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Jackpots.ch Launches Live Studio
South Africa - Tsogo Sun buys Emerald Resort Metropolitan Gaming is selling its interest in Emerald Resort and Casino to a consortium controlled by Tsogo Sun. The sale will allow Metropolitan Gaming to focus on its core markets of the UK and Egypt, where it is committed to building the Metropolitan brand through acquisition and investment. Work is already underway on the refurbishment and rebranding of its Mayfair property which will reopen later this year.
Michael Silberling, CEO of Metropolitan Gaming said “Following the addition of the iconic Park Lane Club to our portfolio of casinos in the UK earlier this year, the sale of our interest in Emerald Resort and Casino reflects our focused strategy to invest in and develop the business within our primary markets.
“We want to thank all our employees at Emerald Resort and Casino past and present for their hard work, professionalism and loyalty, particularly during the global COVID-19 pandemic. We very much look forward to following their progress and successes over the years to come.”
Metropolitan currently operates six casino licences in London and eight branded casinos throughout the UK, including Park Lane Club London, Empire Casino, The Sportsman and Rendezvous Brighton. The Group also operates three casinos in the Middle East.
UK - SIS promotes McSorley SIS has announced that Conall McSorley has been promoted to Head of International Horse Racing. The appointment means experienced betting industry figure
McSorley will oversee SIS’ worldwide racing content proposition. Previously operating as Commercial Manager for the UK and Europe for SIS, McSorley’s two decades in sports betting have seen him work as Head of Business Development at financial spread betting company WorldSpreads, Commercial Director at Metric Gaming. More recently, McSorley was Business Development Director at B2B tech supplier GBE Technologies.
UK - Sportingtech appoints Sportingtech has made another addition to its executive team with the appointment of Tommy Molloy as Chief Sportsbook Officer. Molloy joins Sportingtech after three
successful years as Sportsbook & Trading Director at Pronet Gaming. Prior to that, he was Head of Sports Trading at Tabcorp UK.
In his new role, Molloy will oversee and elevate the company’s already-impressive sports betting offering, accelerating the evolution of Sportingtech’s flagship Quantum platform.
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jackpots.ch, the online casino of Grand Casino Baden, has opened its first live game studio via a partnership with Evolution.
jackpots.ch, the online casino of Grand Casino Baden, has opened its first live game studio via a partnership with Evolution.
In addition to two blackjack variants,
jackpots.ch players will now also find Lightning Roulette there. Tis makes
jackpots.ch the first online casino in Switzerland to offer this popular roulette variant exclusively in its own studio.
In addition, the online casino has made some changes to its interface. For example,
jackpots.ch now offers the SlotFinder, which allows players to see which slots best suit their preferences. In addition, each game now has its own landing page and can thus be accessed directly via a bookmark and added to the favorites.
Live games have already been available on
jackpots.ch, but not exclusively. Previously,
Kyrgyzstan President signs controversial gambling bill into law
Kyrgyzstan
A controversial bill passed by the Kyrgyzstan parliament on June 22 legalising gambling in the country has been signed into law by Kyrgyz President, Sadyr Japarov. Te legislation overturns a gambling ban that has been in effect in Kyrgyzstan since 2012.
Te bill enables operators to open foreigner-only casinos in hotel and restaurant complexes for over 21 years old players, distancing the locations from residential buildings, schools, universities, hospitals etc. As well as casinos, slot halls, retail bookmakers and online casino games will also be legal, having also been banned since 2015.
Casinos located in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek must have at least 10 gaming tables, while those elsewhere must have at least five. Slot halls must
guests from other online providers could take a virtual seat at the same roulette or blackjack table. In the
jackpots.ch-owned live studio, on the other hand, guests remain among their peers with a chat function enhancing the social element.
In addition to blackjack and speed blackjack, the in-house live game studio starts with a particularly attractive roulette variant in Lightning Roulette, where up to five numbers are drawn by a random number generator from the 37 available numbers with a prize of 35 times the profit paid out, if the roulette ball falls on one of these numbers.
“Lightning Roulette is particularly popular with our players and we are proud to be the first Swiss online casino to offer this variant in our own studio exclusively for our customers,” said Brian Christner, head of the online casino
jackpots.ch.
contain at least 30 machines. Casinos and slot halls must also have a currency exchange bureau licensed by the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan, as well as a number of security measures in place. Use of credit cards and loans to gamble is prohibited, except for playing land-based slots. Slot machines must also have a return to player (RTP) of at least 75 per cent.
Protests against the bill had stalled progress through parliament as concerns were raised both by politicians and citizens in several public rallies. However, since the ban in 2012, numerous underground casinos have been uncovered by the authorities in Bishkek, Osh and other towns and cities and the president maintains that the law will help alleviate economic hardships in the country. Having been signed by the president the law is now set to come into force within the next six months, with the government currently establishing the regulations that will govern gambling.
Spain
Zitro and Codere continue to strengthen their commercial relationship throughout Latin America and confirm it with the incredible amount of 6,000 machines installed in Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Uruguay and of course Mexico.
Tis important sum includes the spectacular GLARE cabinet line, which shines with its own light thanks to its striking design and state-of-the-art graphics, as well as the new gaming experience with the MEGASHARE prize, in which if a MEGA is won by a player, it is shared among all MEGASHARE participants.
“Tis growth of its gaming halls in Latin America represents for Codere one of our largest commercial agreements, with which we are very pleased, but also with the great responsibility to continue bringing people the best gaming experiences through Zitro¨ products, said Juan Jose Rivas, Product Manager of LatAm.
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