News INTERNATIONAL UPDATE AGT’s worldwide sales boom
Ainsworth Game Technology is enjoying extraordinary sales success in international markets
Improving its international market share has seen Ainsworth Game Technology report a 41 per cent revenue increase to A$96.5m (US$98.5m) for the six months to the end of December 2012 with North America surging by 237 per cent. Earnings before interest, tax and depreciation and amortisation improved by 31 per cent with net profit up 60 per cent on the year half in 2011 to A$30.1m.
Danny Gladstone, CEO Ainsworth, said: “I am pleased with the progress to date and expect continued revenue growth within North America in the second half of the 2013 financial year.” International revenue came in at $30.3m compared to $16.8m in the prior corresponding period in 2011, an increase of 80 per cent. The key market of North America achieved revenue of $21.6m, an increase of 237 per cent on the previous corresponding period in 2011 and contributed to 71 per cent of total international revenue. Mr. Gladstone added: “We continue to pursue opportunities to establish gaming operations in the Americas with products under participation or of a recurring
Kaminkow joins
Aristocrat Leisure Aristocrat Leisure has appointed legendary game developer Joe Kaminkow as a Senior Vice President of Game Development. Mr. Kaminkow is widely acknowledged as one of the most successful creative talents in the global gaming industry, having led the development of many of the best performing slot titles of the past 20 years, including Wheel of Fortune, Sex and the City and Ghostbusters. His appointment, together with the recent exclusive third- party appointments of Daniel Marks and Scott Olive, will further enhance Aristocrat’s creative talent pool and accelerate its strategy to become the world’s best provider of gaming content. Kaminkow’s deep experience in slot games, with a particular focus on US recurring revenue games, will benefit Aristocrat’s strategy to expand its participation in this segment and optimise its core Class III business. Kaminkow begins his employment in May.
Ainsworth Game
Technology’s ability to fund research and development,
which has been the key driver of its profitability.”
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revenue nature. At December 31, 2012, 1,096 machines were on participation, rental and lease with an additional 387 machines under trial subject to conversion to potential sale and/or lease in the second half of fiscal year 2013. The company is now established and globally recognised as a leading provider of high performing gaming products and has secured a solid financial position. Further revenue growth is expected within the Americas in the second half of fiscal year 2013 as new products receive regulatory approvals for installation while we continue to maintain our strong position in all established domestic markets.”
LA CORTE DI CASSAZIONE DI MALTA HA stabilito che il divieto di pubblicità per i giochi d'azzardo viola il diritto alla libertà di parola. Il giudice Camilleri ha stabilito che, finché i casinò di Stato sono accessibili al pubblico, il divieto di pubblicità non trova giustificazione, in quanto rappresenta un limite alla libertà di espressione.
LE ENTRATE DEI GIOCHI D'AZZARDO NEL New Mexico sono cresciute di quasi il 4% nel corso del 2012. Le entrate dei giochi gestiti dalle tribù, dei racino e non-profit sono ammontate a più di $ 1 miliardi. Tuttavia, mentre i casinò delle tribù hanno fatto registrare una crescita considerevole, i cinque racino dello stato hanno registrato una flessione netta del 3%. Nel complesso, lo scorso anno, gli stabilimenti statali di gaming hanno registrato profitti equivalen- ti a $1.01miliardi, un aumento del 3,9% rispetto al 2011.
IL GRUPPO GENTING, inaspettatamente, è entrato sul mercato dei casinò di Las Vegas, in seguito all'acquisto dello stabili- mento Echelon da Boyd Gaming, per $ 350 milioni in contanti. Il gruppo Genting ha affermato che trasformerà il progetto non completato, e lo chiamerà Resorts World Las Vegas. I lavori avranno inizio nel 2014, l'apertura è prevista nel 2016; saranno realizzate 3500 camere d'albergo, ci sarà un centro congressi ed un teatro da 4000 posti.
Great feedback at AMEX for DRGT system solution
Operators in Ireland had the ideal opportunity at this year’s Irish Gaming Show that took place between 5th and 6th March in Dublin to see how their current slots can be future-proofed. The need for connecting the slots is rising and DRGT is ideally placed to support this market.
Together with DRGT’s local partner, FunFair Casino, DRGT exhibited its latest solutions for the Irish market. The proposed new Gaming Control Bill has advanced the requirement for networked slot machines, but operators still want to maintain their current slots. The Franco reel slots remain extremely popular and operators are looking how to update these machines.
DRGT can connect all slots – which is of real importance to Irish operators. Updating older reel-based slots is simplified by the combination of several dr
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products together with drScreen. The upper printed glass can be replaced with a touchscreen monitor that emulates the glass. It can be used for direct communication via the individual player – such as targeted advertising, promotions or information on events, bars, restaurants, etc.
FunFair Casino, managed by brothers Stephen and Philip
O’Leary, underlined the innovation DRGT is bringing to the Irish gaming market: “DRGT is a perfect fit for systems in Ireland,” commented Mr. O’Leary. “The DRGT modular, flexible approach allows operators to choose exactly what they need – from accounting right up to jackpot systems. The fact that we can update all the machines in the market – in particular the Franco reel- based ones – makes DRGT stand out with such unique selling points.”
LA SOCIETÀ AMERICANA DI GAMING Entertainment Gaming Asia sta per aprire il secondo casinò in Cambogia, nel mese in corso. L'azienda, supportata dal gruppo di Macao Melco International, è quotata al NASDAQ di New York. Le entrate della soci- età sono cresciute nel 2012, raggiungendo la cifra di $ 20 milioni.
L’AZIENDA ZITRO SI STA AFFERMANDO nel mercato uruguaiano dei giochi d'azzar- do, in seguito all’installazione delle mac- chine Blackwave all’ Hotel Casino Carrasco a Montevideo. L’ Hotel Casino Carrasco ha installato l'ultima generazione di macchine della Zitro: Blackwave, con giochi come Ultimo Bingo en Paris, PowerManiaBonus, Bingo Dreams, Lucky Hero e Fishmania, tutti giochi presenti per la prima volta sul mercato.
L'AZIENDA MGM RESORTS HA RITIRATO il proprio progetto a Ho Tram, il primo resort integrato su grande scala del Vietnam. L'azienda Asian Coast Development, proprietaria del progetto, ha confermato che MGM Resorts non avrebbe più gestito il progetto, ma non ha rivelato i motivi del ritiro. Al momento sta valutando un ‘ nuovo ed eccitante marchio’ per il suo primo resort.
LA SOCIETÀ ARISTOCRAT Technologies ha annunciato un accordo con l'azienda GiGames, che fa parte del gruppo CONEI. Questo accordo prevede la collaborazione nelle vendite, nel supporto post vendita ed in altre aree, per permettere una crescita reciproca nel mercato spagnolo. L’accordo riguarda i giochi, le sale gioco e i bar della Aristocrat, attuali e futuri, nonché potenziali applicazioni future in altri settori del gam- ing, inclusi i casinò e i giochi in rete.
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