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Russia’s Ritzio Group expands its Italian business with VLT operations during summer
Ritzio Italy has reported the launch of VLT operations in its Vulcano della Fortuna gaming properties. A pilot installation of eight Lottomatica machines took place in La Spezia in April and was followed by a batch of 32 VLTs in the company’s other five venues in June.
“The Italian gaming market moves toward diversity – to provide more services at a single location. We are following the trend with an offering of a mix of modern slot machines, VLTs and traditional services,” commented Poline Brat, the head of Ritzio’s Italian division.
The first few months of operations have proved the new machines to be popular among the Vulcano della Fortuna players. Currently, Ritzio plans to place video lottery machines into all of the company’s
CA withdraw from Vaduz licence bid
Casinos Austria has pulled out of its bid for the Vaduz casino licence in Liechtenstein. The move by Casinos Austria follows that of Swiss Casinos, which also pulled out of the bidding process. The financial requirements for the Vaduz site are thought to be enormous. It is estimated that investments are expected of around CHF60m for the reconstruction and expansion of existing hotels. The six year casino licence of the relatively tiny Liechtenstein is, however, thought to have a potential to earn more than CHF20m gross gaming revenue per year. Casinos Austria had formed a bid with hotel owner Wolfgang Egger, who is a hotel concession holder in Liechtenstein. CA Spokesperson, Martin Himmelbauer, commented: “Our partners wanted to develop the project in a direction that does not match the original agreement and our intention.” It is now believed that Mr. Egger is in talks with Switzerland’s Casino Baden AG, which was recently frustrated in its bid for the Zurich casino licence. However, Novomatic is now firmly in pole position with its bid for the licence, which offers very favourable sliding- scale taxation.
Ritzio VLT venture Today, there are 12
Vulcanos operating in 10 Italian cities with three more clubs to
join the network after renovation activities.
gaming clubs by the end of summer. ‘Vulcano della Fortuna’ is the Italian chain of Ritzio’s key brand ‘Volcano’– a popular multinational gaming chain that employs principles of quality service and consistent branding. Today, there are 12 Vulcanos operating in 10 Italian cities with three more clubs to join the network following refurbishment.
JCM Global enters ticket sector through Nanoptix
JCM Global has entered a new phase in the company’s history by making a financial commitment to Nanoptix Thermal Printers. JCM Global’s goal is to evolve as the leading supplier of printers to cash handling industries.
JCM Global first introduced a simple TITO printer to gaming more than 10 years ago. Now this new venture allows JCM to build on its extensive experience in securing currency and dispensing tickets and expands the JCM product line, creating a complete one-source solution for casino operators and gaming device end-users.
JCM Global will market Nanoptix printers in all jurisdictions JCM serves globally. The primary gaming printer – PayCheck 4 – will be re-launched as a JCM Global
product immediately, as both companies work closely to integrate the printer into the JCM Global line of products.
“In every corner of the world, operators have come to know and rely on JCM to offer and support the best-designed and most innovative transaction solutions available,” said JCM Global President Aki Isoi. “Our portfolio of products began with bill validators and has grown to include a range of products of bill validators, intelligent cash boxes, dynamic bezels, video display solutions and more. Now with this financial commitment, we expand our offerings into an area that we have understood since the introduction of our TSP printer in 2001. We are very excited to be able to offer PayCheck 4, the fastest, smartest and most robust printer in gaming today.”
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Inspired Gaming Group está celebrando el exi- toso lanzamiento en Asia de su terminal de casino basado en servidor, Sabre, con nuevo contenido en HD, incluida ruleta y bacarrá. Según las expectativas, pronto se darán a conocer los establecimientos asiáticos donde se podrá probar este nuevo terminal.
El Hotel Solverde Spa, ubicado en Espinho (Portugal), fue el establecimiento elegido por Aristocrat Technologies para acoger la organización de la segunda European Slot Academy, que se celebró entre el 8 y el 10 de junio e incluyó más de 30 dele- gados, con directores de casino, direc- tores generales y gestores de máquinas tragaperras procedentes de toda Europa.
La lotería de Noruega, Norsk Tipping, está des- pertando controversia en la capital del país, Oslo, tras haberse presentado para obtener una licencia que combinaría juego y alcohol en el mismo establec- imiento. El director gerente de Norsk Tipping, Torbjørn Almlid, ha sido el blanco de las críticas por parte de las organizaciones anti-juego tras hacerse público el proceso de solicitud. Norsk Tipping ha presentado una solicitud de licencia de expedición de licores para su nuevo establecimiento en el centro de Oslo - Ringside.
APEX gaming lleva ya años operando con éxito en el mercado de los casinos de Alemania. La presentación del terminal vertical Pinnacle el año pasado ha dado un impulso especial a su actividad. Se puede encontrar el Pinnacle de APEX gaming en casinos de toda Alemania, y está cosechando una excelente acogida entre los jugadores.
Ritzio Italia ha anunciado el lanzamiento de operaciones con terminales de vide- olotería (VLT) en sus instalaciones de juego de Vulcano della Fortuna. Una instalación piloto de ocho máquinas de Lottomatica tuvo lugar en La Spezia en abril, y fue seguida por una serie de 32 terminales de videolotería en los otros cinco establecimientos de la empresa durante el mes de junio.
Casinos Austria ha abandonado el proceso de licitación para la obtención de la licencia de casino en Vaduz (Liechtenstein). Esta decisión de Casinos Austria se produce tras la de Swiss Casinos, que también se retiró del proceso de licitación. Se con- sidera que los requisitos financieros necesarios para el establecimiento de Vaduz son enormes. Según las estima- ciones, se esperan inversiones de unos 60 millones de francos suizos para la reconstrucción y la expansión de los hoteles existentes.
JCM Global ha entrado en una nueva fase dentro de la historia de la compañía tras alcan- zar un compromiso financiero con Nanoptix Thermal Printers. El objetivo de JCM Global es seguir evolucionando en su condición de proveedor líder de impresoras para sectores con manejo de dinero en efectivo.
International Brand Gaming ha firmado un acuerdo de representación con el espe- cialista en pantallas táctiles Elektrosil. IBG trabajará para promocionar la marca y los productos de Elektrosil en el merca- do del juego.
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