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STORM OPENS NEW SHANGRI LA X.O.
Storm International has a opened its latest luxury casino in Armenia in the Multi Grand Hotel in the capital, Yerevan Armenia - New projects
Darren Keane, CEO of Storm International, has personally opened a new VIP casino in a Five-Star Hotel in Yerevan, Armenia.
Storm International, a global developer and oper- ator of gaming and entertainment complexes, opened a new VIP casino under the brand of
SINGAPORE – TCSJOHNHUXLEY WIN SANDS AWARDS TCSJohnHuxley was proud to accept the Innovation award at the 2014 Sands Supplier Excellence Awards held in Singapore. Among almost 300 vendors that contested in a diverse range of categories, TCSJohnHuxley was one of only seven award winners.
The awards are a global initiative, led by Marina Bay Sands’ corporate headquarters in Las Vegas and rewards exemplary providers and suppliers that demonstrate outstanding suc- cess in their work. Team members of the integrated resort nominated various organisations that were then placed through two rounds of judging. TCSJohnHuxley was the only winner within the gaming industry.
The reward acknowledged TCSJohnHuxley working seam- lessly with the integrated resort in areas including in-house innovation, project and product development. “We’re hon- oured to have been nominated and awarded by such a val- ued partner for our innovation,” said Tristan Sjöberg, Executive Chairman for TCSJOHNHUXLEY. “We continually strive to provide innovative solutions and unparalleled service to our customers and this award is great recognition of what we’ve worked so hard to achieve.”
JAPAN – OKINAWA RULES OUT CASINO REVOLUTION Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture in Japan, and one of the regions tipped for an integrated Casino Resort in Japan, has pulled out of the race with a change in its prefectural government citied as the main reason.
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga only came into office towards the end of 2014 and has always been opposed to casinos. He revealed that the prefectural government would not allocate finance for casino research projects in its 2015 budget. Governor Onaga said: “It [a casino] could have a neg- ative impact on the tourism industry, which has been doing well thanks to the influence of soft power, including nature, history and traditional culture. Gambling addiction is also a concern.”
The prefectural government has been studying the impact of casino resort since 2007 with estimates that an integrated resort in the suburbs would create around 54,000 jobs.
The Tokyo metropolitan government stated: “We hope progress toward lifting the ban on [integrated resorts] won’t slow down just because of Okinawa’s negative stance.”
On a national front, Kazuaki Sasaki a professor at Nihon University College of Economics and a director of the Integrated Resorts Gaming Academy said he expects the casino law to be approved by November 2015 with the IR implementation legislation approved in 2016.
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“Shangri La X.O.” in Yerevan, Armenia. The casino is located within a luxurious five-star hotel and resort complex - the “Multi Grand” - which was recently opened by Storm International’s long term partner in Armenia – Multi Group.
“This casino is targeted at the high-roller junket class of players from countries such as Iran, Turkey, UAE and India, who are used to the high- est standards of service and security. Invitation only membership and the utmost in privacy have made “Shangri La X.O.” the brand of choice for the most demanding clientele,” commented Mr. Keane at the opening of the new casino.
The new casino consists of several private gaming rooms, a bar and a dining area with a total square of 700sq.m. and provides classic table games on eight tables and eight modern slot-machines.
Echo and Crown present Brisbane casino resort plans
AUSTRALIA Australia’s big two; Echo and Crown, have now presented their plans to transform Brisbane with the promise for one of the city’s casino licence at Queen’s Wharf in the city centre. Both operators are promising to revitalise large public spaces as part of their bid with water parks, playgrounds, open- air amphitheatres and giant screens coming to the fore.
Greenland Group and Crown Resorts are proposing to build Greenland Crown; a landmark entertainment and tourism desti- nation with a world-class precinct boasting signature restaurants and bars, festivals and concerts. There will be active waterfront and new public places for the community to enjoy live sports broadcasts, fash- ion, arts, music, markets and pub- lic celebrations. The heritage buildings will also be revitalised and made more accessible to the public. Crown’s plans will include the sky pool park, a huge roof top infinity pool and open-air enter- tainment arena.
Tropical gardens, which will be available for everyday visitors as will a public garden area with space for up to 8,000 people alongside a ‘waterfall’ bridge link- ing to a theatre at South Bank.
Meanwhile, the Destination Brisbane group, comprising Echo Entertainment, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and the Far East con- sortium, have presented plans for a distinctive arc shaped develop- ment with sky deck restaurants, bars, five hotels, a river arena, a riverfront moonlight cinema, ‘12 football fields of public event space’ and an underground shop- ping mall.
Echo’s CEO Matt Bekier said: “Our designers and advisers have come up with some fantastic concepts to really activate it with pop-up stores, with entertainment facili- ties. I think we can bring it to life. But it is obviously the biggest challenge in this precinct.” The winning bid is expected to be announced towards the middle of the year.
South Korea Landing International Development, a Chinese real estate company, is to take over operations of a casino in South Korea, marking its third casino investment in the country. It will pay US$112m to take over Wealth Seed Group, which runs Alpensia casino at Holiday Inn Resort in Pyeongchang, in Kangwon, the province to host the Olympic Winter Games in February 2018. Alpensia meanwhile is the main venue for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics. Landing stated: “Korea has been the group’s focus of business development and investment since the fourth quarter of 2013. The acquisition offers a valuable opportunity for the group to broaden its market share in the casino industry in Korea, and to diversify its investments from Jeju Island to Kangwon province.
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