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THE NETHERLANDS – SUZO- HAPP NEW APPOINTMENT Suzo-Happ is proud to announce that Frank Kocik has joined the team, taking on the newly created position of Director OEM Supply Chain Management.
Mr. Kocik will be responsible for managing the supply chain for the ever-increasing demand for customer-build sub- assemblies and contract manufacturing, liaising with Suzo- Happ’s large manufacturing plant in China and research and development departments around the globe. In addition to this, Mr. Kocik is assuming the responsibility for the complete supply chain at Suzo-Happ.
Mr. Kocik brings over 20 years of experience with direct sup- ply chain responsibilities for Europe’s largest gaming machine manufacturer.
UK – EVOLUTION LAUNCHES WITH ROYAL PANDA Evolution Gaming has announced that Royal Panda, the new online casino brand that launched in March 2014, has added a full set of Evolution live games to its site.
Now available via the Live Casino tab at
www.royalpanda.com is Evolution’s full generic offering (Live Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat and Casino Hold’em), plus VIP tables, Slingshot Auto Roulette and Evolution’s multi-camera Immersive Roulette, all streamed from Evolution’s studios in Latvia. In addition, Royal Panda features Svensk Roulette, the native speaking dealer table for Swedish players, which is streamed from Evolution’s Malta studios.
Commenting on Royal Panda’s decision to select Evolution Live Casino, Royal Panda Director Mark Podd said: “As one of the best performing new online casinos of 2014,
RoyalPanda.com aims to offer its players the best games around, so we’re delighted to add Evolution’s world-leading Live Casino games to our portfolio. Whether players are sat at their desktop or using tablets or mobile phones, there real- ly is nothing like playing Evolution’s Live Casino games.”
GERMANY - OPERATOR NUMBERS ROCKET AT EIG The number of individual operators signed up to attend EiG (Excellence in iGaming) has doubled year-on-year after Clarion Events lined up a stellar list of speakers from outside the gaming industry for the event in Berlin, Germany.
The ‘Outside-In’ agenda will provide gaming industry dele- gates with the chance to hear from leading decision-makers who can offer fresh perspectives in fields such as customer retention, behaviour and engagement.
With more than 600 registrations so far – a 38 per cent increase on 2013 – the event takes place at Arena Berlin from October 21-23, where organiser Clarion Events believes EiG 2014 will set a new benchmark for networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities.
“We listened to feedback from delegates and promised to deliver growth in operators at EiG 2014, and the numbers speak for themselves,” Kate Chambers, Portfolio Director, Clarion Events, said. “More than 250 operators from 54 operating groups are signed up to date, representing signifi- cant growth year-on-year.
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E-GAMING BOOKS SOUTH SUCCESS
Acceptance has been immediate for E-gaming’s range of VLT games with both Latin American and Spanish players Spain - LatAm - VLTs
Almost one year ago the Czech company, E-gam- ing, started a joint venture in Spain with Covimatic (Spanish industry veteran Antonio Duran and the Palomares Family).
Today, the partnership has installed over 400 machines across the Spanish territory with machine approvals for several of the country’s autonomous communities. Right now, E-gaming is the only company to have its VLT approved in some of these communities.
At present, more than 200 machines are installed in the Murcia community where results are above expectation. Every month more VLTs are installed, expanding E-gaming’s footprint in Murcia. E-gam- ing continues to find success in additional com- munities and are busy securing approvals for other communities and other permits.
VLT operations are very different from street machine arcades and have increasingly become accepted by very well established number of players in each region that has adopted VLT gam- ing. E-gaming is continuing its efforts to ensure its machines are approved across most of the Spanish communities.
The same acceptance of VLT gaming has also been
seen in Mexico, where a quantity of machines are already in test in some of the best Mexican casinos, with revenues for E-gaming's VLTs above average in terms of machine income. Over 200 machines arrived in Mexico last month and installation is planned in the coming days and weeks,
Mexican players have accepted E-gaming’s plat- form almost immediately and the development team is working hard to deliver a new library of games in order to satisfy player demand.
E-gaming has big plans for Latin America as a whole, with machines arriving in Panama in September, where installation is planned in sever- al casinos, with ongoing negotiations applying to additional Latin American markets.
In the Czech Republic, E-gaming will soon launch its own online gaming platform with live games, poker and video slot machines. This new gaming platform will be offered in several jurisdictions whereby E-gaming plans to work together with local partners, just as it has done so successfully in Spain, Mexico, Panama and other countries very soon.
GameAccount Network secures iBridge integration patent in US
UK GameAccount Network has been awarded a patent by the US Patent Office for its iBridge Framework. The iBridge Framework enables the integration of an Internet Gaming System with a land-based casino’s rewards points program.
This patent strengthens GameAccount’s position in the US market by granting unique intel- lectual property rights over the mechanisms by which an Internet gaming experience is converged with land-based casino gaming. The iBridge Framework module extension for the GameSTACK Internet Gaming System now offers a range of rewards points’ incentives capable of being awarded to patrons as an integral part of the gaming experience.
The iBridge Framework delivers a converged online-to-offline expe- rience proven to encourage online patrons to increase visitation to
the conjoined casino property. More than 50 million US casino patrons are estimated to hold one or more reward cards used to accumulate rewards points redeemed inside casino properties.
Dermot Smurfit, CEO of GameAccount Network, said: “Developing sustainable competi- tive advantage in the US through intellectual property protection represents delivery of one of our objectives set at the time of our IPO. The patent demonstrates the strength of our offering and vali- dates our position as a key player in the market. It represents signifi- cant progress towards our objec- tive of growing through opportu- nities in the US. We believe that this step will enhance our offering and build on the already excellent relationships we have developed with leading US casino brands. We look forward to making the patented software designs avail- able for licensing in due course.”
UK Nick Hares, who has extensive Conference experience working across a range of industry sectors, has joined Clarion’s successful gaming division as Conferences Event Manager. Reporting to Head of Content, Gaming, Ewa Bakun, he will have responsibility for delivering high profile gaming brands including EiG, ICE Conferences, GiGse, and WrB. The law graduate joins from Wilmington PLC, where he produced a range of international events in the UK, Europe and Asia. Kate Chambers, Portfolio Director at Clarion, stated: “Nick was the stand out candidate from a long list of applicants. He is a valuable addition to the Clarion team, and will play a central role ensuring that we continue to produce high calibre and engaging events.”
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