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OpenBet wird sein anpassungsfähiges Programm SiteBuilder an Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) liefern, wodurch der französische Betreiberriese größere Flexi-bilität bei der Abwicklung seines Sportwettengeschäfts erhält. SiteBuilder ist ein Kollaborationsprogramm, dank dem Betreiber schnell einsetzbare Lösungen an vorderster Front in einer sicheren Entwicklungsumgebung bieten können.
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment haben bestätigt, dass das Grand Villa Edmonton seine Pforten am 7. September für die Öffentlichkeit öffnen wird. Der jüngste Gateway-Standort im ICE-Bezirk wird eine Fläche von mehr als 5.570 qm mit 24 Spieltischen und 600 Automaten aufweisen; das Grand Villa die lebendige und ver- jüngte Innenstadt von Edmonton weiter bereichern.
Die Ergebnisse von Boyd Gaming für das jüng- ste zweite Quartal haben die übereinstimmende Schätzung von 558,66 Mio. USD zwar verfehlt, weisen jedoch dennoch positive Tendenzen auf. Der heimische Markt in Las Vegas erzielte mit 154,9 Mio. USD eine Steigerung von 1,2% gegenüber dem Vorjahr, was das fünfte aufeinan- der folgende Quartal mit Ertragswachstum markiert.
Penn National hat 60 Mio. USD für die Übernahme von Rocket Games, einem 30-köpfi- gen Entwicklerteam mit Sitz in San Francisco, ausgegeben. Rocket galt 2015 mit einer Steigerung von mehr als 500 Prozent und dem Erreichen einer Position unter den 15 weltweit führenden Unternehmen in dem größer werden- den Social Casino Gaming-Marktsegment als das am schnellsten wachsende Unternehmen im Bereich Social Casino.
Century Casinos melden die Ergebnisse für das zweite Quartal der am 30. Juni 2016 abgelaufenen drei bzw. sechs Monate mit einem sechsprozenti- gen Nettobetriebsertragswachstum und einem um fünf Prozent gestiegenen bereinigten EBITDA, was das siebte Quartal in Folge mit Anstiegen sowohl beim Ertrag als auch beim bereinigten EBITDA markiert.
Das Kasino Trump Taj Mahal wird als fünfte Spielbank in Atlantic City geschlossen, wobei die Unternehmensleitung verlauten lässt, dass man die verlustträchtige Spielbank inmitten fortgeset- zter Streikaktionen durch die Gewerkschaften nicht weiter betreiben könne.
Ein Konsortium unter Führung des US- amerikanischen Spielbankbetreibers Mohegan Sun hat mit der Incheon International Airport Corpora- tion einen Grundstückspachtvertrag abgeschlossen, um bis 2020 eine integrierte Ferien- und Freizeitanlage auf der Insel Yeongjong zu errichten.
Vietnam steht kurz davor, Sportwetten auf internationale Fußballspiele sowie auf Pferde- und Hundewetten zu legalisieren. Onlinewetten werden allerdings nicht zugelassen.
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Bidders Place Deposits for Resort in Spain Hard Rock, Melco and Peralada, the companies interested in the entertainment
complex formerly known as BCN in Catalonia have deposited a bond of €2.5m to buy land where the hotels, casinos and shopping areas will be built
Te Tourism and Recreation Project (formerly BCN World) in Catalonia, steps closer to (a smaller) reality with the sign up of three interested casino parties
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Representatives of Hard Rock, Melco and Perlada have met with the President of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, Vice President Oriol Junqueras as well as other members of the government at the offices of the Presidency of the Generalitat de Catalunya in order to seal this part of the agreement, which was required for the project to move forward.
In the agreement the government guarantees the bidding companies the availability of the the land and the right to purchase it once the Urban-Development Master Plan (PDU) has been approved which is scheduled for November. Te government has also given the potential operators more time to present their projects having extended the deadline from 30 days to 90 once the PDU is approved.
Te Minister for Land and Sustainability, Josep Rull confirmed after the meeting that the deposits made by of each of the operators showed that the commitment “to the project is solid.” Te deposit of the winning bid, he said, would be integrated into the development of the project once it goes ahead while the money
deposited by the losing bids will be returned.
In June 2015, the Veremonte Group, the investment company that had been leading the initiative to create Europe’s largest holiday resort in Europe announced its decision to withdraw from the project. In order to guarantee the project’s continuation the Catalan Government reached an agreement with La Caixa Bank for the rights to buy the 500 hectares of land allocated for BCN World. Te new agreements give the winning bidder the right to enforce the option to buy the land which is currently owned by public company the Catalan Land Institute (Incasòl).
Currently there are four casinos in Catalonia and one or two more large scale casinos will be part of the newly established Tourist and Recreation Complex (CRT) as the project in Vila- seca as Salou is now provisionally known. Both Melco and Hard Rock are competing to operate a casino each while the Peralada Group in partnership with the Genting Group are also competing to be the sole operator and would run a single large scale casino in the resort.
EGT enjoys a sales surge with casino operators in France
France
Euro Games Technology is celebrating its most successful first semester ever in France with sales results in 2016 already outnumbering those of the whole 2015 by 100 per cent. Since the beginning of the year, the Bulgarian manufacturer has supplied 210 gaming stations (60 slot cabinets, 150 multiplayer products). EGT’s Luxury touch tables (LTTs) have had a warm reception in the country, reaching their highest number of installations in France.
Te unprecedented success of
these products is followed by positive feedback on EGT’s STORK terminals. EGT products have already been supplied to the biggest casino operators in the country, including Barriere, Tranchant, Partouche, IGGR, SFC. A number of independent gaming establishments – the casinos Hendaye Sokoburu, Saint Gilles La Reunion, Capbreton, Hosegor, Lons Le Saunier, St Trojan, etc., have also chosen EGT as a partner.
Borislav Prokopiev, EGT’s Sales Rep in France, said: “More and more operators are choosing EGT’s products because of the excellent results they have been showing during the past few years. Our machines are highly competitive in terms of price/quality ratio and we provide support of high standard to our customers. So I expect that till the end of 2016 our sales results will be even higher and that very soon we will be working with all operators in France.
Spain
Te Novomatic Group has bought Aljarafe Gran Casino, the only casino operator in the province of Seville through its subsidiary Admiral Casinos. With this operation, and with the recent opening of Casino Admiral San Roque in the province of Cadiz, the Austrian Group is continuing its expansion strategy in the Spanish market. Over the coming months it is expected a significant investment will be made in the casino, in order to offer an innovative and comprehensive mix of gaming, entertainment and food. Manfred Schartner, Managing Director of Admiral Casinos, said: "Customer satisfaction is our top priority.” Bernhard Teuchmann, Managing Director Novomatic Gaming Spain, added: "Te Novomatic Group is committed to using local resources on their investments. Some of our goals are to promote local employment and investments impact on the area.”
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