Evolution to Power AC’s Hard Rock Hotel NORTH AMERICA
Evolution Gaming, leading provider of Live Casino solutions, has announced Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City as its latest US licensee
Te new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, situated on the iconic Boardwalk, has undergone a $500m complete transformation
NEW JERSEY ONLINE GAMING
US – GLI President/CEO James Maida has been a supporter of Oklahoma Indian gaming for more than 20 years, and now the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association has honored Maida as a recipient of the organization’s prestigious Modern Day Warrior Award.
“I am honoured to be named a Modern Day Warrior by the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association,” Maida said. “Working in the Oklahoma gaming industry over the last 20 years has been my absolute privilege, and I am humbled to get this award from this incredible group of people.”
Maida’s involvement with Oklahoma Tribes dates back to the beginning of tribal gaming in the state. Maida served as a fact witness in multiple cases in Oklahoma’s pre-compact era, such as the landmark Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma et al v. the National Indian Gaming Commission et al and cases involving Mega Mania, Lucky Tab II Pull-Tab Game, Tab Force, and Wild Ball Bingo. These cases set the stage for gaming in Oklahoma as it is known today, and Maida’s testimony, along with many others, was critical to the proceedings.
GLI was involved with both parties in helping negotiate their initial compacts and the language adopted by referendum by the voters of Oklahoma. GLI has been doing testing for Oklahoma Tribes since 2004, and the company has issued more than 66,500 certifications, helping Tribes ensure compliance and protect their investments.
US – Gregory Gronau has resigned from his positions of Chief Executive Officer, President, Director, Secretary, and Treasurer, from Gaming Partners International effective September
21, 2018. Mr. Gronau’s resignation is for personal reasons, and not a result of any disagreement with the company or its management. He will provide part-time consulting services to the company following his date of departure until December 31, 2018 in exchange for $10,000 per month.
CFO and Chairman of the Board Alain M. Thieffry, will act as the company’s CEO, President, Secretary, and Treasurer beginning September 21, 2018, until a successor is appointed. The announcement was made prior to GPI delivering improved second quarter results with revenue up 51.6 per cent to US$24.7m due to better business in the Asia- Pacific region.
The company stated: “Sales in Asia came in at US$6.8m, up from US$2.1m in the year earlier.” The company highlighted a build-up of outstanding signed orders totalling US$21.5m.
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Te Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City is the latest US licensee to sign up with Evolution Gaming. Te new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, situated on the iconic Boardwalk, has undergone a $500m complete transformation and opened on June 28.
Te new property’s online Live Casino service will go live in summer 2018 with a comprehensive line-up of Evolution live tables. Tese will include American (Double Zero) Roulette, Blackjack with side bets and Bet Behind, Baccarat, Tree Card Poker and Ultimate Texas Hold’em Poker, plus automated Slingshot Roulette. Players will be able to enjoy all of these live games, which are proven in Evolution’s European markets, on desktop, tablet or smartphone.
In addition, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City will launch three dedicated Evolution Live Blackjack tables that will be exclusive to their own players and will also host an Evolution Dual Play Roulette table on their main gaming floor. Te Dual Play Roulette table will also be made available to Evolution’s European network
Stars Group enjoys 34.8 per cent increase in second quarter
Canada
Te Stars Group saw its revenues increase by 34.8 per cent year-over-year in its second quarter boosted by the World Cup, the new sports betting market in the US and developments for the company in Australia.
Poker revenues increased by 3.8 per cent, driven by the Stars Rewards loyalty programme, foreign exchange fluctuations, and the introduction of shared poker liquidity in France and Spain in the first quarter and Portugal in the second quarter. Tese were offset by, among other things, the cessation of operations in Australia in September 2017 and Colombia in July 2017, and continued negative operating conditions in Poland due to certain prior regulatory changes in that jurisdiction.
of operators, allowing their players to place their bets at this Hard Rock table, alongside on- premise players.
“As well as building Atlantic City’s premier destination casino, we want Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City to be the number one online destination for New Jersey players,” said Lee Terfloth, Director of Product, iGaming, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. “Evolution is the ideal partner to help us achieve that. Tey have a proven track record in multiple European markets that they are the Live Casino leaders.”
Evolution’s James Stern commented: “We are very proud to be working with Hard Rock as one of our US licensees. As part of the fantastic mix of services that will be offered to players in New Jersey, we are especially excited by the potential of the Evolution Dual Play Roulette table that will be located on the new casino’s main gaming floor. By allowing remote online players to play alongside on-premise players at the same gaming floor table, Dual Play will give remote players a taste of what will be a unique Hard Rock experience.”
Gaming revenue for the quarter was $101.9m, or an increase of 26.3 per cent year- over-year due to product and content improvements to PokerStars Casino, including the introduction of over 150 new casino games since the beginning of the year and the launch of PokerStars Casino in certain new markets. Betting revenue for the quarter were $19.6m, or an increase of 122.2 per cent year-over-year. Excluding the impact of year- over-year changes in exchange rates, Betting revenues for the quarter would have increased by 106.1 per cent due to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
"Te Stars Group's quarterly results reflect both continued organic growth within our International business and the contributions of our Australian acquisitions," stated Rafi Ashkenazi, Te Stars Group's CEO. "We continued enhancing our products and user experience across all verticals and executing on our cross- selling strategy.”
Nevada
Las Vegas has a new gateway sign to inform visitors that they’re crossing over into the downtown area. Located just north of the Stratosphere at the opposite end of the Strip to the famous Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, the new sign is made up of two 26-foot-tall showgirls, standing above the words ‘City of Las Vegas’ in a design that the city had adopted and then dropped for its official branding. Costing $400,000 sign, it was designed by Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO). Te 12 ft tall script is a colour- changing LED sign with a collection of casino-related objects in front of it including a roulette wheel, casino chips and dice. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said: “Tis really is a tribute to the history of Las Vegas. It’s a fun-filled sign. It’s light and it’s airy. Te seal is really about serious, professional business. Showgirls are part of our history and our culture. Tey're a brand that's better than Coca Cola.”
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