Balearic Islands Enforce Moratorium EMEA
Te Balearic Islands has approved the suspension of the granting of any new authorisations for the opening of gambling halls for two years
Te Balearic Islands is home to three casinos, four bingo halls and 4,000 slot machines generating €34m in combined revenues
FRANCE – The casino of Fouras in the Charente- Maritime region of France of the Emerald group (bought by Joa) has integrated the progressive multiplayer slot machine Link Shock from the Zitro group into its offer, becoming the first casino in mainland France to offer the game. Link Shock has a state-of-the-art Fusion Slant cabinet with a panoramic screen.
"We are looking for unique experiences for our players in order to offer the best entertainment on the market," comments Claire Karcher, General Manager of the Fouras casino. "In our group, we have confidence in Zitro products and we wanted to incorporate this new progressive multiplayer Link Shock as an innovative proposal for our customers."
"This new step confirms to us that the Zitro slot machines are very successful across France with flagship products and of good reputation in the sector," added Philippe Boulay, CEO of SFM Mascot.
"Link Shock is a four-level progressive multiplayer game that captivates players with its exciting bonus, as well as its mystery" shock "reward that can surprise you at any time and maintains emotion during the game. We are honoured by the confidence attributed by Casino Fouras in Zitro products," added Nadège Teyssedre, regional sales manager at Zitro for EMEA.
GERMANY – A regular contributor to G3 for the last 15 years, it was incredibly sad to hear of the death of John Carroll on December 21, 2019. The Gaming Publishing team has
passed our condolences to John’s family and will remember John both as a professional, diligent consultant and PR specialist, but also as a friend and drinking partner at the host of international events around the world.
Establishing his PR business, Carroll Consulting, having cut his teeth in the cash handling sector in the UK, John visited every European gaming show, travelled to each of his clients and customers and spoke multiple languages to create an agency that uniquely served the specific needs of each individual gaming client.
Over the decade and a half of collaboration with Carroll Consulting, the success of John’s business was due to the dedication and professionalism that he brought to his role and the manner in which he dealt with client demands.
ICE London 2020 will be the first show since 2004 in which John has not joined the team for a pre- show drink or dinner, chat or catch-up. His absence from the show floor will be felt across the industry, but most acutely with the Gaming Publishing team.
P22 NEWSWIRE / INTERACTIVE / MARKET DATA SPAIN LEGISLATION
Te government of the Balearic Islands has approved the suspension of the granting of any new authorisations for the opening of gambling halls for two years. Te two year period will give the government time to decide on new rules when it comes to where any new facilities can be built and the future of the industry in general.
Te suspension will start once the agreement is published in the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands. Te period of two years may be extended if once the 24 months have elapsed, the future planning decree for gaming establishments in the Autonomous Community has not yet entered into force.
Te measure was put forward by Vice President of the left-wing electoral alliance Unidas Podemos, Juan Pedro Yllanes. "It is an effective instrument so that there is no avalanche and we do not become a low cost Las Vegas," he said adding that in recent years, gambling had become a "social problem" with a particularly
Belgium Napoleon Sports & Casino joins IBIA
Napoleon Sports & Casino, one of the leading gambling operators licensed in Belgium, has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA).
Te operator, which runs land- based casinos in Middelkerke, Knokke and Ninove, has offered online sports betting since 2012 and its sportsbook will now join around 50 other licensed retail and online sports betting brands feeding into IBIA’s unique global betting integrity monitoring and alert platform. It continues the ongoing expansion of the operator-run sports betting and integrity association, with five new members joining in 2019.
Khalid Ali, CEO of the International Betting Integrity Association, said: “I’m delighted that Napoleon Sports & Casino has joined IBIA, further demonstrating its commitment to protecting the integrity of betting products and sporting events.
“Regulators are increasingly
requiring operators to have robust betting integrity measures in place.
“IBIA membership ensures that Napoleon Sports & Casino, as with all of our members, is well-placed to meet any integrity requirements in existing and emerging markets, and able to reap the related commercial benefits from those markets.”
Francesco Postiglione, CEO of Napoleon Sports & Casino, said: “We are committed to protecting our consumers and sports from corruption and to ensuring that our sports betting product meets the highest standards of fairness and integrity.
“IBIA is the global standard-bearer for our sector and is recognised as such by major sports and regulators alike. We look forward to working closely with the association and to continuing to strengthen our internal customer and business protection protocols to identify and punish sports betting corruption.”
harmful impact on the most vulnerable.
According to an Executive press release, “it is a provisional, preventive and temporary measure.” Te agreement, reached mid-January according to the regional Executive, was necessary for "reasons of general interest of public order, public health, security and the protection of the rights of the users of games,”
Te agreement also includes a future study into the industry as well as other actions necessary to process the future decree concerning the planning permission of gaming establishments. Approving this planning is the responsibility of the Governing Council, "taking into account the reality and social impact of gambling and betting, its economic and tax implications, and the need to diversify gaming."
Te Balearic Islands receives about €34m each year from gambling that takes place in the three casinos, four bingo halls and 4,000 slot machines on the Islands.
Belgium
Te Belgian betting industry could face further advertising restrictions according to a report published by the Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC). Te report concludes that despite the recent efforts of the BGC to take action against gambling operators marketing themselves, sports fans are still exposed to a high degree of advertising.
Te study showed that advertising remains prevalent across all the different types of media associated with the Jupiler Pro League, the top division of Belgian football, particularly at stadiums. 14 of the 16 league clubs maintain advertising partnerships with betting companies and the logo of Unibet is present on every ticket sold for Jupiler Pro League matches as part of its sponsorship agreement. However, the study did praise the effect of advertising on preventing customers migrating to illegal markets.
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