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GERMANY – The Gauselmann Group is reorganising its international arcade activities, appointing Stefan Bruns the newly appointed Operations Director of Casino Merkur International. The subsidiary is
responsible for the Group’s international arcade activities and operates in excess of 200 modern entertainment centres in eight European countries.
Since mid-2015, Stefan Bruns has been responsible for the operating activities of Merkur Gaming, adp Gauselmann’s international sales and development brand, together with Athanasios Isaakidis. Prior to that, he successfully supported the Gauselmann Group on a number of international projects. “Our goal is to consolidate Casino Merkur’s position in the international arena going forward, enabling the company to meet growing demands. Stefan Bruns has many years of experience and is the perfect choice,” says Dieter Kuhlmann, Management Board member for Gauselmann AG’s Spielothek division.
UK – NMi has promoted Julian Borg-Barthet to the role of Business Development Director. Julian joined NMi in 2011 as Business Development Manager where he worked tirelessly building
the brand’s reputation in markets worldwide. Having responsibility for strategy and new sales across online, land based, and lottery markets worldwide, and remaining situated in NMi Gaming's United Kingdom head office, Julian will continue delivering NMi’s services globally alongside a specialised business development team offering localised expertise in Spanish speaking markets and representation in key markets such as Malta.
UK – Gary Platt Manufacturing has named E-screen Limited its exclusive United Kingdom distributor for its portfolio of chairs with unsurpassed comfort. Gary Platt has distributor arrangements in place with select distributors in key markets worldwide, and this latest agreement comes just ahead of Gary Platt’s appearance at ICE Totally Gaming.
E-Screen is a leading European specialist within the casino business, concentrating in innovative technologies and equipment. The company is a key distributor for 3M in this segment with strong capabilities in the design and manufacture of bespoke displays, interactive devices and digital signage systems. The company also offers an outstanding range of high quality digital marketing products and consumables to meet every possible customer application, and now adds Gary Platt’s broad portfolio of products.
Gary Platt President Skip Davis said, “At Gary Platt, we pride ourselves on creating outstanding products that deliver unsurpassed comfort and performance to our customers’ patrons. As we respond to ever-increasing demand in the U.K., it became clear that we needed a distributor who shares our commitment to delivering only the highest levels of quality and service.”
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Synot Signs Eight Year Extension with IGT Czech Republic operator and gaming equipment supplier, Synot Group, has
extended its strategic partnership with IGT subsidiaru, GTECH Sweden Interactive
Synot extends its agreement with IGT for the provision of system software and game content for the company’s IVTs in the Czech and Slovak markets
CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPLIERS
International Game Technology has announced that its subsidiary, GTECH Sweden Interactive, has signed an eight-year contract extension with Synot Group to continue providing system software and game content for Synot’s interactive video terminals (IVTs) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia through 2026.
Miroslav Valenta, Sales Director, Synot Group, said: “Our players enjoy first-class entertainment through IGT’s innovative designs and technology. With our deep knowledge of players’ needs and our long-term experience in the Czech and Slovak markets, we are able to maintain the leading position in the gaming industry in both countries. Te system enables a geographically widespread server-based solution, catering to thousands of our players in various locations. We look forward to continuing our partnership with IGT and adding new game content and offerings throughout the next 10 years.”
“SYNOT Group is a major player in the gaming machine markets in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and we are happy to continue delivering our proven solutions and services in these key markets,” said Walter Bugno, IGT CEO, International. “Tis extension also further
UK
Mecca Bingo has agreed terms to renew its bingo and games contract with Playtech. Te multi-year agreement strengthens a more than a decade-long partnership between the Rank Group owned brand and Playtech, the leading supplier of bingo software, content and services in the UK and the power behind the UK’s largest bingo network. Playtech Bingo will retain its position as the exclusive provider of bingo and games for the leading UK brand, while the extension also covers the provision of dedicated content development giving Mecca a significant point of market differentiation. Te agreement also includes Playtech’s Open Platform enabling Mecca to offer its players a vast array of leading Playtech and third -party games content to its rapidly growing player base.
Novomatic Lottery Solutions enters agreement with OPAP
Greece
Following a competitive procurement process, OPAP, the Greek betting and lottery group, has selected NOVOMATIC Lottery Solutions (NLS) as its new technology partner for its numerical lotteries business.
NLS will provide OPAP with its innovative and secure Omni- channel Lottery platform for all lottery games, including its popular games Kino, Tzoker and Lotto. Te NLS platform will commence full operation in 2018. Tis process will also include the replacement of the retail system for all OPAP points of
sale.NLS will also deliver its comprehensive Player Account Management
system to support all OPAP’s games in all channels, initially for digital customers and ultimately extending to OPAP’s large retail network. Te contract is for an initial five- year period with the possibility of extensions.
OPAP is the leading gaming company in Greece with Gross Gaming Revenues of EUR 1.4bn in 2015, a complete games portfolio from Passives to VLTs and an extensive network of 4,500 retailers.
“We are immensely proud to have been selected by OPAP to work together on this exciting and groundbreaking transformation project. Both NLS and our parent NOVOMATIC are fully committed to professionally delivering to OPAP a full range of high-quality products and services,” said Frank Cecchini, CEO of NLS.
strengthens our relationship with SYNOT as we look to explore additional joint opportunities in the future.”
IGT will continue providing IVT system software and game content, as well as maintenance and game content enhancements. Te system software has six different game suites creating an extensive game library that offers a wide selection for operators to choose from and lasting entertainment for players. In addition, IGT will provide installation, operational, and technical support, and new games each year.
IGT, as legacy GTECH, has had a strategic partnership with SYNOT Group since 2004, delivering software for its IVT and Amusement With Prize (AWP) products.
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