Golden Entertainment Acquires ACE NORTH AMERICA
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Golden Entertainment has completed the acquisition of American Casino & Entertainment Properties, including the Stratosphere Casino, for $850m
Te purchase consideration consisted of $781m cash and approximately four million shares of Golden Entertainment common stock.
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Te acquisition of American Casino & Entertainment Properties brings to Golden Entertainment three properties in Las Vegas including the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower, Arizona Charlie’s Decatur and Arizona Charlie’s Boulder, as well as the Aquarius Casino Resort in Laughlin. Te properties expand Golden’s presence in Nevada and the Vegas locals market, while providing an iconic Vegas destination property. Golden now operates 16,000 slots, 114 tables and 5,162 hotel rooms across eight casino properties and around 1,000 distributed gaming locations including the largest branded tavern portfolio in Nevada.
Te purchase consideration consisted of $781m cash and approximately four million shares of Golden Entertainment common stock. Golden financed the cash portion of the transaction and refinanced its existing credit facilities with a new $800m 1st Lien Term Loan and a $200m 2nd Lien Term Loan, as well as obtained a new $100m senior secured revolving credit facility to support the company’s future organic and strategic growth initiatives.
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Scientific Games has signed an agreement with Apigee, a subsidiary of Google, to utilise its full lifecycle application programming interface ("API") management platform, as part of the company's portfolio of casino management technology solutions. Tis agreement allows Scientific Games to deploy Apigee API management software in its suite of casino and slot management systems and will enable Sci Games to design, secure, deploy, monitor, and scale APIs. Apigee's solution will make integration with third- party applications easier, more secure, more reliable, and more operationally efficient. "Scientific Games is committed to providing the best possible technology solutions for our customers and this agreement with Apigee, along with our newly launched Partner Program, underscores that commitment," stated Catherine Burns, Senior Vice President of Gaming Systems for Scientific Games.
Blake Sartini, Chairman and CEO of Golden Entertainment, added: “Tis acquisition of four Southern Nevada properties increases our operational scale and complements our existing operations. Our new properties and existing businesses are well positioned to grow as they benefit from Nevada’s continued economic strength, particularly in the Vegas market.
“In addition, we have the ability to develop approximately 15 acres of excess real estate surrounding the Stratosphere, which we believe has enormous long-term potential. We look forward to quickly integrating the American operations and welcoming their guests and team members to the Golden family.”
Charles Protell, CFO of Golden, added: “Te addition of the American properties to our portfolio firmly establishes Golden as a leading Nevada-focused regional gaming company with expected 2017 pro forma net revenues and adjusted EBITDA of $847 and $180, respectively, which includes $18 million of estimated run- rate synergies.”
New Jersey NJ to pool players with Nevada and Delaware
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has reached an agreement with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and Delaware Governor John Carney to allow Internet patrons in NJ to play online against players in those two states.
“New Jersey has been a pioneer in the development of authorised, regulated online gaming, which has been a budding success since its launch in late 2013,” Governor Christie said. “Pooling players with Nevada and Delaware will enhance annual revenue growth, attract new consumers, and create opportunities for players and Internet gaming operators. Tis agreement marks the beginning of a new and exciting chapter for online gaming, and we look forward to working with our partners in Nevada and Delaware in this endeavour.”
New Jersey’s entry into this multistate agreement will increase jackpots and opportunities for play, while also providing an
incentive for operators to expand Internet gaming offerings upon locating their gaming servers in the State of New Jersey.
Operators will be able to allow their customers to participate in games such as poker, tournaments, and progressive slot games with players in other states where they are licensed. Regulators in each of the three states will have to approve an operator interested in offering games to persons in each state and approve the game software that will be used.
“New Jersey stands prepared to approve a game offering for all three states as soon as an operator submits such a product for testing,” said David Rebuck, Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.
Since New Jersey authorised online gaming in November 2013, annual revenues have steadily increased. In 2016, the Internet gaming win was $196.7m.
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