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Te Hard Rock Entertainment complex’s unfavourable report from the Department of Climate Action is by no means the end of the road.
For years activist groups opposed to the new leisure zone have demanded that the licence for the Hard Rock Entertainment World should be revoked.
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Switzerland - Orenes selects Zitro’s 88 Link The Grand Casino Baden, one of the most prestigious in Switzerland, continues to bet on Zitro and introduce new gaming experiences in its product portfolio. On this occasion, the casino has bet on Zitro’s stellar cabinet, Altius Glare, featuring its premium multi-game Wheel of Legends. This slot title offers four game themes with exclusive features.
Altius Glare features a 55ins. 4K top display and 27ins. Full HD base game display and an intelligent LED Halo, create a cabinet that provides the player with an immersive gaming experience.
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Portugal - Estoril Sol retains its licences The Estoril-Sol group has retained its licence to operate the Estoril and Lisbon casinos after a rival bid from Spanish online gaming company Bidluck was kicked out of play. Bidluck was looking to challenge Estoril-Sol’s 60 year licence and had submitted a bid outpricing that of Estoril Sol’s by €20m. The Portuguese Securities Market Commission kicked Bidluck out of the tender process on October 26 with two of Bidluck’s managers on trial in Portugal for illegal gambling.
Estoril-Sol generated GGR of €80.6m in 2021, marking a nine per cent year-on-year increase. Around 57.8 per cent of the Estoril-Sol group is owned by the Ho family through Finansol with Stanley Ho’s daughter Pansy Ho now the chairperson for the board of directors. Amorim Turismo group owns 32.7 per cent of the operator via Sociedade Figueira Praia, with the other nine per cent owned by small shareholders.
UK - Sportingtech appoints Sportingtech has appointed Paul Jerram to the role of Head of Compliance. Jerram brings with him a wealth of industry knowledge and a demonstrable
track record of achievement in igaming compliance, encompassing both the strategic and operational dimensions of the online casino and sports betting industry.
He joins Sportingtech after five years at Sporting Group, having most recently held the position of Head of Internal Audits and Standards.
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Te mayor of Vila-Seca Pere Segura has stated that while the Hard Rock Entertainment complex in Vila-Seca and Salou was given an unfavourable report from the Department of Climate Action, it is by no means the end of the road for the large scale resort and casino in Catalonia. While this is a serious setback, according to the major, by making the appropriate modifications, the project can still go ahead as differences between departments are logical given the planned scope of the project.
Segura expressed his regret that after 10 years it still hasn’t been possible to complete all the administrative processing of a project that he stated was “very important” for the future of Camp de Tarragona region – one of the seven functional territorial sections of Catalonia.
According to Segura the Climate Action report was “an internal working document” and that “there are some reports that may be unfavourable” but that later these “visions that the technicians provide” have to be included in the final document. Terefore, in his opinion, it was one more step in the definitive approval of
Italy SUZOHAPP partners with Microhard in Italy
SUZOHAPP has partnered with Microhard, a well-established Italian company specialising in the design and production of innovative products in various markets, to facilitate the global distribution of cash and cashless solutions for gaming industries.
Te partnership represents a natural next step for the two companies, which have always been centres of excellence in the development of innovative technologies for cash and cashless management.
Te Microhard AGE300, a triple technology card reader (magnetic, contact chip and contactless chip), has already been integrated into the SUZOHAPP product portfolio. Te new Free Fall coin validator, capable of processing a large number of coins at an unmatched speed, will be available early 2023.
Further Microhard solutions will be added to SUZOHAPP's product portfolio in the coming months.
“We are very pleased to start this collaboration with Microhard, a dynamic company that we greatly appreciate for its professionalism and reliability,” said Tim Kennedy, Vice President Sales in Europe for SUZOHAPP. "In particular, we believe in the market potential of the AGE300 reader as player age verification is becoming a ubiquitous requirement in many European markets. We are also working together on specific projects for money management in slot halls, casinos and sportsbooks.”
"We are excited about this new synergy with a historic and prestigious company like SUZOHAPP with whom we share important goals, such as offering the best possible payment experience to end users,” added Fabrizio Rigo, CEO at Microhard. "We are confident that this is a winning partnership and represents the perfect opportunity to make our solutions appreciated at a global level."
the urban master plan, which he stated could take place towards the end of the year.
“It is a project loved by the territory, with precautions and sensitivity, but there will come a point when investors will go crazy,” exclaimed Segura, who expressed his concern over the administrative slowness. “It is not normal that we spend ten years processing, discussing and discerning certain issues,” he pointed out.
Activist groups opposed to the new leisure zone on Catalonia’s southern coast have demanded that the project be abandoned.
In May 2018, the Government of Catalonia declared via its Official Gazette that it had given Hard Rock Entertainment World permission to build a casino and leisure complex in Vila-Seca and Salou. A large scale project in the area has been in the pipeline for years but has been fraught with difficulties. In June 2015, the Veremonte Group, the investment company that had been leading the initiative to create Europe’s largest holiday resort in Europe (under the name BCN World) announced its decision to withdraw from the project.
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Evoplay has struck a partnership with Italian operator Sportbet, having acquired certification for the market earlier in the year. Te partnership sees Evoplay deliver its Italy-certified portfolio of 65 titles to Sportbet’s online platform, giving customers access to Elven Princesses, Hot Triple Sevens and the entire Fruit Super Nova collection. Sportbet is an online sportsbook platform provider that also offers classic casino products, including bingo and live dealer titles, as well as popular table games like blackjack, poker, baccarat, and roulette. Commenting on the launch, Vladimir Malakchi, CCO at Evoplay, said: “Establishing deals of this kind is of paramount importance to our business and we look forward to providing Sportbet’s customers with round-the- clock entertainment in the build-up to the tournament.”
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