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lthough Macau may be wit-nessing a slowdown ingrowth, when it comes tototal receipts generated bythe sector, the territory con-tinues to fare well.

Information from the Sta-tistics and Census Service(DSEC) indicated that totalreceipts of the gaming sectorreached MOP363.07bn(E35.7bn) in 2013, up by 18per cent year-on-year.Receipts from gaming andrelated services - whichinclude food, beverages andcurrency exchange -increased by 18 per cent year-on-year to MOP362.75bn(E35.7bn).

Gross value added, whichequals receipts from gamingand related services in addi-tion to changes to invento-ries but excludes purchasesof goods and commissionpaid, measures the sector’scontribution to the economy.According to the survey,gross value added totalled

MOP225.9bn (E22.2bn) in2013, a 21 per cent increaseover that of the previous 12months.

Operating expenses andcompensation of employeesin Macau went up by 21 percent and 13 per cent toMOP21.17bn (E2bn) andMOP16.18bn (E1.6bn)respectively. Non-operatingexpenditure such as depreci-ation and interest paidtotalled MOP3.57bn(E350m), up by 15 per centyear-on-year.

With an incredible $38bn(E30bn) gross gaming rev-enue in 2012, Macau’s 32 casi-nos earns six times morerevenue than the whole LasVegas Strip did in the sameyear. Indeed, given Macau’sdomination of the globalgaming industry skyline, theformer Portuguese enclaveis subject to fervent month-by-month analysis aroundthe world.

It has been widely

reported that gambling rev-enues for the month fell some23 per cent year-on-year, thesharpest drop since the Spe-cial Administrative Regionstarted keeping records.

“A two-year campaign oncorruption has discouragedChina’s high-rollers fromostentatious displays ofwealth in Macau,” saidBloomberg analyst, BillyChan. Meanwhile, the indus-try could be further affectedby Chinese President Xi Jin-ping’s expected visit toMacau next month, accord-ing to Union GamingResearch analyst GrantGovertsen.

Despite the dip, however,many operators continue tofocus on expansion inMacau - the only place wherecasino gambling is legal inChina. Commenting onOctober’s revenues SteveWynn, chief executive ofWynn Macau, which is cur-rently building a $4m

($3.2m) integrated resort inthe territory, said: “I don’tknow if it is a squall or if weare in the rainy season, orhow long it will last, but weare still very bullish onMacau.”

Wynn’s sentiments wereechoed by Lawrence Ho, co-chairman and chief execu-tive officer of Melco CrownEntertainment, whichrecently posted a drop inthird-quarter earnings.“Macau remains the leadingand most exciting gamingdestination in the world,” Hostated. “As the only legalcasino gaming destinationin China, Macau is ideallypositioned to cater to one ofthe fastest growing con-sumer markets in the world,with a burgeoning middleand upper class which,together with a forward-thinking development andinfrastructure blueprint forthe region, will ensureMacau’s long term success.”

MARKET

Its monthlyrevenue growth

may not be atlevels it wants tosee, but Macau

remains the focalpoint for

development forthe world’s

leading resortoperators. James

Walker explains.

VISITORARRIVALSUP

Information from theStatistics and CensusService (DSEC) indicated

that visitor arrivalsincreased by three per centyear-on-year to 2.4m peoplein September 2014. Same-day visitors accounted for52 per cent of the total, at1.2m. Analysed by place ofresidence, visitors toMacau from MainlandChina increased by six percent year-on-year to 1.6m,coming primarily from thenearby eastern provinces ofGuangdong FujianProvince. Mainland visitorstravelling under theIndividual Visit Schemerose by 11 per cent. Thisincrease was echoed by agrowth in visitors fromSouth Korea (up 24 percent), Japan (seven percent) and the US (seven percent). In the first threequarters of 2014, visitorarrivals reached 23.5million, up by seven percent year-on-year, withsame-day visitors sharing53 per cent of the total.

Operators remainbullish on Macau’s long-term performance

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fter a soft opening in July, theRoyal Plaza Hotel andCasino in Kazakhstanhosted its official openingparty on October 25, withguests able to catch aglimpse of the country’s lat-est luxury gaming andleisure venue.

Located in Kapchagay,50km north of the city ofAlmaty, Royal Plaza is thecountry’s largest casinoresort, with 65 internationalstandard rooms and a rangeof other facilities, includinga spa, restaurant, beautycentre and nightclub.

In terms of gaming, thefacility has 66 live tables onits main floor - 16 Americanroulette, eight black jack, 40poker, one craps and one fullsize Punto Banco - and eightprivate gaming rooms.

According to Evsel Erkosar,chief executive officer forLiberty Gaming, Royal Plazaaccommodates 140 of thenewest gaming machinesfrom leading manufacturersincluding Euro Games Tech-nology (EGT), Novomatic,GTech and WMS Gaming, allof which are broughttogether with systems fromAdvansys.

Liberty Gaming suppliedall gaming equipment andsurveillance systems. TheTurkey-based group is alsomanaging the complex.

“Local and internationalguests enjoyed the openingparty with one of Russia’smost famous bands, Lyube,and local singers,” Erkosartold International CasinoReview.

Kapchagay is one of the

two gambling zones desig-nated by the Kazakhstangovernment in 2008. Thesouth-eastern gaming zoneis joined by Shchuchinsk inthe north, 200km fromAstana on the shores ofLake Burabay.

Although some operatorswere impacted by the gov-ernment’s decision to relo-cate gambling to the twozones, Kazakhstan repre-sents an interesting proposi-tion for global casinosuppliers. High-rollers andmass market gamers aroundthe world continue toexpand their range, and thecountry’s close position toboth Russia and China helpsto ensure a constant influxof visitors.

However, casinos in thecountry are not only target-

ing gamers from overseas.According to the WorldBank, Kazakhstan has anincreasingly affluent popu-lation base, described as an“upper-middle - incomecountry” with per capitaGDP of nearly $13,000 in2013.

“Strong domesticdemand, coupled withincreased oil output andrecovered crop production,boosted economic growthfrom five per cent in 2012 tosix per cent in 2013,” theWorld Bank said. “Incomegrowth in the country had apositive impact on povertyindicators, with prosperityshared broadly. Over the lastyear, the share of the popula-tion living in poverty wentdown from 5.5 per cent in2011 to 3.8 per cent in 2012,

as measured by the nationalpoverty line. This is a signifi-cant improvement from 47per cent officially registeredin 2001.”

In an effort to tap into thisemerging consumer base,leisure operators have beenslowly ramping up theirpresence in Kazakhstan. InOctober, a new family enter-tainment centre opened inOral, the country’s largestcity. Housed in the City Cen-ter shopping mall, the 13thFunky Town venue covers1,400sq.m and features eightrides, soft play, a toddlerarea, trampolines, bumpercars and 65 games.

In the hotel and restau-rants sector, meanwhile,October 30 saw the openingof Hard Rock International’sfirst Hard Rock Cafe loca-

KAZAKHSTAN

Kazakhstan’s latest casino, the Royal Plaza, represents a new chapter in luxury gaming on the European-Asia b

Royal Plaza opens itdoors in Kazakhstan

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Wynn Resorts hasreported a slightincrease in profits for

the third quarter of 2014, asstrong revenue gains in the USpartially offset a shaky per-formance in Macau.

In the three months to Sep-tember 30, revenues for thegroup, which owns the WynnLas Vegas and Wynn Macaugaming resorts, totalled$1.37bn (E1.08bn), down 1.4 percent on the $1.39bn (E1.09bn) inthe prior-year period. The dipin the company’s top line was

primarily attributed to a 5.6 percent decrease in revenuesfrom Wynn’s operations inMacau to $997.6m (E784m).This was partially offset by anine per cent increase in netrevenues from the group’sbusiness in Las Vegas.

Third-quarter profits forWynn Resorts were up 1.7 percent to $253m (E199m).

The company is currentlyconstructing Wynn Palace, afully integrated resort contain-ing a 1,700-room hotel, per-formance lake, meeting space,casino, spa, retail offerings andfood and beverage outlets inthe Cotai area of Macau.

In July 2013, chairman SteveWynn signed a $2.6bn (E2bn)guaranteed maximum pricecontract for the project’s con-struction. The total projectbudget, including constructioncosts, capitalised interest,pre-opening expenses, landcosts and financing fees, isapproximately $4.1bn (E3.2bn),and the Cotai resort isexpected to open the first halfof 2016.

“During the third quarter of2014, we invested approxi-mately $301.1m (E236m) in ourCotai project, taking the totalinvestment to date to $1.4bn(E1.1bn),” Wynn said.

The master plan for inte-grated resort casino gam-ing in South Korea could

see the government of conserva-tive President Park Geun-Hyeauthorise up to three more ven-ues for Yeongjong Island nearSeoul as early as next year.

Home to Incheon Interna-tional Airport and part of theIncheon Free Economic Zone,the 34,183-acre island, 30 milesfrom the capital city and its25.6m inhabitants, is already setto be the site of the $1.7bn(E1.35bn) Paradise City project,which is a joint venture fromlocal casino operator Paradiseand Japan’s Sega Sammy Hold-ings, from 2017 while CaesarsEntertainment expects to fol-low a year later with the $794m(E634m) first phase of its Midan

City project.South Korea currently has 16

foreigner-only casinos whilelocals are only permitted to gam-ble at the Kangwon Land Hoteland Casino in remote JeongseonCounty. Eight venues alone arelocated on the southern island ofJeju, which benefits visa-freeaccess for Chinese players, withhalf of the nation’s venuesowned by Paradise and the state-owned Grand Korea Leisure.

Jeju is also soon set to featurea new $2.2bn (E1.75bn) casinoresort from Malaysian operatorGenting, while Paradise, whichalready operates three venueson the tourist island, hasrecently announced plans todevelop a nearby integratedresort.

“Our checks with officialsand industry participants sug-gest that Yeongjong Island willbe the centre stage for inte-

grated resort project develop-ment,” read a report from Stan-dard Chartered EquityResearch.

“We expect an additional twoto three casino integratedresorts to form a cluster with thetwo current projects. Accordingto the government’s target, visi-tors from China should accountfor half of the 20m total inboundtourists expected in 2017 versus4m out of 12m total tourists in2013. This would translate into a23 percent compound annualgrowth rate for China touristsand a 13 percent compoundannual growth rate for totalinbound tourists in the next fouryears. Foreigner exclusive casi-nos should benefit from Chinatourist growth. China visitorshave the highest gaming profile[with] 32 percent higher per visitdrop than average and representthe largest customer group.”

RESORT DEVELOPMENT

Wynn pushes ahead withCotai resort development

INTEGRATED RESORTS

South Korea due for more integrated resorts

SOUTH KOREA

UNITED STATES

After surviving a legalchallenge from theGibraltar Betting and

Gaming Association (GBGA)in the High Court last month,the UK government has nowimplemented the provisionsof the Gambling (Licensingand Advertising) Act 2014.

Passed by Parliament inMay, the Act now requiresthat all remote gamblingoperators wishing to adver-tise or offer their services toUK-based players first obtainan operating licence fromthe Gambling Commission.

Such operators were pre-viously permitted to offertheir services to UK-basedplayers if they had beenlicensed by authorities inGibraltar, a nation in the Euro-pean Economic Area or a‘white-listed’ jurisdictionsuch as Alderney, the Isle of

Man, Tasmania or Antiguaand Barbuda.

As a result, all broadcast-ers, publishers and sportsclubs carrying any gamblingadvertising must nowensure that the involvedoperator holds an appropri-ate licence in addition to dis-playing a link to the GamblingCommission webpagewhere further information isto be displayed.

Another key part of thelegislation will see all remotegambling operators requiredto pay a 15 per cent tax on allgross gambling profitsattached to transactionsfrom players whose usualplace of residence is in theUK. Previously, numerousoperators had chosen tobase their operations in terri-tories such as Gibraltarwhere tax rates could be aslow as one per cent.

LEGISLATION

New UK remotegamblinglegislation comesinto effect

opean-Asia border.

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KAZAKHSTANEXPO

Architecture and design firmAHR has been given planningpermission for the first phase ofthe ‘Green Block’, the 2017 ExpoVillage in Astana, Kazakhstan.Green Block Astana is a100,000sq.m site that has beenmasterplanned by architect.Drawing inspiration from natureand the cellular structure of aleaf, the plan aims to address thenuances of the local climate.Containing 15 different buildings,from administrative toresidential, the site’s publicspaces will be linked by ETFEbiodomes, which will provideshelter for people in extremewinter months. The $587.6m(E470m) scheme will seek toincorporate a series of cuttingedge sustainability measures, inline with the 2017 Expo ‘FutureEnergy’ theme. Work is expectedto start on site in spring 2015,ready for the completed projectto be unveiled at the World Expoin 2017.

UNITED KINGDOM

tion in Kazakhstan.Sited in Almaty the new

venue boasts three floors,including a large shop on thefirst floor. The second floorfeatures a central bar andrestaurant seating, while thethird floor offers intimaterestaurant and booth diningwith the addition of two VIPlounge areas.

“The opening of HardRock Cafe Almaty marksour first location in Kaza-khstan, and we are thrilledto bring our world-famousbrand to the vibrant andlively city of Almaty,” saidAntonio Bautista, area vicepresident at Hard RockInternational. “Almaty isideal for Kazakhstan’s firstHard Rock Cafe, and welook forward to serving thelocal community.”

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lenn Cezanne, former head ofinstitutional relations inBrussels for GTech, has beenappointed as executivedirector for the EuropeanCasino Association (ECA).

Based in the ECA’s newhead office in Brussels,Cezanne will act as the ECAmembers’ primary contactfor all legal and regulatoryissues.

“As with many of the tradi-tional sectors of the gam-bling industry, there arealways many challenges thatneed to be addressed,”Cezanne told InternationalCasino Review in a confer-ence call earlier this month.“This is certainly true for thecasino sector, and it will bemy responsibility to be here

in Brussels to highlight thoseimportant issues.”

“My position will be multi-faceted, but there are essen-tially two key aspects to therole,” said the Germannational, who has a bache-lor’s degree in EuropeanStudies and a master’sdegree in Diplomacy. “Thefirst I will be specificallyfocusing on is the assistanceand the day-to-day co-ordi-nation of the ECA. This is the‘executive’ element, andencompasses the workingsof the association, ensuringall necessary communica-tions, actions and reactionsare dealt with accordingly.”

“The other element of myrole is public affairs. One ofthe main reasons the ECA

was established was to give astrong voice to casino mem-bers across Europe. My roleis to aid these casinos to beable to represent themselvesvis-à-vis the European insti-tutions and any other stake-holders, to ensure that theirinterests are represented,protected and, of course,heard.”

As responsible for institu-tional relations for GTech inEurope for five years,Cezanne played a key role inraising the profile of the Ital-ian gaming conglomerateand establishing the group asa key source of informationto EU and national policy-makers.

Cezanne’s appointmentcomes ahead of the ECA’s

general assembly in Febru-ary, where further boardelections will take place. Heembarked upon his new rolein Brussels on November 1,replacing GwendolineMotte, who left for personalreasons and to spend moretime with her family.

“The ECA is very thankfulto Gwendoline for all hergood work at the associa-tion,” said ECA spokesman,Hermann Pamminger.

Equally, the ECA will sayfarewell to Elise Frketich,who supported the associa-tion in its day-to-day work-ings, and has now taken up ascholarship.

In addition to addressingthe key national and EU-wide issues currently affect-

ing the European casinoindustry, the ECA continuesto focus on implementingnew initiatives for the benefitof its members, their employ-ees and, indeed, the playersthemselves. The associationrecently announced that the2015 European DealerChampionship will takeplace at HIT Casinos in Slove-nia on May 12-13. “This is thebiggest event of its kind thatgenerates a lot of interestacross Europe’s communityof casino dealers,” Pam-minger said.

“It is very important for usto create new initiatives,” headded. “The ECA has work-ing groups that focus on arange of different issues,such as responsible gam-

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EUROPE

TRADE ASSOCIATION

ECA hopes high on Cezannepainting a new landscape forthe European casino industry

With the sceneset for anextremely busy2015, theEuropeanCasinoAssociation hasappointed a newexecutive directorto represent itsmembers inBrussels. JamesWalker reports.


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EUROPEROUND-UP

The European Commissionhas referred Sweden tothe Court

of Justice ofthe EU in rela-tion to its legis-lation forgamblingservices. TheCommissionsaid it believesthe Scande-navian countryhas enacted arestrictivemonopoly andis in breach ofEuropeanbusiness leg-islation with its state-ownedgaming operator SvenskaSpel, which currently hasexclusive rights to offer onlinegambling services in Sweden.

On the other side of Europe,Spain announced its intentionto issue an undefined numberof new casino licences in anattempt to help the nationalonline gambling regulatedmarket grow. The country’sDirectorate General for theRegulation of Gambling(DGOJ) said the move willallow operators to apply for alicence to offer online slots andbetting products within the‘dot-es’ market. Applicationswill be open both for operatorscurrently in possession of a dif-ferent DGOJ-issued licence,as well as operators that arenot currently active in Spain’sregulated online gamblingindustry.

In the Netherlands, mean-while, the Dutch gamingauthority, the Kansspelau-toriteit, has announced it willbe accepting online gaminglicence applications fromprospective suitors fromDecember 1. According toMarja Appelman, director ofthe Kansspelautoriteit, onlinegaming operators will be ableto express their interest in thesoon-to-open market througha simple registration form onthe authority’s website. Earlierthis year, Appelman said sheexpected the new Dutchonline gaming legislation tocome into effect on January 1,2015. Although the bill hasbeen delayed, the announce-ment that operators will soonbe able to register their interestin the market suggests the leg-islation is indeed imminent.

The introduction of compulsoryplayer registration and a range

of social responsibility measures inSweden have resulted in anexpected dip in the country’s gam-ing revenues.

Earnings after tax for the thirdquarter of 2014 totalledSEK1.141bn (E124m), according tostate-owned gaming group Sven-ska Spel, down by SEK182m(E19.8m) - or 13.7 per cent - com-pared with the same period in 2013.

“The decrease is according toplan,” Svenska Spel CEO, LennartKäll, stated. “We have, in recentyears, seen the Swedish gamblingmarket evolve in the wrong direc-tion. Therefore, we showed the way

to a healthier gaming marketthrough the introduction of severalinitiatives, including compulsoryregistration. It’s a position thatcomes before short-term profitmotives.”

The compulsory registrationwas implemented in November2013, in an effort to both enhanceconsumer protection and reduceopportunities for fraud in the formof match fixing and money laundering.

“Our decision represents a major

effort to strengthen consumer pro-tection on the gaming market,” Källsaid. “We are convinced that amandatory customer card is animportant part of a more consistentand clear approach to responsiblegaming, and that it will lead to thedevelopment of a healthy andsecure gaming market. Meanwhile,we must continue to develop a widerange of attractive gaming experi-ences, so that our customers do notseek out unregulated gamblingsites.”

FINANCIALS

CompulsoryregistrationimpactsSwedishgamingrevenues

SWEDEN


bling and online gaming. Weare all working towards cer-tain goals.”

“The ECA is of course alsoclosely observing individualinitiatives undertaken by themembers. One example ofthis is the European SlotTournament. This slot tour-nament takes place acrossseveral casinos in differentcountries, and the nationalchampions head to the Cas-inó di Campione in Italy forthe final. Although this couldbe the feed for somethingeven bigger, perhaps a Euro-pean jackpot, the importantthing is to be innovative andsee how we can help ourmembers to be innovative intheir core business, which islive casino entertainment.”

ABOUT THEECA

The European CasinoAssociation (ECA)represents the

interests of approximately900 casinos and over70,000 employees acrossEurope. Founded in theearly 1990s as theEuropean Casino Forum,the ECA has progressivelygrown over the years andtoday includes 24members from themajority of the EU’sMember States,Switzerland and Serbia.

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Between 2005 and 2013,gross profits in the Nether-lands’ casino industry

dropped from E322m to E209,according to new statistics fromDutch gaming authority, theKansspelautoriteit.

The Kansspelautoriteit’s ‘Analy-sis of the Dutch Gaming Market2013’ is the authority’s first in-depth report on the country’s gam-ing industry. It indicated that 8.7mof the Netherlands’ 16.7m resi-dents participate in gambling, on atleast a semi-regular basis.

In 2013, gross gaming revenuesacross all channels totalled E2.3bn,

with the biggest sectors being lot-teries (46 per cent), slot machines(43 per cent), casino games (nineper cent) and sports betting (threeper cent).The drop in casino earnings,according to the authority, “seems

to coincide with the financialcrisis”.

Almost 60 per cent of the Dutchpopulation within half an hour’sdrive of a casino, almost 20 percent are 30 minutes away fromtwo casinos. More than 93 percent of the population lives withinan hour of a casino establishment,the report stated.

The Kansspelautoriteit, whichhas presented its new onlinegaming bill to the Dutch parlia-ment and is currently waiting foran implementation date, high-lighted illegal gaming activity inthe country. In 2009, an estimated205,000 people participated inillegal online gaming, particularlypoker.

NETHERLANDS

MARKETS

Dutch casino declinehighlighted in report

Glenn Cezanne: the newface of the ECA in Brussels



EuropeNewsPERFORMANCE

Operationallosses haveshrunk for SBM,as the casinogroup reports itsbest financialperformancesince 2008.

Monaco leisure groupSociété des Bainsde Mer (SBM) has

achieved its best perform-ance in the past six years,due to a series of cost-cut-ting measures and success-ful expansion into newsectors and territories.

SBM, which operatesfive casinos in Monaco,including the iconic Casino

de Monte-Carlo, hasreversed a decline in opera-tional profitability thatstarted amid the economiccrisis of 2008.

The group’s operatingresult swung from a profitof E19m in fiscal 2009 to aloss of E33.4m in 2013. Thishas now been reduced to aloss of E11.8m in fiscal2014.

At its shareholders’ gen-eral assembly in Septem-ber, the SBM board said the

gaming and rental sectorshave contributed to thisimprovement, while thehotel sector saw a slightdrop in performance.

“Following the slightrecovery in financial year2013/2014, the groupremains cautious withregard to the resultsexpected for the currentfinancial year,” a manage-ment statement read.

“The pursuit of actionsundertaken as part of the re-

launch and recovery planhas enabled the group toachieve higher turnover inthe first quarter of financialyear 2014/2015 versus thesame period in the previousfinancial year. Turnover infact amounted to E147mversus E144.4 m previously.This two per cent rise wasmainly the result offavourable developmentsin the gaming sector.”

In the area of online gam-bling, Betclic Everest

Group, of which SBM groupholds 50 per cent, has con-firmed its recovery, pro-ducing a positiveoperational cashflowshowing strong progres-sion as compared to theprevious year.

SBM’s results act as aclear indication that thecasino group is on the roadto recovery. However, thecompany said improve-ments in the gaming sectoreffects are still “insuffi-

cient to ensure a return to abalanced outcome in theoperating results”.

Looking ahead, SBMsaid it would focus on re-launching its gaming activi-ties. In particular, the groupwill soon begin to open theCasino du Café de Paris for24-hours a day, whilst look-ing into new markets inLatin America and Asia.The company will also con-tinue to focus on reducinginternal costs.

MONACO

JOA Group, the third largestcasino operator in France,will cut the ribbon on its

expanded Casino JOA d’Uriagein Saint-Martin-d’Uriage onNovember 20.

The venue will be inaugu-rated by Laurent Lassiaz, exec-utive chairman of the group,along with venue directorArnaud Loret and mayor GeraldGiraud.

The expanded Casino JOAd’Uriage will employ 80 peopleand features 1,000sq.m of addi-tional space, which the operatorsaid will accommodate showsand business seminars. Thecasino remained open duringthe renovation work.

According to JOA, the 250-

seat function room will increasethe casino’s footprint to2,500sq.m. It is intended to cre-ate a separate entry betweengames and entertainment, andnon-gamers will not need topresent identification to enjoythe shows.

“This extension work, for a

total investment of E5m, willallow the venue to establishitself as a key regional player inthe leisure, catering andevents,” JOA Group stated.

Lassiaz added: “JOA’s ambi-tion is not to become the num-ber two or even number onecompany [in France’s] casino

market. Our aim is primarily tomake true leisure destinations.”

Loret said: “This restructur-ing will allow us to remain num-ber one in Isère and positionourselves as a major player inthe recreation reference on theregion. The new developmentshould satisfy existing cus-tomers, but also inspire touristsand businesses to rediscoverthe casino. With these changes,we expect a 10 per centincrease in visitors.

JOA Group operates 21 casi-nos across France, in addition toa gaming site offering sportsbetting and poker. The companyemploys 1,500 and counts 2,200slot machines, 100 table games,21 restaurants, 32 bars, twohotels, three cinemas, sevenclubs and two bowling alleysacross its estate.

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Société des Bains de Mer is Monaco’sbiggest employer, and one of the world’sleading leisure and hospitality groups. In

addition to its five casinos, the groupoperates four hotels, four sports clubs, 25restaurants and six bars.All but six of SBM’s 52 properties are locatedwithin the principality, although the companyhas been expanding into new territories. Thegroup opened its first non-Europeanestablishment on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi,in September 2011. SBM’s latestdevelopment, Pavillons Monte-Carlo, openedlast month. The urban planning project, nearCasino Square, provides a mixture of greenspace, recreation and retail.

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The new coalitiongovernment ofPrime Minister

Charles Michel in Bel-gium has announcedplans to amend the 1999Games of Chance Act inorder to increase thenumber of land-basedcasinos in the nation bytwo to 11.

Under an agreementsigned following May’s

elections to “help thecountry’s strugglingeconomy”, the centre-right governmentdeclared that it is set toreview current gaminglegislation for the pur-poses of ‘increasing thenumber of allowed class-one establishments ofgames of chance toeleven’.

Belgium does not cur-rently collect tax casinowinnings but this couldsoon change with the

government also due toinvestigate the possibilityof taxing regular pokerplayers. Under plansbeing considered by thenew government, someresidents placed in thetop earnings bracket dueto their gambling exploitscould face taxes as highas 75 per cent.

The news of the twonew casino licences inBelgium has been wel-comed by someobservers as a positive

development in the coun-try’s gaming industry.However, Andrew Lau-rent from Seeben, acasino products distribu-tor based in the east ofthe country, notes: “Bel-gian casinos are losingmoney and some of themare even reducing staffnumbers.”

Other casinos are try-ing to sell their licenses tointerested parties whoare looking to operate anonline gaming platform in

Belgium, as to do this youneed a bricks-and-mor-tar venue, Laurent said.“For example,NapoleonGames.bebought the Grand CasinoKnokke to be able to oper-ate casino games online.”


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Following a six-monthperiod of extensionand refurbishment,

Napoleons Casino hasreopened the doors of itsSheffield Owlerton venue.

The $3.21m reinvest-ment followed two decadesof uninterrupted operationon the site: “We’ve been atOwlerton for nearly 20years now,” commented

Mark Allen, chief executiveof A&S Leisure Group, ofwhich Napoleons is part.“After implementing manyimprovements over thistime we felt now was thetime to make the invest-ment in drastically improv-ing the facilities.”

A&S have been a long-term presence within theleisure sector in the northof England: last year sawthe Yorkshire firm cele-brate its 45th anniversary.

Its Napoleons brand oper-ates six separate venues:including two in Sheffieldand one in central London.

The Owlerton renova-tion aims to enhance cus-tomer facilities: “Bypopular demand it wasclear that we needed a big-ger restaurant and bar areaand lounge where cus-tomers could relax andenjoy a drink,” stated Allen.“My personal highlight,however, is our new out-

door gaming terrace; it’s avery exciting addition toour casino and currentlythe only one of its kind out-side of London.”

With Yorkshire steepedin a strong sense of its ownidentity, Allen argues thatthe renovation effort willstill maintain a locallyfamiliar ambience: “We liketo keep a traditional feel toNapoleons with a personalexperience; however, weare always looking at ways

we can improve.” He says,arguing that the balancingact lies in “maintaining yourtrue ethos whilst con-stantly improving & movingforward with the times.”

He continued: “Our sub-stantial investment in thenew facilities at Owlertonhas made the venue bigger,better and bolder than everbefore, ensuring the cus-tomer experience is secondto none.”

REFURBISHMENT

After extensiverenovation,NapoleonsCasinos’ SheffieldOwerlton site rejoinsthe fold “bigger,better, and bolderthan ever before.”

UNITED KINGDOM

Two new casinos licences for BelgiumCASINO LICENCES

Friday, October 17 sawthe opening of theHungary’s newest

gaming venue, the GrandCasino, in the eastern city ofDebrecen.

Developed and operatedby Aranybónusz 2000, theHUF750m (E2.4m) casinois located at the DebrecenPlaza shopping centre. Ithas opened with 240 slotmachines and four tablegames.

Debrecen, the secondlargest city in Hungary, isabout 200km east ofBudapest and 25km fromthe Romanian border.

Aranybónusz, whichwon the concession tooperate the DebrecenGrand Casino for 10 years,has an option to extend itslicence for another fiveyears. The operator has

also won the tender foranother casino in Nyiregy-haza, also in eastern Hun-gary.

The two new casinos areamong the seven new con-cession contracts grantedby the Hungarian govern-ment in May. The remainingfive concessions wereawarded to Las VegasCasino, a developmentgroup owned by AndyVajna, the government’sfilm industry commissioner.

At present there are threecasinos operating in Hun-gary: two in Budapest, oneof which is owned by LasVegas Casino, and one inSopron, near the borderwith Austria.

On October 10, 2012, allslot machines outside casi-nos - totalling some 6,591units - were banned acrossthe country.

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Asia & OceaniaNewsDEREGULATION

n October16, 2014, anextraordi-nary gen-e r a lmeeting ofJ a p a n ’ sAlliance forthe Promo-

tion of InternationalTourism (IR caucus) washeld at the House of Repre-sentatives Second DietMembers’ Hall in Tokyo.

Debates surrounding theIR Promotion Bill - whichwould paved the way forintegrated casino resorts inJapan - have continued

since the last Diet session,but the bill was not passedas other governmentalissues took precedence.

Now, as the spotlightremains firmly fixed onJapan’s efforts to legalisecasinos and see them con-structed in time for the 2020Olympics in Tokyo, thecountry’s lawmakers areset to indefinitely postponethe bill, reports suggest.

Citing sources directlyinvolved in the process,Reuters news agency said“Prime Minister SinzoAbe... lacks the politicalleverage to pass a bill this

year”.“The latest in a string of

delays for the controversialbill will be a blow for Abe,who has promoted casinoresorts as part of his eco-nomic growth programme,and for casino developersfrom Las Vegas to Macau,”the Reuters report stated.“It also dashes hopes forany casino resort to be builtin time for the 2020Olympics in Tokyo.”

Pro-casino lawmakersintend to push back a voteon the bill instead of tryingto pass it in the current par-liamentary session ending

this month, three peopledirectly involved in pushingthe casino bill told Reuters.

“Although they aim tokeep the bill on the table,the sources said there was aconsiderable chance itwould not come up for dis-cussion even in 2015,” saidthe report, which noted thathigher-priority bills, includ-ing those related to nationaldefence, were likely to takeup debate time in the nextparliament session.

“If they can’t pass it now,I doubt whether they’ll everbe able to pass it,” one of thesources said.

Until a few weeks ago,most analysts stillexpected the casino bill tobe adopted in November,allowing leaders to pass asecond bill outlining regu-lations in 2015.

Reporting from the IRcaucus last month,Akiyoshi Tsuruoka of Gam-ing Capital ManagementNews said maximumefforts were being made toensure Japan’s casino billwould be pushed throughin time for the 2020Olympics.

“Although it is a prereq-uisite that the IR Bill will

OJAPAN


Japan casino bid hits stumbling blEfforts in Japan to legalise casinos and see them constructed in time for the Tokyo 2020Olympics have hit a major stumbling block, reports suggest.

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YXYXYXYAUSTRALIA / CAMBODIA / INDIA / JAPAN / NEW ZEALAND / PHILIPPINES / SINGAPORE / VIETNAM

ILLEGAL GAMBLING

The Australian gov-ernment hasestablished a new

national working groupto help crack down on anillegal offshore gamblingindustry estimated to beworth up to A$1.5bn(E1.04bn) a year.

Unveiled by Victoriapremier Denis Napthineand federal social serv-ices minister KevinAndrews, the Illegal Off-shore Wagering WorkingGroup includes repre-

sentatives from thehorseracing industryand professional sportsand wagering organisa-tions and will work underthe government’s Gam-bling Industry AdvisoryCouncil to provide rec-ommendations forstamping out illicit bet-ting.

“There are alreadyAustralia-headquar-tered organisations thatare operating in this wayby basing their bettingoperations in unregu-lated international juris-dictions including in the

Pacific and Asiaregions,” said Napthine.

“There are significantnumbers of illegitimateoffshore operatorsalready targeting Aus-tralian racing and sportand it is vital that aneffective regulatoryregime be introduced toaddress the seriousintegrity and revenuerisks that they pose.”

Napthine declaredthat wagering incomeswere important for thefunding of racing andsports while preventa-tive measures could

include requiring localInternet serviceproviders to blockaccess to offshore book-makers.

“It is unfair that legiti-mate Australia-basedand registered book-makers pay the productfee required of them byracing and sports bodieswhile offshore bookmak-ers effectively pirateAustralian product,” saidNapthine.

AUSTRALIA

CASINO RESORT

US casino groupCaesars Enter-tainment wants to

tap into the burgeoningAsian market by obtain-ing a licence that wouldallow it to construct a$1bn (E797.5m) resort inthe Philippines.

The Las Vegas-basedoperator has more than50 properties acrossAmerica but missed outon earlier opportunitiesin Macau and Singaporedespite recentlyannouncing that the$794m (E634m) firstphase of its Midan Cityproject on SouthKorea’s YeongjongIsland near Seoul couldopen as early as 2018.

Chairman Gary Love-man (pictured) held pre-liminary talks withPhilippine PresidentBenigno Aquino in Sep-tember regarding the

lease of land next toNinoy Aquino Interna-tional Airport nearManila, which would putany new developmentwith one hour of 11.8mpeople.

“There’s no majorinternational brand cur-rently in Manila,” saidSteven Tight, presidentfor the operator’s inter-national developmentdivision. “There’s achance to create some-thing that will drivetourism [and] that willreally put Manila on theregional tourism map.”

The Philippinesawarded four casinolicences in 2008 and2009 to companiesincluding JamesPacker’s Melco CrownEntertainment for spotsin the new 120-hectareEntertainment Citycomplex on the shoresof Manila Bay with eachoperator first agreeingto spend at least $1bn

over five years. But,Caesars Entertainmentis currently involved intalks with investors onhow to reduce its esti-mated $18.3bn (E14.6bn)debt while the minimumManila prerequisite isnow expected to start at$1.5bn ($1.1bn).

Caesars Entertain-ment’s plan has alsosplit the nation’s cabinetwith President Aquinorecently stating that heis “still awaiting [a] con-sensus”.

“There are some sec-tors that are saying[Caesars Entertain-ment] will not add to thegaming revenues ofgovernment,” saidAquino, whose firstterm is due to expire inJune of 2016. “There arethose who are sayingCaesars Entertainmentis a brand name thattells the world thatessentially we havearrived.”

PHILIPPINES

Caesars eye Philippinescasino licence; but isManila averting the gaze?

ASIAROUND UP

Shipping, constructionand real estate mag-nate Tony Fung (pic-

tured) is hoping to list hisAquis development com-pany on the Hong KongStock Exchange by 2016 inorder raise up to A$8.15bn(E5.68bn) to help fund theplanned Aquis Great BarrierReef Resort in Australia.

The 62-year-old HongKong native is currently inthe process of a A$270m(E188.1m) takeover of theCairns Pullman Reef HotelCasino and wants to beginconstruction on the 4,000-room first phase of the giantdevelopment on a canepaddock in nearby YorkeysKnob in 2016.

In Singapore, severalonline gaming operators

including Bet365 havebegun severing links withplayers based in the city-state following the passagelast month of legislation thatwill completely prohibit real-money Internet wagering.

Although measuresattached to the newRemote Gambling Bill arenot expected to be imple-mented until 2015 at theearliest, at least two opera-tors have already closed theaccounts of their Singa-pore-based players whileanother pair have ceasedaccepting new registrationsfrom those living in the for-mer British outpost.

Elsewhere, MakiSimelum, finance ministerfor the small Pacific islandnation of Vanuatu, hasunveiled plans to constructa new six-star hotel andcasino complex near PortVila.

Due to be built on a smallisland off the coast of thecapital and largest city, theintended Iririki Island Resortwill be used to raise rev-enues for the tiny nation byattracting wealthy touristsfrom around the world.

Australia cracks down on illegaloverseas betting industry

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attract foreign tourists toJapan, this does not neces-sarily involve an exclusionof Japanese residentsfrom gambling,” Tsuruokasaid at the time. “It will,however, include strictlaws relating to underagegambling and player pro-tection.”

One Japanese casinoindustry source toldReuters there was achance legislation couldbe delayed by three or fouryears, meaning actualcasino development mayhave to wait until around2024.


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Asia & OceaniaNews

The city of Daman innorth-western Indiais soon to welcome

its first casino.Housed in The Deltin

hotel complex, 170kmnorth of Mumbai, theresort’s casino will be upand running within threemonths.

The casino is beingdeveloped by Delta Cor-poration, one of India’sleading gaming and hos-pitality groups, and pro-moted by groupchairman, Jaydev Mody.

With 175-suites TheDeltin, the largest inte-grated resort complex inDaman, recentlyreceived a five-star rat-ing. The luxury propertyincludes 70,000sq.ft ofoutdoor pool and eventsspace, three bars, fourspeciality restaurants

and high-end retailstores.

Delta Corporationowns a 51 per cent inDaman Entertainment,which is operating TheDeltin Hotel and Casino.The company’s expan-sion in Daman follows thegroup’s establishment of

two hotels in Goa on thesouth-east coast.

Mumbai-based Deltaalso owns three of the sixpermitted offshorecasino licences in Goa. Itsflotilla – which is made upof the Deltin Royale, theDeltin Jaqk and the DeltinCaravela - houses 80

slots and 180 tablegames, with combinedplaying positions totallingmore than 2,200. The Car-avela is currently under-going renovation and isdue to recommenceoperations next year.

Mody, a 58-year-oldentrepreneur, started out

in the real estate and con-struction business,before moving to casinossix years ago. His passionfor gambling, both as agamer and as a business-man, is reportedly rootedin his 40-odd years as aregular at the local TurfClub.

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SkyCity celebratesstrong start to newfinancial year

SkyCity hasmade a goodstart to the newfinancial year,with figuresreleased inOctoberindicating thatmomentumgained in thesecond half of2014 hadcontinued.

Substantial growth inSkyCity Enteratin-ment Group’s Auck-

land business, led by theexcellent ongoing perform-ance of the Federal Streetdining precinct and highhotel occupancy, havehelped deliver a strong startto the year for the NewZealand operator

SkyCity chief executiveNigel Morrison said the firstquarter of the financial yearhas been “pleasing” for thecompany, and with severalkey projects entering excit-ing development phases,

fiscal 2015 promises to be abusy year for the business.

“We have started the yearwith strong momentum,with revenues across thegroup up by six per cent onthe first quarter of 2014,”Morrison said.

“Our Auckland businesshas once again been the starof the show, with revenuesup by just over 12 per cent,driven by a 41 per centgrowth in internationalbusiness and strong non-gaming revenue growth of17.6 per cent. Gaming rev-enue growth was 5.4 percent.

“Our signature restau-

rants are performingstrongly, with annualisedrevenues now in excess ofNZ$40m (E24.8m) andhealthy margins.”

Morrison said SkyCityhas been enjoying highoccupancy rates in both theSkyCity Hotel and GrandHotel in Auckland. “Thetransformation of FederalStreet [leisure developmentat SkyCity Auckland] into aworld-class destination isnow complete and signa-ture restaurants Masu, TheGrill, Gusto, Bellota, Depot,Federal Deli and The SugarClub are popular with localsand international visitors

alike,” he stated.Group-wide, interna-

tional business also grewstrongly in the first quarterof the financial year, up 55per cent on this time lastyear, and with recordturnover of $2.2bn(E1.4bn).

“We continue to seestrong growth from Chineseplayers, our core target mar-ket for the VIP side of ourbusiness, which is not onlygreat news for SkyCity, butalso for local businessesand tourism operators, con-tributing to local economicgrowth,” said Morrison.

In Australia, SkyCity

Adelaide has also experi-enced good revenue growthoverall, up four per cent forthe quarter, underpinned bya strong international busi-ness performance. Rev-enues at SkyCity’s Darwincasino were effectively flat,but better cost managementsaw EBITDA growth of nineper cent for the quarter.

“We are excited about thedevelopments being madein Adelaide and look for-ward to their completion - itis going to be an outstand-ing piece of tourism infra-structure for the city, itspeople and its visitors,” saidMorrison.

The operator recentlyannounced it has extendedby nine months the deadlinefor completing construc-tion of the NZ InternationalConvention Centre fromthe original completiondate of September 2017 tomid-2018.

SkyCity said significantprogress had been made onthe design and planning ofthe $402m (E250m) con-vention centre in Auckland.A preliminary designshould be lodged with theAuckland Council beforethe end of the year as part ofthe resource consentprocess.

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Asia & OceaniaNews

Cambodian hotel,gaming and leisureoperator NagaCorp

has issued a statementthrough the Hong KongStock Exchange designedto reassure investors on thesecurity of its exclusivecasino licence in the Asiannation.

NagaCorp operates theNagaWorld hotel andcasino entertainment com-plex in Phnom Penh under alicence that is not due toexpire until 2065. The

group stated that this alsoincludes exclusivity for allareas within 200 kilometresof the capital for the next 21years excluding the Cam-bodia-Vietnam border area,Bokor, Kirirom Mountainsand Sihanoukville.

However, critics haverecently expressed con-cerns that the operator’srights, along with those ofits Ariston Sdn Bhd localsubsidiary, are closely tiedto the political fortunes oflong-serving Prime Minis-ter Hun Sen and could be injeopardy amid risingdomestic opposition to his

Cambodian People’s Party-led government.

“The company hasrecently sought andreceived formal writtenconfirmation from the Min-istry of Economy andFinance of Cambodia inSeptember 2014 that thegovernment has re-affirmed that Ariston con-tinues to enjoy exclusivityand that this will, indeed,run until the end of 2035,”read the statement fromNegaCorp.

“The company has everyfaith in the Royal Govern-ment of Cambodia’s ability

to assist the group in theenforcement of its rights.”

The news followedNagaCorp reporting a 26per cent year-on-yearincrease in unaudited grossgaming revenues for the

nine months to the end ofSeptember of $271.8m(E217m) while junket andVIP rollings came in at justover $4m (E3.19m), whichwas a rise of some 25 percent.

Malaysian conglom-erate Berjaya Cor-poration has

revealed that it is eager tocontinue its expansion bypartnering up to constructnew casino resorts in SouthKorea and Japan.

Founded in 1984 by busi-nessman and investor Vin-cent Tan, Berjaya’sinterests include every-thing from shopping mallsto lotteries while the KualaLumpur-based giant alsoowns 100 acres of land onthe Japanese island of Oki-nawa that it wants to trans-form into a gaming resortshould local lawmakerslegalise casinos.

Tan, who additionallyowns European footballclubs Cardiff City and FKS a r a j e v o ,stated thatcasinos are“no longer avery lucra-tive busi-ness unlessyou go tosome coun-tries likeJapan.”

“Lots ofcasinos stillfocus onhigh rollers but the massmarket is still very big,” saidthe 62-year-old.

Tan declared that Ber-jaya is also still interested inobtaining Malaysia’s sec-ond casino licence aftersubmitting unsuccessfulapplications in the past.Local firm GentingMalaysia operates theAsian nation’s only gamingresort as part of its ResortsWorld Genting develop-ment with the governmentso far ambivalent towardsgranting another permit.

“We are interested inMalaysia,” said Tan. “Wewill still try. We don’t have ahabit of giving up, so wewill wait.”

CAMBODIA

CASINO LICENCE

NagaCorp underlines exclusivity rights

CASINO RESORTS

SINGAPORE

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As majority share-holder of AsianCoast Development

(ACD), Harbinger Capitalhas announced its upcom-ing investment of $50m(E39.7m) in ACD’s GrandHo Tram Strip casinoresort in Vung Tauprovince.

“We remain as excitedabout the Ho Tram Projecttoday as we were when wemade our initial invest-ment in 2007,” claimedHarbinger’s founder PhilipFalcone. “We are encour-aged by the Vietnamesegovernment’s progress onestablishing a robust regu-latory framework that willalso provide a road map forthe establishment of locals

gaming in Vietnam.”The Grand Ho Tram

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INVESTMENT

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Africa & Middle EastNews

ollowing positive steps inthe direction of regulationand legislation, SouthAfrica’s Department ofTrade and Industry is pro-posing that all forms ofonline gambling and othernew forms of gambling inthe country be prohibited.

The proposal is currentlyunder discussion at theNational Gambling PolicyCouncil (NGPC), whichbrings together national andprovincial government rep-resentatives to discuss pol-icy.

The department is alsoproposing that the numberof electronic bingo termi-nals allowed nationally berestricted, along with a banon newer forms of gam-

bling, such as dog racing.Once the policy council hasfinalised the draft policy itwill be submitted to the cab-inet for approval and it willthen be released for publiccomment.

In 2008, South Africanforbade companies fromoffering internet casinogambling in the country, butby 2011 the governmentappeared to be softening itsstance on the subject afterthe Gambling Review Com-mission adopted a numberof legal measures designedto prepare South Africa for apossible transition to regu-lated online gambling.

With this grey marketjurisdiction in mind, theopposition Democratic

Alliance had been trying toreverse the old laws, butnow the Department ofTrade and Industry seemsmore determined than everto impose a blanket ban oninternet gaming altogether.

The department’s deputydirector-general ZodwaNtuli and chief directorMacDonald Netshitenzhetold MPs in early Novemberthat the proposal to banonline gambling was basedon the view that the govern-ment had the capability toenforce regulations of theindustry.

Netshitenzhe explainedthat there was no way toquantify how online gam-bling can benefit the cre-ation of jobs. He also made a

point to mention that othercountries across the worldhad placed bans on onlinegambling.

Ntuli, meanwhile, saidthat part of the department’sdesire to impose a ban isbecause South Africa has ahigher level of problemgamblers and playersdeeply in debt in compari-son to other countries.

Part of the proposal is tointroduce tighter controlover South Africa’s ease ofaccess when it comes togambling, such as eliminat-ing the ability to gamble inshopping malls. Included inthe proposal is a method ofregulating betting on horseraces. To enact most ofthese plans, the gambling

industry would have to begreatly adjusted, especiallyin how licences are issued tooperators.

The Democratic Alliancevoiced strong opposition toan outright ban on onlinegambling, arguing in favourof regulation instead.

Commenting on the lat-est debate, DemocraticAlliance spokesmanGeordin Hill-Lewis, said:“That is a very, very baddecision. I fiercely disagreewith that view. It is com-pletely short-sighted to saythat it is better for SouthAfricans not to be allowedto gamble online when thereis patently significantdemand in the country to dothat. It is for government toSOUTH AFRICA

LEGISLATION

The South African government is considering a blanket ban on online gaming.

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YXYXYXYNIGERIA / SOUTH AFRICA

Following a report in last month’s Inter-national Casino Review, details haveemerged over the suspension of the

country’s entire National Gambling Board(NGB).

South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minis-ter, Rob Davies (pictured), suspendedmembers of the NGB pending the outcomeof a forensic investigation in September.

According to subsequent reports, theboard suspension came about due to mis-management and wasteful spending on thebehalf of the board members.

The board spent ZAR4.1m (E295,000) ontrips abroad in three years, including visitsto Turkey, Singapore and France, the TimesLive website reported. The biggest trancheof cash was spent on flying seven of itsmembers to a Las Vegas gaming confer-ence in 2011, at a cost of more thanZAR936,000 (E67,000), according toDavies.

The board members’ spending habitswere understood to have come to lightafter a parliamentary question on thedetails surrounding their suspension,which happened in September.

They have allegedly contravened thePublic Finance Management Act by “failingto prevent irregular, fruitless and wastefulexpenditure,’ the website reports.

South Africa is currently set to review itsgambling laws, with a draft bill presented togovernment official in April of this year. Thedraft bill focused on centralising gamblinglegislation and presenting a new frame-work for monitoring and regulating onlinegambling in the region

Established with South Africa’s 1996Gambling Act, the NGB is responsible forthe oversight of the regulation in the gam-bling industry throughout the country.Seven board members are listed on theassociation’s website, including chairper-son Professor Linda De Vries, deputy chair-person Moipone Magomola, acting chiefexecutive Dominica Muzwayine and boardmembers Professor Sphiwe Nzimande,Matimba Macebele, Brigadier ST Nkosi andEvelyn Masotja.

AFRICAROUNDUP

The second annual Bettingand iGaming (BiG) AfricaSummit took place at The

Emperors Palace Hotel, Casinoand Conference Centre in Johan-nesburg, South Africa, last monthand saw industry professionalsfrom around the world gather fora series of panel discussions,case studies and keynoteaddresses.

The three-day event gaveattendees the chance to reviewnew opportunities, develop-ments and strategies in theAfrican market, while casino andsports betting professionals net-worked with regulatory and gov-ernment representatives inaddition to gaming equipmentdevelopers and suppliers.

Also in South Africa, horserac-ing and tote operator PhumelelaGaming and Leisure has reporteda 32 per cent increase year-on-year in earnings for the first sixmonths of 2014 thanks toimprovements from its interna-tional operations.

The Johannesburg-based firmowns five racecourses with train-ing centres spread across theGauteng, FreeState, NorthernCape and EasternCape provinceswhile also operat-ing a televisionstudio that broad-casts live racesincluding data toother courses, betting shops andprivate subscribers around theworld.

It stated that its global offerings‘continue to grow’ thanks to totebetting on sports other thanhorseracing and fixed-oddsnumbers in the face of reducedbetting locally amid high legalcosts.

In the face of this challengingdomestic market, fellow SouthAfrican firm Tsogo Sun hasrevealed that it intends to priori-tise its ‘irreplaceable’ casinolicences and hotel assets as it haslittle room to further improveexisting efficiencies.

At the casino and hotel opera-tor’s annual general meeting inOctober, CEO Marcel Von Aulock(pictured) stated that the com-pany’s recent ZAR560m(E40.5m) upgrade and expansionof the Silverstar Casino nearKrugersdorp was part of thisstrategy to make establishments‘more relevant’ to their targetmarkets.

REGULATORS

Details emergeover gamblingboard suspension

SOUTH AFRICA

Nigerian casino opera-tor, Tourist Com-pany of Nigeria, has

released its unauditedfinancial results for thethree months to the end ofSeptember showing a 7.2per cent drop year-on-yearin gaming revenues toNGN309.6m (E1.48m),although the firm’s totallosses for the periodimproved by almost 28 per-cent to stand atNGN207.1m (E993,000).

The owner of Lagos’Federal Palace Hotel andCasino, Tourist Companyof Nigeria posted total rev-enues for the three monthsto the end of September ofNGN665.2m (E3.19m),which represented adecline of some 13.7 percent year-on-year, despite a17 per cent decrease inexpenses to NGN772.1m(E3.7m).

The most recent resultscome after Tourist Com-pany of Nigeria sufferedtotal losses of NGN602.5m(E2.88m) for the year to theend of June 30 in the face ofan eight per cent boost intotal revenues to NGN3.458bn (E165.77m). How-ever, this annual deficitwas an 128.4 per centimprovement on the previ-

ous year while the firm’spost-tax result was 381.8percent higher despite netassets suffering a 33.4 percent drop to NGN1.2m(E575,274) from theNGN1.81m (E867,705).

Goodie Ibru, chairmanof the Tourist Company ofNigeria, stated that the neg-ative annual results weredue to difficult trading con-ditions caused byincreased competitionalong with the economicimpact of recent securityissues.

“The socio-political cli-mate in the countryremained challenging inthe financial year underreview,” said Ibru. “Thetrading environment in thefirst half of the year was dif-ficult and the negativeinfluences that were pres-ent during the previousfinancial year continued tosuppress internationalbusiness travel and theNigerian hospitality sectorin general.”

• In other news fromNigeria, global online gam-ing software provider Bet-Construct has signed a dealthat will see it provide localoperator UBC365 with aselection of iGaming prod-ucts including a live sports-book and customer servicesolution while additionallyredeveloping its casino.

Mixed results forTourist Companyof Nigeria

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aming ban

NIGERIA

facilitate that in the safestway possible.”

The politician was keen topoint out the high monetarycost required to monitor andpolice a total ban on internetgambling, whilst also high-lighting the gap which existbetween the national andprovincial governments onthe topic.

Gambling regulation inSouth Africa is similar to thatof the US and Canada, at leastin terms of the interplaybetween federal and localgovernments. While the fed-eral government setsnational policy, it is up to indi-vidual provinces to decidehow each will issue licensesand collect revenues fromgambling activities.


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alaysian conglom-erate Genting hasreleased additionalconcept art of itsupcoming $4bn(E3.2bn) Las Vegasdevelopment.

Resorts WorldLas Vegas will con-

stitute the first major resortplanned for constructionon the Strip since the onsetof the global financial crisis.Its site will occupy that ofproposed Echelon Place,on which building ceasedmid-development in 2008.Echelon developers BoydGaming at the time cited“the difficult environmentin today’s capital markets,as well as weak economicconditions”, and claimedconstruction would recom-mence in 2009. In March2013 the company sold the87-acre premises toGenting for $350m(E276m).

The latest raft of images

come alongside Gentingattempts to derive addi-tional outside investmentfrom non-US domiciles.Reflecting similar success-ful efforts employed in bySLS Las Vegas and Down-town Grand, Resorts Worldis offering E5 visa sponsor-ship to all those investing

$500,000 (E395,000) ormore in the project. The E5programme grants US per-manent residency status -known colloquially as a‘green card’ - to the benefici-ary, their spouse and anychildren under the age of 21.

Headquartered in KualaLumpur, Genting Group

represents the largest gam-ing conglomerate in south-east Asia, and is theexclusive casino licence-holder in Malaysia.

Resort World Las Vegaswill boast a 175,000sq.ftcasino floor and a 3,000room hotel, with architec-ture and design features all

drawing inspiration fromthe Orient. The company’sreleased drawings detail a‘Great Wall Passageway’, a‘Forbidden City’ retail cen-tre and a ‘Dancing Dragon’performance space, wheremartial arts and traditionaldance displays will takeplace. At the apex of the 640

Genting has pitched new images of its planned Resorts World Las Vegas complex to investors seeking US resiprojected scale is impressive, construction remains embryonic.

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Planned Vegas supercasino in foreigninvestment drive

A TASTE OF CHINA

Genting bought a half-finished casino project on theLas Vegas Strip that was previously owned byBoyd Gaming Group. The conglomerate will build

around the existing structures, eventually completing a$4bn (E3.2bn) resort-casino with a ‘Chinese village’theme in a typical grandiose Las Vegas style.When the first phase of construction is completed, thecomplex will have 45 restaurants and 22 villas. Whenthe full project is completed it will have the highestobservation deck in the city, a terracotta warriorexhibit, a replica of the Great Wall of China, live pandasand a giant exotic aquarium.Also on the grounds of the Resorts World Casino willbe convention space and a large theatre. Genting hasadded theme park partners to its casino resorts inMalaysia and Singapore, so there is talk of a themepark partnership in Las Vegas, too.

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MGM Resorts Inter-national and NRGRenew have

completed the installa-tion of the world slargest rooftop solararray on a conventioncentre. Jim Murren, chair-man and CEO of MGMResorts International,called the 20,000 panel,20-acre array at Man-dalay Bay Resort andCasino a ‘major mile-stone’ for the company,and said plans to build anadditional array atop a

future expansion of theMandalay Bay Conven-tion Center, scheduled tobegin construction laterthis year, were wellunderway.

“[This] solar array willoffset 20 percent of theresort s peak energydemand, and demon-strates our steadfastcommitment to the prin-ciples of environmentalresponsibility,” Murrenadded.

NRG envisions a thriv-ing, sustainable futurepowered by renewableenergy,” Tom Doyle, Pres-ident and CEO of NRG

Renew continued. “Welook forward to continu-ing our partnership withMGM in bringing compet-itively priced, cleanenergy to Mandalay Baythrough the second solararray of this project; fur-ther supporting theircommitment to reducingenergy costs.

Nevada Senator andSenate Majority LeaderHarry Reid applaudedthe project, calling it an‘excellent example of pri-vate sector companiesworking together todevelop innovative tech-nologies that protect our

planet’s most preciousresources.”

• In further MGMnews, the casino opera-tor has entered into adefinitive agreement tosell its Gold Strike Hotel& Gambling Hall inNevada to JETT Gamingand Jean Ventures. Astatement from MGMdid not disclose financialterms of the deal, whichit confirmed is part of anongoing portfolioreview, but said closingis contingent upon regu-latory approvals andother customary closingconditions.

ENERGY

MGM and NRGRenew unveilworld’s largestconvention centresolar system

NORTHAMERICANROUND-UP

In Nevada, hedge fundfirm Perry Corporationhas walked away from

discussions with LasVegas-based CaesarsEntertainmentCorporation regardinghow to further cut thecasino operator’s$18.3bn (E14.6bn) debt.The fund run by investorRichard Perry had earliersigned a non-disclosureagreement in partnershipwith at least five other‘first-lien creditors’, butsubsequently declined toextend the deal designedto facilitate reorganisationtalks. Caesars wasforced to shutter its

Harrah’s Tunica propertyin Mississippi alongsidethe Showboat Casino inAtlantic City earlier in theyear and is reportedlyconsidering a pre-arranged bankruptcy.Further east, lawyersacting on behalf ofAtlantic City, New Jersey,have filed a motionagainst the now closedRevel Hotel Casino in aneffort to claw back up to$30m (E24m) in unpaidproperty taxes.The troubled venuedeclared bankruptcytwice in advance of beingsold at auction lastmonth to BrookfieldAsset Management for$110m (E88m) and thecity has now asked judgeGloria Burns of the USBankruptcy Court inCamden to lift a so-called ‘automatic stayprovision’ that haltslawsuits and preventscreditors from seizingassets.

CASINO OPERATION

Casino and horserac-ing track operatorGreat Canadian

Gaming Corporation hasagreed a two-year exten-sion that will see it con-tinue to operate theHastings Racecourseproperty in Vancouveruntil November of 2016.

Hastings Racecoursehas been operating at thefacility within the groundsof the Pacific NationalExhibition in BritishColumbia for over 125years and will continue tooffer live thoroughbredracing from May to Octo-ber along with simulcastevents, slots and numer-ous food and beverageoptions.

“This extension of ouroperating agreement

enables us to continue tooffer our guests at Hast-ings Racecourse live andsimulcast racing as well asan exciting gaming experi-ence,” said Darren Mac-Donald, general managerat Hastings Racecourse.

“This extension allowsus to continue workingwith industry stakehold-ers towards a long-term,sustainable horseracingprogramme at Hastings.”

Great Canadian con-

trols 17 venues in BritishColumbia, Ontario, NovaScotia and across the bor-der in Washington encom-passing a trio ofcommunity gaming cen-tres, four racetracks andten casinos. The extensionin Vancouver follows lastmonth’s news that it hadexercised an option to con-tinue running the FraserDowns Racetrack andCasino in Surrey, BritishColumbia, until April of

2024. The deal with theBritish Columbia LotteryCorporation also saw theVancouver-based operatoragree to carry out marketresearch in order to deter-mine the scope of aplanned redevelopmentdue to begin next year.

“We wish to thank theBritish Columbia LotteryCorporation for its contin-ued confidence in GreatCanadian as the operatorfor Fraser Downs Race-track and Casino,” saidRod Baker, president andCEO at Great Canadian.

“We are pleased to haveexercised the renewaloption and look forwardto incorporating changesto the property that aresupported by marketdemand and will continueto provide our guestsexciting entertainmentexperiences.”

Great Canadian renews HastingsRacecourse operating agreement

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king US residency. Whilst its

foot tower building will be aroof-top terrace featuring anight club and observationdeck.

“Our themed resort willcater to the high-end visitoras well as the budget-minded tourist,” saidGenting chairman Lim KokThay. “We will give first-time guests a new reason tovisit Las Vegas and othertourists a great reason toreturn.”

In May, Genting outlineda four-tiered constructionprocess, with openingjudged to take place at somepoint in 2017. First-tier con-struction alone is now pro-jected to cover 10m squarefeet, with plans for anindoor water-park andpanda enclosure plannedfor future development. Todate however, only prelimi-nary construction effortshave been undertaken, plac-ing Genting’s initial openingtimeline in shade of doubt.


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Billionaire business mag-nate Donald Trump, alongwith daughter Ivanka

Trump, is suing Trump Entertain-ment Resorts, of which he wasonce head, after the companyrefused to remove his namefrom the Trump Taj Mahal inAtlantic City.

Trump Entertainment hadcomplied with an earlier requestto remove all Trump signage andmarketing materiel from theTrump Taj Mahal’s sister resort,the Trump Plaza, which closedits doors on September 16. Butwith the Trump Taj Mahal itselffacing imminentclosure, the firmhas resisted theTrump family’sinsistence that ittoo be stripped ofits Trump brand-ing, claiming itwould constitute“baseless and

value-destructive” litigation.In effort to stave off closure of

the Taj Mahal, a New Jerseybankruptcy judge has releasedTrump Entertainment of its con-tractual union obligations to its3,000 staff, whilst the companyis currently seeking investitureof $175m (E138m) from state andlocal government sources. If thestate aid commitment is met, bil-lionaire investor Carl Icahn hasagreed to acquire the casinoresort and plough a further$100m (E79m) to reinvigorate itsoperation.

But the Trump family insiststhat the name association bringstheir reputation into disrepute:“The company has been in

default of the stan-dards for both thePlaza and at the Tajas well,” IvankaTrump told thepress. “They had asimilar benchmark,and they did not liveup to the standardswe agreed to.”

BRANDING

Donald Trump sues for removal ofTrump brand from Atlantic City venue

UNITED STATES

US racetrack andcasino operator,Penn National Gam-

ing, has reported better-than-expected revenues of$621.1m (E490m) in thethird quarter of the year,compared to $644.7m(E508.7m) in the compara-ble period in 2013.

Net income was downsharply from the $41.3m(E32.6m) posted for thethird quarter of 2013, butcomparisons between the

two quarters are compli-cated because the companysplit off its properties into aseparate publicly tradedcompany late last year fortax advantages.

Under the new structure,Penn National pays rent onits properties to the real-estate holding company.

Commenting on theresults, Timothy Wilmott,president and chief execu-tive officer of PennNational, said: “Third quar-ter consolidated revenue...exceeded guidance, largelyreflecting better than pro-

jected property operatingresults including outperfor-mance at some of our largerproperties, solid initial par-tial quarter contributionsfrom Hollywood Gaming atDayton Raceway and Holly-wood Gaming at MahoningValley Race Course, andongoing success in deliver-ing strong consolidatedadjusted EBITDA margins.

“During the quarter,Penn National Gaming suc-cessfully opened our Day-ton and Austintown videolottery terminal facilities inOhio,” Wilmott added.

“Hollywood Gaming atDayton Raceway openedon August 28 with 1,000gaming devices and hasbeen well received by thelocal community.

“On September 17, Hol-lywood Gaming at Mahon-ing Valley Race Courseopened in Austintown with850 gaming devices. Wealso opened our new $26m(E20.5m), 154-room hotelat Zia Park Casino. Consis-tent with the company’slong-term record, all threeprojects opened on timeand on budget.”

Penn National operatescasinos and racetracks in16 US states and one Cana-dian province. Its tracksinclude Penn National inPennsylvania, Zia Park inNew Mexico, Charles Townin West Virginia, and theformer Beulah Park inOhio.

The group recentlyreached the halfway pointin construction on the$225m (E177m) PlainridgePark Casino in Plainville,Massachusetts. The devel-opment is set for a June2015 opening.

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INVESTMENT

PennNationalrevenuesexceedexpectations Voters in California

have rejected a ballotmeasure that would

have allowed a NativeAmerican tribe to build aLas Vegas-style casino offits reservation near Fresno.

With more than 3m votescounted, 59 per cent of vot-ers cast ballots againstProposition 48.

The measure had askedvoters to approve or reject alaw passed by the state leg-islature and signed by Gov-ernor Jerry Brown allowingthe North Fork RancheriaBand of Mono Indians tobuild a casino resort com-plex with up to 2,000 slotmachines nearly 40 milesfrom its reservation.

The North ForkRancheria Resort andCasino was proposedabout 30 miles from Fresnoand 25 miles from a casinooperated by the TableMountain Rancheria tribe.The closeness had TableMountain accusing NorthFork of “reservation shop-ping” to build a casinocloser to an urban centre.

North Fork said the 305-acre plot was used by thetribe in the 1850s, and acasino would bring 4,500jobs to the area.

Before the votes werecast, North Fork said 15locally elected officials, rep-resenting “a majority” of theMadera County Board ofSupervisors and City ofMadera City Council mem-bers serving over the pastdecade had pledged theirsupport for a ‘yes’ vote onProposition 48.

Tom Wheeler, chairmanof the Madera CountyBoard, said the “vital”casino approval would havesubstantiated and given lifeto a number of regional rev-enue-sharing agreementsthat the community has“carefully crafted within thetribe over many years”.

DEREGULATION

Californiacasinoresort plansdefeated

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American racetrack andgaming operator ChurchillDowns has signed a defini-

tive agreement with SaratogaHarness Racing that will see itpurchase a 25 per cent stake in thenew Saratoga Casino Holdingsenterprise for approximately$30.6m (E24.4m) in cash.

Saratoga Casino Holdingsoperates the Saratoga Casino andRaceway in Saratoga Springs,New York, and also holds a con-trolling interest in the SaratogaCasino Black Hawk in BlackHawk, Colorado, in addition to a50 per cent stake in a new jointventure planned with DelawareNorth Companies to manage theGideon Putnam Hotel and Resortin Saratoga Springs, New York.

Churchill Downs and SaratogaHarness Racing have additionallyinked a definitive five-year man-agement contract that will see theformer run the latter’s propertiesin New York and Colorado includ-

ing the proposed Capital ViewCasino and Resort in East Green-bush.

Louisville-based ChurchillDowns recently released its thirdquarter financial results showinga six percent year-on-year drop innet revenues to $173.7m(E138.5m). This came despite a 22per cent rise in adjusted earningsbefore interest, tax, depreciationand amortisation from its gamingoperations to $4.4m (E3.5m) as aresult of its share of the increase inoperating income from the MiamiValley Gaming joint venture and afull period of results from itsOxford Casino in Maine.

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anama now has its latestcasino after South Africanoperator Sun Internationalinvested some $105m(E84m) to inaugurate theOcean Sun Casino on thesecond floor of the 369-room Trump Ocean ClubInternational Hotel andTower.

Situated in the exclusivePunta Pacifica waterfrontneighbourhood of sky-scrapers in Panama City,the 75,000-square-footOcean Sun Casino is thelargest in Central Americaand features 32 gaming

tables offering blackjack,poker, roulette and bac-carat along with a collec-tion of over 600 slots.

The 66-storey venue alsocomes complete with agourmet restaurant andrevue bar while its topfloors house six luxurysuites and an exclusive VIPgaming area serving uppanoramic views of thePacific Ocean.

This is the second casinoin Latin America from SunInternational following theMonticello Grand Casinoand Entertainment World

near Santiago, Chile, andsaw the Johannesburg-based operator spend $60m(E48m) in order to build-outand fully develop the venue.

“Located on the mezza-nine level, the expansivecasino facility [has] a sepa-rate [and] dedicated lobbyaccessible from the porte-cochere,” read a statementfrom Sun International.

“For exclusive privategaming, a salon prive [is] sit-uated on the top floor, thepenthouse level, which alsoincludes an intimate restau-rant and lounge area. The

floor immediately below[has] reserved deluxesuites for elite clientele.”

In addition to the sail-shaped Trump Ocean ClubInternational Hotel andTower, the master-plannedPunta Pacifica districtoffers high-end shops,restaurants, banks and ahospital affiliated withAmerica’s world-famousJohn Hopkins School ofMedicine. It was designedas a quiet communitywithin a metropolis of 1.4minhabitants and hasbecome popular with for-

eign-born and middle-classprofessionals.

“The casino will give thePunta Pacifica luxury prop-erty market a jolt ofenergy,” said DuncanMcGowan, president oflocal real estate firm PuntaPacifica Realty.

“It will help solidify theTrump as the cultural andsocial centre of the neigh-bourhood and introducethe tower to more people.”

Panama legalised casinogaming in 1997 in an effortto attract foreign touristsand the small nation now

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Sun Internationalopens Panama casino

South Africanoperator SunInternational hasspent $105m toinaugurate OceanSun Casino insidePanama City’sexclusive TrumpOcean ClubInternationalHotel and Tower.

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The seventh season of thePokerStars.net LatinAmerican Poker Tour

(LAPT) came to a close lastmonth from the Atlantic CityCasino in Lima, Peru, withOscar Alache taking down the$1,700 (E1,358) buy-in no-limithold‘em main event to bank$135,488 (E108,271) in cash.

The Chilean came top of afield of 692 runners that hadgenerated a total prize pool ofjust over $1.04m (E831,000)following a three-handed finaltable deal with Daniel Cam-podonico of Uruguay andMexican Jerson Backmann.

This is the fifth time that theLAPT has visited the3,000sq.m Atlantic CityCasino, which is located in thecapital’s upmarket Mirafloresdistrict offering 1,000 of thenewest slots alongside over50 table games encompass-ing roulette, baccarat, crapsand blackjack, while theannual travelling tournamentseries is scheduled to beginits eighth season in theBahamas from January as partof the PokerStars CaribbeanAdventure from the AtlantisParadise Island resort.

Open around-the-clock, themulti-floor Atlantic CityCasino also features a sports-book for horseracing and

other international sportingalongside bars, a pair ofrestaurants, meeting rooms,karaoke and live music shows.

“Congratulations to OscarAlache for capping offanother great season of theLatin American Poker Tourand kudos as well to Cam-podonico and Backmann forearning handsome paydaysas well and to all of thosecashing in the LAPT PeruGrand Final,” read a statementfrom PokerStars.

“Also worthy of someapplause is Horacio FernandoNicolas of Argentina, who thisweek clinched the SeasonSeven LAPT Player of theYear.”

Oscar Alache wins Peru stop of LAPT

PERU

SOUTHAMERICAROUND-UP

Currently celebrating its 25thanniversary, global testing,inspection and certification

firm Gaming Laboratories Interna-tional (GLI) has had eleven of itstechnical standards adopted byauthorities in Puerto Rico.

The specifications are part of theGLI Standards Series and will nowbe used by the Puerto Rico TourismCompany to improve compatibilityand interoperability while also sim-plifying product development andreducing times to market.

Elsewhere on the American pro-tectorate, the casino attached tothe Embassy Suites Dorado DelMar Beach Resort near the capitalcity of San Juan has reportedly shutwith the loss of 53 jobs.

Owned by the Hilton Hotel andResorts chain, the casino is thethird to close in the previous fiveyears with the company blamingmajor changes in the local gamingindustry for its decision, which wastaken “after careful and lengthy

assessment”.“The gaming industry in Puerto

Rico has changed significantly inrecent years, affecting the successof well-known casino operationswith a good reputation,” read astatement from the venue.

Further south, the Cool CasinoGroup of Costa Rica has signed acontract that will see Americandeveloper Table Trac to provide itwith a new casino managementsystem for its RIU Hotel Gua-nacaste in Playa Matapalo.

In Jamaica, meanwhile, the Bet-ting, Gaming and Lotteries Commis-sion (BGLC) has established aneducational fund as part of its Corpo-rate Social Responsibility Pro-gramme designed to assist tertiarylevel students, initially, in the HagleyPark Road area of Kingston.The BGLC recently merged with theJamaica Racing Commission and itis expected that the new fund willevolve into an annual programmeproviding an ever-growing numberof communities with higher levels ofeducation.

POKER TOURNAMENT

As it gets ready to inaugu-rate its first branded caféin Paraguay later this

month, Hard Rock Internationalhas announced plans to open acasino in the South Americannation boasting 500 slots and 30gaming tables.

Due to be located inside a new250-room hotel in the easterncity of Ciudad Del Este near theborder with Brazil, the new HardRock Hotel and Casino is to bethe operator’s first gaming estab-lishment in South America andwill join its ten others locatedaround the world.

“Hard Rock International isfocused on expanding its gam-bling operations to South Amer-ica, a region that is alreadyfamiliar with the brand of cafeand hotel,” said Nelson Parker,The Americas head of businessdevelopment for Hard RockInternational.

“We’re excited to bring a desti-nation for world-class entertain-ment to Ciudad Del Este andcollaborate with Latin AmericaGaming Group and the govern-

ment of Paraguay to establish anational regulatory frameworkin accordance with the highestinternational standards.”

Hard Rock International’sbranded café for Paraguay willbe housed inside the HotelGuaranu in the national capitalof Asuncion with the firm declar-ing that its decision to locate acasino in the country’s secondlargest city of Ciudad Del Estefollowed a comprehensive inves-tigation of the continent con-ducted by a team of local

specialists well versed in allaspects of marketing, financialplanning, legislation and govern-ment oversight.

Casino gaming has been legalin Paraguay since 1997 althoughvenues are only permitted inprovinces containing at least250,000 inhabitants. The newsfrom Hard Rock Internationalfollows the opening in Septem-ber by local firm CasinosParaguayos of the $6m (E4.78m)Carnival Casino Hotel for thesouthern city of Encarnacion.

Hard Rock Hotel and Casinocoming to Paraguay

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boasts over 20 venues alllocated in hotels witharound-the-clock guestservices and a minimum of300 rooms.

With interest in the Cen-tral American casinoindustry continuing togrow, the next edition ofthe annual SAGSE eventfrom organiser Monografieis scheduled to take placefrom May 13-14 againinside the Hotel El PanamaConvention Center featur-ing numerous leading gam-ing machine developersfrom around the world.

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The government of Cambodia isexpecting to see revenues from its57 casinos increase slightly this

year to $25m (E19.9m) due to their popu-larity with nationals from nearby Viet-nam, Thailand and Myanmar, reportedThe Economist.

However, this situation could soonchange with members of the nationalassembly in Vietnam considering liftingthe domestic player ban at its six casinoswhile Myanmar could soon legalise theconstruction of casinos as a way to luretourists from Thailand and mainlandChina.

As a result, the ruling Cambodian Peo-ple’s Party is studying the possibility oflifting the domestic player ban as it stud-ies legislation in North America and Asiain advance of drafting new laws designed

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In Cambodia, thegovernment may beconsidering lifting a

domestic player ban,as Singapore revels

in non-gamingrevenues. And wherewould we be without

Donald Trump whowarns against ‘too

much competition’ inthe United States.

In the third quarter of 2014,we delivered solid operatingand financial metrics, despitea challenging rolling chipenvironment in Macau,driven by a strong perform-

ance in our mass market operations at Cityof Dreams in Macau.

City of Dreams continued to gain mar-ket share in the mass table games segmentin Macau, with the property’s mass markettable games revenues in the third quarterof 2014 increasing 24 per cent on a year-over-year basis, outpacing the marketwhich grew 16.2 per cent during the sameperiod. We believe City of Dreams’ diversemix of first-class gaming and non-gamingamenities ensures the property will remainthe leading premium integrated resort inthe region.

We have made significant progress onour exciting and truly unique developmentpipeline. The expansion of the luxury retailoffering and the Dame Zaha Hadid-inspiredfifth hotel tower at City of Dreams inMacau, which are expected to open in 2016and the first half of 2017, respectively, willsubstantially expand City of Dreams gam-ing, hotel, food and beverage and retailofferings.

Studio City remains firmly on track for amid-2015 grand opening, representing thenext standalone integrated resort to openin Macau. This entertainment-focused, cin-ematically-themed property will bring avast array of non-gaming attractions notyet seen in the region, which will help

broaden Macau’s appeal to a more diverseand continually evolving customer base.

We are excited that our first expansionout of Macau is due to open its doors to cus-tomers in December, with a grand openingplanned in the first quarter of 2015. Thisintegrated resort in Entertainment City inManila, with its collection of internationalbrands and diverse array of gaming andentertainment attractions, will help put thePhilippines on the map as a leading leisureand entertainment destination in Asia.

We remain committed to driving long-term shareholder value. In addition to theongoing optimisation of our current oper-ating portfolio, we continue to evaluate and

pursue value-accretive developmentopportunities, both in Macau and acrossthe region, while at the same time returningsurplus capital to shareholders through acombination of dividends and/or sharerepurchases.

Macau remains the leading and mostexciting gaming destination in the world. Asthe only legal casino gaming destination inChina, Macau is ideally positioned to caterto one of the fastest growing consumer mar-kets in the world, with a burgeoning middleand upper class which, together with a for-ward-thinking development and infrastruc-ture blueprint for the region, will ensureMacau’s long term success.”

NEW DEVELOPMENTS

Lawrence Ho, co-chairman and chiefexecutive officer of

Melco CrownEntertainment, says the

company’s latest projectdevelopments are

gathering momentum.

‘Macau remains themost exciting gamingdestination in the world’

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“The gaming industry constantly talksabout innovation and the need to createnew product categories. IGT continues

to work on both these aspects of game devel-opment in an effort to help maximise ourcustomers’ return on investment. However,we are also working on redefining existingcategories.

One of the best examples of this - which wasone of the hits at G2E Las Vegas this year - is theS3000, our new, next-generation mechanicalreel cabinet. The S3000 marks an interestingdevelopment in that was have taken an exist-ing category that has been around for a longtime and created an experience with a newcabinet. This not only allows us to bring acrosssome iconic, legacy games that we all love,such as DoubleDiamond and Red, White andBlue, it also enables us to create new contentthat makes mechanical reel games attractiveto first-time players.

We are looking to make mechanical reelsmore profitable for operators by generatingadditional play from traditional mechanicalreel players and bringing in the non-tradi-tional player.

On the games side, we are all very proud ofour new Ellen DeGeneres Show video slots.The game is a licensed brand, and develop-

ment came about after we wereapproached by The Ellen DeGeneresShow production team, who workedclosely with IGT from its inception tothe finished product. After all the hardwork, it’s extremely rewarding to seethe machine on the show floor.

When it comes to finding the bal-ance between licensed, entertain-ment-style games and what I like to callthe ‘gambler-style’, high-volatilitytitles, it’s clear that, especially in resort

locations like Las Vegas, there is a very impor-tant role for the former category.

People who visit Las Vegas are there to havea good time and gamble a little, and this iswhere entertainment-focused, licensed prod-ucts come into play. At the same time, on theother end of the spectrum, you have folks whofrequent the casino often - and they are oftenprimarily looking for a gambling experience.These games not only have to have a highervolatility aspect to them, in many cases theyalso need to be simpler games. The spinning ofthe wheels has to be faster and the result has tobe provided more quickly.

In the US, what we find is, that as marketsmature, players become more frequent intheir use of the casino and they tend tomigrate from the entertainment style tohigher-volatility games.

The S3000 cabinet really is a key develop-ment for IGT team because, when you create acabinet like this, it’s not just about the hardwareand the physical box - it’s also the game library.You have to have a quantity of exciting and suc-cessful games that come with it. For us, that’snot just a few games. We launched the cabinetwith 20 titles last month, and after the first yearwe will have a total of over 50 games available,giving operators a wealth of options.”

to improve casino governance.Elsewhere in Asia, Forbes has

revealed that tight regulations in Singa-pore have led to the island state’s twointegrated resort properties, Las VegasSands’ Marina Bay Sands and Genting’sResorts World Sentosa, deriving a muchhigher percentage of their profits fromnon-gaming activities than do theircompatriots in Macau.

Last year saw the pair of venuesreport that $1.3bn (E1.03bn) of their rev-enues, which represented almost 25per cent of their total, had come fromnon-gaming sources including hotels,retail, conventions and exhibitions withmost of these at higher margins thangaming.

In contrast, non-gaming revenuesaccount for around five percent of the

total in Macau with even the most diver-sified resort, the Venetian Macao,barely reaching only half of the Singa-pore average.

Meanwhile in America, Donald Trump(pictured) has claimed that the plannedexpansion of casino gambling in NewYork and Massachusetts would lead tothe market becoming over saturated.

According to a piece from The LowellSun, the 68-year-old former chairman ofcasino and hotel operator Trump Enter-tainment Resorts claimed that there issoon to be “too much competition” inthe north eastern US’ casino market,which will lead to all of the casinos going‘down the tubes’.

“The problem is the whole country isbecoming one big gambling casino andmany of them will die,” said Trump.

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IGT: redefining anotherclassic gaming categoryThe development of theS3000 cabinet is helpingoperators maximisetheir ROI, according toJoe Sigrist, vicepresident of globalproduct developmentand operations for IGT.

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Peopleasino Review: How have preparations been going for thesecond annual MGS?Jay Chun: Plans have been going very well. The Macau govern-ment and the Gaming Inspection, and Coordination Bureau(DICJ) have been very positive about this gaming trade show.The exhibitor space is significantly bigger this year, and the showis getting stronger and stronger. We have even stronger junketrepresentation in 2014. This year there will be six big junkets atMGS, along with all of the large machine vendors.

November is an important month for casino operators, as thisis the month when they finalise their budget for next year. MGSgives casino managers and procurement personnel the opportu-nity to sample the latest development in gaming equipment andservices. It will be a great opportunity for exhibitors to fosterrelationships with this group of eager clients.

CR: The junket representation is one element that seems toset MGS apart from other gaming exhibitions. Does thishave any challenges or considerations?JC: Junkets work in the service industry, and like others in theservice industry they need to promote themselves. All the jun-kets who attend MGS understand this very well. They need toshow not only the services they offer, but also that they are quali-fied to undertake these services.

CR: What else will we expect to see at MGS this year?JC: The Macao Gaming Show prides itself on having an extremelydiverse selection of exhibitors displaying products and servicesfrom both the gaming and non-gaming sides of the industry. Onthe gaming side, the world’s biggest and most widely used gamingequipment and accessories suppliers will be on hand showing offthe latest products to hit the casino floors and those coming verysoon. From slots, table games and hybrids to gaming chips andshuffling machines, you can expect to find everything and any-thing gaming related across the vast exhibition space.

CR: What has been top of MGEMA’s agenda this year?JC: We have been focusing on growing our membership base, andhave welcomed a 20 per cent rise in new members this year. Theyare from different areas of the industry. Our membership focus isbecoming increasingly broad, and now includes LED suppliers,IT systems, furniture, lighting and restaurant suppliers.

MGEMA has been strengthening its ties with other trade asso-ciations around the world. Our primary focus is to serve the busi-ness interests of our members and act as a mediator between theindustry and the Macanese government.

CR: What are your thoughts on the Macau gaming market in 2014?JC: Over recent years, China has established itself as a keyemerging market, and now the market is maturing. We have a lotof people who love to gamble. The mass market is expanding, andI believe that if junkets continue to offer attractive programmesthen the high-roller sector also has room for growth.

CR: What, in your opinion, makes MGS the leading event ofits kind in Asia?JC: Fundamentally, MGS is the only show that is truly representa-tive of the Asian gaming industry. You just have to look at ourpanel of event organisers, supporting organisations and co-

organisers which include MGEMA, Direcção de Inspecção eCoordenação de Jogos (DICJ), Macau Trade and InvestmentInstitute (IPIM), General Association of Administrators and Pro-moters for Macau Gaming Industry, Associação de Mediadoresde Jogos e Entretenimento de Macau, Macau Jockey Club, MacauSlot, Macao Foundation and Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Com-pany to see how authentic our credentials are.

With respect to other organisations, the MGS organisers arepart of the fabric of Macau and not from the US or Europe. Thosebehind MGS are representative of the gaming industry and will beheavily supported by the regional players.

An exhibition is nothing without exhibitors and visitors willhave access to the very best exponents in their fields. We will alsohave events and features including the Slot Experience Centre aswell as the Macao Gaming Summit both of which provide power-ful additional reasons to attend. Simply MGS is by Asia and it isdesigned to appeal to the world.”

MACAO GAMING SHOW 2014

Macao Gaming Show promisesto deliver on its message: ‘By Asia, For the World’

Now in its second year,the Macao GamingShow (MGS) takesplace in Novemberwith an expandedexhibitor line-up.

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Due to take place at the Vene-tian Macao on November 18-20, the 2014 edition of MGSwill cover six gaming industrysegments, including:

Gaming Equipment andAccessories• Displaying the latest slotmachines and gaming equip-ment that are drawing theattention of casino executives.

Gaming Promoters (Junkets)and VIP Clubs• Participants and exhibitorshave been invited from everycorner of Asia, delivering thebest opportunity to networkand interact with a multi-national audience.

Casino Fixtures and Fittings• Casinos spend billions tofurnish their venues andMGS provides the mostimportant showcase forproducts that help casinosretain customers, streamlineoperation, enhance effi-ciency and add to their bot-tom line.

Promotional Services andMemorabilia• Marketing incurs one of thelargest costs for casinos andMGS has become a focus forexhibitors who can help gam-ing-related businesses attractmore customers.

Food and Beverage• Casinos offer a full range ofF&B services, from food courtsto three-star Michelin gourmetrestaurants. Be it food supply,F&B equipment, F&B services,restaurant chains or F&B con-sulting, MGS has become akey playform for the burgeon-ing sector.

Entertainment and Performance• Casinos work to keep theirguests entertained and MGShas become a key target forexhibitors to demonstrate thisartistry to one of the largestconsumers of entertainment.

A series of seminars and otherspecial events will also behosted during the exhibition.

MGS 2014When November 18-20Where Venetian MacaoOrganiser Macau Gaming Equipment Manufacturers Association (MGEMA)Co-organisers/ Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM),

Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO), General Association of Administrators and Promoters for MacauGaming Industry, Associação de Mediadores de Jogos e Entretenimento de Macau, Macau Jockey Club,Macau Slot and Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome.

Floor space 10,000sq.mAbout MGS is the first large-scale gaming and entertainment exhibition organised and run by Macau organisations.

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MGS is back and even better!Now’s the time to book your attendance at MGS 2014 18th – 20th November.MGS is the only show that is truly representative of the Asian gaming industry. And the only event to earn the title ‘by Asia, for the World’.

Come and see the entire gaming industryGaming Equipment & Accessories.Gaming Promoters & VIP Clubs. Casino Fixtures & Fittings. Promotional Services & Memorabilia.Food & Beverage. Entertainment & Performance.

MGS means businessExhibiting at MGS makes fantastic business sense.Reach out to casinos, integrated resorts, regulators and gaming affi liated businesses. 83% of MGS visitors are either decision makers or have direct input to purchasing decisions.An overwhelming majority (95%) said they would be returning to MGS in 2014.

Feature richVisit the highly acclaimed Slot Experience Center. Gain invaluable knowledge at the Macao Gaming Summit. Promote your brands on MGSTV.

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Macao Gaming Show 2014PreviewARISTOCRAT / KONAMI GAMING

t this year’s MacauGaming Show, Kon-ami Gaming willintroduce a strongselection of newgames with uniquelydesigned visualexperiences built

specifically for Asian markets.The company plans to highlight a broad

variety of new multi-language, multi-cur-rency releases for its Podium cabinet.

As part of Konami’s UltraReels productseries, King of the World features left-right scatter pays on its 3-4-4-4-3 reel con-figuration and a unique free game bonusfeature that allows players to choosefrom one of three different feature combi-nations of free games and multipliers.Based on the trigger symbols, players canwin up to 30 free games or 100x multipli-ers.

Another new UltraReels title to takethe Konami stand will be More Gold MoreSilver. In its free game bonus, players areput in control when they choose between

three different statues. If the statuereveals a gold ingot, all the silver ingotsbecome gold throughout the free games.This symbol transformation gives playersthe opportunity for big wins. If the ingotreveals silver, players still have the oppor-tunity to win big as all gold ingots becomesilver for the free games.

Meanwhile, Great Luck Great Profit isan Asian-themed game and the thirdUltraReels title to showcase. In game, any3, 4 or 5 wild symbols on adjacent reelstrigger 5, 10, or 15 free games respec-tively. During the free game feature, redgates unlock to reveal blocks of the samesymbols on outer reels, and 2x and 4x mul-tipliers randomly appear in the middlereels. Additional free games can also bewon during the free games.

In another appeal directly to regionalmarkets, Red Fortune is a KP3 platform 5-reel game featuring distinct Asian designelements with symbols which spur posi-tive associations for regional players.During its free game feature, wild sym-bols include multipliers on reels 2, 3, and

4. If a player hits two or more multipliers,the cumulative value will be applied to thewinning combination. This gives playersthe opportunity to experience high-volatility big wins during the feature.

Finally, the company’s Rapid Revolveris, it claims, “a must-have for marketsabroad.” In lieu of the standard upper LCDscreen, Rapid Revolver takes a uniquespin on classic mechanical reels bymounting six stacked and vertically-mounted drums on its oversized top box,surrounded by synchronised high-impactsound and lighting. Designed to stand outon a casino floor and grab the attention ofcasino guests, it presents two distinctgaming concepts fused into one by com-bining traditional video reel on the lowerscreen with spinning reels up top. Thegame’s elegantly-designed debut themesare Rising Dragon and Northern Treasure.Rising Dragon will be on display at thisyear’s show for guests to play and experi-ence its play mechanics.

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Aristocrat will be making a repeatappearance at this year’s MacaoGaming Show, having committed

wholeheartedly to expanding its presence inthe area. The company’s Macau subsidiaryhas been a long time attendant of events inthe area and produces a range of productsdesigned specifically for the market.

The company’s output covers bothgames designed to attract the region’s bur-

geoning gaming populace and systemsthat enable to the smooth and safe runningof casinos from the Cotai Strip and beyond.The latter selection includes Oasis 360,which incorporates a range of servicesdesigned to boost player engagement,bonus management and allow access toon-demand gaming libraries.

BOOTH: AP41

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Macao Gaming Show 2014BALLY TECHNOLOGIES / GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL / GTECH

PreviewBALLY TECHNOLOGIES

Bally offers ‘all in’ packagewith MGS showcase

Bally’s Technologies has upped thestakes in its Asian operations inrecent years: its acquisition of

SHFL entertainment in November lastyear expanded upon an already sizeablefootprint in the region. MGS will presentan opportunity for the hegemonic USplayer to demonstrate a number of newproducts aimed specifically at the Macaumarket.

Housed in its Equinox cabinet, the flag-ship of Bally’s MGS game line-up will beDancing Drums, on the latest title of itswidely successful Du Fú Du Cái four-level link. Also debuting on the show floorwill be Fine Diamonds and Striking Stars,two games based upon the firm’s newJackpot Vault concept and housed in itsaward-winning Pro Wave cabinet. ThePro Wave is notable for being the indus-try’s first concave high-definition moni-tor.

Table games will also be a strong fea-ture of the Bally repertoire. TableMasterFusion will be on display, featuring a Chi-nese version of Bally’s Ultimate TexasHold’em, along with a Mandarin-speakingdealer. TableMaster Fusion features a 72inch high-definition LCD display withattractive virtual dealers, 22 inchwidescreen player terminals with touch-screen betting, enhanced graphics andmultiple side bets. It will also be showcas-ing proprietary table games includingSupreme 99 and Fortune 7 Baccarat, acommission-free baccarat game featur-

ing two optional side bets: Fortune 7 andOne Up.

Meanwhile, its Utilities segment will behighlighted by the MD3 blackjack andbaccarat card shuffler; i-Deal Plus, thenext generation i-Deal with improvedcard reading and reliability; the Deck-Mate 2 poker room card shuffler; and the i-Score Plus baccarat viewer.

Bally believes its eclectic productrange will allow Bally to provide a monop-olised solution to interested parties.

“We will highlight how operatorscan ‘go all in’ with Bally with our widerange of games and table game products,”said Ken Jolly, vice president of Bally’sSHFL Entertainment (Asia) subsidiary.“Our booth will feature an outstandingline-up of new games that appeal to play-ers in the Asia-Pacific market.”

MGS follows on from Bally’s success-ful appearance at G2E, where it presentedwith the show’s largest stand area, andpresented its table game products for thevery first time.

With its focus back to Asia, and MGSjust around the corner, the company isoptimistic about its fortunes on the conti-nent.

“We see the possibilities for extraordi-nary opportunities across the growingAsian region,” commented a spokesmanfor the company, “we are committed toserving the needs of all jurisdictions.”

BOOTH: AB29

With machines, tables and utilities all on offer at MGS, Bally Technologies thinks it offers thecomplete package for Asian operators. Gaming Laboratories International

will head to Asia this month to markits 25th anniversary and present a

full range of services, including consult-ing, IT security testing and auditing, andrule-writing, at the Macao Gaming Show2014. The independent testing, inspectionand certification organisation’s Macau-based laboratory, GLI Asia, will be on handat the Cotai Strip show to discuss itsexpanded professional services as theyrelate to lottery, such as WLA auditing, net-work risk assessments, project manage-ment and responsible gaming.

“The Macao Gaming Show is an impor-tant event for GLI because we now havefour laboratories serving the Australasiaregion, three in Australia and one inMacao,” a spokesperson for the Companysaid. “We are proud to say our Australianand Macao labs are staffed primarily bylocals, engineers and other professionalswho understand the local gaming land-scape and can bring the abilities of GLI’s 21global locations and provide local serv-ice.”

GLI went on to say that it has been verysuccessful in its recent iGaming testingand certification initiatives, which thecompany is planning to showcase at MGS.GLI was the first laboratory to successfullytest and certify iGaming in the Asian juris-diction, and at MGS GLI will present itsmany services beyond testing as theyspecifically relate to iGaming, includingstandards, project health check and recov-ery, security reviews and other such pro-fessional services.

BOOTH: AS23

GLI

GLI to mark 25thanniversary atMGS

With an increasing focus on high-growth Asian markets, GTech isset to showcase a range of

award winning products from its gamingproduct brand Spielo at the upcomingMacao Gaming Show.

Headlining the MGS stand will beSpielo’s Egyptian-themed Sphinx 3D, thefirst title in its new True3D product line.Utilising patented 3D display technology

designed exclusively for GTech, themachine uses a patented autostereo-scopic technology with integrated eye-tracking to make images jump off thescreen or stretch into infinity in high reso-lution. Sphinx 3D is presented on theAxxis cabinet, which it says is designedto ‘maximise player comfort, create asense of personal space, and immersethe player in the game’.

GTech’s stand will also feature twopopular titles, PopCap’s Plants vs. Zom-bies Backyard Showdown and Zuma.The PopCap library of games is availableon GTech’s MaXVusion cabinet whichboasts a 32” portrait high-definition LCDtop screen, and will be displayed at theshow alongside Sphinx 3D.

BOOTH: AU35

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Macao Gaming Show 2014CRANE PAYMENTS INNOVATION / IGT / JCM GLOBAL / LT GAMES

Preview

Crane Payment Innovations (CPI)announced plans to exhibit its fullsuite of payment solutions at this

month’s Macao Gaming Show, taking placeat the Venetian Macau on the gamingenclave’s famous Cotai Strip. According tothe US-based payment solutions provider,it’s Macau offering will include a combina-tion of MEI’s SC Advance note acceptor,Easitrax Soft Count system and PPMAdvance support tool, along with the Cash-Code SM BackLoad note acceptor and arange of Money Controls coin hoppers.

“These products represent part of thelargest portfolio of payment systems andcash management solutions in the indus-try,” a statement from the gaming firm said.“The ability to meet diverse operatingneeds, coupled with a focus on deliveringbest-in-class service and support, hasdriven CPI into leadership positions in awide array of gaming markets and geogra-phies, and the Asia-Pacific region is noexception.”

CPI added that, when used together, SC

Advance, Easitrax Soft Count and PPMAdvance represent one of CPI’s ‘most com-prehensive cash management solutions’.SC Advance belongs to the SC family ofnote acceptors that has achieved aninstalled field base of nearly one millionunits across the worldwide Gaming indus-try. More than 150,000 of those units are

coupled with Easitrax Soft Count, the inte-grated software/hardware cash manage-ment system, and with the addition of thePPM Advance support tool, these productsnot only generate newfound efficienciesfrom the slot floor to the back room, butthey also give operators the most controlover their games.

The news comes as Crane PaymentInnovation’s parent company, Crane Co.,announced a 116.5 percent increase inthird-quarter sales of its Payment & Mer-chandising Technologies segment, whichwas largely driven by its acquisition of MEIlate last year. Comprising Crane PaymentInnovations and Crane MerchandisingSystems, sales for the division reached$181.1m, compared with $83.6m for thesame period in 2013, while core salesgrowth rose 9.4 percent, to $7.9m. Pay-ments and merchandising profit increasedto $27.1m in the quarter also reflected theimpact of the MEI acquisition.

BOOTH: AS19

CRANE PAYMENT INNOVATIONS

CPI to deliver paymentplans for Macao outing

Seeking to increase its Asian foot-print, JCM Global will arrive at theMacao Gaming Show with its

largest booth to date, where it will dis-play its complete range of Asia-Pacificready products. Taking centre stage atthe US-manufacturer’sVenetianMacau dis-play will beits ‘best-of-breed’ compo-nent productssuch as the iVizionand iPRO bill accep-tors, and the GEN3Evolution, Paycheck 4and GEN2 Universalprinters.

Discussing its criti-cally acclaimed iVizionmachine, JCM said the bill validatorcomes complete with Contact ImageSensor Technology, 99% acceptancerate, diligent counterfeit protection, RFIDICB cashbox with encrypted and web-enabled data, 64 megabit FLASH mem-ory, a self-calibrating sensor package,modular component design, two high-speed processors, patented and provenremovable stacker mechanism, andcomplete compatibility with all gamingprotocols.

The stand will also feature systemproducts including the iV8 table gamebill acceptor, Tickets 2 Go, CouponExpress and Intelligent Cash Box (ICB)system, as well as showcasing the popu-lar DNA total peripheral managementsystem. The new Dynamic NetworkApplications system’s bundledenhancement tools empower opera-tors, regulators with real-time monitor-ing, triggered event alerts, peripheralcomponent management and flexibleplatform means it can be used in a vari-ety of settings and for a wide range ofpurposes.

A statement from JCM Global said theexpanded MGS offering would allow it tointroduce visitors to its high-value Asiandomestic market products, while givingthe firm a great opportunity to gatherimportant feedback from clients.

BOOTH: AJ23

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JCM aimsto increaseAsianfootprint atMGS


Paradise Entertainment subsidiaryLT Game will exhibit at MGS on ashared stand with IGT, follow-

ing the mutual distribution agree-ment between the two companiesannounced in August.

At 1,440 square meters, theLT/IGT booth will be the largestbooth of all attendant MGSexhibitors, showing the latest prod-ucts on offer from both companies. LTGame have stated that the booth willpresent a “Total Casino Solution” forcasino operators.

“When visitors overview our TotalCasino Solution package, they’ll feel likethey have stepped into a fully operationalcasino,” stated a spokesperson for LTGame. “Our company representativeswill help customers determine the bestproduct mix and customised solutions fortheir casino.”

A key showpiece on the stand will beone of LT’s most popular live game

machines, the LMG-6, which allows twoplayers to bet on one terminal simultane-ously by way of a multiplayer mode,increasing game productivity whilstreducing the amount of dealer-error.

The company will also be showcasingone of the latest offerings from its Intelli-

gent Game Table product range. “We willshow visitors a new way to play Bac-

carat with our E-Baccarat Table,”the company commented. “Thenew table grants greater playerindependence as the dealer is notrequired for the placing of bets orthe collection of winnings, pro-

viding them with a more privateand secure gaming experience.”

The LT booth will also be featuringthe company’s intelligent cash access

and redemption solution. The independentchange station offers a multi-tiered func-tionality: it allows customers the opportu-nity to break large banknotes into eithersmaller notes or single tickets, and also toexchange multiple tickets to a single ticketwithout the need to locate a cashier.

Others products making an appearancewill be LT’s newly redesigned PersonalSicBo Machine and its Multi-Roulette unit.

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NewsSupplierDALLEMEIER ELECTRONIC / G

German surveillancespecialists DallmeierElectronic GmbH

have completed a six-weektour of Europe, promoting itsPanomera multifocal sensorsystem.

Commencing in Denmark,the company’s custom exhi-bition vehicle made its waythrough Germany, Belgium,France and Switzerland, pro-viding live presentations ofits latest sensor technology.

Specifically designed toencompass expansive areas,Panomera provides full sur-veillance coverage acrosslarge widths and distances.Its high frame rate allows for abroad variety of scalabilityoptions. Its wider applicationoutside the casino environ-ment allows for detailedfacial recognition and textidentification from a fixedposition over external publicareas.

Founded in 1984,Dallmeier suppliesadvanced surveillance tech-nology to a broad range ofindustries, but came towider renown in 1997, aftersupplying the world’s firstdigital gambling table secu-rity cameras to the CrownCasino, Australia. It nowprovides security for casinosthroughout Australia,Europe, Africa and theUnited States.

In celebration of its 30thanniversary, throughoutthe Panomera tour the com-pany hosted its own Octo-berfest event, providingvisitors with beer andBavarian delicacies.

“The quality of the leadswe developed at this year’strade fair was also veryhigh”, commented market-ing director Georg Martin.“It was evident that theresponse in the market to

multifocal sensor technol-ogy is already extremelypositive, and that itaddresses definite needs.”Martin added that the tourhad also provided the com-pany with insights it wouldcarry forward: “Or cus-tomers themselves aredeveloping new applica-tion ideas,” he said, “sev-eral approached us withproject enquiries that werealready quite specific.”

SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT

DallmeiercompletesPanomeraEuropean Tour

GTech takesKing KongCash™nationwideTech has linked its King KongCash™ terminals in a Wide AreaProgressive (WAP) network acrossPeru, providing slot players with acountrywide progressive jackpot.

The WAP is exclusively availableto players of the country’s elevenCarolina Consortium casinos.

Offered under GTech’s gamingproduct brand Spielo, King KongCash’s appealing game features andthe e- motion cabinet’s award win-ning ergonomic design have provedpopular throughout the Peruvianmarket.

“The concept of integrating a pro-gressive jackpot with severalmachines across different casinofloors generates huge excitementamongst players,” stated CarolinaConsortium’s national casino hallsoperations manager, YeseniaSánchez Fernández. “A widelyrecognised Local Area Progressivesuch as King Kong Cash, providedby a reputable company such asGTech, is the ideal title for a suc-

cessful Wide Area Progressive.”The installation of the WAP in

Peru was coordinated hand-in-handwith GTech’s commercial partner,Expert Games S.A. “We’re reallyexcited about this new WAP prod-uct,” commented its general direc-tor, José Miguel Chueca. “King KongCash is a game with a long history inPeru, and it still remains a playerfavourite. Now, with its WAP func-tionality and higher-value wins,player expectations haveincreased. We anticipate huge suc-cess.”

GTech has a lengthy history in thefield of WAP provision. In 1997, itimplemented the Bayern Jackpot,Bavaria’s first wide area jackpotoffered in each of the 9 SpielbankenBayern. At Holland Casinos in theNetherlands, GTech has been thechosen supplier for the group’s widearea jackpots for three WAP genera-tions. Connecting approximately150 machines across the HollandCasino group’s 13 casinos, the Mega

Millions jackpot has been a greatsuccess with players since its initiallaunch in 2007 and has paid outrecord jackpots of up to 2.7m Euros.

Recent years have seen GTechexpand its Spielo gaming productsthroughout South America. Thecompany has had an establishedsales and support presence on thecontinent since 1996. In 2010, thecompany’s King Kong Cash WAPwent live nationwide throughoutChile’s Dreams Group casino ven-ues, which represented the first

national progressive jackpot inChile and Latin America as a whole.GTech also provided WAPs to oper-ators in Panama and Uruguay.

Latin America and Caribbeansales director, Jessica Luna, said:“It’s very gratifying to be able toestablish the King Kong Cash WAPthroughout all the major cities inPeru through a strategic operatorsuch as Carolina Consortium, withits well-positioned halls such asMoney Money and Fargo,” Lunacontinued.

After Wide AreaProgressive

successthroughout

Panama, Chileand Uruguay,

GTech has rolledout a nationwide

progressivejackpot in Peru.

WIDE AREAPROGRESSIVES

(Left to right) Eduardo Reyes, marketing, Consorcio Carolina, JoseMiguel Chueca, director, Expert Games SA and Sergio Domiciano,technical services and operation manager, GTech.

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LECTRONIC / GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL / GTECH / SUZO-HAPP

GLI installs GLI Linkat NYCE facilities

Gaming LaboratoriesInternational (GLI)has announced the

installation of its GLI Linksolution across the Mexi-can facilities of SouthAmerican standardisationand certification body, Nor-malización y Certifi-cación’s (NYCE).

The installation wasplaced in Mexico City,where NYCE serves theentire country throughhigh-speed connectivityand embedded security.NYCE engineers have beentrained by GLI’s expertsand will have continuousdirect contact with its sup-port team.

Explaining the decisionto implement the system,NYCE director of opera-tions Salvador Sanchezsaid: “With a wide range ofinternational suppliersproviding products in thisjurisdiction, GLI Link elim-inates the problem of ship-ping devices and systems

to locations around theworld.

“GLI Link operatesremotely and creates a ‘realworld’ environment thatprovides a sense of securityand lowers support costsfor equipment providersaround the globe.”

Karen Sierra-Hughes,director of Latin Americandevelopment for GLI,added: “As technology hasadvanced, and now thatsystems are providing elec-tronic funds transfer andTITO, interoperability ismore important than ever,and more and more juris-dictions are requiring thistype of testing.

“Taking into considera-tion the growth in the Mexi-can markets and thevarious systems beingutilised by casinos to betteradministrate their opera-tions, GLI Link is a naturalsolution for system andgaming suppliers to takeadvantage of a testing envi-

ronment where the com-munication among theirproducts can be verified.”

This installation countsas the second GLI Linkenvironment available forthe Latin American Region.The first installation wascompleted and is availablenow in GLI’s South Amer-ica laboratory in La Plata,Argentina.

In September, the LastVegas-based group hostedits annual Latin AmericanRegulators Roundtable inLima, Peru, attracting gam-ing and lottery regulatorsas well as state lotteriesfrom 16 countries acrossthe region.

Described as one of themost successful meetingsof its kind, the roundtablefocused on a range ofissues, including gamingand lottery licences,processes for land-basedand online gaming opera-tions, fraud and player pro-tection.

GLI highlights its commitment to the South American marketwith Mexico City installation.

SYSTEMS

www.eu.suzohapp.com

International gaming manufacturerSuzo-Happ has released its new MaxiXL, the largest machine in the manu-

facturer’s range of change machines.With up to four hoppers and a capacityof more then 26,000 E1 coins, thechanger is designed to handle a largevolume of daily transactions. The MaxiXL change machine can be used tochange cash into coins or plastictokens, or plastic tokens and change inregular coins. This machine also has a

lightbox fitted, and the option of a 15”LCD monitor with mediaplayer. LEDlighting in the side panels and coin traycan be programmed in a matter of min-utes to the desired colour, this way it canalso support a certain theme withinyour location.

There is a wide choice of banknotevalidators to choose from with the NV9banknote validator with stacker fittedas standard, but other options includethe NV200, Ardac Elite or MEI cashflow.

CHANGE MACHINES

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ALFASTREET / APEX GAMING / ARISTOCRAT / KONAMI GAMING

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Aristocrat brings‘The RollingStones’ toEurope

Mississippi casino opera-tor Pearl River Resort hasselected Konami’s

Synkros product as its new sys-tem.

Tribal casino operator PearlRiver Resort selected the USgaming technology supplier toinstall a new casino managementsystem across its Mississippiestate. The Mississippi Band ofChoctaw Indians said Synkroswould be installed at both its Sil-ver Star and Golden Moon prop-erties.

“Synkros offers many newcapabilities, meaning our cus-tomers will now enjoy a widevariety of tournament features,bonuses and offers,” said

Matthew Perkins, vice presidentof marketing at Pearl River. “Theanalytical capabilities includedin Synkros will allow us to gain amore holistic view of our individ-ual guests. We will have the abil-ity to offer better customisedrewards to individual cus-tomers.”

Pearl River Resort, located inChoctaw, Mississippi, has over2,700 slot machines, 100 tablegames, 1,000 hotel rooms and 16restaurants at both locationscombined. Available table gamesinclude blackjack, poker,roulette and mini-baccarat.

“We’re thrilled to be workingalongside leadership at PearlRiver, because they inherently

understand how systems tech-nology is leveraged to producereal-world conclusions on theirpatron experience in ways thatencompass an entire spectrum ofamenities,” Clark Warren, seniordirector, systems sales at Kon-ami, said. “It will allow them thebenefit of real-time data on evolv-ing market demographics bothlocally and for the gaming indus-try as a whole.

“As industry competitivenesscontinues to climb in regionsacross the nation, Synkros isallowing frontrunners like PearlRiver to continue to claim aunique edge in the market,” War-ren continued. “Specifically, thesystem-delivered bonusing and

advanced level of targeting helpempower world-class propertieswith the tools required to stand-out and zero-in on critical audi-ences that directly impactlong-term profitability and mar-ket positioning.”

Looking ahead, Konami said itis currently exploring opportuni-ties to expand its Synkros foot-print in Asia. John Gomes,general manager of the group’sbranch office in Singapore, con-firmed earlier this month that thecompany was currently in negoti-ations with a main Asian opera-tor regarding the Synkros systemand is looking to make anannouncement in “the next sixmonths”.

SYSTEMS

Pearl Riverselects Konami’sSynkros

Alfastreet Gaming, creatorof multi-player electronicgaming instruments with

headquarters in Slovenia, haveannounced an exclusive part-nership with KGM, the NorthAmerican casino supplier andmanufacturer .

Made official while both com-panies were exhibiting their lat-est offerings at G2E in LasVegas, this agreement makesKGM the exclusive US distribu-tor of Alfastreet’s line of elec-tronic table games.

The current collection ofgames includes roulette, craps,sic-bo, blackjack, poker, big sixand baccarat. The companies

are excited and committed tounify their efforts in bringingcustom tailored gaming prod-ucts to all of the US markets, liv-ing up to the highest standardsthat both partners stand for inthe gaming industry.

“Electronic table games arean important piece to the ever-growing KGM product line,”Jason Cohen, executive vicepresident at KGM. “We chose topartner with Alfastreet becausetheir exceptional product stan-dards and forward-thinkingtechnology aligns with KGM’scommitment to continuallyenhance and progress the gam-ing industry.”

SUPPLY AGREEMENT

Alfastreetannounceexclusivepartnershipwith KGM

CABINETS

APEX Gaming used itsrecent trip to the BalkanEntertainment & Gaming

Exhibition [BEGE] in Sofia, Bul-garia to launch its new 24” Pinna-cle cabinet to the industry. The24” upright cabinet features thesame dimensions as the Pinnacle22”, and includes bezel-freemonitors/touchscreen technol-ogy that has been adapted to fit inplace of the 22” screens used to.

“[BEGE] was the perfectopportunityto introducethe Pinnacle24 to themarket,”JohannesWeissen-gruber,Apex CEOand founder,said. “Wewere evenoffering a kitto our cus-tomers forthe Pinnacle22 so thatthey can adapt their APEX Gam-ing machines to this latest tech-nology.”

The seventh edition of theBEGE also saw the introductionof the EVO platform from APEX,which included high definitiongames such as the 3D games‘Mozart’, ‘Royal Fruits’, TheAdventure of Captain Nemo’,‘Ocean Tales 2’ and ‘Wonder-land’.

“The EVO platform is a quan-tum leap,” Weissengruber con-tinued. “Today we have thegreatest and strongest productrange that we have ever had andthis is reflected from the feed-back we are constantly receivingat gaming exhibitions”.

The Pinnacle 24” and EVOplatform was joined by the slanttop Pinnacle SL, the iDROP - atable games solution to enableticket-in, ticket-out directly at thelive gaming tables - the ShuffleKing II and the Apex Player Sta-tion (APS), a new electronic auto-matic roulette gaming table thatincludes the further table gamesBaccarat, Sic-Bo and Quikker.

APEXintroduces24” at BEGE

SLOT MACHINES

Australian-gaming manufacturer Aris-tocrat Technologies is bring its TheRolling Stones feature top box

slot machine to Europe to mark thenext stage of the iconic band’s 14 OnFire world tour.

Licensed on the legendary Britishrock ‘n’ roll group, the multi denomi-nation 40-line slot game has high fre-quency entertainment-rich featurehits with low volatility, a minimum betof 50 credits and a max bet of 250 or 500credits.

Players are invited to play four inter-active features; ‘Wild Licks’, ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Steel Wheel’, ‘WorldTour Picks’ or ‘Start Me Up! Free Games’. World Tour Picks offersplayers the chance to pick international Licks for credit prizes,while seven free games with bonus sticky wilds are played on an80-line 10×5 reel set on the 31.5-inch top screen for the Start MeUp! Free Games.

The themed fascia is instantly recognisable to a global audi-ence, with players able to select their favourite Stones songs toplay along to, while animations on the interactive LCD screenspin and merge with concert footage.



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The success of GeWeTe is clear for any-one who arrives at Rome’s major air-port, Fiumicino, as the payment

terminals to hire a trolley and the changemachines are made by the Merkur Gamingsubsidiary.

Moving on to Enada Rome, which tookplace on October 15-17, the GeWeTe standwas understandably busy all three days.

GeWeTe offers optimal change solutionsfor all the segments of Italian gaming. The VLTchange machine solutions, the Cash Recy-cler, Cash-Desk Professional and Cash-Cen-ter have been joined by the new Cash-CenterCompact. Fitted with a choice of banknoterecyclers, a 15-inch LCD display, thermalprinter, barcode scanner, up to three addi-tional banknote dispensers and three hop-pers for coin payout, this compact, PC-basedchange machine fulfils all market require-ments.

Cash-Recycler Compact is the most pre-ferred GeWeTe change machine for thearcade market. The banknote recycler - either

the Merkur Dispenser 100 or the JCM iPRORC-200 - ensures that banknotes can not onlybe validated but stored for pay-out. In thisway, the Cash-Recycler-Compact offers asolution for change from coins to notes, coinsto coins, notes to coins and notes to notes.

GeWeTe’s expansion into further marketsin Italy is evidenced by the performance ofthe Deposit Compact - a new product shownat the Enada. This intelligent safe is fitted withtwo banknote readers allowing bulk notefeed of up to 50 notes at one time each.

The stackers can hold 2,000 banknoteseach and coins can be tipped into the machineand the Deposit Compact does its work. Alleuro coins - from 1 cent to E2 can be entered.A time lock gives added security.

The Deposit Compact is being targeted atretail segments, including shops, yet trans-port service companies and owners of petrolstations are also proving a lucrative area. AtEnada, owners of larger arcades were partic-ularly attracted.

A further benefit for users of the Deposit

Compact is that often the money is credited tothe bank as soon as the cash-in-transit (CIT)company has accessed the money.

But it’s the German tag that seems to be theallure for the Italian market according to Aris-tidis Tsikouras, managing director ofGeWeTe. He explained why: “Quality, stabil-ity and a secure investment. We have beendesigning and manufacturing changemachines for 22 years now. The marketknows and trusts GeWeTe. Our ‘made in Ger-many’ technology is built to last.

“Furthermore, we have an Italian teamhere directly so our customers know they getlocal support in the local language here. Thatis our philosophy and we will be expandingour offices in the UK and Spain as well soon.More and more operators want security fortheir investment. Our new products areopen-ing up opportunities in new markets.Eventhough this year’s ENADA Roma was quite asmall show, we were more than pleased withthe results we attained from being here on ourown stand.”

CHANGE MACHINES

Merkurunitseesgrowthin Italy‘Made in Germany’ changemachines from GeWeTe were ahit at this year’s Enada Rome.

Reel Games has unveiledits first North Americaninstallation at the Isle

Casino Racing Pompano Park.The Florida installation, sup-ported by Bulgarian gamingmanufacturer Euro GamesTechnology, includes 10machines from RGI’s Premier24/24 upright cabinet alongwith its 39 game theme ‘Pre-mier Multi-3 Game Mix’.

“Reel Games continues tobring us innovative games andtechnology, and it was no sur-prise the EGT product ReelGames brought to the tablewas quite impressive,” BillCrafts, senior director ofcasino operations at IsleCasino, said. “Our goal is toincrease revenues andenhance player excitement,and I think Reel Games hit thisone out of the park!”

“We work closely with EGTto provide the best possibleproduct for the US market,”Sean Smith, President andfounder of Reel Games added.“Both RGI and EGT are excitedabout our new installation atthe Isle and appreciate MrCrafts and the Isle team inbelieving in our capability,”

In April of this year, EuroGames Technologyannounced its first licenceagreement with Reel Gamesfor the Puerto Rico gamingmarket. The association hassince been extended to theNorth American market.

INSTALLATION

EGT reeledin for its first USinstallation

VNE celebrated its recentvisit to ENADA in Rome,Italy by announcing that

operators had arrived in ‘largenumbers’ to see its new SmartChange machine. Discussing theSmart Machine, Lorenzo Verona,commercial director at VNE, saidit is aimed at operators with a dailymachine coin-in of between 500and 800 euros, and recycles bothnotes into coins and coins into

notes.“It’s small, very slim dimen-

sions enable it to be placed practi-cally anywhere in a bar or arcade,”he explained. “And just as with allVNE change machines, the SmartChange can be completely man-aged online via either the VNEwebsite or by making use of ourespecially developed VNE app.”

Discussing ENADA itself,Verona added: “[The message] of

the show for us was to cement ourposition as the biggest changeoperator in the world. We aregoing to lever this position andbranch out into global sales. Wehave so many benefits comparedto traditional, conventionalchange machines. Our next step isto exhibit at the BEGE gamingshow in Bulgaria, and show visi-tors there the Smart Machine aswell as our portfolio of products.

CHANGE MACHINES

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BMM Testlabs, one ofthe world’s leadingindependent gam-

ing testing and technicalconsultancy providers,has announced that it hassuccessfully expandedits ISO 17025 standards ofaccreditation to includetwo of the GSA’s latestprotocols - GAT and GDS.

Game AuthenticationTerminal (GAT) pertainsto the connection of amaster (typically a PC orlaptop) and a gamingmachine, and the authen-tication of software andfirmware componentswithin the EGM.

The Gaming DeviceStandard (GDS) protocolis the GSA’s USB-basedserial protocol, applica-ble to instance of gamingdevices being linked withperipheral equipmentsuch as printers, cardreaders and note accep-tors.

The adoption of bothstandards by BMM

brings their certificationservices into completealignment with the fullspectrum of GSA speci-fied procedure.

“This extended ISOaccreditation ensuresthat BMM is fully able toprovide all GSA certifica-tion needs for ourclients,” remarked exec-utive vice president ofAmericas operationsTravis Foley.

“We are very pleasedthat BMM is now able toprovide certification forboth GAT and GDS pro-tocols from the GamingStandards Associa-tion.”

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BUSINESS

Novomatic taketop five position inAustrian businessrankings

Novomatic has beenplaced fourth in a listof Austrian compa-

nies’ annual turnover. Business publication

Gewinn magazine listedNovomatic revenue at$4.3bn (E3.5bn), behindonly energy drink giant RedBull, paper industry tech-nologist Andritz and steelconglomerate VoestalpineAG.

The Austrian gamingfirm also improved its

‘business image’ rankingsignificantly: climbing tenpoints from its 2013 posi-tion to sixth place. The pos-itive differentialrepresents the largest cate-gory increase of any Aus-trian company.

Regarding the efforts ofits marketing and PRdepartment, Novomaticwas placed second only toRed Bull. The corporationalso achieved top positionsin the ‘financial capacity’

(third), ‘management qual-ity’ (fourth) and careerprospects categories(fourth).

Gewinn is the secondmajor Austrian businesspublication to highlightNovomatic in recentweeks. An October editionof Industriemagazinplaced Novomatic in sev-enth position (up twoplaces from 2013), in a listof the top 250 leading Aus-trian corporations.



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EXHIBITIONS

Amatic Industries arrived atthe Balkan Entertainmentand Gaming Expo (BEGE) last

month with its ‘full-portfolio’ ofgames for the Eastern Europeanand Baltic region. Topping its 50machine display at the Bulgarianshow was the new slant top Per-former Grand Arc, which was avail-able in two versions, either with twoor three monitors.

The Austrian-based gaming firmexplained that its renowned jack-pot system is integrated into the topmonitor, and can be linked to a sep-arate monitor in the two-screenedversion, which is equipped withAmatic’s mult-game configuration.The gaming firm added that its ‘Hot’series was also highly popular inBulgaria, along with games like‘Wild 7’ and ‘Bells on Fire’, which allare part of the Amatic multi-gameconfiguration.

“The Performer Grand Arc wasthe true hit for us at BEGE,” Thomas

Engstberger, sales manager atAmatic Industries said. “The designis just so unique, so pleasing to theeye, that players are instinctivelydrawn to it.

“Naturally, the games keep theplayers playing and that is ourgreatest strength - multi-game.The fact that we can offer over 50games in our Performer Grand Arcmakes Amatic the right investmentfor the Bulgarian market. We werevery pleased with the show and thecontacts we made here,” he con-cluded.

Amatic arrived at BEGEwith ‘full portfolio’

The Gaming StandardsAssociation (GSA)bolstered its interna-

tional credentials with theaddition of eight new mem-bers, six of which comefrom outside the US, to itsgrowing membership base.Joining the GSA as a silvermember is eBet GamingSystems of Australia.Amtek Corp and Reel TimeGaming from Australia,Apollo Soft from CzechRepublic, Interblock USA,and Austria’s Greentubejoin as bronze members.

LT Game International(US), a unit of Macau’s lead-ing electronic table gamesmanufacturer LT Game, alsojoins the group as a bronzemember. LT Game is chairedby Jay Chun, who also pre-sides over the Macau Gam-ing EquipmentManufacturers Association,which has also joined theGSA as an Affiliate member-ship,

“We are pleased to wel-come these eight new mem-bers,” GSA President PeterDeRaedt (pictured) said.“We are gratified that ourmembership reflects thediversity of the gamingindustry - in terms of the vari-ous facets of gaming in whichthey operate and the manycountries they represent.This global membershipunderscores our mission tobring standards to the entireglobal gaming industry,”

The trade group now hasover 65 international mem-bers along with offices in theUnited States, Brussels andMacau.

ASSOCIATIONS

GamingStandards addeight newmembers

GameAccount Network,a leading developer andsupplier of enterprise-

level B2B gaming software andonline gaming content, hasconfirmed the appointment ofTom Grant to the newly cre-ated post of head of legal, withimmediate effect. Tom, whopreviously worked as seniorlegal counsel for the RankGroup, joins from top tier gam-ing specialist law firm HarrisHagan, at which he was a partner.

Heralding the appointment,Dermot Smurfit, CEO atGameAccount said: “Tom hasdirectly advised GameAc-count on a number of mattersin the past and combines an indepth knowledge of the onlinegaming legislative landscapeglobally and familiarity withthe GameAccount business,its culture and its people. This

is a very positive appoint-ment, as we continue toexpand our influence on theworld stage, and through ourSimulated Gaming solutionenable casino operators toeffectively lift their casinofloor and represent it online,with all of the associated ben-efits of increase patron visita-tion on-property and thegeneration of meaningful lev-els of new income from anonline channel.”

Tom Grant added:“GameAccount is a companythat I know extremely welland one which has an excit-ing vision for the future ofonline gaming. I am delightedto be part of what is adynamic, entrepreneurialcompany and look forward tothe many exciting opportuni-ties and challenges which lieahead.”

MARKETING

Casino Technologyhas been named thenew general sponsor

of Bulgarian football leaguechampions, FC Ludogoretz.The deal will see the com-pany’s B2C casino platform,eCasino.bg, placed on theshirts of the Eagles’ officialteams during champi-onship matches and otherEuropean tournaments.Financial terms were notdisclosed.

The news follows a raft ofsponsorship deals betweengaming companies andfootball clubs as the sectoraims to capitalise on thevast opportunities pre-

sented by football’s evergrowing popularity. Highprofile deals include OPAP,the Greek betting and lotter-ies group, renewing its four-year sponsorship deal withthe country’s national foot-ball team, Bwin and RealMadrid’s ongoing partner-ship, and a raft of UK Pre-miership sides that havetaken gaming advertising,including Stoke City andAston Villa.

“Casino Technology hasa tradition of supportingcauses that elevate the pres-tige and reputation of Bul-garia globally,” MiloBorissov, founder and pres-

ident of Casino Technologysaid. “As a company thatmanaged to break into theworld market thanks to itsown efforts, hard work andpolicy for selection andtraining of staff, we arepleased to support FC Ludo-goretz in which we see thesame qualities and momen-tum.”

The deal was announcedahead of the 2014/15 seasonin which FC Ludogoretzseeks to defend its LeagueA, Bulgarian Cup and Bul-garian Supercup titles, afterbecoming only the thirdBulgarian team to achievethe treble in one season.

The Razgrad side alsoreached the final 16 of theUEFA Europa league, cap-ping the most successfulseason in club history.

The news also comes onthe heels of another suc-cessful G2E Las Vegas forCasino Technology. Thisyear, the Bulgarian firmshowcased its Big 5 series ofanimal-themed verticals,including the Buffalo jack-pot server, Lion moneymanagement system, Ele-phant remote gamingserver, Rhino casino man-agement system and Leop-ard online casinomanagement platform.

Bulgarian gaminggroup CasinoTechnology hasobtained a keysponsorship deal,as the companylooks to promote itsonline B2Coperations.

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AWARDS Intralot wins BusinessExcellence award

Intralot, the diversified gaming, lottery andsystems group, celebrated winning a

Business Excellence Award in the GlobalExpansion category at the InfoComAwards 2014 by saying it is ‘recognition forexcellence in doing business worldwide’.

George Zenzefilis, chief of products andservices at the Greek gaming firm, added:“[The award] verifies our innovativeapproach to doing business… and itinspires us to further expand our globalfootprint.”

EVENTSCasino Technology salutesSofia success

Casino Technology has hailed itsaccomplishments at last month’s

Balkan Entertainment and Gaming Expo(BEGE) in Sofia after officially launching TheBig 5 multi-channel gaming suite for opera-tors in its home market.

Consisting of the Rhino casino man-agement system, Buffalo universal jack-pot server, Elephant remote gamesserver, Leopard online gaming platformand Lion money management innovation,The Big Five joined the latest version ofthe manufacturer’s Gamopolis Highwaymulti-game series in marking its firstappearance in Bulgaria alongside theeCasino.bg online platform.

EiG attracts more than 1,500gaming professionals

Arecord number of international visitorsand gaming operators visited this

year’s EiG in Berlin.

Held at the Arena Berlin last month, theevent delivered a schedule of sessions andnetworking that were enjoyed by more than1,500 gaming professionals from aroundthe world.

In the centre of the exhibition floor atten-dees engaged in sessions under the ‘Out-side-In’ agenda, which offered freshperspectives in fields such as customerretention, behaviour and engagement.

MERGERS &ACQUISITIONSGTech announces bridge loanreduction

GTech has announced that its 364-daysenior bridge term loan credit facility

commitment for the acquisition financing ofIGT has been reduced from approximately$10.7bn to approximately $10.2bn, asbackstop financing for the2019 Notes is no longerrequired. The allocation toeach bank has beenreduced pro-rata.

GTech announcedthat it had entered into adefinitive merger agree-ment with IGT in July.

Prior to consummation ofthe deal, Gtech will be mergedwith Georgia Worldwide.

APPOINTMENTSGenting Americas announcesmanagement shuffle

Genting Americas has implemented anumber of key management changes

at its US and Bahamas properties, headedby the appointment of Ryan Eller as presi-dent of Resorts World Casino New YorkCity. Eller replaces Ed Farrell, who is takingover as president at Resorts World Biminiand Miami, while Kevin Jones has beenpromoted to General Counsel of ResortsWorld Casino New York City.

orth Star MohicanCasino has chosen toinstall an array ofaward-winning sys-tems solutions fromBally Technologies,at its Bowler, Wiscon-sin, property.

The property will deploy Bally’siView Display Manager player-userinterface and Elite Bonusing Suite(EBS) floor-wide on 1,200 gamingmachines, enabling interactive, floor-wide player-bonusing events.

“After extensive due diligence weselected Bally for their stable systemsbuilt on state-of-the-art technologywhich delivers industry-leading andproven bonusing solutions with excep-tional ROI capabilities,” said WallyMiller tribal president of the Stock-bridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indi-ans, which operates the property.

In addition to iView and EBS, NorthStar selected a range of products fromBally’s broad systems portfolio, includ-

ing the SDS slot management system,CMP player-tracking system, Serviziomobile service solutions and the Cool-Sign media-management solution.

In addition to the 1,200 gamingmachines, North Star features 18 tablegames and bingo, a 130-room hotel,restaurants, a golf course, spa andmeeting space.

“We are confident that the core sys-

tems - combined with iView DM andEBS - provide North Star with atremendous platform to deliver uniqueand stellar player experiences,” saidBally sales director, Murali Ganesan.“These systems solutions createfloor-wide excitement for patrons, andmeasurable ROI and increased prof-itability for casino operators aroundthe world.”

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S gaming and lotterysupplier ScientificGames Corporationhas reported a 77 percent increase in totalrevenue to $415.6m(E332m) for thethird quarter of 2014,following contribu-tions from WMS aswell as growth from itslottery business.

A t t r i b u t a b l eEBITDA for the NewYork-based gamingc o n g l o m e r a t eincreased to $38.3m(E30.6m), comparedto $128.2m (E102m)in the third quarter of2013. During theperiod, ScientificGames incurred a netloss of $69.8m (E55.7), inclusive of a$19.7m (E15.7) impairment chargeto write down the company’s equityinvestment in its Northstar Illinoisjoint venture and $5.9m (E4.7m) oftransaction and financing-relatedcosts associated with the pendingacquisition of Bally Technologies.

In the prior-year quarter, the com-pany reported a net loss from con-tinuing operations of $0.4m(E0.3m), inclusive of $2.5m (E2m),of WMS-related transaction costs.

“During the quarter, the com-pany generated $126m (E100m) ofcash flow from operations, whichafter $62m (E49m) of capitalexpenditures resulted in $65m(E5.2m) of free cash flow,” saidGavin Isaacs, president and chiefexecutive officer.

“While our operating results stillrequire further improvement toachieve the level of performance weexpect, we believe we are makingsolid progress in utilisation of work-ing capital, implementation ofWMS-related integration initiatives,strengthening the organisation-wide focus on disciplined cost man-agement and directing capitalallocation only toward our highest-return opportunities.”

Isaacs added: “In addition to theprogress being made with the WMSintegration, we are focused on thepotential to meaningfully increasefree cash flow following the Ballyacquisition, which we continue toanticipate closing this quarter, anddeploying our free cash flow toreduce net debt.”

As a result of the third-quarter performance fig-ures, Scientific Gamessaid it expects to yieldgreater-than-expectedfinancial savings thanoriginally anticipated.Cost synergiesrealised from thepending acquisition ofBally Technologies areexpected to total

$235m (E188m) by theend of 2016.“In addition, we nowexpect to realise anadditional $15m(E12m) in annual costsynergies from theWMS acquisition,bringing the total to$115m (E92m) annualcost savings by the end

of 2015, of which slightly more thanhalf has been achieved to date,”Isaacs stated.

“With contributions from WMS,the exciting launch of the Monop-oly Millionaires’ Club lottery gamein October, and increased projec-tions for cost synergies expectedto increase free cash flow, weremain confident the combinationof Scientific Games and Bally willdeliver significant strategic andfinancial benefits as we bringtogether two organizations withsimilar cultures: a customer-firstapproach and deep-rooted passionfor the development of great gam-ing entertainment. The collabora-tive and productive integrationplanning by our teams has rein-forced this belief.”

With all necessaryregulatoryapprovals now in

place, Australian gamesmanufacturing giant Aris-tocrat Leisure hasannounced that its $1.3bn(E1.02bn) take-over ofVideo Gaming Technol-ogy (VGT) has now beencompleted.

The acquisition triplesthe count of Aristocratmachines in North Amer-ica from 8,200 to 28,400.Aristocrat have remainedinsistent that VGT will still

operate as a distinctbrand and business entitywithin the Aristocratumbrella going forward.

Founded in 1991 in

Franklin, Tennessee, VGTemploys over 600 peopleand has established a rep-utation throughout theUnited States and Mexicofor innovation with theClass II machine market.

“The addition of VGTcomes at an ideal time forAristocrat,” claimed Aris-tocrat’s chief executive,Jamie Odell. “It will buildon the sustained opera-tional momentum wehave achieved in our coreClass III business.”

Aristocrat’s refocus on

the North American mar-ket has been prompted byfalling revenues at home.The company’s US bi-annual profit up to March31st rose 4.6 per cent thisyear, whilst Australian tak-ings for the same periodfell 19 per cent.

Whilst Aristocratremains second only toIGT in the scale of itsgames manufacturingoperation, VGT repre-sents a hugely significantinvestment for the firm.Whilst its 2013 earnings

prior to adjustmenttotalled $157m (E123.7m),Aristocrat has assumedapproximately $1.4bn(E1.1bn) of debt to financethe purchase.

Odell stressed thevalue of Aristocrat’s lat-est asset: “VGT brings acomplementary productoffering,” he stated, “itwill immediately stepchange our scale, andsignificantly accelerateour growth in the criticalUS recurring revenuesegment.”

ARISTOCRATLEISURE

AristocratcompletesVGTacquisition

SCIENTIFIC GAMES

Scientific Games making ‘significantprocess’ amid acquisitions

ScientificGames has

reported a 77 percent rise in third-

quarter revenues,due primarily tothe contributionof WMS Gamingand growth in itslottery business.

BALLYACQUISITION

Following its acquisition ofWMS Gaming for $1.5bn(E1.2bn) in October 2013,

Scientific Games announcedplans to purchase US gamingequipment and systems groupBally Technologies for $5.1bn(E4.1bn) in August this year.Later that month bothcompanies received notice ofearly termination of thewaiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino AntitrustImprovements Act of 1976.The acquisition is expected tobe completed in early 2015.“The combination withScientific Games will benefitour customers andshareholders,” said RichardHaddrill, Bally’s chiefexecutive officer. “Increasedscale, geographic diversityand product developmentcapabilities will create a newrunway of growthopportunities through newproducts and acomprehensive portfolio ofcustomer-focused solutions.“This transaction deliversimmediate value to ourshareholders, and the highestshare price in our history. Welook forward to working withour new colleagues atScientific Games to execute adetailed integration plan torealise customer satisfactionand additional value.”

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American casino operatorBoyd Gaming has releasedits financial results for the

three months to the end of Sep-tember showing that its quarterlyunaudited net loss had improvedby almost 60 per cent year-on-yearto $15.1m (E12.04m).

The Las Vegas firm reported anet loss of $37.26m (E29.67m) forthe same three-month period in2013 while its deficit for the firstnine months of this year stood at$20.61m (E16.43m) as it evaluatescreating a real estate investmenttrust in order to spin-off some orall of its casino holdings into aseparate entity.

Boyd Gaming operates 21 ven-ues throughout the US, includingthe Eldorado Casino, Gold CoastHotel and Casino and Jokers WildCasino in Las Vegas and saw its

third quarter net revenuesimprove slightly to $738.84m(E589.37m) despite a 0.7 per centincrease year-on-year in totalexpenses to $665m (E530m).

The company revealed thattotal third-quarter adjusted earn-ings before interest, tax, depreci-ation and amortisation hadimproved by 5.5 per cent year-on-year to reach $163.86m(E130.75m) while its cash onhand stood at $120.9m (E96.45m)with total debt now $3.48bn(E2.77bn).

“This was a solid quarter forour operations as we improvedoperating margins in every seg-ment of our business,” said KeithSmith, President and CEO forBoyd Gaming.

“Growth resumed in ourNevada business as our Las Vegas

locals and downtown Las Vegasoperations both achieved posi-tive earnings before interest, tax,depreciation and amortisationcomparisons. We saw initial signsof stabilisation in our regionalbusiness as well. We paid down anadditional $70m in debt in thequarter to bring our total debtreduction to more than $165m(E132m) so far this year as wecontinue to use free cashflow todeleverage the balance sheet.And we began work on severalprojects in our long-term initia-tive to reposition and enhanceselect non-gaming amenities inour portfolio.

“In all, we continue to makegood progress executing on ourstrategy to drive profitablegrowth and increase long-termshareholder value.”

Amaya Gaming hasimplemented a strate-gic review of its Cadillac

Jack subsidiary so that it canexplore ‘various alternatives’for the B2B land-based gam-ing solutions business. DavidBaazov, chairman and chiefexecutive officer of Amaya,said executive managementhad initiated the review withthe fundamental objective ofexpediting Cadillac Jack’sgrowth strategy and maximis-ing value for Amaya’s share-holders.

“In light of recent consoli-dation within the gamingmachine supplier industry, webelieve that this is an appro-priate time to review and eval-uate potential strategicalternatives for Cadillac Jackthat may further maximisevalue for our shareholders,”Baazov continued.

He also said that there is nodefined timeline for thestrategic review, and noassurance that the process

will result in the consumma-tion of any specific action.

“Cadillac Jack has maturedgreatly as a company underAmaya’s ownership,” MauroFranic, chief operating officerof Cadillac Jack, continued.“We have developed a robustproduct library and enhancedour operational efficiencies.We will now consider alterna-tives that will accelerate ourmarket expansion and addvalue to our current andprospective customers.”

The Canadian gaming firmhas engaged Macquarie Capi-tal and Deutsche Bank Securi-ties as co-financial advisorsto assist with the strategicreview.

In further news, AmayaGaming formally announcedthat its gaming brands, inaddition to PokerStars andFull Tilt, have obtained a con-tinuation license to allow unin-terrupted service toconsumer and business cus-tomers in the United Kingdom.

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BOYD GAMING

BoydGamingnarrowsthird-quarterlosses

American casino andentertainment giantMGM Resorts Inter-

national has released its

third-quarter financialresults showing a loss of$20.3m (E16.2m) for thethree months to the end of

September.However, the deficit was

better than the $22.3m(E17.8m) it posted for the

same period in 2013 while italso announced a one percentrise year-on-year in total rev-enues to $2.49bn (E1.98bn).

Las Vegas-based MGMResorts International whollyowns 14 properties across theUnited States and these sawearnings for the three monthsto the end of Septemberincrease by three percentyear-on-year thanks to a fivepercent hike in room rev-enues. But, the firm’s MGMMacau venue posted a 19 per-cent decline in VIP tablegames revenues alongside atwo percent drop in net rev-enues to $794m (E633.9m).

“Our consolidated net rev-enues increased by one per-cent and earnings beforeinterest, tax, depreciationand amortisation increasedby two percent during thequarter,” said Jim Murren,Chairman and CEO for MGMResorts International.

“In Las Vegas, the marketcontinues to improve as ourtop line revenues grew threepercent. While we expectedto have some negativeimpact to margins during thequarter as a result of the dis-ruptions related to ourinvestments in Delano atMandalay Bay and the Stripfrontage at Monte Carlo, wewere also negatively affectedby lower year-on-year tablegames hold and an increasein certain expenses.

“MGM China reported atwelve percent increase inearnings before interest, tax,depreciation and amortisa-tion to $214m (E170.8m) andmargin expansion of 330 basispoints despite a difficult mar-ket. The construction of MGMCotai is progressing well andis on time and on budget for afall 2016 opening.”

Murren stated that thecompany remains ‘highly

focused on increasing rev-enues and expanding mar-gins’ while also ‘drivingoperating leverage in animproving market’.

“Since our last earningsrelease, we have made signifi-cant progress in achievingcertain financial goals,” saidDan D’Arrigo, ExecutiveVice-President, CFO andTreasurer for MGM ResortsInternational.

“We were unanimouslyapproved for a casino licencein the state of New Jersey andas a result received $83m(E66.2m) in cash from ourprevious trust arrangement.MGM Resorts along withAEG secured a $200m(E159.6m) bank facility tofund the development andconstruction of our new20,000-seat arena, which isunderway on the Las VegasStrip between New York-New York and Monte Carlo.”

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LOTTERIESNovomatic signs contractwith Israeli lottery

Novomatic, one of the largest integratedgaming groups in the world, has signed a

seven-year contract with Mifal Hapais, theIsraeli national lottery, for the provision of itsstate-of-the-art video lottery system.

The system includes a central system, 150retailer terminals and 500 of its newest gener-ation video lottery terminals. Novomatic willalso provide customised games, together

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APPOINTMENTSApex Gaming promotesPessnegger

As part of a corporate restructure, Aus-trian gaming manufacturer and opera-

tor Apex Gaminghas promoted MaxPessnegger to thepost of CEO whilecompany founderJohannes Weissen-gruber is now set toserve as chairman.

Pessnegger for-merly served as chieftechnology officer andhas been praised for

expanding the Hagenberg-based firm’sproduct portfolio, which now covers almostevery market segment including land-based through to mobile and online.

VIDEO BINGOZitro showcases Revolutionat SAGSE

Zitro unveiled its new Zitro Revolutionvideo bingo machine at SAGSE,

Argentina, which it described as the

‘biggest innovation’ in the company’s his-tory. The games manufacturer said the newRevolution’s features include ‘more com-munity games, new functionalities andbrand new titles’. A spokesperson for Zitrosaid that it had also taken its ‘innovative’portfolio of products’ especially preparedfor the Latin American market to the SouthAmerican show, which it called ‘very suc-cessful.

VIRTUAL GAMINGInspired signs VirtualPhilippines deal

Inspired Gaming has signed a multi-yearagreement in the Philippines with DFNN

Inc., which, through its subsidiaries, is alicensedpartner ofthe Philip-pine Amuse-ment andGamingCorporation(PAGCOR).Under termsof the deal,Inspired will provide a number of VirtualGames to PAGCOR for use across itsauthorised and regulated land-based retailbetting locations nationwide.

merican aftermarket gaming equipment,systems and software applicationsdesigner Tipping Point Gaming (TPG) hassigned a deal to license the ‘Dunn’ sec-ondary controller patent from WMSGaming.

Las Vegas-based TPG stated that thepatent was one of the first that allowedadditional data such as advertisementsto be introduced into a picture-in-picturegaming machine application in order toproduce different and desired outcomeson the video display.

“Dunn was truly a visionary and pio-neer in the area of picture-in-picture forthe gaming industry and this patent is sig-nificant in that it is one of the earliestactive patents in this category predatingany other picture-in-picture patents onthe market,” said Sam Johnson, CEO forTPG. “We are pleased to have taken an

exclusive licence to such an importantpatent.”

TPG stated that its flagship PlayItVi-sion patented proprietary picture-in-pic-ture-style system is capable of offeringwager-based side games, customisedand targeted marketing promotions andevent-based bonusing for any existingdeployed electronic gaming machine.

“Licensing the Dunn patent not onlyhelps pave the way for TPG’s proprietarypicture-in-picture delivery technology, itexemplifies our commitment to expand-ing our intellectual property portfolio thatnow stands at more than 30 intellectualproperty assets,” said Johnson.

“We are eager to employ this powerfulportfolio of intellectual property to con-tinue to provide unique and innovativegaming and bonusing applications forour casino partners.”

PATENTS AWARDS

TPG licenses ‘Dunn’ patent

WMS Gaming has signeda deal with Tipping PointGaming surrounding its

Dunn secondarycontroller patent.

Dermot Smurfit, CEO ofGameAccount Network,has been honoured at the

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category, an achievement whichwas officially recognised at anAwards Gala held in Dublin onOctober 23.

Commenting on the honourDermot Smurfit said: “A littleless than 12 months agoGameAccount Network wasone of only a handful of compa-nies permitted to launch on DayOne in New Jersey’s then newlyregulated internet gaming mar-ket. What was a superb exampleof innovation, ingenuity, andteamwork, set the tone for whathas turned out to be a transfor-mational year for the companyon so many levels, and now to beshortlisted alongside such anelite group of business leadersand then to finish runner-up, is afurther honour not just formyself but for the entireGameAccount Network team.There’s no doubt that we canlook forward to the challengesand the opportunities that lieahead with a large measure ofconfidence and excitement.

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he industry’s appetite for major blockbustergaming events was put into sharp reliefwhen organisers of February’s ICE show inLondon announced that over 1,000 interna-tional gaming professionals had registeredto attend within three days of the 2015 web-site going live.

Reflecting on the response, Jo Mayer,marketing director responsible for ICE said:“In 2014 we succeeded in attracting a total of23,506 attendees to London - an achieve-ment which represented our fifth consecu-tive year of growth. I am delighted at thespeed with which the gaming communityhas shown its commitment to ICE 2015 andthe enthusiastic manner in which they’veresponded to our campaign.”

The ICE campaign Mayer refers to isinspired by the pioneering work of Frenchnovelist, poet and playwright Jules Verneand his epic stories of adventure. It invitesthe industry to embark on its own VoyagesExtraordinaires and ‘Discover’ the world ofgaming which will be at ICE in London.

Kate Chambers, who is responsible forthe Totally Gaming portfolio, which in addi-tion to ICE includes EiG and GiGse, believes

that the campaign captures the essence ofICE and the unique benefits that it deliversstakeholders. She said: “Jules Verne is prob-ably most famous for the adventure novelAround The World in Eighty Days: ICEenables attendees to travel around theentire land-based and online gaming worldin just three days, a feat which no other eventon the gaming calendar can match.

“ICE has become an adventure wheregaming professionals and entrepreneursdiscover new suppliers, discover groundbreaking technologies and discover thoselandmark products which have the poten-tial to transform the way the industry doesbusiness. I am pleased to say this is an epiccampaign for what is an epic event,”Chambers said.

Whilst having a strong creative is onething, ICE organiser Clarion is putting itsmoney where its mouth is by investingsubstantial resources into taking the Dis-cover message to the world. The ICE 2015Discover creative will appear in over 120adverts throughout 90 specialist B2B gam-ing media using both print and digitalchannels.

Advertising will be supported by anextensive media relations and PR offensivewith ICE organisers engaging with over200,000 individuals working for 85,000 com-panies through sector specific e-shots andmailings. Meanwhile, a heightened empha-sis on social media will see ICE build on itsTwitter following as well as utilisingLinkedIn, Facebook, Tumblr and the exclu-sive ICE mobile networking app.

In keeping with its status as the biggestand the most international exhibition on thegaming industry calendar, the ICE campaignwill engage with potential visitors based inover 150 countries worldwide.

Expanding on the record breaking mar-keting investment, Mayer said: “It’s essentialthat we do everything in our power to con-tinue the upward momentum and continueto deliver a quality audience of internationalbuyers to the 500+ exhibitors who will be atICE in February. We have a compelling cre-ative campaign, and my department’s job isto take that forward and ensure that themaximum number of industry professionalsaccept the invitation to discover the worldof gaming at ICE in February.”

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ICE 2014 had attendees from a record156 nations, a statistic which puts theworld’s biggest gaming event

amongst the elite of UK-hostedexhibitions. The statistic, part of acomprehensive external auditcommissioned by ICE, underlines thebrand’s status as the only truly globalevent at which exhibitors can engagewith buyers from every conceivablegaming jurisdiction.

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nity are hosting the Official iGaming Net-working Party at Macao Gaming Show onTuesday 18 November 2014. The eventsets the stage for AGB and SBC to breaknew ground by holding their first AsiaGaming Social in Macau, as the party prel-udes the iGaming track of the MacaoGaming Summit.

Frank Scheungel of SBC Asia said:“We’re very excited about teaming up withMGS for what should prove to be a greatnight. SBC’s and AGBrief’s Asian network-ing parties in Manila have been extremelypopular because of the way they providethe opportunity to network with others inthe industry in a relaxed and sociableatmosphere. We’re confident that holdingone alongside the Macao Gaming Summitwill attract even more of the region’s keyplayers.”

The event is being held at the spectacu-

lar Splash venue in the Four SeasonsMacao and is free to attend thanks to thesupport of the event sponsors. Alongsideheadline sponsor MGS, the event is alsobeing sponsored by EveryMatrix, BetCon-struct and Play’nGo. The involvement ofthese brands means that there will be anenjoyable night of networking for theiGaming industry in Asia.

Anyone wishing to attend the event hasbeen advised to pre-register their intereston the SBC News or the AGBrief websitesto ensure their place at the event.

SBC and AGBrief have a long runningcollaboration in throwing popular industrynetworking parties in Asia. Last Septem-ber over 200 industry professionals gath-ered at one of Manila’s hottest nightspot.Dubbed the “Monsoon Meetup”, thename proved fitting as guests watchedtorrential rains covering the city on theoutside, while drinks were flowing freelyon the inside at the prestigious 71Gramercy Nightclub and lounge in Makati.

Igaming Networking Party to make a SplashThe official MGS IgamingNetworking party is beingorganised by the Sports BettingCommunity and Asia Gaming Brief.

Talking shop on theAsian gaming worldThe Asian Gaming Summit has an extensive range of experts speaking across a variety of topics.

The Macao Gaming Summit is set to featureover 20 unique sessions focusing on theAsian gaming world. The 2014 Summit,

whose theme is ‘Asian Gaming: Looking beyondthe Horizon’, will feature a specially curatedselection of sessions and speakers, including theAsia-Pacific regulatory environment; the futureof gaming in Macao and beyond; opportunities inAsia-Pacific as well as updates on mature,emerging and future markets; the latest develop-ments in i-Gaming and organisational best prac-tices.

Ira Iskandar, conference manager, said: “Weare pleased to announce that the Macao GamingSummit now features over 20 ‘must see’ ses-

sions, with an array of subjects and speakersaimed at giving attendees a deep and powerfulunderstanding of the Asian gaming world.

“The Summit forms an important and compli-mentary motivator for attending the MacaoGaming Show and is eagerly anticipated by dele-gates and exhibitors alike. Our program hasbeen tailored to meet the knowledge needs ofgaming professionals wanting to do business inthe Asia Pacific region.”

Inspired Gaming Group’s Harmen Bren-ninkmeijer, senior vice president, Asia andstrategic markets, is the latest thought leader toconfirm his participation at November’s MacaoGaming Summit, which runs alongside Macao

Gaming Show. Brenninkmeijer will be moderat-ing a series of iGaming panels, which will cover acomprehensive range of topics from ‘Tappinginto the Lucrative Chinese Market: the Chineseconsumer, gaming behaviour, and trends’, toiGaming in the Asian cruise ship sector.

Iskandar added: “With a collection of theWorld’s foremost thinkers and experts on theAsian gaming market already confirmed, andwith more to be announced, the Macao GamingSummit is fast shaping up to be a must attendevent for gaming professionals wanting to learnmore about the key issues relating to iGaming inAsia. I believe there will be a depth of iGamingknowledge not previously shared in Macao.”

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11-13 SAGSE Latin AmericaCosta Salguero ConventionCentre, Buenos Aires,Argentinawww.monografie.com

17-19 Table GamesConference Paris Las VegasHotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USwww.tablegamesconf.com

18-20 Macao Gaming Show(MGS) Venetian Macao,Macaowww.macaogamingshow.com

JANUARY 2015

13-15 EAG InternationalExpoExCeL London ExhibitionCentre, London, UK www.eag-expo.com

FEBRUARY 2015

3-5 ICE Totally GamingExCeL London Exhibition Cen-tre, London UK www.icetotal-lygaming.com

MARCH 2015

9-11 Gaming TechnologyConference Caesars Palace,Las Vegas, Nevada, USwww.gamingtechnologyconf.com

18-19 FADJAPeru Atlantic CityConvention & EntertainmentCentre, Lima, Peruwww.fadja.com.pe

25-26Caribbean GamingShow & Summit 2015SanJuan, Puerto Ricowww.caribbeangamingshow.com

30-1 Indian GamingSanDiego San Diego ConventionCenter, San Diego, California,USwww.indiangaming.org/events/tradeshow

The Cutting Edge TableGames Conference hasconfirmed its full

speaker list for the Las Vegasevent, taking place acrossNovember 17-19 at The ParisHotel. The line-up featuresspecialists from across thetable game sector, includingDr. David Schwartz, directorof the UNLV Center for Gam-ing Research; Max Rubin,author of Comp City: A Guideto Free Gambling Vacations;Sean McCreery, senior vicepresident - casino opera-tions at The Venetian; andLondon Swinney, vice presi-dent of casino operations at

the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Dennis Conrad, president

and chief relationship officerfor organiser Raving Con-sulting, said: “We haveassembled a first-rate groupof speakers, many of whom

are well-known in the gamesworld, and all of whom areleaders at what they do.”

Following the AdvantagePlayer Pre-ConferenceWorkshop and a VIP Recep-tion and Tradeshow event,

sponsored by slot machinemanufacturer Bally Tech-nologies, the Conferenceprogramme will begin withDr. Schwartz’s 3rd AnnualTable Games Report, andcontinues with discussionsincluding ‘Threats from BothInside and Outside - Scams,Cheats, Collusions, andOther Current Table GameSituations That Eat Away atProfitability and Player Trust’,and ‘The Science versus theArt of Game Protection’. TheConference will also host anactive exhibit hall with over35 booths situated next tothe main hall.

Amultitude of leading operators,developers, suppliers and manufac-turers from almost every area of the

gaming industry will descend upon theCaribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico,from March 18-19 in order to take part in theseventh annual edition of the CaribbeanGaming Show and Summit.

The event will also feature a series ofconference sessions covering subjects asvaried as new technologies, slots, market-ing, human resources, surveillance andsocial, online and mobile gaming completewith Spanish/English translation services.

“As a crossing point between NorthAmerica, Europe and Latin America, theCaribbean is among the most significantand dynamic [areas] in this part of theworld and contains the most importantcasinos and resorts below the Americanborder,” read a statement from CGS, whichhas offices in Las Vegas, Miami and Lima,Peru.

“The international gaming industry willfind important professionals fromCaribbean casinos.

“If you want to do real business in thisregion, you have a trip to plan. With morethan 200 casinos and key decision-makers,you will enjoy the wonder of a relaxing

business environment and a variety ofcountries visiting this two-day show andsummit.”

CGS declared that the conference ses-sions tied to its 2015 show will have the sup-port of the International Gaming Instituteat the University of Nevada-Las Vegas,

which means that regional operators willbe able to send their employees to San Juanin order to learn locally from some of thebest in the business.

Exhibitors include Aristocrat Technolo-gies, DLV, Gasser Chair Company and Gam-ing Laboratories International (GLI).

Professionals from almost everyarea of the gaming landscapewill be at the Caribe Hilton inMarch for the seventh annualedition of the CaribbeanGaming Show andSummit.

CARIBBEAN GAMING SHOW

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Cutting Edge Table Games Conferenceconfirms complete speaker line-up

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