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- Every Player’s Best Friend, Aristocrat’s Mr. Cashman™, Launches New Cashman Live™ Slot Game This Weekend at Pala Casino Spa & Resort
- Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) Welcomed 70 Global Regulators At Latin American and Caribbean Regulators Roundtable 2012
- Genting Casino Coventry set for exciting launch event
- MICROGAMING LAUNCHES IMMORTAL ROMANCE ON MOBILE AIR
- CODERE RECORDS SALES OF €1,261.1 MILLION IN THE FIRST 9 MONTHS OF THE YEAR, A 27.5% INCREASE OVER THE SAME PERIOD IN 2011
| Posted: 21 Nov 2012 11:07 AM PST
LAS VEGAS, Nevada and PALA, Calif. (November 21, 2012) Aristocrat's Mr. Cashman™ is every slot player's best friend, and now the beloved icon is launching his newest game, Cashman Live™, this weekend at Pala Casino Spa & Resort.  Cashman Live King 7 This Friday, November 23 and Saturday, November 24 from 6-10 p.m. each evening, Mr. Cashman™ and his Cashette will be in the casino, greeting guests and handing out Mr. Cashman™ memorabilia and other gifts. The center of attention will be the exciting new Cashman Live™ stepper game. Cashman Live™ is an all-new game on the VIRIDIAN HYBRID™ cabinet featuring its amazing Active Reel Technology™. Cashman Live™ premieres with two fun base games: I Heart Diamonds™ and King 7™. These new stepper games have traditional symbols like cherries, bars and 7s, and go to a whole new level with Aristocrat's exclusive VIRIDIAN HYBRID™ technology, which brings exciting video elements to stepper games. All players are invited to join in the fun! Pala Casino Spa & Resort is located at 11154 Highway 76 in Pala, Calif. About Aristocrat Technologies Inc. Aristocrat Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), a leading global provider of gaming solutions. The Company is licensed by more than 200 regulators and its products and services are available in more than 90 countries around the world. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines and casino management systems. For further information visit the company's website at www.aristocratgaming.com. About Pala Casino Spa & Resort Pala Casino Spa & Resort includes a Las Vegas-style casino with 2,000 slot machines, 15 poker tables and 87 table games; a 507-room hotel; a 10,000-square-foot, full-service spa and salon that features 14 treatment rooms; a state-of-the-art fitness center; swimming pool with 12 private poolside cabanas, and dual-temperature outdoor Jacuzzi. Pala also offers 10 restaurants and 40,000 square feet of meeting and convention space. Pala Casino Spa & Resort is an AAA Four-Diamond Award winner for nine consecutive years. Its state-of-the-art Pala Spa was named the 2009 Best Casino Spa by Spas of America, the 2009 Best Casino Spa by the Southern California Gaming Guide and in 2012 received a spaAward as one of the top 100 spas in the United States. In 2011, Pala Casino Spa & Resort was voted Best Casino in San Diego by the public in the 10News.com annual A-List poll sponsored by KGTV-TV 10 News in San Diego. For more information, visit http://www.palacasino.com.
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| Posted: 21 Nov 2012 08:35 AM PST
The event was staged November 12 at the Dorado Salon of the Marriott Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A total of 19 jurisdictions were represented from all across the region. Speakers included a mix of key GLI staff and industry leaders and regulators from across the region and around the world.  Karen Sierra-Hughes Director of Latin American & Caribbean Development GLI Director of Latin American and Caribbean Development Karen Sierra-Hughes said, "This was our most successful Latin American and Caribbean Roundtable to date. We are very grateful to the speakers who presented timely and incredibly relevant information and to the 70 regulators who attended. The Roundtable is an important part of our industry's need to continually move forward, and we are proud to present it." Sierra-Hughes and GLI South America Director Francisco Javier Díaz opened the event, then the first panel was "Regulatory Control Actions In Phases: Field Verifications And Forensics Case Studies From The Lab And The Regulator Points Of View." Appearing on the panel were Germán L. Vodopivec, Technical Coordinator of GLI South America and Renato Hamel Maturana, Superintendent, Superintendency of Casinos Chile. The morning continued with "Money Laundering Controls In The Gaming And Lottery Industry" featuring panelists Mario Alfredo Prudkin Silva, Director, National Lottery, Argentina; Dr. Hernán E. Najenson, Advisor, Provincial Institute of Lotteries and Casinos of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina; and German Clemente, Financial Information Unit, Argentina. The morning ended with "A Roadmap For Starting iGaming (Internet Games, Mobile Technology, Among Others). An International Legislative Overview." Michael J. Pollock, Director General of Spectrum Gaming Group spoke of recent experiences of iGaming regulators in regulated jurisdictions around the world. The afternoon opened with a key discussion on lotteries titled, "Lotteries Of Today: How Lotteries Are Preparing To Face A Growing And More Competitive Market Through The Utilization Of New Technology And The Professionalization Of Their Operations." Leading the discussion was GLI's Lottery Services Manager Robert Lavin, from GLI's Canada-based lottery group. Then Nidia E. Martini, President, Mendoza Lottery, Argentina; María Julieta Cahe, Adviser to the IPLyC's President and Coordinator of the Prevention Program and Assistance to the Problem Gambling; and Mike Randall, Accredited Auditor by the World Lottery Association (WLA) for Responsible Gambling, GLI were panelists for the discussion "How Regulators Address Responsible Gambling." Sports betting is a growing area throughout the Region and GLI's Senior Director Global Engineering and Client Services Ian Hughes presented the topic "Sports Betting Is One Of The Available Products In The Gaming And Lottery Industry Available Via Interactive Gaming Systems (iGaming, Mobile Technology, Among Others). Risks, Differences With A Live Environment." The Roundtable ended with a peer-to-peer discussion "Regulators Panel: Relation Of Achievements And Major Difficulties In Its Way To Regulate And To Control The Gaming Industry." Leading the discussion were Manuel San Roman Benavente, Director, General Direction of Casinos and Slot Machines (DGJCMT) Director, Peru, Alejandro Martinez, General Director of Games of Chance of SEGOB, Mexico, and Manolo T. Castillo Solana, Administrator of Federal Fiscal Audit from the Tax Administration Services (SAT) of Mexico. Throughout the day, GLI demonstrated its exclusive GLIAccess® and GLI Mobile® tools. GLI has been at the forefront of gaming regulation throughout Latin America and the Caribbean for more than 14 years. GLI's Roundtable is part of the company's GLI University®, an exclusive program that offers continuing education and vital training to regulators around the world. GLI produces Roundtable events around the globe each year. The next events take place in February in Las Vegas and in May 2013 in Barcelona. For nearly 25 years, Gaming Laboratories International, LLC has been the world leader in providing independent testing, inspection and certification services to the gaming, wagering and lottery industry. GLI also offers independent network and information security assessments to its regulatory, lottery and supplier clients. With 20 laboratory locations located across Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, North America and South America, GLI is the only global organization of its kind to hold U.S. and international accreditations for compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, 17020 and guide 65 standards for technical competence in the gaming, wagering and lottery industries. For more information, visit www.gaminglabs.com.
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| Genting Casino Coventry set for exciting launch event Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:48 AM PST
Genting, the UK's largest casino operator will be opening a brand new gaming and leisure destination in Coventry city centre with the official launch event taking place on Friday 23rd November 2012. The new Genting Casino located at Coventry's Skydome will replace Genting's existing casinos in the city, the Mint Casino on King William Street and Maxims Casino on Fletchamstead Highway. Paul Willcock, Managing Director of Genting said 'Both of the existing venues were tired and when the opportunity to locate a brand new venue at the Skydome presented itself it was the obvious choice to create a stunning new casino for our customers. We look forward to welcoming customers to the new casino and also opening our doors to new customers who want to see what the city's best casino has to offer'. The club, which will feature a high quality gaming floor and contemporary bar area will open its doors to the public on Friday 23rd November and will welcome guests to enjoy a night of live entertainment and sample delicious canapés and bubbly. In addition, customers will each have the chance to win some fantastic prizes including an I-Phone 5 and smart TV plus lots more by entering a free prize draw on the night. General Manager of Genting Casino Coventry, Tracey Gough said, 'the team are looking forward to welcoming customers to this great new gaming destination. We are also very proud to be the sponsors of Coventry Blaze Ice Hockey Club who play their games at the Skydome arena just a few hundred yards from the casino. We will be joined by the players and staff from the team for the launch. There will be activities at the launch event that will hopefully enable us to raise money for the Blaze Community Foundation'. The casino will offer Roulette, Blackjack, Poker, Baccarat, Slots and Electronic Roulette. Poker players will be able to play seven days a week in the dedicated card room. The stunning new circular bar will also give gamers and non gamers alike a place to have a drink in a sophisticated atmosphere in the centre of town. For more information about Genting Casino Coventry, visit www.gentingcasinocoventry.com. Readers are welcome to attend the launch event on Friday 23rd November from 7pm.
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| MICROGAMING LAUNCHES IMMORTAL ROMANCE ON MOBILE AIR Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:55 AM PST
Immortal Romance on Mobile Air sets a new benchmark in mobile gaming. The game optimally utilises the device's hardware and directly targets the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) instead of relying on the main Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the device to render the game graphics. This lets Immortal Romance deliver ultra HD quality, ultra high frame rate animations and incredible playability, of a kind typically only achievable on high-end PC's. The end result is a market-leading, superior and immersive mobile gaming experience. Neill Whyte, Head of Product Channels at Microgaming, explains: "We have shown over the last few months that Microgaming is committed to offering the strongest mobile gaming solutions in the market. With monthly new game roll-outs in both HTML5 and Mobile Air products, we have set a benchmark for innovation and technology in the industry. That's why we currently have more than 60 brands around the world using our mobile content, which comprises of over 80 games on all platforms including HTML5, Mobile Air and Java, compatible with over 3,000 mobile and tablet devices." Immortal Romance, a captivating video slot with beautiful graphics and a wicked original soundtrack, was released in December 2011. It has proven to be an extremely popular video slot within Microgaming's portfolio of games. www.microgaming.co.uk   |
| Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:49 AM PST
Madrid, The CODERE Group, a leading Spanish multinational in the private gaming sector and listed on the Spanish stock exchange, has announced today results for the first 9 months of 2012 and for the third quarter of the year (3Q12). Despite the challenging global economic environment, the growth in revenue in its main markets of Mexico, Argentina and Italy was noteworthy. Sales during the first 9 months of 2012 reached €1,261.1 million, up 27.5% over the same period of 2011. Gross Operating Profit (EBITDA) was €235.6 million, representing an increase of 12.7% over the same year-earlier period. EBITDA for 3Q2012 is €80.1 million, above forecasts that placed the figure around €75-78 million. Despite the positive trend in major markets, CODERE reported a Net Loss of €34.4 million, due mainly to asset registration provisions resulting from the business restructuring of CODERE in Mexico. Capex in the first nine months of 2012 reached €395.2 million, of which €169.9 million correspond to maintenance –107.1 million of which are associated with license renewal in Argentina– and €225.3 million to growth, of which €158 million are associated with the purchase of additional stake of 35.8% in ICELA. At 30 September 2012, the CODERE Group had a cash balance of €116.8 million and an available credit line of €55.4 million, which provide the Company with appropriate liquidity.
Latin America, the main driver of CODERE In Argentina, sales during the first nine-months of the year totalled €508.3 million, 26.2% more than the previous year, driven mainly by the increase in the number of gaming machines installed and the expansion of the Mar del Plata Gaming Hall. Gaming terminals increased by 11.8% and the average daily revenue per terminal increased 16.7% in euros. EBITDA amounted to 132.8 million euros, 9.1% more than the same period last year. In Mexico, sales rose 60% to €327.4 million in the first nine months of the year due to the consolidation of the operations acquired from partners in this market. The number of terminals increased 3.4% over the previous year. Average daily revenue per machine increased 5.6% in euros and in the local currency. EBITDA increased 68.5% reaching €72.1 million. Sales in Italy in the first 9 months increased by 28.3%, reaching €193.7 million due to the operation of VLT terminals, the consolidation of the recently acquired AWP machine operators: Gap Games, Gaming Re and Dalla Pria Services. EBITDA fell by 12.3% compared to 2011, reaching €25.6 million, mainly due to higher gaming taxes. In Spain, the deteriorating macroeconomic environment, the effect of the smoking ban and the rationalization of gaming terminals have caused an 11% decline in sales during the first nine months of 2012. Ther was a notable increase of 91.5% in the number of sports betting points, especially important in the regions of Valencia and Madrid, reaching a total of 1,109 points bets in Spain.
Milestones in 3Q12 In September, CODERE announced an agreement with United Tote (Churchill Downs Group), which enables the company to extend its services to the racetracks in Brazil and Latin America, and its network of off-track betting, spreading its reach throughout the region. Also in September, CODERE signed an agreement with Global Draw making it possible to introduce 500 new gaming machines in different CODERE establishments in Mexico. At the end of July, CODERE opened CrowN Casino in the free trade zone of Bogota, Colombia, a point of reference in the entertainment marketplace in Latin America. In July, CODERE initiated the process to renew the licenses of five gaming halls for a period of 15 years (Morón, Ramos Mejía, San Miguel, Lomas del Mirador and San Justo) in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina; the current licenses mature in 2013-2015. Also in July, CODERE Uruguay received the license to possess, use and operate, for a period of 30 years, the Las Piedras Hippodrome through its subsidiary Hipica Rioplatense del Uruguay (HRU S.A.). In this new space, CODERE also operates the racino model, allowing the operation of gaming machines in the race track venues. The CODERE Group CODERE is a Spanish multinational group and a key player in the private gaming sector in Europe and Latin America with over 20,000 employees and is listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange. Overall the Group manages more than 56,833 AWP machines, 186 gaming halls, 3 horse racetracks and 1,300 sports betting shops in Argentina , Brazil, Colombia, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Spain and Uruguay. In Italy the Group also offers online gaming under the appropriate licenses.
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