New Casino for Tampere or Turku EMEA
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Die zur Einführung des Glücksspielbetriebs in Spielbanken in Südzypern erforderliche Geset- zgebungsänderung hat sich verzögert, da zu wenige der Abgeordneten der Sprache kundig sind, in der sie verfasst wurde. Der Vorsitzende des Wirtschaftsausschusses des Abgeordneten- hauses, Zacharias Zachariou, hat eine bessere Übersetzung des Gesetzentwurfes verlangt, nachdem die griechische Fassung unter den Abgeordneten Verwirrung gestiftet hat.
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Nach der erst im Dezember erfolgten Unterzeichnung einer Vertriebsvereinbarung mit dem slowakischen Automatenaufsteller Top Game ist man bei Euro Games Technology hoch erfreut darüber, bereits 130 Geräte an den Markt ausgeliefert zu haben.
Holland Casino hat Erwin van Lambaart zum neuen Hauptgeschäftsführer bestellt. Er wird seine neue Position als Nachfolger des im Sommer letzten Jahres zurückgetretenen Willem-Jan van den Dijssel m 7. März einnehmen. Van Lambaart sagt dazu: „Ich freue mich darauf, die Zukunft des Unternehmens in einer anspruchsvollen Marktumgebung mitzugestalten.“
Merkur Gaming und sein Fertigungsunternehmen die adp Gauselmann GmbH haben einen Vorzugslieferantenvertrag mit Crane Payment Innovations (CPI) abgeschlossen. Mit dem Dreijahresvertrag hat Merkur den SC Advance als sein weltweites Standardgeldscheinprüfgerät auserkoren.
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Der Vorsitzende der chilenischen Glücksspielaufsicht (SJC), Renato Hamel, steht laut Presseberichten wegen der wachsenden Meinungsverschiedenheiten bezüglich der Lizen- zvergabe in Chillán vor der Ablösung. Nach Auskunft des Finanzministeriums wurde die Ablösung Hamels von der chilenischen Präsi- dentin Michelle Bachelet selbst beantragt.
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Plans by Finland's Slot Machine Association, RAY, to open a full-service casino close to the southeastern border have been abandoned because of the sharp decline in tourists from Russia. Instead, RAY is now looking at the Tampere and Turku regions as potential sites for its new gaming enterprise
Te Finnish Slot Machine Association has identified two possible locations for its second casino licence, abandoning plans to attract Russian tourists
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In June 2015, RAY asked the Finnish government to relocate its second casino licence, having abandoned plans to open a second casino in the country close to the Vaalimaa border-crossing point in Virolahti, Eastern Finland. Te project had slowed to a halt due to problems with investment from its Russian partners.
Te plan had been to tap into the millions of Russians passing through this border point each year and their desire to gamble. Te blueprint was to build a casino, shopping centre and hotel close to the border crossing in collaboration with a series of partners.
However the group called Vaalimaa Shopping Center (VSC), a company established by the Russian investors, including entrepreneurs Denis Kirillov and Jaroslav Gerasimov, failed to pay the final instalment required for the pre- construction phase, despite having invested around €10m in the 25,000 sq.m. entertainment complex.
Te latest announcement sees RAY shifting focus away from attracting Russian tourists to its new venue. Te southeast does not have a large enough population base to support the operations of a year-round casino, and with fewer Russia tourists coming across the border the plan by RAY to site a major operation close to the Vaalimaa border crossing point looks no longer financial viable.
However, the Finnish Slot Machine Association calculates that the combination of tourists and locals both in Tampere (the most populous inland city in any Nordic country) and Turku could draw enough customers to make a new casino a profitable venture.
Locals in the southwest with a desire to play in a land-based location will not be left out. RAY says that Lappeenranta will be one of seven cities, along with Lahti, Rovaniemi, Kuopio, Vaasa, Oulu and Seinäjoki, where it will be setting up a new chain of smaller gaming clubs.
France Aruze Gaming install at Casino de Deauville
Aruze’s most recent deal in France has seen a bank of Players’ Party machines installed at Lucien Barrière’s Casino de Deauville in Northern France.
“Te bank only went live in early January, but the feedback from the operator has been excellent,” stated Aruze Gaming’s Albert Yu. “We were very impressed with how the group marketed the arrival of Players’ Party both prior to and then for the launch with footprints taking players to the new bank. Tey have been very happy with the performance and the fact that it brings something different to the French slot sector.”
Te six-station, third generation, G-Link communal video game has attracted French players with its five bonus events; Black or Red, Roll the Dice, High/Low, lucky Numbers and of course the big wheel itself, Fun Wheel.
Mr. Yu added: Our sales into the French casino sector have really
Israel
benefitted from our distribution deal with Daniel van Marrising’s Mascot SFM acting as our distributor. We’ve proved that European players want our products and now we’re hoping the appointment of David Meacher, as our new Director of Business Development Europe, can open doors in many of the markets in which he has such an expert knowledge.”
Te unveiling at ICE of David Meacher sees Aruze looking to cement many more deals over the coming year. Mr. Meacher brings 20 years of experience on the operations side, having worked for several leading casino groups.
Last month, having failed on three previous occasions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set up a steering committee that would draw up a plan and prepare a bill for the establishment of a casino complex in the southern city of Eilat. Netanyahu and Yariv Levin, the tourism minister and the (future) steering committee’s chair, claim that a supervised casino complex in Eilat will save the southern resort city from economic collapse. To pre-empt his critics, Mr. Netanyahu announced ahead of time that his close associate, American casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, would not be investing in the Israeli casino. Te plan proposes to set up a gambling complex in Eilat, consisting of four casinos as well as hotels and restaurants. Te idea is to create a tourist attraction primarily for foreign tourists. However, it’s likely to be just as successful as before.
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