IL TRIBUNALE DI PRIMO GRADO DI Bruxelles ha rifiutato la rimozione dell'op- eratore online bwin.party dalla lista nera della commissione belga sui giochi d'az- zardo, con la motivazione che non esiste- vano i presupposti legali. L’indirizzo inter- net dell'azienda era stato aggiunto alla lista nera nel mese di maggio, per aver operato in Belgio senza una licenza.


L'AZIENDA PARSPRO, CHE OPERA NEL settore della scommesse sportive, ha lan- ciato una soluzione di scommesse sportive all'avanguardia, per conto del- l'azienda spagnola Cirsa. Il sistema com- prende scommesse pre-evento e dal vivo per computer da tavolo e apparecchi por- tatili. Questa soluzione può essere aziona- ta in modalità completamente automati- ca, completamente manuale, e/o in modalità mista.


L'AZIENDA SPAGNOLA CIRSA INTENDE investire la stessa somma proposta da Las Vegas Sands - € 17 miliardi - per garantire il finanziamento autoctono di qualsiasi complesso di casinò in Catalogna. Alcuni alti dirigenti della Cirsa hanno confermato al Sig. Adelson la disponibilità a fare un simile investimento, sempre che il governo locale garantisca loro le stesse condizioni.


LA SOCIETÀ JCM GLOBAL HA FATTO registrare i profitti trimestrali più alti di sempre; ha installato quasi 14.000 valida- tori di banconote in un mese. Questa azienda, specializzata nella fornitura di sistemi di transazione automatici, sta facendo registrare un successo dopo l'al- tro, con l’istallazione esclusiva di 10.150 validatori di banconote iVizion e 3750 stampanti termiche PayCheck 4, in vari casinò in tutto il paese, nel corso di appe- na 30 giorni.


GLI ENTI REGOLATORI DELL'ISOLA DI Saipan hanno accordato più tempo alle aziende interessate alla costruzione di un casinò sull'isola, per permettere di stimo- lare maggiore interesse verso il loro prog- etto. L'isola, che fa parte dell’arcipelago delle Marianne settentrionali, supporta da parecchio tempo i casinò, come mezzi adatti a stabilizzare il sistema economico e a favorire il turismo.


CASINO GRAN MADRID SI CONFERMA un'azienda all'avanguardia nel settore dei casinò in Spagna, con il lancio di un bar dedicato allo sport, in collaborazione con la società di scommesse sportive Sportium. Il lancio, avvenuto nel mese di maggio, ha permesso, per la prima volta in Spagna, a dei clienti di casinò di piaz- zare scommesse sportive all'interno di un casinò. Casino Gran Madrid cerca di diventare un punto di incontro per gli sportivi, un luogo dove poter assistere in tv ai migliori eventi sportivi dal vivo, in un ambiente adatto, con grandi schermi ad alta definizione ed uno schermo centrale di 4 m di larghezza.


Revelutions slow to a crawl News


INTERNATIONAL UPDATE


Monthly revenues continue to disappoint for Atlantic City’s newest location, the Revel casino


Atlantic City’s Gross Gaming Revenue’s continued to drop despite the long- awaited US$2.4bn Revel casino being in its second month of operation. Gambling income dropped by 9.5 per cent compared to the same month a year ago with the seaside resort’s 12 casinos generating $263m in May.


Revel saw a slight climb in its revenues, recording $13.9m in May and $13.4m in April. John Kempf of Wells Fargo Securities, confirmed: “Revel's results came in weaker than expected. With the grand opening on Memorial Day weekend, we were expecting more of a robust performance.”


Analysts believe June will provide a better indication of how Revel is shaping up as 1,800 hotel rooms and 14 restaurants will all open. The continued opening of casinos in the ‘Northeast corridor’ has been blamed for the continual year-on- year decrease in drop. The latest casino


“Everyone should be worried due to the


oversaturation of the neighbouring


markets. He said his operation was


doing all it could to grow the non-


gaming side of the business.”


TONY RODIO, CEO of the Tropicana, which posted the


smallest drop of 2.1 per cent.


Parspro launches Cirsa’s state-of-art betting site


Sports betting solution provider Parspro has launched its state-of-the-art sports book solution on behalf of the Spanish gaming operator Cirsa, including pre-match and live betting for desktop computers as well as mobile devices. The solution provided can be operated in fully automatic mode, fully manual mode, and/or combination of both.


“This agreement with Cirsa is yet another confirmation of the unique and competitive quality of Parspro’s interactive sports betting solution offerings,” said Thorvar Hafsteinsson, Sales and Marketing Manager at Parspro.


Mr. Hafsteinsson stated that the Cirsa installation shows how the automatic and manual trading sports betting system can drive down operational cost, and at same time allow the opportunity for


Cirsa to further saturate their market offering in different market segments using the vast functionality provided for manual sports betting games maintenance.


“We are very pleased to be the first land based operator launching nationally in Spain,” said Sonia Carabante, Cirsa‘s Director of eGaming. “We are confident that the excellent combination of technical providers, which we have chosen, will greatly contribute to our online success. Parspro is a key player in our setup, providing its complete sports betting package.”


“This setup provided to Cirsa ensures high availability of international events at any given time, while allowing Cirsa to control domestic events considered premium priority for the operation,” Mr. Hafsteinsson concluded.


tipped to take custom way from Atlantic City is Maryland Live! which along with New York and Pennsylvania used to provide plenty of players for Atlantic City.


Atlantic City slot machine revenue dropped 9.3 per cent to $186.9m, while table income declined by 10.2 per cent to $76.1m. In comparison, Pennsylvania brought in $212.5m on slots alone.


Trump Plaza had the worst performing gaming floor in Atlantic City during May, with GGR falling 27 per cent to $9.4m, followed by Bally’s Atlantic City which dropped by 23 per cent to $26m and the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort which fell by 22.4 per cent to $25m. The first five months of 2012, has seen Atlantic City’s 12 casinos generate $1.3bn in GGR, representing a drop of 7.6 per cent from last year.


Tony Rodio, chief executive of the Tropicana, which posted the smallest drop of 2.1 per cent, said everyone should be worried due to the oversaturation of the neighbouring markets. He said his operation was doing all it could to grow the non-gaming side of the business.


April saw the launch of the Atlantic City Alliance (ACA) $20m rebranding effort, the largest destination tourism marketing campaign in Atlantic City history.


The integrated media campaign aims to rebuild Atlantic City's reputation and revitalise tourism, advertising non-gaming elements that set the resorts apart.


Governor Chris Christie said then: “With this newly integrated tourism campaign, there is finally a concerted effort to properly fund Atlantic City marketing initiatives to attract visitors to the region, a need that has gone unmet for far too long. Through our continued collaboration and partnership with all stakeholders, we're beginning to see the Atlantic City of the future take hold.”


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