Penn National gets a Social Rocket NORTH AMERICA
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Penn National a dépensé 60 millions de dollars US pour acquérir Rocket Games, une équipe de développement composée de 30 employés et basée à San Francisco. Rocket a été désignée comme l'entreprise spécialisée dans les jeux de casino sociaux avec la croissance la plus rapide en 2015 avec une hausse de 500%, se plaçant ainsi dans le top 15 mondial de ce segment porteur.
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Penn National has entered into social gaming with the acquisition of Rocket Games, a developer of social casino games, for approximately $60m.
Casino operator Penn National has acquired social gaming provider, Rocket Games, a developer with over three million players
NEVADA SOCIAL GAMING
Penn National has spent $60m to acquire Rocket Games, a development team of over 30 employees based in San Francisco. Rocket was named the fastest growing social casino company in 2015, growing by over 500 per cent and reaching a top-15 position globally in the growing social casino gaming segment, partially based on its leadership position in the rapidly growing classic 3-reel mechanical slots genre (3RM). Rocket generated approximately $5.6m of operating EBITDA during the six month period ended June 30, 2016.
Rocket’s library of over 50 social casino games feature hits such as Viva Slots Las Vegas, Downtown Deluxe Slots, Triple Double Slots and Vegas Jackpot Casino, along with popular licensed titles such as Popeye Classic Slots. Rocket’s social slot games are available on the iTunes App Store, the Google Play store, on Amazon and via Facebook. Following the transaction Rocket will continue to be headquartered in San Francisco and its existing
management team will continue to run day-to- day operations.
Penn National Gaming President and CEO, Timothy Wilmott, said: “Penn National’s accretive acquisition of Rocket highlights our ongoing strategic initiative to acquire emerging growth platforms that complement, and allow us to leverage, our core regional gaming operations and database of over three million active customers.
Chris Sheffield, Senior VP and MD of iGaming at Penn, added, “We are excited to acquire a best- in-class social casino game developer in a transaction that greatly expands our in-house capabilities and further diversifies our portfolio of leading gaming entertainment assets. Rocket’s growth and industry and consumer acclaim over the past 12 months is impressive given their lack of funding from outside investors or access to the resources and experience of an established casino operator.”
Canada
US MGM reports best US results since the recession
Despite the continuing decline in Macau, MGM Resorts posted better second quarter results than predicted with revenues falling by 4.8 per cent to $2.27bn from $2.39bn. Analysts had predicted revenue of $2.33bn. Most of the increase was generated by the sale of Te Shops at Crystals adding $406m in profit. Te results coming out of the United States were actually the company’s best since the start of the recession.
MGM China’s revenue for the quarter fell by 19 per cent to $452m with VIP table games dropping by 33 per cent and mass gaming tables falling by three per cent. Net revenues at the company's domestic resorts decreased one per cent compared to the prior year quarter, but increased one per cent excluding Circus Circus Reno, Railroad Pass, and the company's properties in Jean Nevada, which were sold during 2015.
Jim Murren, Chairman & CEO of MGM Resorts, said: "I am incredibly proud of the concerted effort of our talented executive teams and employees that produced our most profitable quarter in eight years at our domestic resorts. With a solid foundation of operational excellence and the continued strength in the Las Vegas market, in which we are the clear leader, we believe that MGM Resorts is well-positioned to further improve our financial strength to deliver sustainable value to our shareholders."
Great Canadian Gaming saw a 25 per cent revenue jump to $140.2m in its financial results for the three month period ended June 30, 2016. Tis improvement was due to increases at each of the company’s groups of properties, with the exception of River Rock Casino Resort.
Te growth at the company’s Atlantic Casinos and Ontario Properties were due to the company’s October 2015 acquisition of Casino New Brunswick and January 2016 acquisition of Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s Gaming Bundle 2 (East), which consists of Shorelines Casino Tousand Islands and Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs, collectively known as the “Shorelines Casinos”.
Adjusted EBITDA during the second quarter was $55.3m, an increase of 18 per cent increase when compared to the same period in the prior year.
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