Melco-Hard Rock to Build Limassol Casino
Te Melco-Hard Rock Resorts Cyprus consortium, the only remaining bidder, has now officially been invited to file for the licence for the development
Te consortium will begin building its proposed resort casino in Limassol in the first quarter of 2017.
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Te Melco-Hard Rock Resorts Cyprus consortium, the only company left in the bidding process for an integrated resort casino in Cyprus, has now officially been invited to file for the licence for the development.
In a press statement issued to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Melco International said: “Te multinational consortium Melco International Development Limited, Hard Rock International and Cyprus Phasouri was informed by the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism that its comprehensive proposal has satisfied the technical requirements of the second phase of the tender process of licensing a single integrated casino resort in the Republic of Cyprus.
Te Consortium welcomes the decision and looks forward to collaborating with the Cyprus Government to meet the set targets and establish a world class integrated casino resort that will be highly beneficial to the economy and tourism of Cyprus.”
Te Commerce Ministry said: “Following the evaluation of the application of the participant
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SIS has signed a multi-year deal that harnesses the power of SIS Stream to deliver 49s-branded racing games to online customers. A staple of UK and Irish retail betting shops for over a decade, the 49s-branded virtual horse and greyhound racing, provided by Inspired Gaming Group, will now be available to online customers 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a- week thanks to SIS’ new streaming platform SIS Stream. SIS Stream is a multi-platform streaming service that utilises a proprietary low-latency technology to deliver new, bespoke, and third-party content anywhere in the world. Operators will now be able to offer their online customers the opportunity to bet on all of their favourite 49s virtual horse racing from Portman Park, Sprint Valley and Steepledowns, in addition to the famous greyhound tracks Brushwood and Millersfield.
in the licensing process of the integrated resort casino in Cyprus, the ministry has decided that the submitted proposal of the consortium ‘Melco – Hard Rock Resorts Cyprus’ meets the requirements.
Terefore, the consortium has been invited by the coordinating committee to submit an application for licensing, under which the due diligence check will be carried out as provided by the documents of the invitation and the law. Subject to the successful completion of the control, the permit will be issued.”
It added: “Te government expresses its satisfaction over the fact that two giants in the integrated casino resort sector, with a huge experience in the construction and management of this kind of project throughout the world, have chosen Cyprus for their expansion in the European market.”
Melco-Hard Rock were left as the only bidders following the withdrawal of Nagacorp of Cambodia and Bloomberry of the Philippines, both of whom struggled to secure the land that they had wanted for their proposals.
Comtrade rises in Poland as gambling law improves market
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Comtrade Gaming has announced that its G2S (Game to System) protocol stacks will be integrated into E-Fun’s video slots starting in 2017. E-Fun is a prominent Polish slot machine provider, whose specialisation in games, software and graphics is prevalent in the land-based gaming market.
“With the recent legislative outcomes, E-Fun sought a partner who not only anticipates market shifts, but adapts to changing business forces,” said Pawel Paliwoda, CEO of E-Fun. “By combining our complementary products, we enhance our market offer and define the higher standards to which Poland’s
gaming industry will develop.”
Comtrade Gaming’s G2S protocol is a standardised solution that provides a consistent and reliable approach to integrating assorted land-based systems. As a part of the sCore G2S Solution, G2S protocol stacks enable quick and efficient implementation of the Gaming Standards Association’s (GSA) G2S protocol to both slot machine platforms and G2S host systems.
“Te Comtrade team felt it was necessary to leverage our strong brand identity across new product categories and made a significant investment when developing the sCore G2S solution,” said Igor Rus, Head of Business Development at Comtrade Gaming. “In a single product, we work side- by-side with vendors, operators and regulators and unlock the power of network gaming.”
FRANCE – French operator Groupe Partouche, has partnered with MeReal Biometrics in a real-world testing and case study using the MeReal Biometrics smart cards. The initial test will take place in two of the group’s 42 properties.
The roll-out began at group headquarters in Paris where the patented fingerprint card is used by employees to access secure areas. The group has targeted two casinos on the French Riviera where the card will be deployed in the first quarter of 2017. Employees at the group’s first open-air casino, Casino La Ciotat, currently under construction in the seaside town’s marina, and employees at an existing casino in Antibes, Casino Juan Les Pins, that is currently being refurbished, will be the first to use the cards as identity badges that will grant them access to the properties and secure areas within them.
Security through electronic access control will be the immediate focus for the group, and if successful this move will pave the way towards a ‘closed loop’ system with all regular guests and 4,500 employees using their MeReal Biometrics cards to perform a wide range of payment applications and access, both physical and logical, applications. “Once tested and deployed, we hope to add more services to the MeReal Biometrics card in order to make our hotel and casino VIPs’ experiences with us as safe and carefree as possible,” said Fabrice Paire, Chairman of the Board, Group Partouche
AUSTRIA – Gamevy and Novomatic Lottery Solutions (NLS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Novomatic, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide innovative new instant win games to government regulated lotteries.
The service will combine NLS’s market-leading lottery platform with Gamevy’s unique content and flexible development capability, to deliver authentic, customized games to lottery operators.
“NLS is delighted to be working with Gamevy,” stated NLS CEO Frank Cecchini. “We’ve watched the company develop their games and their capabilities over the last year and we like the way they think. Gamevy is passionate and focused on making high quality games that are notably different than anything else on the market today. The Gamevy team truly understands the lottery player and the new challenges which lotteries face as they struggle to stay relevant and exciting.”
Through their strategic partnership, NLS and Gamevy will bring new content to lotteries, providing a range of interactive instant win and digital scratch games.
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