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INTERNATIONAL UPDATE Cogetech ready for more VLTs


Aristocrat Lotteries expands its agreement with Cogetech to supply additional terminals


Aristocrat Lotteries, the server-based gaming arm of Aristocrat Leisure has secured an extension to its agreement with Cogetech S.p.A. The expansion of the relationship into the rapidly growing Italian VLT market will see Aristocrat Lotteries providing an additional 750 terminals to Cogetech, taking the total agreement to 3,000 terminals.


Aristocrat Lotteries Italia Country Manager, Bostjan Torkar (pictured right) expressed the extension as a vote of confidence from Cogetech in its TruServ system, terminals and, importantly, Aristocrat's game content.


Greece awaits the install of terminals


Greece’s new gambling law provides for the operation of a total amount of 35,000 slot machines in Greece. 16,500 machines would be operated by state-controlled betting company OPAP (15,000) and the Hellenic Horse Racing Organisation ODIE (1,500). OPAP would receive a license for slot machines under the draft law, arising from the contract between the company and the government. Currently 5,000 OPAP branches operate in Greece, of which 2,000 are in Attica and 830 in central and eastern Macedonia. Ahead of the privatisation of ODIE, the government’s intention is to make it more attractive and enhance its portfolio. ODIE has a network of 453 branches, of which 380 are common with OPAP, but the objective is to reach an optimal 1,000 VLTs in order to absorb its quota of terminals. The law, which awaits EU approval and is expected to need revision, states that the cost of participation of players would range from €0.10 to €2, and would be adjustable. The licence is valid for 10 years from the date of issue and a single licence would be given for each contractor. The law would prohibit operators from sub- licensing to avoid monopolistic and oligopolistic practices.


“We needed a reliable


partner and we believe we chose the best


with Aristocrat. The games and the


machines supplied by


Aristocrat are always a great success in Iziplay's stores.” Fabio Schiavolin, CEO Cogetech.


"We are proud that with our support, Cogetech is the first concessionaire in this market to have nine games approved and live. Furthermore, we are delighted with the launch of our latest title for Italian players, 5 Dragons, one of the most successful slot games globally," he said. “The VLT market is a winning business and Cogetech has focused its efforts into this growing sector of the market,” said Fabio Schiavolin, CEO, Cogetech.


TCSJohnHuxley agrees DigiDeal DTS supply deal


TCSJohnHuxley and DigiDeal Corporation have signed a distribution agreement that enables TCSJohnHuxley to supply the full range of DigiDeal products in specific regions around the world.


DigiDeal has developed a range of multi-player card game products, which feature digital gameplay, but utilise a live dealer/host with traditional chips to retain the live game feel. The DTS (Digital Table System) platform can be played with real chips, but can also employ money- handling capabilities like ticket-in, ticket-out and virtual chips, with the option to operate in auto-host mode or fully automated. Players are part of the action with virtual chip selection and betting, real-time card peeking plus up- to-date credit and player bank information. The new DTS has full network capabilities and is compatible with financial tracking systems.


The addition of DigiDeal products, given the unique qualities and flexibility of the DTS platform, allows traditional table games like Blackjack to be introduced to ‘slots only’ gaming venues. Many Jurisdictions in the U.S. and around the world do not allow traditional paper card table games, making DigiDeal’s digital table game technology ideal for those locations.


Roger Hawkins, CEO TCSJohnHuxley The Americas commented on the deal: “We are delighted to be able to offer the DigiDeal range of products which complement our multiplayer game portfolio entirely. By combining our market knowledge and resources with DigiDeal’s digital table game technology, we now have a product offering that covers all the requirements of casino operators in this ever expanding market.”


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International Brand Gaming a signé un contrat de représentation avec le spécialiste de l’écran tactile Elektrosil. IBG travaillera à promouvoir la marque et les produits Elektrosil sur le marché des jeux d’ar- gent.


Le fondateur du poker automatisé PokerTek a annoncé la validation par GLI de son dernier logiciel PokerPro, Tournaments Plus+, version 3.0. Cette validation donne le feu vert à l’installation et aux mises à jour de ce nouveau logiciel dans des juridictions internationales qui reconnaissent la certification GLI.


Aristocrat Lotteries, la filiale de jeux basés sur serveur d’Aristocrat Leisure vient de confirmer la continuité de son accord avec Cogetech S.p.A. Le développement de ce partenariat sur le marché italien à forte croissance des TLV implique la fourniture de 750 terminaux supplémen- taires à Cogetch, faisant ainsi passer le nombre total de terminaux au contrat à 3000.


La nouvelle loi grecque sur les jeux d’argent prévoit le fonctionnement d’un total de 35 000 machines à sous en Grèce. 16 500 machines seront gérées par des entreprises d’état : OPAP (15 000) et la Hellenic Horse Racing Organisation ODIE (1,500).


TCSJohnHuxley et DigiDeal Corporation ont signé un accord de distribution permet- tant à TCSJohnHuxley de fournir l’ensemble de la gamme de produits DigiDeal dans des régions précises du monde.


Bally Technologies a conclu un contrat à l’échelle du groupe avec Sun International pour la fourniture de ses principaux systèmes et de ses solutions sur serveur pour 17 casinos à travers le monde. Les casinos s’étendent sur six pays en Afrique et en Amérique du Sud. Le contrat comprend l’interface utilisa- teur-joueur iVIEW primée et la solution iVIEW Display Manager (DM) connectée à plus de 12 000 machines de jeux et jeux de table.


Le conseil des ministres du gouvernement de Chypre du Nord a annoncé que la licence annuelle payée par les casinos passera de la somme actuelle de 300 000 € par an à 1 million € par an. En outre, la taxe sur les jeux dont les casi- nos doivent s'affranchir augmentera de 20%. Ces augmentations ont déjà été annoncées dans la Gazette officielle et seront validées par le parlement une fois le délai statutaire de 30 jours passé et après signature du projet de loi par le Premier ministre.


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