HELSINKI GREETS ZOMBIE INVASION EMEA NEWS
Casino Helsinki has warmly welcomed an invasion of plants and zombies as GTECH installs its latest PopCap title Finland - Casino slots
Casino Helsinki has recently installed two Plants vs. Zombies titles from GTECH’s gaming product brand, SPIELO, and they have become an immedi- ate success with players. The two titles – Plants vs. Zombies Gargantuar and Plants vs. Zombies Backyard Showdown – have revived a slow area on the casino floor, according to casino manage- ment.
Both games feature the Graveyard Bonus, where players pick tombstones, collect suns to win one of three progressives, and avoid the brain-craving zombies. Plants vs. Zombies Gargantuar offers a plant/zombie scatter pay and random wilds in the base game, with the Vase Breaker Pick-a-Prize and Gargantuar Free Spins bonuses. Meanwhile, Plants vs. Zombies Backyard Showdown has a base game where plant symbols have special powers – just like the casual game. In the Who Will Win the Spin bonus, players win extra credits for guessing three correct spins in a row.
The top-selling casual Plants vs. Zombies games are played by millions of people worldwide and appeal equally to both men and women. GTECH worked closely with PopCap to stay true to the spirit of their brands and create terrifically fun and engaging Plants vs. Zombies slot games that capture the games’ creativity, humour and atten- tion to detail.
“We installed the Plants vs. Zombies machines in an area that has been quite difficult game-wise. But from the very first day, customers have taken to the machines, and I have received a lot of posi-
Switzerland Switzerland is looking at the prospects of opening up its gambling industry to include online gambling. The decline in tourists from Italy who have been frequenting casinos in Lugano among others for years has made the government in Switzerland redefine its focus for the gambling industry. New draft legislation is a step forward allowing for online gambling and land-based casinos to get in on the action that the Italian, French and other bordering nations have already established. The bill proposes that gaming winnings be tax-free and poker tournaments will be allowed outside of casinos.
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tive feedback from our players about the games. The customers seem to like the bonus rounds very much, and love that they happen quite frequently,” said Sina Hentunen, Business Manager at Casino Helsinki.
“The games have not only attracted new players, but our regular players enjoy playing them because of the progressive prizes. The machines themselves look great and they definitely bring the ‘wow’ effect to the casino floor. I am very happy with the initial revenues and games played.”
GTECH’s PopCap library of games is presented on the MaXVusion cabinet with a 32ins. portrait high definition LCD top screen. This cabinet offers cus- tomised, dynamic content and vibrant game screen features, along with highly visible, theme- specific packaging and a full-colour digital button deck.
“We know our customers want compelling and entertaining content that will intrigue current players, while also growing the player base,” said Athanasios “Sakis” Isaakidis, GTECH Sr. Director and General Manager, EMEA Casino.
“The positive performance of Plants vs. Zombies at Casino Helsinki proves once again that we work closely with our customers to provide them with the right products for their operation.”
Inspired Gaming Group opens new Italian local office in Rome
ITALY Inspired Gaming Group, the lead- ing supplier of Virtual Sports and a next generation SBG VLT technol- ogy in Italy, has opened a new cor- porate office in Rome downtown in zona Prati.
Inspired’s Italian business is grow- ing rapidly and can now report 7,000 VLTs, 7,000 venues with Inspired’s Virtual Sports, and the successful launch of the game Merlin for the Comma 6a. Inspired’s Open VLT technology, cabinets and games are due to go live with Cogetech and HBG in the next future following the existing presence of Sisal, Betplus and Lottomatcia.
Inspired Virtual Sports are already
live with six customers and will launch with seven further cus- tomers who are in homologation or just about to start the process. Inspired’s new HTML5 mobile and online slot games, unveiled at ICE 2014, are also likely to be launched in Italy in the near future to allow players to access the same hit games anywhere.
Vitaliano Casalone, Presidente Inspired Italia, commented: “Inspired started in Italy four years ago with a handful of employees, and it has quickly grown into one of the major suppliers to the Italian market which ranks 2nd in Europe. We are delighted with our new headquarters in the heart of Rome, which assures us presence and visibility for our brand.”
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UK – ARENA DROPS WOLVERHAMPTON TENDER Arena Racing Company has now dropped its plans to bid for a small casino licence at Wolverhampton Racecourse leaving sole bidder Casino 36 in the driving seat. Casino 36 wants to expand its Rubicon venue in Temple Street.
Wolverhampton City Council has confirmed, however, that the licence award process will proceed as planned even though there is only one applicant. The council’s Evaluation Panel will analyse the bid and submit a report to the Licensing Committee on June 25. Casino 36 owns three casinos: the Rubicon Casino in Wolverhampton, Casino 36 in Stockport and Castle Casino in Dudley.
Wolverhampton City Council made moves to allow Rubicon Casino to increase its footfall into two adjoining nightclubs, although Arena Racing, local residents and religious groups all opposed the move.
Councillor Peter Bilson, Wolverhampton City Council’s Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration and Prosperity, said: ” As well as enhancing the leisure offer we have here in Wolverhampton, a new development such as this will provide extra regeneration benefits to our city – such as the creation of new jobs.”
GREECE - “MANAGER OF YEAR” INTRALOT Group CEO, Mr. Constantinos Antonopoulos has been proclaimed “Manager of the Year 2013” at a special ceremony that took place in Athens, in the presence of politicians, prominent public figures, and members of the business community.
Mr. Antonopoulos stated during the award ceremony: “I would like to thank the Hellenic Management Association for this significant distinction. My professional path is charac- terised by extroversion and is parallel with the course of a major company, INTRALOT that has managed to become the leading company of the gaming industry worldwide urged by hard teamwork. A key component of this success is INTRALOT’s people and the company’s employees are also awarded with me today. Our vision, hard work and passion for achieving high goals, as well as the confidence of our shareholders have been the key ingredients of this success- ful track."
Under Mr. Antonopoulos’ management, INTRALOT has achieved the highest growth rate in the industry and has become the leading company in the gaming sector with a highly diversified portfolio of projects in 57 jurisdictions on all five continents with more than 5,700 employees and rev- enues that exceed €1.5bn.
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