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LongwaitforTipperaryVenue
Potentialprojectsarestarting
tostackupinIrelandas
enthusiasmforcasinosrises
Despitethefactthatcasinolegislationis
stillfirmlypinnedtothedrawingboard,
planshavebeenannouncedtobuildtwo
LasVegasprojectsinIreland.Thefirst,a
€460mprojectwillincludeacasino,
NationalHuntracecourse,five-starhotel,
7,000seatergreyhoundtrack,golfcourse
and15,000seaterconcertvenue.The
developmentisthebrainchildofarcade
owner,RichardQuirke,andwouldbe TheTipperaryVenue a €430millioncasino
situatedclosetoTwo-MileBorrisinCo willtakethreeyears resortinCountyLouthhas Oneofthemostnotableindustry
Tipperary,andtakeupatotalof323.7 tobuild.Itwillemploy alsobeenannounced.TheCounty personalities,Robertvan
hectares.Formergovernmentminister 1,000peoplethrough Louthprojectisforanall-weather Enkhuijzen,hasfoundedhisown
MichaelLowryhasbackedtheplans, theconstruction tourismcentrejustoutsideDundalkwith consultancycompan,TreborConsultancy.
alongwithtrainerAidanO’Brien,and phaseand2,000 snowsportsandacasino.Accordingto ThemainfocusofTreborConsultancyisto
concertpromoterDenisDesmond.“Itis permanentjobswillbe thedeveloperstheskifacilitywillbebuilt givestrategicsupporttocompanieswithin
themostsophisticatedandambitious createdwhenitis first.Withtheadditionofaninternational thegamingandamusementindustryto
projectthatIrelandhaseverseen,”said completed. casinoandhotelaccommodationthe exploitnewmarketsandopportunities.
Mr.Lowry.Mr.Quirkemeanwhilehas leisurecomplexwhichisplannedto WithMr.vanEnkhuijzenatthehelm,
investedaround€30mintobuyingland, attractaroundsixmillionvisitorsayear TreborConsultancyoffersconsiderable
planningandworkalreadycarriedouton andcreatesome1,500jobs.Ifwork consultingvalue.Mr.vanEnkhuijzenhasa
thesitenearthenewM8motorway.The commencesearlynextyearthenthefirst wealthofexperienceandindustry
restofthefundingforwhatwillbe attractionsshouldbeopenbyJune2011. knowledgethatclientscanmakeuseofin
knownastheTipperaryVenueis Otherfacilitiesintheprivatelyfunded thefuture.
expectedtoberaisedbyMr.Quirkeand projectwillbeaddedinphasesoverthe Mr.vanEnkhuijzenspentmorethanthree
anotherprivateinvestorabroad.Plansfor followingfiveyears. decadesofhiscareeratSuzoHapp
(previouslyknownasSuzoInternational),
Polandrestricts
IGElaunchesInnovation
basedatthecompanyheadquartersinthe
Netherlands.Hewasinstrumentalinthe
Europeangrowthofthecompanyand
gamingtocasinos Showcasepresentations
dedicatedmuchbusinesstimeintroducing
Suzotoindividualcompaniesallaround
Europe.Inthisposition,Mr.van
Followingaseriesofgovernment
TheIGEshowinLondonisto gaming,gamblingand Enkhuijzenhashadtheopportunityto
scandalsconnectedwiththe
featureaspecialInnovation amusementsdatingrightback spendconsiderabletimewithcustomersin
industry,anewbillhasbeenpassed
Showcasewhereexhibitors tothe1930shasbeenshown practicallyeverysingleEuropeancountry.
bythePolishParliamentthat
willbegiventhefloorfor30 andthevastmajority Itisthediversityanddifferencesthat
restrictsgaminginthecountryto
minutepresentationslots. launchedattheLondon makesEuropesounique.Eachcountryhas
Theinitiativeisbeingoffered shows.Buildingonthis itsowngamingregulations,offering
withinthewallsofits27official
free-of-chargetoallIGE fantastictrackrecordthe opportunities,butalsopresentingpossible
casinos.Thenewlawstatesthat
exhibitors,allowingtheman InnovationShowcasewill stumblingblocks.Anin-depth
AWPs,previouslyallowedinbars,
unrivalledopportunityto provideanadditionalplatform understandingoftheindividualmarket
cafes,servicestations,shopping highlightproductlaunches, forexhibitorsfromallareasof regulationsinsuchanarrayofEuropean
centresetc.,willonlybeallowedto unveilnewtechnologiesor thegamingandamusements countriesdemandsalargeamountof
operateinPoland’sofficialcasinos.
briefshowattendeesontheir businesstopromotetheir marketexperience.
Itisestimatedthatthedecisionwill
businesssolutions.The products,servicesand Havingmanagedsuchanextensive
affectover40,000machines,which
InnovationShowcasewillbe businesssolutionstoan productrangeatSuzo,Mr.vanEnkhuijzen
willhavetoberemovedfromthe
locatedinaprimepositionon audienceofinternational hashadmanydealingswithcompanies
market,devastatingthesmall
theshowflooradjacenttothe buyers.Everybusinessis withinthecompletespectrum–including
show’sbusiestrestaurantand searchingforproductswhich manufacturers,distributorsandoperators.
operatingsectorinthecountry.At
oneofthestrongestvisitor havethecommercialX-Factor Furthermore,thisexperiencehasbeen
thesametime,playersunderthe
densityspotswithinEarls andwith200bestofbreed gainedinallmarketsegments,thusin
ageof18willbestrictlyprohibited
Court.JulianGraves, exhibitorsdrawnfrom casino,arcadesandstreetgamingaswell
fromplayinggamingdevices.The ManagingDirectorofClarion throughouttheworldpresent astheamusementmarkets.
legislationalsoaffectsInternet GamingExhibitions,believes withinasingleprofessional TreborConsultancyhasalreadycelebrated
gambling,whichwillnolongerbe
thattheInnovationShowcase businessenvironment,IGEis itsfirstsuccesswithMr.vanEnkhuijzen
allowedunderthePolishlaw,
isinthebesttraditionsofan withoutdoubttheverybest gainingtheprestigiousawardatthisyear’s
thoughasyetthebillhasnot
exhibitionwhichinitsvarious placetosourcethem.” BulgarianBEGEexhibition(seephoto).
definedexactlyhowauthoritieswill
forms,hasservedtheindustry Showcaseswillrunforthe Theawardas“FriendoftheBulgarian
achievesuchcontroloftheonline
overeightdecades.He durationoftheexhibition GamingIndustry”underlinesthesupport
explained:“It’safactthat startingat11ameach thatMr.vanEnkhuijzenhasprovidedthe
gamingsector.
everylandmarkproductin morning. BulgarianGamingIndustryovertheyears.
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