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SOUTH AMERICA NEWS 01: MEXICO Mexican gaming organisation, ASPJAC, expresses doubts about the efficacy of the country’s newly approved gaming act –G3Newswire pg 10
02: CHILE Chilean gaming operator, Enjoy, has unveiled plans that could see the expansions of ambitions into new areas –G3Newswire pg 12
02: CHILE The President of Chile has finally declared that the country’s municipal casinos will be granted a further two year extension –G3Newswire pg 14
NORTH AMERICA NEWS 06: NEVADA Global Cash Access has completed the US$1.12bn acquisition of the slot maker Multimedia Games Holding Company –G3Newswire pg 36
07: THE BAHAMAS Baha Mar has set a date for the opening of the US$3.5bn luxury gaming resort to paying guests of March 27, 2015 –G3Newswire pg 38
08: NEW YORK New York’s Gaming Facility Location Board awarded three casino licences rather than four - but that could change –G3Newswire pg 40
EMEA NEWS 03: NORTHERN IRELAND The Rank Group has revisited its proposed casino for Belfast, delivering an even bigger project for the city –G3Newswire p g 16
04: SPAIN The enormous casino and resort project planned for Vilaseca and Salou in Spain, BCN World, moves to the second stage s. –G3Newswire pg 18
05: CYPRUS The Cypriot Cabinet has presented a bill governing the establishment, operation and monitoring of Cyprus’ first casino –G3Newswire pg 20
ASIA & OCEANIA NEWS 09: SRI LANKA The Sri Lanka presidential election could spell the end for Crown’s attempts to develop a $US400m Colombo resort –G3Newswire pg 44
10: PHILIPPINES Universal Entertainment Corp and Kazuo Okada have been cleared of all charges relating to illegal payments to regulators –G3Newswire pg 46
11: ARMENIA Storm International has a opened its latest luxury casino in Armenia in the Multi Grand Hotel in the capital, Yerevan –G3Newswire pg 48
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MARKET REPORT BALTICS MARKET REPORT The latest set of G3 market reports detailing each of the gaming sectors of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia – G3-247 Market Report pg 68
SOCCI PLAY FOR GAMBLING MECCA Sochi, home to the 2014 Winter Olympics, is gearing up to be a new gambling hub for Southern Russia with Putin’s blessing – Insight pg 52
CONNECTING THE DOTS G3 speaks to Jan Hagelberg, the Director of Digital Channels for RAY about the creation of a seamless brand experience – Interactive pg 102
STUDIO CITY MACAU MELCO CROWN REVEALS STUDIO CITY Melco Crown Entertainment has unveiled details of its entertainment and leisure destination resort in Macau: Studio City – Insight pg 50
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