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SBM Steady Increase Across all Sectors EMEA


Die lettische Regierung möchte die landesweite Begeisterung für Online-Live Dealer- spiele durch eine Erhöhung der Zulassungsgebühren zu Geld machen. Allerdings müssen die Anbieter jetzt nur einmal je Zulas- sung zahlen und nicht mehr für jeden Spieltisch. Die neuen Gebühren, die im neuen Jahr in Kraft treten, werden von 11.700 auf satte 400.000 Euro im Jahr steigen.


Nordirland lotet einmal mehr die Möglichkeit der Zulassung von Spielbanken aus. Dieses Mal veranstaltet der Stadtrat von Belfast eine öffentliche Anhörung bezüglich einer 300 Mio. Pfund teueren Spielbank.


Caesars Entertainment meldet den Abschluss von Verträgen mit VICI Properties bezüglich des Verkaufs und der Rückmietung der mit dem Harrah's Las Vegas verbundenen Immobilien sowie zum Bau eines geplanten 27.000 Quadratmeter großen Kongresszentrums.


Die Stämme der Mashantucket Pequot und der Mohegan haben sich dem Bundesstaat Con- necticut angeschlossen und verklagen das Innenministerium wegen dessen Verweigerung der Freigabe gemeinsam vereinbarter Änderun- gen an ihren bestehenden Verträgen mit dem Bundesstaat Connecticut.


Angesichts der jüngsten Spekulationen hat Penn National Gaming bestätigt, dass man in Verhandlungen mit Pinnacle Entertainment hin- sichtlich einer möglichen Fusion stehe. Penn National würde Pinnacle dabei teils gegen Barzahlung teils durch Aktienerwerb übernehmen.


Sega Sammy Creation hat eine Herstellerzulassung sowie Vertriebslizenzen für die Herstellung, den Verkauf und den Vertrieb von Spielautomaten in Nevada erhalten.


Die Spielbank- und Freizeitanlage Planet Hollywood hat eine 100 Millionen USD teuere Renovierung zum Abschluss gebracht, um ihre dynamischen Unterhaltungs- und Speiseange- bote mit 2.496 modernen neuen Zimmern und Suiten zu kombinieren. Die Renovierung stand an, da die Anlage ihr nunmehr zehnjähriges Jubiläum im Herzen des Las Vegas Strip feiert.


Aristocrat Leisure übernimmt das Social Gaming-Unternehmen Big Fish Games für 990 Mio. USD in bar von Churchill Downs, einem weltweit operierenden Herausgeber von kosten- losen Spielen, der in drei auf bestimmte Glücksspielsegmente konzentrierten Hauptgeschäftsfeldern tätig ist, dies sind Social Casino, Social Gaming sowie Premium Paid- Spiele mit Gewinnmöglichkeit.


Silver Heritage steht zur Eröffnung eines Glücksspielbereichs im Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa nichts mehr im Wege, nachdem das nepalesische Ministerium für Kultur, Fremden- verkehr und zivile Luftfahrt (MOCTCA) angekündigt hat, dem Hotel in der Freizeitanlage 5 Sterne zuzuerkennen.


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Te latest financial figures from Société des Bains de Mer reports show a positive uptick in gaming revenues across all sectors, boosted by improvement in parent company, Betclic Everest Group’s overall results


Ahead of the full opening of its Hotel de Paris and the One Monte Carlo real estate complex, SBM is continuing to grow its gaming offer


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Monte-Carlo operator Société des Bains de Mer has reported a 4.1 per cent improvement in its half year figures with GGR reaching €292.9m up from with €281.2m.


Tis increase of €11.7m was the result of an ‘improvement in revenues across all sectors.’


Tis increase in turnover led to an increase in operating income of € 16.2m compared with €9.8m for the first half of the previous year. Te SBM also benefited from a significant improvement in Betclic Everest Group's results, through a 50 per cent share of the equity, which added €3.7m to the six month total.


Casino revenue, excluding online games, accounted for 36.4 per cent of the company’s total turnover. GGR came in at €106.7m against €103.4m the previous year, marking a three per cent increase in turnover with the slots increasing by eight per cent.


SBM noted that the biggest growth was recorded at its Sun Casino following a major renovation of


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the gaming areas at the end of 2016. Revenues from ancillary activities (catering at casinos, entrances and shops) increased slightly to €6.9m compared to €6.6m the previous year. Te hotel sector was up five per cent.


As usual, SBM remained very cautious about its forecasts. "Te inherently random nature of gaming activity makes it difficult to make forecasts for the full year, but the second half is usually marked by a decrease in the result recorded at the end of September, due to the summer season finishing. In accordance with the forecasts established at the start of the two major projects - Hôtel de Paris and One Monte- Carlo real estate complex - the 2017/2018 financial year will still be impacted by the disruption caused by the continuation of the works and the operating result of the SBM Group. will remain heavily in deficit. As expected, the SBM will not be able to take full advantage of the significant investments made until the complete reopening of the Hotel de Paris and the commissioning of the One Monte- Carlo complex. "


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Spain


Spanish operator Cirsa has reported an operating profit increase of 7.5 per cent in the first 9 months of 2017 over the same period last year reaching €320.4m. In the third quarter operating profit reached €108.2m, the highest result achieved by the company in a single quarter, improving by 7.0 per when compared to July to September 2016. Revenues generated by the company during the first nine months of 2017 reached € 1,281.6m, with year-on-year growth of 7.7 per cent. In a statement, Cirsa emphasised that with these figures it had consolidated its continued run of growth, which has already reached 45 consecutive quarters. “Te improvement and compliance with commitments to international markets has been based on the correct execution of the different plans provided by the company," explained the Spanish company in a statement.


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