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Casino36 First Small Casino Licence to Open Te £7.6m Casino 36 has launched in Wolverhampton becoming the first of the
eight small casinos awarded, following the Gambling Act 2005, to actually open.
Britain’s first Small Casino licence has opened in the Midlands with Casino36, 11 years after legislation was passed to allow this category of casino in the UK
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SLOVENIA – EGT’s distributor in Slovenia, Fininvest, has completed three additional installs with local operator, Hit Group. The company, that runs over 210 gaming tables and 3,300 slot machines, has once again trusted the Bulgarian manufacturer’s products that have already proved successful with Hit in the market.
The recent deals takes the total number of EGT machines at Hit’s gaming establishments to 43. Marijan Šavli, Slot Operations analyst manager of Hit Group, said: “Our first delivery of EGT machines was in July, 2015 and included six P-24/24 St Slim cabinets for one of our casinos. Their comfort for the players and wide variety of games in their Premier Multi-3 and Multi-4 multigame mixes, endeared them to the gaming audience in a short span of time. This is how we opted for more machines of the same model, adding also some P- 27/27 St Slim cabinets, at four other Hit’s gaming establishments. Our latest installations made in August and September at three more casinos – Aurora (Casinò Kobarid), Park (Hit) and Larix (Hit Larix), widened the EGT presence at our gaming floors with the Egypt Quest jackpot system. Our past experience leads us to believe that the new upcoming products from EGT will perform just as well as the previous ones.”
Marko Kmetic, General Manager of Fininvest d.o.o. added his positive expectations about the new collaboration with Hit Group, stressing on the impeccable technical support, that goes along with the ever growing portfolio of cabinets and games of Euro Games Technology, aimed to suit both player’s and operator’s requirements.
MALTA – NMi has appointed Antonino Santangelo as Business Development Manager within the Gaming division. Antonino joins NMi's sales team spearheaded by Senior Business Development
Manager, Julian Borg-Barthet. Responsible for contributing to NMi’s success in supporting clients with requirements for testing, certification and auditing in worldwide jurisdictions and regulated markets, Antonino will be based in Malta and will work alongside NMi's team to support customers in Malta, Africa and key jurisdictions in Europe.
Dr Richard Edwards, Director: "It is very exciting to be working with such an ambitious and successful team. Antonino brings valuable know-how to NMi and will be an asset to the business development team. His knowledge of the gaming industry and international experience will be invaluable as we develop innovative solutions for regulators, our clients, and grow our presence globally".
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Te £7.6m Casino 36 has launched in Wolverhampton in the British Midlands becoming the first of the eight small casinos awarded, following the Gambling Act 2005, to actually open.
Casino36 has seen Te Rubicon Casino in Temple Street expand into its neighbouring building, taking on more live tables, more £20,000 jackpot machines, a VIP champagne bar and an onsite bookmakers complete with a 23ft. video screen to showcase sporting events.
A spokesperson stated: “We now have our own bookies on site at the casino! Showing all UK horse racing on our 23 foot video wall. Whether you want to take a quick bet on the horses whilst grabbing a pint or plan a football accumulator for the whole weekend and have a bite at the same time, you can do it here at Casino 36. Our venue accommodates the latest innovative bookies terminals, including Vegas style bar-top slots and multi-screens around the casino showing live sporting events from around the world. Te Tirsty 6 Sports Bar & Grill brings
Lightning Box Games strikes content deal with William Hill
UK
Slot design specialist Lightning Box Games has signed an agreement to supply its content to William Hill’s licensed betting offices in the UK.
In the first instance, the deal will give the operator exclusive access to the Australian studio’s Silver Lion Deluxe and Panda Power Deluxe titles, following the impressive commercial success of similar models online.
Te roll-out across Hill’s 2,300 strong retail estate, over 9,000 gaming machines in the UK, is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2017, with more games to be made available thereafter.
Peter Causley, Lightning Box managing director and co- founder, said: “I’m delighted to
you access to all of the major sports channels on an array of HD TV screens, along with the choice of picking something tasty from our mouth-watering food and drink menu at unbeatable prices, all freshly prepared in our open plan kitchen. We have created a fantastic place to watch sport, socialise, eat and drink, providing the perfect atmosphere for any sports fan.”
Adrian Ballard, the casino’s owner, said: “Regeneration in Wolverhampton is steaming ahead and we are delighted to be playing a part in helping rejuvenate the city centre.”
Te first small casino licence to open took a staggering 11 years to open since the publication of the Gambling Act. Indeed uptake of both the large and small licences has been slow. Of the other small licences, Global Gaming Ventures was confirmed as the operator of the Bath licence in 2012 and is most likely going to be the next to be fulfilled with work at the former Saw Close Clinic and Gala Bingo Hall expected to be finished in 2017.
sign the agreement with William Hill which gives us an important breakthrough in the UK market, as well as the chance to do true omni- channel releases to William Hill’s online, mobile, and retail players.
“Our games have been very popular with players and casino owners across multiple channels in Europe and North America, and I’m confident they will be well-received by British audiences too.”
Andrew Sackey of William Hill, Head of Product and Content, said: “Lightning Box Games’ portfolio comes with a great pedigree and reputation, and I’m very pleased to be able to offer it to our customers as part of our great slots range.”
“We’re eager to see how the first two games perform as omni-channel content for our online and land-based customers, and are looking forward to working with Peter Causley and the Lightning Box team.”
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Grosvenor Casinos has moved into online sports betting with the launch of Grosvenor Sport where consumers can bet on their favourite sports, whether watching the action at one of Grosvenor’s 53 casinos or anywhere else in the UK. Following a soft launch this summer, the service officially kicked off in November, just in time for the England v Scotland match.
Powered by Kambi and coupled with the capability of the Bede Platform, the sports betting service is now available on
grosvenorsport.com, giving Grosvenor’s 1.7m UK customers a full range of bookmaking options with industry leading Live In-Play betting.
Guests in-club or online will enjoy exclusive offers including price boosts and enhanced odds. Grosvenor Sport also has the technology to coordinate with in-casino activities, both on a national and a local level, to give a personalised experience.
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