News INTERNATIONAL UPDATE Caesars unveils Strip casino
They said that Vegas wouldn’t have a new casino for at least five years - now there’s two
Following the news that Genting is to redevelop the uncompleted Echelon site, Caesars Entertainment has confirmed it is teaming up with New York-based luxury hotel brand Gansevoort Hotel Group to launch a never before seen Las Vegas experience, creating an intimate urban resort at the location of Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon.
Located at the heart of the Strip on the prime corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road, Gansevoort Las Vegas is planned to open in early 2014. Gansevoort Las Vegas, combined with the nearby open-air retail, dining and entertainment complex The LINQ, opening in late 2013, will transform the heart of the Strip into the heart of Las Vegas entertainment. As the only standalone boutique resort, perfectly situated at the centre of the Strip, Gansevoort Las Vegas aims to redefine the boutique hotel experience. Glitterati and everyday guests alike will receive the ultimate in VIP treatment and unique social experiences.
Zitro installation at
Uruguay Carrasco Zitro has earned a foothold in the Uruguayan gaming market having installed its Blackwave machines at the newly opened Hotel Casino Carrasco in Montevideo. The Hotel Casino Carrasco has been fitted with Zitro’s latest machines, the Blackwave, with games such as Ultimo Bingo en Paris, PowerManiaBonus, Bingo Dreams, Lucky Hero and Fishmania all entering the market for the first time. Zitro’s President, Johnny Ortiz, said: “We believe this new entrance into Uruguay will prove to be very satisfactory, given that our products are highly sought after in the Latin American market.” The opening of the Hotel Casino Carrasco lwas a social event of great relevance which brought together a number of the country’s authorities as well as businessmen and players. “This enthusiasm infected those playing the Zitro machines, who found in Blackwave an experience which rose to the occasion and became one of the focuses of the evening,” Mr. Ortiz added.
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TARIQ SHAUKAT, Executive Vice
President and Chief Marketing Officer of Caesars
Entertainment. “We are confident
that Gansevoort Las Vegas will be one
of the most exciting destinations in Las Vegas when it opens in 2014.”
Gansevoort Las Vegas will be the fourth instalment of the luxury hospitality brand following the recent success of Gansevoort Park Avenue in New York. Following a $185m renovation, Gansevoort Las Vegas will feature 188 Parisian apartment-style guest rooms including 19 suites, designed by Tandem Las Vegas. An intimate lobby space will welcome guests upon arrival, with a redesigned lobby bar, ultra-lounge, retail outlets, and 40,000 sq. ft. casino providing a unique upscale energy. A destination restaurant overlooking the Strip will round out the guest experience.
Zuum signs Suzo-Happ for FutureLogic supplies
Suzo-Happ has entered into a long-term agreement to supply Zuum, the Slovenian manufacturer of electronic table game solutions, with ticket printers from FutureLogic. This Preferred Supplier Agreement focuses on the long-term supply of FutureLogic’s ticket printers.
Jure Kolman, the CEO of Zuum, said: “We are looking ahead to a very bright 2013. This agreement is an additional support from Suzo- Happ and FutureLogic to accomplish our goals for the coming years”.”
Goran Sovilj, Regional Sales Manager at Suzo-Happ for Slovenia, added: “The Slovenian electronic table game manufacturers have grown to be extremely strong, respected and successful in the
global gaming industry. Their continual focus on every single detail makes them stand out. Naturally the component side is key and we at Suzo-Happ place utmost importance on offering the best products alongside our customer-driven support. We are very pleased to have signed this agreement with Zuum.”
Harald Wagemaker, Sales Director of Suzo-Happ EMEA, added: “This is the third Preferred Supplier Agreement for the long-term supply of FutureLogic’s printers that we have signed with Slovenian gaming manufacturers in the past six months. This underlines our true focus in being the local partner for our customers, supplying them with the industry’s best components alongside the day- to-day support.”
EL DIRECTOR DEL COMITÉ SOBRE EL Juego de Uruguay, Javier Chá, ha hecho un llamamiento para que se produzcan cam- bios urgentes en la legislación uruguaya sobre el juego, achacando el aumento del juego ilegal a la falta de intervención por parte del Gobierno.
LA EMPRESA ESPECIALIZADA EN ensayos BMM Testlabs ha inaugurado su nuevo cuartel central en Nevada del Sur, lo que allana el camino a un crecimiento con- tinuado y a la creación de oportunidades de empleo en la región. El espacio reciente- mente ampliado, ubicado en 815 Pilot Road, Suite G (Las Vegas), abarca 2 000 m², si bien hay planes para continuar la expan- sión a un edificio adyacente.
TRAS LAS NOTICIAS ACERCA DE QUE Genting se dispone a redesarrollar el recin- to inacabado de Echelon, Caesars Entertainment ha confirmado su alianza con la marca de hoteles de lujo Gansevoort Hotel Group, con sede en Nueva York, para lanzar una experiencia nunca vista en Las Vegas que prevé la creación de un comple- jo urbano íntimo en el emplazamiento de Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon.
EL GOBIERNO ARGENTINO HA HECHO públicos sus planes de bloquear las transacciones con tarjeta de crédito en casinos y sitios web de juego online extran- jeros. Esta medida, que entró en vigor el 15 de marzo, es la última dentro de una serie de movimientos destinados a restringir el flujo de dólares fuera del Banco Central para impulsar así el valor del peso argenti- no.
EL NUEVO CASINO SOLAIRE DEMANILA congregó en sus primeras 12 horas de fun- cionamiento a 25 000 personas en torno a las 1200 máquinas tragaperras y las 300 mesas de juego del complejo. Tras su inau- guración el 16 de marzo, este casino valo- rado en 1200 millones de dólares supone el primer paso en el propósito de Filipinas de convertirse en el tercer mercado de juego en Asia después de Macau y Singapur. Ha sido desarrollado por Bloomberry Resorts Corp, propiedad del multimillonario empresario dedicado a los servicios portuarios Enrique Razon, y se trata del primero de cuatro complejos de 1000 millones de dólares previstos para inaugurarse sucesivamente en el Puerto de Manila en un plazo relativamente corto.
LOS CASINOS DE LA PROVINCIA Occidental del Cabo (Sudáfrica) se han visto golpeados con lo que los ministros han denominado un «impuesto pecaminoso», es decir, una subida fiscal del dos por cien- to que supondrá al año aproximadamente 25 millones de rands extra en impuestos. En virtud de una enmienda a la legislación provincial que rige el juego y las carreras en la provincia, se aplicará un incremento general del dos por ciento a cada una de las seis categorías de ingresos.
CROWN CASINO, EL MAYOR CASINO DE Australia, ha denunciado a la policía un fraude en apuestas concretado en una estafa a alto nivel en juegos de cartas por un importe de 32 millones de dólares aus- tralianos (unos 33 millones de dólares esta- dounidenses). Gracias al acceso a los vídeos de vigilancia de alta resolución y tras aplicar un potente zoom sobre varias operaciones de cartas, los autores del golpe fueron capaces de recoger informa- ción suficiente para predecir las cartas que se iban a jugar.
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