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GREECE – INTRALOT REVENUE UP SIX PER CENT A strong second quarter helped Greek operator Intralot post a near six per cent rise in the first half of 2015. First half revenue came in at €958.7m marking an increase of 5.9 per cent compared to the six months through to June 30 last year.
CEO, Antonios Kerastaris (pictured), said: “In the second quarter of 2015 Intralot delivered a strong set of results as EBITDA grew by 8.4 per cent compared to the same quarter of 2014, which also resulted in improved EBITDA margins, despite a tough comparison with 2Q 2014 due to the gradual fall-off of the Romanian contract and the effect of the World Cup Headwinds from a higher than usual payout continued in Q2 2015, albeit improved as compared to Q1 2015. A com- parison of the business excluding these exceptional items shows a strong growth in Revenue across all our geographi- cal segments. On a like for like basis our EBITDA grew by 9.4 per cent in the first half of 2015 as the majority of our sub- sidiaries reported strong results coupled with new contracts namely in Wyoming, Ohio and Georgia, in-line with our broader expectations.
ITALY – BMM TESTLABS AWARDED ITALY LICENSE BMM Testlabs has been awarded a license for the AWP mar- ket, issued by the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli di Stato, Italy. BMM’s Italian business is led by Antonio Gridà Cucco, Senior Group Manager, Operations. Gridà Cucco has eight years experience in the gaming industry, most recently working as Technical Project and Compliance Manager for BetStone in Europe. Gridà Cucco has delivered numerous AWP and Online certifications in the Italian market. In his position in the field of testing Gridà Cucco spent two years as a consultant at Sogei, where he was involved in regulations and standards and system supported gaming (VLTs).
Gridà Cucco, commented:”This AWP license, coupled with our current online license, confirms that BMM now has com- plete coverage in Italy. Italy has enormous relevance in the European Gaming landscape and BMM is very pleased to now be able to offer services to both the land-based and online segments. BMM has been operating in Europe for over 9 years, with a testlab in Italy for the last year. We have a highly qualified local team providing an exceptional level of testing and consulting services to our clients in the region.”
UK - SG GAMING COMPLETE ROLLOUT TO MECCA SG Gaming has successfully completed its landmark rollout of its server based gaming solution to the Mecca Bingo estate. The rollout was part of a ground breaking agreement reached in November 2014 for SG Gaming to become the main supplier of terminals to Mecca Bingo venues. The agreement called for SG Gaming to provide Mecca Bingo clubs with its leading server-based gaming solution, pow- ered by Videobet, SG Gaming’s platform partner.
Deployment and installation was completed seamlessly across all venues in only 10 weeks, with as many as 20 ter- minals installed and fully networked in a day in some venues. The rollout was carried out using SG Gaming’s sophisticated system that allows for flexible delivery and installation dates. With significant ongoing investment into cutting-edge oper- ational systems and technology, SG Gaming continues to deliver efficiency and quality in all installations and across all customers.
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EVOLUTION’S GENTING EXCLUSIVE
Evolution has entered into an exclusive agreement with Genting Alderney, the online casino division of Genting Group.
Alderney - Online Gaming
Evolution Gaming has entered into an exclusive agreement with Genting Alderney, the online casino division of Genting Group.
As a result of the deal,
www.gentingcasino.com went live at the end of August with the full line-up of Evolution green tables for desktop, tablet and smartphone: Live Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat, Casino Hold’em, Three Card Poker and Immersive Roulette. In addition, Genting’s players will be able to enjoy all of Evolution’s Red Room VIP services, including the recently launched Diamond VIP Blackjack, plus native speaking dealer tables such as London Roulette.
A second-phase launch later in 2015 will see Genting further strengthen its online Live Casino offering with a fully dedicated environment host- ed at Evolution’s main central studios in Riga.
Commenting on the decision to move the provi- sion of all of Genting’s Live Casino services to Evolution, Peter Nolan, Managing Director of
Genting Alderney, said: “As one of the leading land-based and online casino operators we con- stantly strive to deliver unique and innovative services to our players. Following a strategic review we concluded that Evolution – with its clear focus on helping operators create meaningful differentiation for their brands – is the Live Casino provider best placed to meet the current and future needs of the Genting brand.”
Fredrik Osterberg, Group Chief Strategy Officer, added: “We are proud to be working with one of the world’s biggest and best-known casino brands and we have wanted to partner with Genting for a long time. The deal is a milestone for Evolution and aligned with our strategic focus on multi- channel solutions for land-based casinos. There are many opportunities for Genting to further develop their brand, their online presence and their services to mass market and VIP players.”
UK Aspers could be about to reopen its Swansea casino at the same site at Salubrious Palace, having closed down the unprofitable venue three years ago. The operator still holds the licence and believes the economic landscape is more positive and is considering opening a smaller scale operation. Aspers stated: "We can confirm we are considering re-opening our Swansea operation in Wind Street. We were very sad to close Aspers Swansea in 2012 and deliberately retained our two operating licenses with a view to opportunities in the city should the local trading environment improve. We now feel that the economic landscape is much more positive, especially in South Wales, and are considering re-opening in Swansea with a smaller operation to cater for the local market. Internal feasibility studies are on-going and an announcement will be made in due course."
EGT continues expansion in the Spanish casino market
Euro Games Technology has installed its P-24/24 Up cabinet into Gran Casino de Bilbao, marking its second completed install in Spain in the last month.
The broad multigame mix offered by the company’s Premier Multi-3 of 39 various titles appealed to the casino,
which was taken over by EGASA in 2014.
Juan Carlos De Pedro, Gaming Director of Gran Casino de Bilbao, said: “The P-24/24 Up cabinet of Euro Games Technology drew our attention at the ICE show and was exact- ly what we needed to refresh our slot offerings to the players.
The final decision for bringing it to our casino in Bilbao, Spain, was exclusively of our General Manager, José Gonzalez and it proved far-sighted, as our cus- tomers are now truly enjoying their time on the cabinet. The audience have always been eager to experience new slots and games and, although it is too early to project the accept- ance of this particular model in the long run, its multigame mix, distinctive look, ergonomic fea- tures and easy navigation seem to have an immediate enticing effect on the players.”
EGASA also owns casinos in San Sebastian, Majorca and Ceuta in Spain as well as ven- ues in Croatia, Peru, Chile and Colombia. Two more products; the Egypt Quest progressive jackpot system and the Premier Multi-4 game mix are currently undergoing homologation for Spain.
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