New Operator Wins Mimizan Licence EMEA
A new operator has entered the French casino sector with the municipal council of Mimizan in Landes in south-western France, giving the operating licence for its new casino, which is still under construction to SAS Casigimi
Te 20 year licence to the new group will replace the current agreement with Cogit group
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UK – LV BET is supporting grassroots Polish youth football in London, by sponsoring 11th Division PFC Victoria London - a Polish football team based at the Rectory Meadow, West London. PFC Victoria is a community-driven Polish football club who pride themselves on promoting diversity and social inclusion in their community. In addition to an ambition to rise through the league, they also support initiatives to tackle discrimination, such as the Non-League Day.
LV BET’s support of the team reflects shared values, a desire to discover and encourage new talent, and most importantly, a passion to raise awareness about the importance of sports for youths in the community. Tomasz Słowiak, President of PFC Victoria London said: “We feel honoured that a company like LV BET decided to support a local Polish community club, we are convinced that it will be a fruitful cooperation for both parties and it will certainly help to promote the brand in the UK."
Adrian Sidowski, CEO of LV BET added: “At LV BET we know the amazing things real teamwork can achieve, because we too started out with just a small squad and a dream. Of course, we’re also passionate about football, and love the international nature of our business. Though our roots are Polish we have team members from all over the world, but we’ve always enjoyed particularly strong links with the UK - so we couldn’t miss this opportunity.”
LITHUANIA –Online casino games supplier Tom Horn was the the first certified igaming supplier to introduce a new casino product for online gaming in Lithuania. Since, Tom Horn has steadied its position, with its portfolio popular with players in the market.
Lithuanian gambling environment features a peculiarity that sets this country apart from other jurisdictions - Category B that allows players between the ages of 18 and 21 to access and enjoy online games with restricted winnings and bets. Tom Horn’s games, certified for category B, are first available live to players in Lithuania through the Lithuania’s leading online gaming operator, TOPsport.
Gintaras Staniulis, CEO at TOPsport added: “The partnership with Tom Horn has helped expand our services and has contributed to first online casino in Lithuania. As a leading operator in Lithuania we pride ourselves on bringing the best-in-class gaming content to our players, including those in Category B. We strive to leverage cutting edge technology and best content to deliver both fantastic gaming experience to players and grow our presence in the igaming industry. Tom Horn Gaming is certainly a must-have provider that always promptly addresses our needs.”
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A new operator has entered the French casino sector with the municipal council of Mimizan in Landes in south-western France, giving the operating licence for its new casino, which is still under construction to SAS Casigimi, a subsidiary of the group Philippe Ginestet. Te 20 year licence to the new group will replace the current agreement with Cogit group and see the casino relocated from its current seafront home.
Te Ginestet Group has built its success primarily from its budget gift stores Gifi and has recently acquired Tati stores. Tis diversification to the world of tourism or leisure is not a first for Philippe Ginestet, as in 2011 he bought a castle in Saint-Sylvestre sur Lot, a few kilometers from the headquarters of the group, and transform it into a 4-star, multi-coloured hotel, called the Stelsia, with a spa and a restaurant displaying a Michelin star. Mr. Ginestet has surrounded himself with partners from the casino sector, with whom he has been working since 2014. For over five years, the municipality of Mimizan has wanted to move the casino into the ZAC Hournails, where it has a building to accommodate it. In the future, other complementary facilities are planned around
Spain Gaming in Navarra reaches record high
According to the Regional Council of Navarra a total of €342.19m in 2017 was gambled on lotteries, slot machines and sports betting increasing 5.16 per cent compared to 2016. At the same time the tax treasury of Navarre received a record total of €10m in fees derived from privately run gaming.
In what was a banner year for the industry slot machines continued to be the most popular form of gambling with spend standing at €127.8m last year - an increase of (5.25 per cent), while locals gambled €74m via sports betting terminals.
Spending on this vertical showed a very impressive increase of 73.87 per cent in the period 2013-2017 (increasing from €42.56m) while the total played via slots grew in the same period by 8.07 per cent (growing from €118.26m to €127.80m).
As for bingos, this decreased slightly by 1.13 per cent from €14.85m to €14.68m in 2017. Meanwhile lottery games managed by public lottery business entity Te Sociedad Estatal Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (SELAE) attracted €107.79m from Navarrese players last year (up 2.74 per cent), while it stood at €17.92m for games managed by the ONCE lottery (the lottery in aid of the blind) which increased by 2.4 per cent.
Te Annual Gaming Report in Navarra, which was prepared by the Security Policy Development Service of the General Directorate of the Interior, showed that after dropping in the midst of the economic crisis to €281.3m in 2012, gaming continued its expansion last year with the average amount played by each adult now standing at €654 - €30 more when compared to 2016
the casino, but these will be run independently of the casino concession.
Tis is the fourth call for applications launched by the municipality with the others either being unsuccessful in the case of Socodem, who runs a casino Gujan-Mestras) had their award annulled by the administrative court. Te Cogit Group's licence was supposed to expire on September 30, 2017, forcing the city and Casino de Mimizan to agree an extension in April 2017 until May 31, 2018 and then until December 31, 2018. SAS Casigimi is based in Villeneuve sur Lot, along with its owner the Philippe Ginestest group. Its object is directly related to the gaming establishment of the seaside resort.
Casigimi's field of activity could also be extended to other casinos. Te company stated: “We may also be interested, in any form whatsoever, including by way of creation of company, contributions, merger, subscription or purchase of securities or rights and any participations, to any French or foreign companies or companies, whose activity would be similar to the social purpose or complementary of this one.”
Germany
Te Gauselmann Group has agreed a sponsorship deal with Düsseldorfer EG that will see its betting brand XTiP Sports Betting appear on the ICE hockey teams shirts next season. Te logo of the subsidiary XTiP will be present on both home and away jerseys. In addition, XTiP will advertise at games of the Dusseldorf EG. Paul Gauselmann, CEO and founder of the Gauselmann Group, said: "Te Düsseldorf-based company is a strong brand in the German sports landscape. As part of our partnership with the sports city of Dusseldorf, DEG naturally takes on a particularly important position." Te partnership has a term of 10 years. Gauselmann has also secured naming rights of the stadium in Düsseldorf with Merkur Spielarena expected to be chosen.
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