G3-247 Report SPAIN
THE ARRIVAL OF VLTS One of the biggest changes in the Spanish market at the
moment is the arrival of Server Based Gaming. This has sparked a huge and renewed interest in the market and an influx of developers are keenly looking at Spain.
At the FER-Interazar exhibition held in Madrid, there was a definite buzz about the changes, something which has been distinctly lacking over the last few years. The industry has something new to focus upon and opera- tors are looking to invest.
It’s been a tough few years for the gaming industry. Incomes are down and machine numbers are down fur- ther. Manufacturers have been relying on selling kits and the once vibrant gaming sector has been plodding along. But things are moving and the Spanish market has an air of positivity.
At the moment the VLTs are legalised in Aragon and Murcia. The remaining regions are set to follow suit very quickly and most regions are keeping their development criteria the same, making the whole development process much easier and quicker.
Novomatic entered the Spanish market some years ago with the introduction of casino products. It was a limited market and so the Austrian giant added the arcade sec- tor to its portfolio with products including the Novo Line series and multigame products.
With the arrival of VLTs Novomatic has introduced the Admiral III product line ready for the Murcia region.
Bernhard Teuchmann, General Manager of Novomatic Gaming Spain, said: “Now we are observing the other
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SPAIN’S CASINO SECTOR - 2012 REGION
ANDALUCIA ARAGON
ASTURIAS BALEARICS CANARIES CANTABRIA
CASTILLA Y LEON
1 1
3 8 1
3
EXTREMADURA GALICIA MADRID MURCIA
4 6 1
CASINOS 4
GGR TOTAL €34M
€4M €3M
€22M €28 €3M €5M
2 2 2
MELILLA TOTAL
2 1 1 1
€84M €36M €6M €4M
GGR SLOTS €12.2M
€1.4M €1M
€4.9M €12.7M €1.8M €1.3M
CASTILLA LA MANCHA -- - CATALUÑA VALENCIA
€55M €7M
€13M €2M €1M €1M
€36.8M €9.9M €3.4M €1.5M €9.5M €1.3M
NAVARRA -- - BASQUE LA RIOJA CEUTA
43 €307M
€6.7M €0.3M €0.2M €0.2M
€105.1M
GGR TABLES €18M
€2M €2M
€15M €12 €1M €4M -
€40M €23M €2M €2M
€37M €5M -
€5M €1M €1M €1M
€171M
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