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GREENTUBE SEALS ITS UNIBET DEAL
The first of two major announcements from Greentube sees the Austria-based company supplying content to Unibet Austria - Online Gaming
BELARUS – WINBET EQUIPS EGT FOR NEW CASINO The WINBET casino chain has once more showed its faith in Euro Games Technology, choosing the manufacturer’s latest products for its new establishment in Minsk. The first casino from WINBET in Belarus opened a year ago in the city of Gomel, where EGT became its main gaming equipment sup- plier, delivering 33 cabinets in its Premier and Vega Vision series, plus Cat 4 Cash jackpot system. The positive initial acceptance by local slot aficionados soon developed into a success story, persuading the investor to add 49 EGT machines this time at its new casino in Minsk.
The recent purchase is of wider range of slots - P-24/24 Up and Vega Vision+ St with Premier Multi-3 gaming mix, Vega Vision Up, Cat 4 Cash jackpot cabinets, as well as of Vega R8 Roulette. All these products are recognisable by their vast multigame mixes, user-friendly interface and stylish appear- ance. Most successfully competing for player’s attention in the new WINBET casino are reportedly the automated Vega roulette with 8 gaming places, each equipped with a 22-inch wide-screen LCD-TFT touch monitor, and the cabinets from Premier series. From the multigame mixes stands out the Premier Multi-3 with its 39 different-themed titles and high resolution graphics.
“WINBET are genuinely satisfied with the installation and EGT’s services. What is more, they are positive that our prod- ucts are contributing directly to the development of their business in Belarus. Having in mind that our partner is an international chain of casinos and we work with them also in other countries, this assessment is even of greater impor- tance to us. The local gaming equipment market is high- potential and having the WINBET successful installations in our track record will certainly present us with new opportuni- ties,” stated Boyko Boev, person in charge of EGT Belarus.
UK - PROMOTION FOR ASTRA’S PHIL BURKE Bridgend-based gaming machine manufacturer Astra Games has announced a key change to its man- agement team. Business Development Manager Phil Burke has been promoted to Director of UK Casino and Export.
Managing Director Zane Mersich explained the rationale behind the change, saying: “Phil has played a pivotal part in our casino and export sector business since he was first appointed back in 2008. Given the huge growth in this area of our activities, coupled with the ever-increasing demands and responsibilities it brings, we have decided to promote Phil to Director of UK Casino and Export. Phil’s contribution has been significant to date and he will continue to drive for- ward this area of our business.”
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Greentube, the interactive business unit of NOVOMATIC, has confirmed the signing of a con- tent agreement with Unibet. This significant con- tent deal expands the market reach of Unibet by now offering NOVOMATIC’s interactive content. NOVOMATIC´s blue chip slot games such as Book of Ra deluxe, Lucky Lady´s Charm deluxe, Sizzling Hot deluxe and many more genuine slot classics are now available. Through this new partnership with Greentube, Unibet remains true to its corpo- rate motto: ‘By players, for players’ by taking an active role in understanding what game content players want and by continuously exceeding their expectations.
Maintaining its market leading position in the online space, Greentube further expands in this evolving gaming industry sector by welcoming this new complementary partnership with Unibet.
Gernot Baumgartner, Head of Marketing and Sales, commented: “We are delighted about this partner- ship and are glad to make our exciting content available to Unibet’s customers. Unibet undoubt- edly is one of the leading players in the industry and we are looking forward to a strong and suc- cessful collaboration.
David Craeghs, Unibet’s product manager, added:
“We are happy that we are in a partnership with such an established and globally respected indus- try player and are looking forward to launching a strong roadmap of games in the very near future.”
France International Game Technology has announced its agreement with LUDI S.F.M. to provide IGT’s full suite of slot machines and systems in France. The agreement also includes legacy GTech machines offered by GTech France S.F.M, as well as systems that the GTech Austria legacy organisation has sold in France for the last 23 years. In addition, IMagine S.A.M, a LUDI associated company, will provide French customers with seamless support and service by leveraging legacy GTech systems experience. “This agreement is an exciting evolution in the close relationship between LUDI and the new IGT,” said LUDI CEO Willy de Bruyn. “By offering our customers a larger selection of high-performing cabinets, games and systems, as well as supporting those products, they can reap the benefits of tailoring their gaming floor and operations more precisely to their needs and their players’ preferences.” “This agreement demonstrates IGT’s continued commitment to the French gaming market, which is an important region for the Company,” said Walter Bugno, IGT CEO International. “It enables LUDI, a valued IGT distributor, to provide a greater choice of top-performing products and systems to customers, and provides clients with the additional benefit of LUDI’s direct connection with IGT, the world’s leading end-to-end gaming company.”
Scientific Games centralises EMEA HQ in Barcelona, Spain
SPAIN Scientific Games has cen- tralised its European headquar- ters in Barcelona, Spain and will discontinue redundant func- tions at its Amsterdam, the Netherlands office by December 31, 2015. Bally Technologies, now a brand of Scientific Games, had opened its Amsterdam headquarters and a state-of-the-art show- room in November 2013. The move represents the sixth office relocation of the business in a decade.
The Scientific Games facility in Barcelona is now the central hub for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) sales, serv-
ice, support, and manufacturing for the Company’s Bally, Shuffle Master, and WMS prod- uct brands.
“Our business in the EMEA region is strong and growing. We are excited to have our EMEA operations centralised in Barcelona, where we have the proper infrastructure to support our customers, along with a world-class showroom to high- light our trailblazing product innovations,” said Marco Herrera, Managing Director of Gaming, EMEA for Scientific Games. “We are looking for- ward to bringing our talented teams from our legacy compa- nies under one roof to enhance
communication and leverage the combined knowledge of our strong product brands.”
The company will maintain localised sales, field support, product support, and product development personnel across the EMEA region, including Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
Herrera leads Scientific Games’ EMEA team, along with Jon Lancaster, Executive Director of Sales, EMEA; Stelios Tsapatos, Europe Sales Director; and Wavell Alexander, South Africa Sales Director. Together, this seasoned team brings more than five decades of industry experience building deep cus- tomer relationships and helping casino operators leverage tech- nology to grow their businesses.
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