Insight SAARLAND SPIELBANKEN
ADVANTAGE PLAYED BY SAARLAND
DRGT registers first success for Konami in Germany at the Saarland Spielbanken Casino
It has only been a matter of weeks since DRGT announced at the Slot Summit in Hanover that its casino slot sales and service division had secured the contract with Konami Gaming as exclusive distributor and service partner for Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. In that time DRGT has moved swiftly, announcing the installation of Konami slot machines with casino group, Saarland Spielbanken.
Saarland Spielbanken operate a group of casinos in the German state, Saarland. Saarland is situated in southwest Germany and borders with France and Luxembourg. Saarland Spielbanken operate seven casinos, including: Saarbrücken, Neunkirchen, Schloss Berg, Glückspilz, Ludwigspark, Homburg and Saarlouis. In total the main Saarbrücken Casino has approx. 200 slots machines in operation.
Management at the Saarland casinos continually invest to provide their players with the latest gaming entertainment. The main casino at Saarbrücken was extended in December 2008 to include a separate slots room for smokers. A further addition was the opening of the new restaurant called ‘les jeux d’eau,’ created by interior designer Marcel Garcia from Strasbourg. Additionally, in November 2009 the group
THE RESULTS SHOW US THAT
ALREADY AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS PLAYERS HAVE EMBRACED
KONAMI SLOTS.
opened a new casino in Neunkirchen that houses over 200 slot machines.
Erik Philippi is the Senior Slots Manager for Saarland. Mr. Philippi signalled his interest in Konami Gaming at the Slot Summit event, setting in motion the installation of Konami slots at the main casino of the group at Saarbrücken. Players can enjoy a games mix of video (African Diamond and Egyptian Eyes in the Podium cabinet) and stepper (Vibrant 7s in the Advantage5 cabinet).
Mr. Philippi said: “It is our duty to offer our players the right gaming mix. Naturally, we are aware of the successes Konami is enjoying internationally and now that they have a local partner with DRGT, this is the right time for us to place their slots in our casinos. The results show us already after several weeks in operation that players have embraced Konami slots. We have already decided to further increase the number of Konami slots on the casino floor.”
Above: JOOST VAN EGERAAT, BAS
WILHELM(DRGT),
EDUARDO ACHING, JOVICA PEROVIC
(Konami) and ERIK PHILIPPI (Saarland Spielbanken)
“Naturally, we are aware of the
successes Konami is enjoying
internationally and
now that they have a local partner with DRGT, this is the
right time for us to place their slots in our casinos. The results show us already after
several weeks in operation that players have
embraced Konami slots. We have
already decided to
further increase the number of Konami slots on the casino floor.”
ERIK PHILIPPI, Senior Slots
Manager, Saarland Spielbanken.
“I would like to thank Mr. Philippi and his team for opening the door to Konami Gaming. This casino group is well known in Germany for its willingness to bring new gaming solutions to the market and is thus recognised as an excellent reference,” said Mr. Wilhelm.
Jovica Perovic, Director International Sales at Konami Gaming, added: “The casinos at Saarland are a great partner and an excellent entrance path for us in Germany. At Saarbrücken casino the majority of the players come from France and our most successful market, in terms of market share to date in Europe, is France. Combining this fact and the success of Konami machines within several other European countries helps to explain why our slots are proving themselves already here. Many Germans naturally play in these casinos as well and the feedback here has also been very encouraging.”
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The Saarland Spielbanken is the first casino group to site Konami slots in Germany. Mr. Bas Wilhelm is responsible for casinos sales and support at DRGT and notes: “We are very proud to have gained Konami Gaming as our casino partner for Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. The initial feedback has been very encouraging and naturally the endorsement from the Saarland Spielbanken underlines that we are bringing new gaming solutions that have been proven internationally.
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