EMEA
Die Unternehmensgruppe SYNOT setzt ihre erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit auf dem griechis- chen Markt mit dem führenden Wett.- und Lotterieanbieter OPAP fort. Von den insgesamt 5.000 VLT, die SYNOT schrittweise ins Land brin- gen wird, sind über 3.000 bereits in Betrieb.
Der Gemeinderat (Cabildo) von Teneriffa plant den Verkauf von drei Casinos im September. Die Bieter müssen als Teil der Ausschreibungsmodal- itäten in andere Vorhaben mit Bezug zum Tourismus investieren, und der erfolgreiche Bieter muss zudem den Staatsbediensteten eine zwei- jährige Arbeitsplatzgarantie geben.
Nach erfolglosen Gesprächen mit möglichen Investoren bereitet der deutsche Wettanbieter Mybet einen Insolvenzantrag wegen „drohender Zahlungsunfähigkeit“ vor.
Mit der vom Stadtrat von Mimizan in Landes im Südwesten Frankreichs vergebenen Betrieb- szulassung für das noch im Bau befindliche neue städtische Casino an die SAS Casigimi, eine Tochtergesellschaft der Unternehmensgruppe Philippe Ginestet, ist ein neuer Betreiber in den französischen Spielbankenmarkt eingestiegen.
Aruze Gaming America hat mit Genesis Gaming Solutions eine Vereinbarung über den Vertrieb der Jetons von Aruze Gaming in Verbindung mit der BRAVO-Produktreihe von Genesis Gaming Solutions abgeschlossen.
Dem Hollywood Casino in Charles Town ist die Ehre zuteilgeworden, die erste Spielbank zu sein, die die Zulassung zum Angebot von Sportwetten in West Virginia erhalten hat.
Wynn Resorts haben Phil Satre zum stellvertretenden Vorsitzenden bestellt mit dem Ziel, den gegenwärtigen Vorsitzenden, D. Boone Wayson, zu ersetzen, der Ende des Jahres den Vorsitz niederlegen, jedoch weiterhin als Mitglied des Vorstandes fungieren wird.
Das Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City ist der jüngste US-amerikanische Lizenznehmer von Evolution Gaming. Das neue am symbolträchtigen Boardwalk von Atlantic City gelegene Hard Rock Hotel & Casino wurde für 500 Mio. USD komplett umgebaut und am 28. Juni eröffnet.
Ausländische VIPs sind mit einer Umsatzsteigerung um 54,4 Prozent auf über 51,5 Mrd. USD in großer Zahl zum VIP-Bereich von Crown Resorts zurückgekehrt. Am spürbarsten war der Zuwachs bei den internationalen Spielern mit VIP-Status mit einer Ertragssteigerung um 73 Prozent in Melbourne.
Das Landing Casino von Landing International im Jeju Shinhwa World ist täglich geöffnet und jeder der Spielautomaten des Casi- nos ist durch Lösungen von JCM Global geschützt. JCM hat das Geldscheinprüfgerät iVIZION, den Thermodrucker GEN5 sowie die intelligente Geld- kassette ICB exklusiv für die 5.500 m2 große Spielbank bereitgestellt.
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Government to Sell off Three Casinos Te local council of Tenerife is planning to sell three casinos in September.
Bidders will need to invest in tourism related projects as part of the tender and the winner will also need to guarantee job security for state employees for two years
Te public tender will be open for six months and the council will put in place requirements demanding a high level of economic solvency
TENERIFE CASINO LICENSING
Te local council (Cabildo) of Tenerife is planning to sell three casinos in September. Bidders will need to invest in other tourism related projects, as part of the tender and the winner will also need to guarantee job security for state employees for a period of two years.
Juan Carlos Perez Frías, Director of the Council Treasury has already held a meeting with union representatives to inform them of what could lay ahead as part of the new process.
Union representatives state that the conditions of the new tender will in all likelihood to be similar as jobs will be guaranteed for two years, and the tender involves significant development in other tourism projects. However, this time tourism investment will only be required in one of the municipalities where the gaming halls are located either in Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife or Puerto de la Cruz.
Te public tender will be open for six months and the council will put in place requirements demanding a high level of economic solvency and technical expertise for those companies
Superbet migrate operations to Comtrade online platform
Slovenia
Prominent global operator, Superbet, part of the industry leading Superbet group, has appointed Comtrade Gaming as its back-end platform supplier, with its iCore – Te Enterprise Gaming Platform serving as the technology behind Superbet’s digital expansion.
“Having the right platform technology is a key component for our growth strategy,” explains Sacha Dragic, CEO and founder of Superbet. “We have been investing heavily in our own sportsbook technology and now combining this with Comtrade’s back-end platform gives us a market leading technology stack. Comtrade made a big promise on a very aggressive migration deadline and we have been
wishing to take part. Workers will have about 15 days to analyse the clauses related to their situation in the new process, with the aim that they will be able to contribute their opinions.
As before, unions have already expressed their opposition to the proposed sell off. Te Worker’s Union of Spain (Spanish: Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) as well as other unions on the island are strongly against privatisation as they argue that the casinos have consistently reported profits or at least have broken even and they also belong to the state. It would also lead to layoffs.
News that the local council was planning to sell off state casinos on the island first broke in May 2013 when it was revealed that then Tourism Minister for the council Carlos Alonso said that the two largest casinos in Tenerife could be privatised amid claims that they had been exhausting financial resources from government coffers. Te casinos in Puerto de la Cruz and Santa Cruz would be sold off after Alonso said he was “in favour of opening the doors to the installation of casino hotels on the island.”
very impressed with their commitment to deliver on time.
Comtrade Gaming’s iCore platform manages multi- channel operations to integrate retail and online operations. From a single-back office tool, iCore’s platform capabilities include scalability for the highest player volumes and customisation properties for an agile market strategy. Customised along operator preferences to integrate all products additions and service providers, the online platform manages multi-channel activity for an operator’s digital operating model.
“We are absolutely delighted to be chosen as Superbet’s platform partner,” said Steven Valentine, Director of Interactive at Comtrade. “Superbet’s plans are some of the most ambitious I have seen and you only have to look at the calibre of the team to know they are building something very special.”
Sweden
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has announced that the opening of Sweden’s gaming market to operators has begun.
In anticipation of this milestone, GLI has added the new laws and regulations governing gaming in Sweden to its ISO accreditations and is ready to meet the testing needs of operators and suppliers. Tis expands GLI’s already robust presence across Europe as the region’s premier testing and certification laboratory.
Martin Britton, Managing Director for GLI Europe stated, “We have the best people in place in all our offices to assist our clients and help them navigate the new rules and regulations for Sweden. Tis is an exciting time for all of us. We all know this market will bring many new opportunities for our clients and time-to-market will be paramount for the go-live scheduled in January.”.
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