New Gambling Market in Ukraine by 2018 EMEA
Politiker im Val d'Europe, etwa 35 km östlich von Paris, nahe dem Disneyland Paris, möchten die Heimatregion des Freizeitparks durch die Eröffnung von ‚vier bis sechs‘ Spielbanken zur ersten Glücksspieladresse Europas machen.
Das ukrainische Finanzministerium hat zugesichert, das Glücksspiel bis zum nächsten Jahr landesweit wieder zuzulassen, um mithilfe eines neuen Glücksspielmarktes weitere Einnah- men zu erzielen. Der Präsidentin des Internationalen Währungsfonds, Christine Lagarde, wurde ein vom Premierminister unterze- ichnetes Schreiben übermittelt, in dem es heißt: „Wir werden das Glücksspiel legalisieren, wodurch dem Staatshaushalt spätestens 2018 zusätzliche Einnahmen zufließen sollten.“
Novomatic hat jetzt vom deutschen Bundeskartellamt die Genehmigung zur Über- nahme der deutschen Casino Royal Gruppe erhalten, wodurch der Weg zu einem weiteren nachhaltigen Ausbau der Marktposition von Novo- matic in Deutschland geebnet wird.
In Portugal wurden von dem zuständigen Wirtschaftsministerium neue Zulassungsbestim- mungen für den Betrieb elektronischer Bingo-Automaten erlassen. Ab ihrem Inkrafttreten am 13. April legen die neuen Bestimmungen fest, wie elektronische Bingo-Automaten aufgestellt und betrieben werden dürfen.
Die französische Société Française de Casinos (SFC) verzeichnet für das Jahr 2016 ein durch Fusionen und Übernahmen bedingtes Wachstum um mehr als 20 Prozent. Man bezeichnet das Jahr als ‚eine intensive Übung in Sachen externen Wachstums durch die Übernahme von fünf Spiel- banken‘.
Die legalen Online-Kasinos in New Jersey haben genügend Glücksspieleinnahmen erzielt, um im März einen weiteren Rekordmonat zu ver- melden, was dazu beigetragen hat, dass die Branche einige wesentliche Meilensteine erreichen konnte, darunter Steuereinnahmen von insge- samt 80 Mio. USD.
Der Stamm der Cowlitz-Indianer hat auf Beschluss des Obersten Gerichtshofes der USA die Genehmigung zur Eröffnung eines Kasinos mit einer Investitionssumme von 510 Millionen USD in La Center im Südwesten des Bundesstaates Washington unweit der Grenze zu Oregon erhal- ten.
International Game Technology hat einen endgültigen Vertrag zum Verkauf von Double Down Interactive, ihrem Ableger für virtuelle Kasi- nospiele, an ein Tochter¬unternehmen von DoubleU Games, einem der weltweit führenden Anbieter von virtuellen Kasinospielen mit Sitz im südkoreanischen Seoul, abgeschlossen.
Der Hauptgeschäftsführer der Jimei Gruppe aus Macau, Jack Lam, hat seine Mehrheitsbeteili- gung an der Hongkonger Beteiligungsgesellschaft Jimei International Entertainment an die Cosmic Leader Holdings verkauft, die 65 Prozent an dem Unternehmen übernommen haben.
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Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance has written to the International Monetary Fund vowing to reintroduce gambling throughout the country with revenues to be generated by a new gaming market by next year.
Te Ukraine government has committed itself in a letter to the International Monetary Fund to the creation of a new gaming market
UKRAINE LEGISLATION
Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance has vowed to reintroduce gambling throughout the country with revenues to be generated by a new gaming market by next year.
It sent a letter, signed by the Prime Minister, to International Monetary Fund boss Christine Lagarde, which stated: "We will legalise gambling which should provide additional revenues to the budget not later than in 2018.
Gambling in Ukraine was banned in 2009 after a fire in a slot hall in Dnipropetrovsk left nine people dead. Te blanket ban came into force on June 25 when it was signed in President Viktor Yushchenko. By July 20, 2009 over 500 illegal casinos and slot halls had been closed down with over 6,000 slot machines confiscated.
Legislation was introduced two years ago to once again legalise land-based casinos, sports betting, a national lottery and online gambling with the hope of generating revenues of $1.5bn
Novomatic cleared to acquire the Casino Royal Group
Germany
Novomatic has now received approval from the German Federal Cartel Office to buy the German Casino Royal Group, paving the way for further sustained expansion of Novomatic’s market position in Germany.
Te Casino Royal Group currently employs around 1,000 people and recorded gross sales of €102m in the 2016 financial year. Te slot hall operator is strongly represented in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia in particular. Te existing management of Rolf Falke and Dirk Schilling have been awarded a substantial portion of the excellent corporate development of the Casino Royal Group in recent years.
Novomatic CEO Harald Neumann announced in
per year. A key part of the proposal was the development of gaming zones where hotels with at least a 4 star rating and 100 rooms could apply for a casino licence.
Te proposed law fell down though on the suggested license fees and tax rates, which were deemed too high by potential operators. Te government believes it has missed out on $370m on gambling tax revenue over the past two years.
Te government’s letter to the IMF added: “We will refrain from any major tax cuts and will not introduce new tax exemptions and amnesty schemes."
"We will substantially tighten the simplified tax regime from January 1, 2018, which provides a major loophole in our tax net. We will also refrain from introducing preferential tax treatment – other than for local property taxes –for companies operating in industrial zones."
February that he wanted the company to grow in particular through acquisitions in Europe and the pursuit of its commitments in the USA. He said: "Te German market will be characterised by strong changes in the coming years. For this reason, we are already taking the necessary steps through acquisitions to maintain and further expand our strong position in the future."
Martin Restle, spokesman for the management of the Admiral playing venues in Germany added: "We plan to maintain the already introduced brand name of the Casino Royal Group. In the next few months, we will be working towards the realisation of potential synergy effects, with the main objective of keeping employee competency within the company."
Trough the acquisition of the Casino Royal Group, Novomatic has taken its total number of employees in Germany to over 4,800.
Georgia
Casino Technology confirms its plans for growth by opening a new office in Batumi, Georgia. Te gaming manufacturer will operate through a new company - Casino Technology Georgia LLC, established in searching for new premises in the region. Nina Alexandrova, Business Development Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan at Casino Technology commented: “Casino Technology has solid positions in Eastern Europe and distribution in CIS countries. Te markets in the region are very dynamic and rapidly developing and the company strives to reflect new challenges through opening the new office in Batumi. We will offer innovative solutions, tailored to the current needs, fully compliant with the regulations and requirements in the region”. Te office in Batumi is dedicated to localised 24/7 service for the company’s partners with a personalised approach for fast and responsive support. At the same time the team brings the company brand of rich product portfolio to the region.
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