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Konami Smashes Saint Vincent Resort


In the heart of Italy’s Aosta Valley, Saint Vincent Resort & Casino features one of Europe’s largest gaming floors, including a large 8-unit bank of Konami Gaming, Inc.’s latest linked slot game Smash Smash Festival. Last August Saint Vincent became the first in Italy to launch the fiesta-themed bonus series


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Smash Smash Festival at Saint Vincent Resort & Casino. Slot Operations Manager Fabrizio Vassoney and Slot Manager Ezio Diemoz


Konami Gaming’s Smash Smash Festival, its piñatas styled link, has become a top player attraction at the Saint Vincent Resort and Casino in Italy


“Smash Smash Festival is a strong favourite on our floor,” said Fabrizio Vassoney, slot operations manager at Saint Vincent Resort & Casino. “Everything works together from the music to the colorful design to create an incredible energy around this unique mechanic of an increasing pool of mystery prizes.”


Instead of traditional progressive meters, Konami’s Smash Smash Festival increases the


number of mystery piñatas in a winner-takes- all prize pool. Players watch as piñatas pile up into the double digits, until a lucky winner hits the Smash Time bonus and takes the entire bunch.


“Both in net win and coin-in, Smash Smash Festival is consistently performing well above house average. We’re thrilled by how it has been received,” said Ezio Diemoz, slot manager. “Top rewards and premiere entertainment have long been the driving force behind Saint Vincent’s casino experience, which Konami and its local distributor Intergames d.o.o. continue to support through the latest products.”


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Arrests made at three Partouche Casinos in France


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Six people were taken into custody in Nice (Alpes- Maritimes), on the night of March 11, by the police of the Central Service of Racing and Gaming (SCCJ) as part of an investigation opened for “money laundering tax evasion unlawful possession of a gambling house and abuse of social good.”


Tree of individuals arrested are casino managers of the Partouche Group. It is believed that the specialised inter- regional jurisdiction of


Marseilles is now in charge of the investigation.


In Cannes, four people were arrested also arrested in connection with the investigation. According to sources from the region, games of poker for a year and a half, first at the Palm Beach, then at 3.14, were held in private rooms, during which the amount played was up to 20 times higher than that officially declared by the casino. Te suspects are believed to have received exchange commissions.


Te Bandol casino in the Var and that of La Grande Motte, in the Hérault, were also the subject of searches as part of the investigations.


Tom Light, Senior Vice-President of Business Development at SBTech, is to leave the group to establish a new business venture that will unite blockchain and gambling and leverage the power of crypto-currency in a gaming and betting environment. Mr. Light joined SBTech in 2014 to lead its business development and commercial efforts and initiated the massive growth curve the group has experienced since. He has been responsible for signing many of SBTech's defining partnerships and will continue to retain the full support of the company in future projects. Commenting on his next move, Tom Light said: "I have really enjoyed working at SBTech and seeing the group grow to become the leading sports betting and gaming solutions provider to the sector. Te new project I will be heading is particularly exciting as it combines two great passions of mine: blockchain and gambling.”


SPAIN – The casino licence for Granada will be awarded in April or early May according to the Minister of Finance and Public Administration of the Andalusia government María Jesús Montero. The Minister said it was "good news" that a number of prestigious companies in the sector had submitted bids as part of the public tender for the casino for the provincial capital.


Senor Montero emphasised the creation of 200 direct jobs. The project "will be a magnet for tourism and will allow the creation of employment," he said. In February 2017, The Regional Government of Andalusia first announced that it would issue an order authorising a new casino in the city of Granada taking the number of casinos in the region to six.


Licences are valid for 15 years and are renewable. The operator will also be responsible for offering complementary services such as a bar, restaurant, and other entertainment facilities. The main game room must have a minimum capacity for 500 people, with a minimum area of 750sq.m.


In May 2017, the details of the public tender were published in the Regional Government’s Official Bulletin. Potential applicants will be awarded extra points for the overall architectural vision of the project, the number of jobs it will create, the operators’ experience in the sector, as well as if whether for tax purposes the company is located in Andalucía. Points will also be awarded for the economic impact of the casino on the area, and will also take into account municipal reports on urban planning.


In January 2018 Spanish operator Cirsa Gaming Corporation announced that it had put forward a bid for the new casino licence. If the company is granted the license, then it will make an initial investment of €9m. According to government estimates, the casino could welcome as many as around 50,000 visits in the first year of operation. The casino may not be more than 30km from the capital meaning that the casino must “fall into the capital’s zone of influence” and applicants had until the end of August last year to submit their proposals.


GERMANY – German developer and manufacturerer of gaming machines, adp Gauselmann of the Gauselmann Group, was in the Top Three companies worldwide for registering new brand names in 2017. The family-managed Gauselmann Group registered 104 brands under the Madrid Agreement of the UN-Organisation for intellectual property (Wipo). The Wipo (World Intellectual Property Organisation) is based in Geneva. Only the French L’Oréal group and the Hungarian pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter registered more brand names last year.


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