Spanish Online Market Grows 32 per cent EMEA
ROMANIA – NMi's Gaming Division will be exhibiting for the first time at Entertainment Arena Expo (EAE) in Romania from September 5 to 7 2016. This announcement follows NMi becoming the first accredited lab in Romania when the ONJN (Oficiul National pentru Jocuri de Noroc) awarded Class 2 licences in April 2016, having already been active in the Romanian market conducting database audits for the ministry since 2014.
In booth #318 at EAE, NMi's expert team will be on hand to discuss compliance testing requirements and the regulatory framework for operators and suppliers entering the Romanian market. NMi's Director, Andrew Rosewarne said: "NMi supports its customers where ever they want to go in the world, and we were delighted to have been the first lab into Romania. So the step we are taking this year to exhibit at the Entertainment Expo gives our customers, and those looking for support entering the Romanian market, the ideal opportunity to speak to the NMi team and establish a partnership that will not only serve their needs in Romania, but within Eastern Europe and across the world.
“Our team at the Expo understand the complex requirements of the Romanian security audits and will discuss how NMi approach the specifics of Social Engineering,” said Mr. Rosewarne.
HOLLAND – SUZOHAPP has appointed Daniel Valerius as Project Manager. With almost 20 years’ experience within the cash handling industry, Daniel Valerius brings to his new role in-depth knowledge and
strong expertise in the project management.
At SUZOHAPP his primary role will be to provide support to maximize operational efficiency for all active and running projects of the Group. He will ensure the workflow optimization in order to achieve the expected goals and objectives, in cooperation with the SUZOHAPP project teams. In addition, Mr. Valerius will lead his own projects and will also support the SCAN COIN Key Account Management for CIT and retail markets.
DUBAI – Kerzner International Holdings (KIH), the leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, ultra-luxury hotels and residences, has appointed Jean-Gabriel Pérès as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.
As the outgoing CEO of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, Jean-Gabriel has overseen the daily operations of the 16,000-staff hotel management company for 17 years. His role was instrumental in driving the global expansion of the company into Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
"Jean-Gabriel joins us at a very opportune moment in our journey as we embark on an accelerated growth and expansion plan to take Kerzner to new places around the world, from China to Mexico and beyond," says His Excellency Mohammed Al Shaibani, Executive Director and CEO of Investment Corporation of Dubai, and Chairman of Kerzner International.
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Te online gaming sector in Spain is growing according to the most recent report published by Te Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ)
Te latest Spanish Online report states that prizes handed out to players stood at €2.633,13m, an increase of 2.88 per cent over the previous quarter
SPAIN ONLINE GAMING
According to this year’s second report on Spain’s online gaming market, for the quarter starting from April and ending June, the total amount played online stood at €2,731.98m an increase of 2.64 per cent over the first quarter of 2016 and 32.80 per cent compared to last year.
According to the latest report GGR for the quarter stood at €98.84m a decrease of 3.40 per cent compared to the first quarter of 2016 but an increase of 56.34 per cent compared to the second quarter last year. Te total amount of deposits during the quarter stood at €289.59m an increase of 6.80 per cent and an increase from the same quarter in 2015 of 47.39 per cent.
Te latest report states that prizes handed out stood at €2.633,13m, an increase of 2.88 per cent over the previous quarter and 32.06 per cent compared to the same quarter last year. However while total bets made via online casinos increased by 9.70 per cent and sports betting increased by 1.47 per cent, both poker and bingo reported decreases of 8.41 per cent and 9.61 per cent respectively.
Of the total amounts played sports betting came in first place with 49.43 per cent of the market share. Casino gaming came in second place with 36.11 per cent and poker came in third place and
Spain’s tax on Lottery Prizes fails to deliver expected results
Spain
Spain’s Tax Office recorded a total of €295.8m between January and June from tax on lottery winnings; 12.2 per cent less than in the same period last year when the tax office collected €336.9m.
Te Tax Office collected $294.7m on prizes via income tax (12 per cent than last year) and a further $1.06m via corporate income tax ;46.1 per cent less than in 2015. Te figures, which were part of the Monthly Revenue Report published by Servimedia, is bad news for the government which had hoped to raise significantly more via taxes on lottery prizes.
stood at 13.78 per cent. Bingo accounted for 0.62 per cent of the total amount played while betting on online competitions accounted for 0.06 per cent. In terms of GGR and market share sports betting accounted for 54.10 per cent, casino gaming stood at 28.40 per cent, poker stood at 13.91 per cent, bingo 2.20 per cent while gaming via online competitions accounted for 1.39 per cent of the market.
For online casinos the total amount bet increased by 65.64 compared to the same period last year as did GGR which increased by 91.22 per cent (it should however be pointed out that online slots were only granted a licence to operate on June 2nd 2015). Of the €986.54m gambled via online casinos roulette came in first place with €501.77m (50.86 per cent).
€298.30m was bet via online slots (30.24 percent). €186.20m was bet on Blackjack (18.87 percent). €0.24m (0,02 per cent) was bet on Punto Banco while €0.03m was bet (0.01 per cent) on Complementary Games (games which include an element of skill or knowledge). Meanwhile GGR for online casinos stood at €28.07m. Roulette came in first place with €11.88m (42.30 per cent of GGR) beating GGR for online slots which stood at €11.70m (41.67 per cent).
In 2012, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced the government’s decision to introduce a new lottery tax of up to 20 per cent on prizes of more than €2,500 as Spain fell deeper into recession. Te move was part of a number of spending cuts and tax increases introduced by the government to reduce debt, and the tax on lottery payouts was initially designed to raise an estimated €800m a year.
In 2013 the government raised €268.2m in tax on prizes. Te Christmas Lottery, Spain’s biggest lottery, was exempt from the tax that year as the draw took place in 2012. As a result tax derived from prizes rose in 2014 to €458.9m but decreased slightly to €451m in 2015. Te latest figures mean that tax revenue generated from lottery prizes winnings will in all likelihood continue to fall this year.
Latvia
Te Lotteries and Gambling Supervision Inspection of Latvia has published that the first half of 2016 saw a ten per cent rise in the revenue generated by Latvia’s gambling industry with the total reaching €113.06m. Turnover improved by 8.6 per cent, hitting €102.2m up from €93.76m last year. Te figures were driven mainly by a huge surge in digital gaming which increased by 74 per cent. Sports betting was up 16.9 per cent whilst slot machines were up four per cent Te market boasts 13 operators but is dominating by six main players; Alfor, Olympic Casino, Latvijas Loto, Joker, Admiralu Klubs and Optibet At the end of June this year, there were 8,837 slot machines in 321 slot halls and five casinos in Latvia. Te market houses just 18 roulette tables and 55 card tables.
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