sportwetten ermöglichen und legalisieren werden und chinesische Kunden während der Auszeit bei den Pferderennen in Hongkong anziehen würden.
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GTECH TO RUN BELGIAN LOTTERY
GTech has been awarded a 10-year online gaming system, terminals, and integration contract with the Belgian National Lottery
Belgium - Lotteries
The proposed contract between GTech and the Belgian National Lottery, which was expected to commence in May 2014, follows a competitive, negotiated procurement process and is based on an IT services model. GTech expects to receive approximately US$174m in revenues over the 10- year term.
“This award is significant for GTech as it allows us to build upon the existing relationship with the Belgian National Lottery, which dates back to 1993 when we deployed the Lottery’s first gaming system,” said GTech International President and CEO Walter Bugno. “Working together with the Lottery, we have created customer-focused inno- vations and new games, and, as a partner, we have gained a deep understanding of the Belgian mar- ketplace as it exists today, and determined what the right path is for the future. GTech looks for- ward to transitioning from the current contract to the new IT services model and upgrading the Lottery’s operating systems and its retailers with our latest product solutions and services that will create greater efficiencies and drive even higher sales growth.”
The IT services model aims to drive services quali- ty and to closely align GTech’s services with the business requirements of the NLB. It calls for the
set-up of integrated business tools, end-to-end processes based on IT industry standard practices (ITIL), and the establishment of a governance organisation responsible for managing operations for the NLB.
“Time-to-market is extremely important in today’s business environment and the same holds true for the lottery business. This Services arrangement with GTech will allow us to introduce innovations more rapidly and be better prepared in the longer term to grow the business in a competitive mar- ketplace. The business alignment through the governance model is key in this model and will allow us to translate new technology into innova- tive services for our players and to become a more attractive and socially responsible gaming provider,” said NLB’s ICT, Operations and Procurement Director Roger Malevé.
Under the terms of the award, GTech will provide the NLB with best-in-class and secure gaming technology, performance driven services, and an integrated business environment. The company will provide its Enterprise Series (ES) central sys- tem solution and replace the NLB’s existing termi- nal base with 5,550 Altura GT1200 terminals. GTECH will also deploy mobile and handheld ter- minals as well as self-service ticket checkers.
Austria The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued doubts over Austria's gambling laws, in a ruling on the country's slot operators. The Court raised serious concerns that the licensing system for slot operators in Austria breaches companies' freedom to provide services as set out in Article 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The Court said in its ruling that the Austrian government had failed to show the court that its restrictive system on slot machine operators pursues ‘the objective of protecting players and fighting crime' and that those restrictions do not ‘genuinely meet' the concern to reduce opportunities for gambling or to fight gambling-related crime in a ‘consistent and systematic manner'.
Aspers Stratford to host US- based Deep Stacks poker tour
UK Aspers Super Casino Westfield Stratford City is to host one of America’s biggest poker tourna- ments. It’s the first time the Deep Stacks Poker Tour has come to the UK and the event is expected to attract a host of high-profile players from across Europe.
The five-day series, which will take place between October 22 to 26, will include several American poker champions including Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi, Mike Matusow and Tristan ‘Cre8ive’ Wade.
The highlight of the series will be the £650 Main Event, which will be broadcast live around the world.
DeepStacks Poker Tour CEO Chris Torina said: “Our goal has always been to increase our glob- al footprint in key strategic mar- kets like the United Kingdom. Partnering with Aspers Casino, the number one gaming destina- tion in London, is very exciting. We look forward to a great event.”
As well as London, the tour will
also be visiting Los Angeles, Canada and Malta.
Aspers Head of Poker, John Scanlon, said: “The first time I sat down with Chris Torina to discuss the possibility of bring the DeepStacks Poker Tour to London, I knew we could do something really special. The idea is to connect players from both sides of the Atlantic for an excit- ing event in the English capital.”
The DeepStacks Poker Tour is a Los Angeles-based and interna- tional tournament that features live-stream broadcasting, player- friendly structures and the par- ticipation of poker professionals. Aspers Stratford is the company’s flagship UK Casino, hosting more than 140,000 guests monthly.
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