ECA Tackles Burning Issues at Forum
Innovation, technology and the role of advertising were the topics discussed at the ECA Industry Forum hosted at JOA Royal Casino in Cannes-Mandelieu
French operator, JOA Casino, played host to ECA Forum 2019 at the JOA Royal Casino in Cannes- Mandelieu.
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Innovation, technology and the role of advertising were the key topics discussed at the annual Industry Forum organised by the European Casino Association (ECA) and hosted by the JOA Royal Casino in Cannes-Mandelieu. Members and partners of the European Casino Association (ECA) gathered for two days in the exceptional JOA Royal Casino on the French Riviera. Te Forum represented a unique opportunity to share best practices and discuss crucial issues common to the industry across Europe. Several high-level experts from within and outside the industry enriched the conversation with precious insights.
Seminars focused on innovation with regard to the application of technologies likely to shape the industry in the future, such as Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, and virtual reality. An area highlighted was the positive role of technology, such as the use of Artificial Intelligence in further improving the prevention and detection of problem gambling. Sustainability of modern casinos, and their development in respect of the environment, were on the agenda too with casino projects in Venlo by Holland Casino (Te Netherlands) and Tampere by Veikkaus (Finland) putting
SBTech expands Nordic footprint with major Finnish lottery deal
Finland
Finland monopoly operator Veikkaus will revolutionise its online and retail sportsbook offering following the signing of a long-term online and retail sportsbook platform agreement with SBTech.
SBTech has already begun to integrate its sportsbook platform to Veikkaus’ online channel and is planned to launch in early 2020. Tis will be followed by the launch of its sportsbook platform across the Finnish operator’s extensive retail network of more than 3,000 outlets across Finland.
SBTech’s sportsbook platform will transform Veikkaus’ online and retail sports offering driving incremental
corporate citizenship front-and-centre.
During the General Assembly, the ECA welcomed a new member, Casino Malta, part of the Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG). Te 30th member of the ECA will represent the licensed land-based casino industry on Malta and further position the association in its discussions with regulators and stakeholders around the key issues facing the industry, ranging from gambling advertising to illegal gambling. An economic impact study of the licensed land-based casino industry was also presented, which shows the ECA member casinos creating direct employment for over 100,000 people and overall for 340,000 people and generating an economic impact of €23 million per casino each year.
Per Jaldung, ECA Chairman, added “Tis year, the Forum has been more relevant than ever. Our industry is gathering momentum in tackling the key issues ahead of us, while maintaining a clear path towards a sustainable future. I am more than pleased to be Chairman of an association that is important to the industry and constantly evolving, as we welcome Casino Malta as the 30th member country.”
revenues and building market share. Key initiatives include an overhaul of Veikkaus’ existing pre-match and live sports betting products; a bespoke UI designed for Finnish players built using SBTech’s next generation sportsbook APIs, and tailored risk management including integration of Veikkaus’ own trading feed.
SBTech’s innovative sportsbook will take Veikkaus’ pre-match and in-play betting offering to market leading standards. Tis will give Finnish players a choice of more than 55 sports and 2,000+ betting markets. SBTech will also deploy its latest game-changing sports innovations including new cash out functionality, and YourBet Betbuilder for multiple sports including in- play and PulseBet, all subject to approval from the Finnish regulator.
Austria
Greentube, the Novomatic Interactive division, has been awarded with the leading international information security certification, ISO 27001. Te certificate confirms its dedication to network and information security. Greentube passed the certification with flying colours, which highlights the company’s robust professionalism when it comes to business continuity management, documentation, tool usage and systematic management of sensitive data.
Te announcement will serve as a boost to the supplier’s strategic ambition to expand globally as it seeks partnership contracts with operators and applies for licences in new territories. It follows a flurry of global deals with tier-1 customers and enables Greentube to supply its games to the newly regulated Swiss online gaming market.
SPAIN – Euro Games Technology has notched up another success in Spain, increasing the number of its machines across Orenes Group’s gaming facilities with the first installation of the Premier Curved cabinets in Gran Casino de Castellon.
The partnership between the companies has evolved over the years with a number of deliveries of the slot bestsellers P-24/24 Up and P-24/32V Up with the Egypt Quest jackpot in most of the operator’s casinos. Orenes Group has been a major participant in the recreation industry in Spain for over 40 years and has achieved a leading role in the casinos, bingos, amusement arcades, sports betting, hotel terminals and online gaming sub- sectors. “We aim to offer the latest and the most original products to our players, because their enjoyment is our sure bet” shared Paco Zahinos, director of Gran Casino Castellon.
“The newly delivered cabinets of EGT came out to be a sure bet as well. Thanks to them we welcomed more guests in our casino who mostly appreciated their contemporary design, curved displays and variety of games. The cabinets have a very high occupancy rate which makes us also ponder several more installations with EGT Spain in near future.”
MONACO – Zitro’s Link King can now be enjoyed at the emblematic Monegasque Casino Café de Paris operated by the Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer. Pascal Camia, Executive Vice-President of Gaming Operations, commented on the installation: “Link King is a truly amazing product for both the players and us as operators. It is undoubtedly a very attractive option to diversify the already complete offer of games that Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer makes available to its customers and thus complements the multiple attractions offered by our casino, one of the preferred gaming destinations in the Riviera for tourists from all over the world.”
UK – SIS and Sportech have signed a global commingling totalisator agreement that will allow SIS to create and disseminate a worldwide pool for greyhound racing. SIS will utilise Sportech’s Quantum System pari-mutuel betting software to offer the greyhound global pool, leveraging Sportech’s unrivalled worldwide reach and expansive global commingling capabilities. Sportech will also provide hosting and operational services of the greyhound global pool from the company’s Global Quantum Data and Operations Centres. Paul Witten, Product Director at SIS, said “This partnership further bolsters our capability as the leading supplier of 24/7 betting services worldwide. Sportech’s market leading technology will help facilitate SIS’s greyhound racing global pool, which will further expand the reach of greyhound racing around the world”.
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