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EL MINISTERIO DE FINANZAS DE AUSTRIA HA concedido una de las nuevas licencias de casino en la capital, Viena, a Grand Casino Wien, una empresa conjunta dirigida por Stadtcasino Baden Group, el renombrado operador del Grand Casino Baden, situado cerca de Zúrich, y el Casino Davos, tam- bién en Suiza. Las otras dos concesiones se han otorgado a Novomatic, una operación que creará cientos de nuevos puestos de trabajo en Austria. Novomatic construirá dos emblemáticos casinos vanguardistas, uno en el Prater vienés y otro en Bruck an der Leitha, en la Baja Austria.
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY HA FIRMADO un acuerdo con DLV para instalar sistemas IGT en 50 salas de tragaperras que conectarán aproximadamente 1000 máquinas en establecimientos repartidos por toda Letonia en los próximos dos años.
LA ASOCIACIÓN DE FABRICANTES DE EQUIPAMIENTO de Juego (AGEM) ha aprobado las solicitudes de afiliación de nueve empresas nuevas, lo que aumenta a 141 miembros el grupo sectorial compuesto por los proveedores líderes mundi- ales en el ámbito del juego.
GAMING PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL HA FINALIZADO la adquisición de GemGroup por 19,75 millones de dólares esta- dounidenses. Gregory Gronau, Presidente y Director Ejecutivo en Jefe de GPIC, afirmó: «Es una gran satisfacción para nosotros anunciar que ha finalizado con éxito nuestra adquisi- ción de GemGroup y de sus famosos productos de juego de la marca Gemaco».
LA ITALIANA GTECH S.P.A., HA SUSCRITO UN acuerdo de fusión definitivo con International Game Technology, con sede central en Las Vegas (Nevada, EE. UU.). Según los tér- minos de la operación, IGT y TECH se fusionarán bajo un nuevo holding organizado en el Reino Unido (NewCo). En cifras acu- muladas, el valor de la operación es de aprox. 6400 millones de dólares, incluida la asunción de la deuda neta existente de IGT, que asciende aprox. a 1750 millones de dólares.
ARISTOCRAT SE DISPONE A COMPRAR EL GRUPO estadounidense Video Gaming Technologies en una operación de 1300 millones de dólares que le dará a Aristocrat una mayor presencia en el importante mercado estadounidense de los casinos tribales. Está previsto que el acuerdo en efectivo, que también supondrá la refinanciación de la deuda de Aristocrat en un nuevo paquete de 1400 millones de dólares, se culmine a finales del primer semestre de 2015.
ARISTOCRAT TAMBIÉN HA ANUNCIADO LA adquisición de todos los activos materiales de Paltronics Inc., incluida la IP relacionada con el producto. Paltronics es un proveedor de productos y sistemas complementarios para el juego con sede en Crystal Lake (Illinois, EE. UU.).
EL ESTADO DE NUEVA GALES DEL SUR LE HA concedido a Crown Resorts, de James Packer, una licencia para su lujoso complejo integrado de 6 estrellas en Sydney, lo que constituirá su segundo casino en la ciudad. Crown tendrá que pagar 100 millones de dólares australianos (94 millones de dólares estadounidenses) por esta licencia para 99 años, que también especifica una serie de términos y condiciones distin- tos, incluidos niveles de ingresos fiscales mínimos para el Gobierno estatal.
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SUN TO INCREASE MONTICELLO SHARE
Sun International is seeking to acquire the majority of the remaining stake in Chile’s Monticello casino for S$114m Chile - Operations
Sun International is seeking to acquire the majori- ty of the remaining stake in Chile’s Monticello casino for around US$114m. Sun currently owns a minority stake in the casino. The deal will see Sun acquire a 54.7 per cent equity interest in the Monticello Grand Casino in Chile to add to its 44.2 percent stake in the property. Sun also will acquire shareholder loans and cash totalling about $32m. Sun is to acquire another 10.5 per cent stake from minority shareholder Chilean Enterprises and has also made an extended offer to buy the remaining 1.1 per cent in Monticello held by Lasud Chile.
“The acquisition of this additional stake is in line with our stated intention to grow our presence in Latin America and in particular Chile, which has a well regulated gaming industry and good growth prospects,” Sun CEO Graeme Stephens said in the statement. “It provides us with control over a great asset and a free hand to use and incorporate it into our wider strategy for Latin America.
“The transaction provides the company with the opportunity to positively leverage its investment in Monticello, which is well entrenched as the leading gaming and entertainment destination in
Chile,” said Mr. Stephens. “It provides the oppor- tunity for Sun International to acquire an increased economic interest in, and gain strategic control over, what is regarded as one of [Latin America’s] best casinos.”
Mr. Stephens added that the Monticello, which Sun has developed and managed since the project began, forms the cornerstone of the company’s offshore strategy. The casino is one of the two casinos that services the Santiago market and has, in the quarter to March, increased its market share from 65.3 per cent to 72.5 per cent. In the half- year results to December, the casino recorded a decline of 22 per cent in revenue due to the impact of the new anti-smoking regulations.
The transaction would be fulfilled on uncondition- al approval by the Chilean gambling board and the approval from Sun shareholders. Sun also plans to open its new Ocean Club Casino in Panama City in September this year at an estimated cost of $105m. The casino, part of the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower, will feature 600 slot machines and 32 gaming tables.
Mexico According to the president of the Commission for Investigating the Granting of Licences for Games and Raffles in the Chamber of Deputies, an initiative, which would see many fundamental changes to Mexico’s gaming laws, could be ready as early as September. Deputy Fernando Zárate said that the initiative would replace the current Directorate of Gaming and would remove the so called “mother” permits, which allow the opening of a number of gaming operations under a single licence.
AGEM establishes first Mexico Committee for the market
MEXICO The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) has approved the cre- ation of the new AGEM Mexico Committee based in Mexico City that will focus on issues specific to the Mexican market that affect a wide range of gaming suppliers.
Current AGEM member compa- nies with a presence in Mexico include Ainsworth Game Technology, Amatic Industries, Aristocrat Technologies, Austrian Gaming Industries (Novomatic), Bally Technologies, Boss Gaming, Cadillac Jack, Gold Club, International Game Technology (IGT), Intervision Gaming, JCM Global, Konami Gaming, GTECH, Merkur, Metronia, Ortiz Gaming, Scientific Games / WMS,
TCSJohnHuxley, Video Gaming Technologies (VGT), Win Systems and Zitro. These machine, systems and technolo- gy providers will be represented by the new Mexico Committee.
Carlos Carrion, Director, Sales and Operations, for Aristocrat, will chair the AGEM Mexico Committee, which will also ini- tially include Ramiro Salazar of Bally, Agustin Nieto of GTECH, Helio Bueno of Ortiz Gaming and Adolfo de los Rios of Metronia. The individual and company composition of the AGEM Mexico Committee will be reviewed periodically.
As part of this new initiative, AGEM has also retained two Mexico City-based law firms as
legal advisors – Lazcano Sámano and Portilla, Ruy-Díaz y Aguilar.
“AGEM and myself personally have been very active in the Mexico market specifically for the last six years and this AGEM Mexico Committee is a natural extension of our efforts to ensure suppliers are well represented,” said AGEM Executive Director Marcus Prater. “AGEM continues to push for a solid regulatory framework and a business envi- ronment where our members can be confident in the market’s future. In our recent discussions with various influential people in Mexico, we are confident the market is now headed in a posi- tive direction and that there is a strong need for AGEM suppliers to have their own voice in the process going forward. AGEM will also continue to work closely with the other two trade organi- zations in the market – APPJSAC and AIEJA.”
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