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SWEDEN – KONAMI MAKING SWEDISH CLEAN SWEEP Konami Gaming, Inc., a global leader in casino gaming and systems, launched its second round of slot installations in Sweden with the nation’s state-owned gaming entity Casino Cosmopol, through Konami’s regional distributor International Casino Management (ICM). Casino Cosmopol operates four casino properties in Sweden and recently expanded Konami installations to its Gothenburg and Stockholm locations, including several placements of the popular SeleXion multi-game cabinet. ICM is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and is part of Konami’s exclusive net- work of distributors.
“We are very satisfied with the performance in all our four casinos and the SeleXion machines are popular among our guests,” said Casino Cosmopol gaming specialist Erik Söber. “In addition, our slot technicians and attendants think the machines from Konami are easy to maintain, well thought- out, and very reliable.”
“Our first two installations of Konami machines in Malmö
and Sundsvall have been successful and we are confident that the installations in Stockholm and Gothenburg will follow the same success route,” said ICM chief executive officer Wolfram Dahlström.
ITALY – ROUNDTABLE SUCCESS Regulators, suppliers and operators from 18 countries gathered together in Rome for GLI’s 10th European Regulators Roundtable. Attendees were challenged to strategically face change over the course of the two- day event, where the global gaming industry’s top thought-leaders presented a broad range of topics critical to success in the industry’s modern landscape.
“GLI is known worldwide for providing so much more than just testing to our valued regulator, supplier and operator clients, and we were very pleased with our 10th European Regulators Roundtable. We are indebted to each of the out- standing speakers and panelists who lent their expertise and incredibly valuable insights to attendees in the dynamic industry landscape,” said GLI President/CEO James Maida.
SPAIN – NEW HERRERA ROLE Scientific Games Corporation has announced the appointment of Marco Herrera in an expanded role as Vice President, Managing Director of Gaming for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Reporting to Robert Parente, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer for the company’s Gaming Division, Mr. Herrera will lead operations and oversee sales of gaming machines, casino-management systems solutions, and table products representing the Company’s Bally, Shuffle Master, and WMS product brands. He will also oversee serv- ice and support to grow the Company’s market share in EMEA and to elevate the customer experience in the region by bringing the three powerful product brands under a com- bined operational infrastructure. The international headquar- ters of the Company’s Gaming division is located at Carrer de Leonardo Da Vinci, 24-28 in Rubi, Spain, just 15 kilometers from Barcelona.
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EVOLUTION GOES LIVE IN BELGIUM
Evolution Gaming has launched its new live gaming studio with multiple operators in Belgium at the historic Casino de Spa Belgium - Installation
Following a four-month implementation, the brand-new, state-of-the-art studio is now being used by the majority of Belgium’s A-Licence holders to stream Live Casino games to players in Belgium’s regulated online gaming market.
A-Licence operators going live with their new Spa-based Live Casino services include bwin, Unibet, 777, Circus, Starcasino and Napoleon Games. All will stream live dealer Roulette and Blackjack plus Auto Slingshot Roulette from the Spa studio between 18:00 and 02:00, seven days a week. In addition, Gaming1, the market’s principle Class B provider, will stream Auto Slingshot Roulette from the same studio area. Outside of the Spa studio’s operating hours, the Belgium Live Casino service will be supported by live table games streamed from Evolution’s central studios in Latvia and Malta.
Jens von Bahr, CEO at Evolution, commented:
“Belgian players now have access to fully compli- ant Live Casino games on their desktop, tablet and smartphone, with live tables served by
French and Flemish native speaking dealers. It’s a world-class service with a distinctive local flavour.”
Emmanuel Mewissen, CEO of Groupe Circus and owner of Casino de Spa (pictured above left), added: “By working with the world leader in Live Casino we have created a fantastic facility her, which is now the online Live Casino operational base for virtually all of Belgium’s A-Licence oper- ators. I must congratulate Evolution’s Helen Hedgeland and James Stern on their tremendous work in creating this studio. We witnessed first- hand why Evolution is world number one.”
Jesper von Bahr, CLO at Evolution, added at the launch party in Spa: “Every market is unique and finding the right partner is critical to success. Groupe Circus really know and understand their market and have been with us at every stage of the process. I’d like to thank Jean-Christophe Choffray, Groupe Circus, online general manager in particular for his dedication. I’d also like to thank the Belgian Gaming Commission for their pragmatic views and help.”
Constructed in the stunning main ballroom at Casino de Spa, the new Evolution Studio is a pur- pose built location ‘delicately’ constructed within the fabric of the spectacular 18th Century property with state-of-the-art modern facilities.
Inspired closes VLT contract with Norway’s Norsk Tipping
NORWAY Inspired has won a new contract to supply VLT games to Norsk Tipping’s Multix and Belago VLT platforms in Norway. The con- tract was awarded following a competitive tender process against some of the world’s lead- ing game developers.
Norsk Tipping is Norway’s only VLT operator, with over 4,300 terminals across over 2,200 ven- ues. In 2011 Inspired was selected as one of only three companies to supply content to Norsk Tipping’s VLT platforms, including its hit games Diamond Goddess, Monster Cash and Jungle Bucks.
Following the recent tender for new VLT games, Inspired will be launching a minimum of four new games, including Centurion and Super Hot Fruits. Inspired was also awarded an additional game due to its ability to develop a new game in the shortest time- frame.
Martin Lucas, Managing Director, VLT & New Markets, Inspired, commented: “Norsk Tipping is a highly regarded lottery and we’re delighted to have been selected again as one of their premium content partners. We invest a sig- nificant amount in our content R&D and are committed to devel-
oping the best content, which keeps players entertained, whilst driving incremental growth for our customers.”
Lene Finstad, EVP Product and Brands, Norsk Tipping, added: “We are very pleased to continue to have Inspired as one of our three partners delivering new games to our Terminals. Inspired has provided us with high quality games for many years and in the tender Inspired demonstrated clearly a strategy to progress even further in the Multix and Belago markets. We look forward to bringing more high quality content to these markets to fur- ther develop them in an attrac- tive, yet responsible manner.”
Inspired was recently contracted to provide nearly 4,000 VLTs to the Greek market through OPAP.
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