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- BALLY TECHNOLOGIES’ ONLINE GAMES NOW AVAILABLE ON WILLIAM HILL
- ULTIMATE POKER DOUBLES SUMMER SERIES FINAL – $50,000 GUARANTEED
- LAWRENCE HO TO INVEST IN $630 MILLION RUSSIAN CASINO RESORTS
- New American Gaming Association President to join influencers at EiG
- BALLY TECHNOLOGIES’ ONLINE GAMES NOW AVAILABLE ON RANK GROUP-OWNED ONLINE GAMING SITE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
- SPANIARDS SPENDING LESS ON GAMBLING
| BALLY TECHNOLOGIES’ ONLINE GAMES NOW AVAILABLE ON WILLIAM HILL Posted: 11 Jul 2013 03:34 PM PDT
@Bally_Tech LAS VEGAS, July 11, 2013 — Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI), a leader in slots, video machines, casino-management, interactive applications, and networked and server-based systems for the global gaming industry, today announced its online slot games are now available through the United Kingdom-based William Hill. Under terms of the agreement, Bally's games will be available for players on williamhill.com.
Bally Technologies' Interactive Senior Director of Sales Tony Plaskow said, "Bally is excited to supply its market-leading slot content to William Hill. We look forward to working closely with one of Europe’s leading interactive gaming brands." About William Hill William Hill, The Home of Betting, is one of the world’s leading betting and gaming companies, employing more than 17,000 people. Founded in 1934, it is now the UK’s largest bookmaker with around 2,400 licensed betting offices that provide betting opportunities on a wide range of sporting and non-sporting events, gaming on machines and numbers-based products including lotteries. William Hill Online (www.williamhill.com) is one of Europe’s leading online betting and gaming businesses, providing customers with the opportunity to access William Hill’s products online, through their mobile, by telephone and by text services. William Hill U.S. was established in June 2012 and provides land-based and mobile sports betting services in Nevada, and is the exclusive risk manager for the State of Delaware's sports lottery. The Group acquired the Sportingbet Australia business in March 2013, which is one of the leading online corporate bookmakers in Australia, offerings sports betting products online, by telephone and via mobile devices. William Hill PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange and generates revenues of over £1.2bn a year.
About Bally Technologies, Inc. With a history dating back to 1932, Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates, and distributes advanced gaming devices, systems and technology solutions worldwide. Bally's product line includes reel-spinning slot machines, video slots, wide-area progressives, interactive and mobile applications, and Class II, lottery, and central-determination games and platforms. Bally also offers an array of casino management, slot accounting, bonusing, cashless and table management solutions. For more information, please contact Laura Olson-Reyes, Senior Director, Marketing & Corporate Communications, at 702-584-7742, or visit http://www.ballytech.com. Connect with Bally on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Pinterest.
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| ULTIMATE POKER DOUBLES SUMMER SERIES FINAL – $50,000 GUARANTEED Posted: 11 Jul 2013 03:28 PM PDT
LAS VEGAS (July 11, 2013) Summer Series, the first legal online poker series in Nevada has already awarded more than $100,000 in cash with four events still to come, including a $50,000 guarantee on Sunday's Final. Events occur daily at 7:35 p.m. with buy-ins ranging from $50 to $200 and guaranteed prize pools from $2,500 to $50,000. In addition, the winner of each event will receive a custom Ultimate Poker watch to commemorate their victory in the country's first legal online series. "The turn out for Summer Series has been incredible thus far so we figured what the hell, let's see how big we can go," remarked Ultimate Gaming Chief Marketing Officer Joe Versaci. "We feel like there's a group of players in Nevada waiting for larger tournaments and we're hoping $50,000 guaranteed with a $10,000 first place pay day does the trick." Residents and tourists located within the state of Nevada can sign up and play in Summer Series events for the chance to win. For complete details on all Summer Series events visit UltimatePoker.com and follow @UltimatePoker on Twitter.
About Ultimate Gaming/Ultimate Poker: Ultimate Gaming represents a new breed of online gaming company backed by regulation and driven to create authentic entertainment experiences across online gaming platforms. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, the gaming and regulatory capital of the world, and was founded by four of the most prominent entrepreneurs in the city's recent gaming and technology history. In 2011, Ultimate Gaming acquired CyberArts, allowing the company to create and maintain its own proprietary casino software complete with a clean regulatory slate. Ultimate Poker is a licensed online poker room in the state of Nevada, leading the way through extraordinary service, best-in-class rewards, and a true-to-its-roots poker experience. Created by online poker specialists and backed by Las Vegas gaming leaders, Ultimate Poker brings fun back to the online felt by merging entertainment, competition, and the gaming lifestyle. Ultimate Poker is the exclusive online gaming partner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), the fastest growing sports organization in the world, and is the online poker product of Station Casinos, the preferred gaming destination for Las Vegas locals. Join the conversation on Facebook: facebook.com/UltimatePoker Follow the action on Twitter: twitter.com/UltimatePoker Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/UltimatePoker
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| LAWRENCE HO TO INVEST IN $630 MILLION RUSSIAN CASINO RESORTS Posted: 11 Jul 2013 09:09 AM PDT
"It's a rather small investment for Lawrence, compared with other projects he has in Macau," Jeremy Tan, a Hong Kong-based analyst at Kim Eng Securities Ltd., said by phone today. "It enables Lawrence and his companies to have a first-mover advantage tapping into the Northern Chinese and Russian  Lawrence Ho, Chairman and CEO of Hong Kong-listed Melco International Development Limited Lawrence Ho is expanding his gambling business overseas and in Macau, the world's largest casino hub. Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (MPEL:US), his venture with James Packer, is joining Philippine billionaire Henry Sy's Belle Corp. (BEL) to build a casino resort in Manila. He is also developing a new resort on Macau's Cotai strip to compete with larger rivals. Summit Ascent, whose shares were suspended on June 10, resumed trading in Hong Kong today, soared 23 percent to close at HK$4.27, the highest close since its listing in January 1994. Melco International, a holding company for Melco Crown, rose 9 percent to close at HK$14.48. The benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) gained 2.5 percent. The projects are in the Primorye region on the Pacific coast. Primorye's capital, Vladivostok, is a two and a half hour flight from Beijing. The casinos will be built in a tourism zone that also includes hotels, shops, an amusement park and a golf course. Mainland tourists helped push Macau's casino revenue to $38 billion last year. Two Projects Melco International will pay $980,392 for 5 percent of Oriental Regent Ltd. while Summit Ascent will pay $9.02 million for 46 percent of the same company whose unit has a gaming license in the Primorye Region. Both companies will also contribute money toward the estimated $130 million cost of the project, based on their percentage holdings, they said. Their partner in Oriental Regent is Elegant City Group Ltd., a company owned by Oleg Drozdov, a Russian businessman, Melco said. Oriental is developing a resort scheduled to open in September 2014 with a 119-room hotel and a casino with 800 slot machines, 25 VIP gambling tables and 40 mass-market tables, Melco and Summit Ascent said. Separately, Summit Ascent also signed a preliminary agreement for a joint venture that will develop another casino resort in the same area. That casino requires a total investment of about $500 million, it said. The venture's resort complex will have a four-star hotel with about 300 rooms, a five-star hotel with about 200 rooms, casino with about 500 slot machines, 100 VIP gambling tables and 70 mass-market tables. Ho was appointed chairman of Summit Ascent, the company said yesterday. Report Bloomberg
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| New American Gaming Association President to join influencers at EiG Posted: 11 Jul 2013 03:36 AM PDT
LONDON (July 11th) – October's EiG, which is being held in Barcelona, is set to be the first official engagement outside the United States for new American Gaming Association (AGA) President and Chief Executive Geoff Freeman. Mr Freeman, a respected association professional, was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the U.S. Travel Association where he was instrumental in repositioning the industry to become a leading political force in Washington.  American Gaming Association (AGA) President and Chief Executive Geoff Freeman Previewing his attendance at what is iGaming's definitive business gathering in Europe, Geoff Freeman said: "EiG is a highly respected event that is attracting many of the most significant industry players. From my professional experience, face-to-face meetings of this sort are critical to information sharing and developing new relationships. EiG promises to be a great event, a great opportunity to learn about the future of iGaming and a great opportunity to meet the major players – I'm looking forward very much to joining them in Barcelona." Kate Chambers, Portfolio Director responsible for EiG said: "The AGA is one of the most influential bodies in world gaming and I think Geoff Freeman's decision to attend, so early into his tenure at the AGA, reflects positively on the status and the reputation that EiG has earned for bringing the industry's most influential thinkers together and in the process, helping to shape the future of iGaming. "2013 is a big year for EiG and we have pulled out all of the stops in order to continue to deliver the knowledge and the networking, which are the cornerstones of Europe's defining iGaming business event. Visitors will benefit from a dynamic new format, powerful content and a raft of additional features all designed to deliver enhanced value to our delegates, exhibitors and wider stakeholders." The official programme for EiG 2013, which will feature some 100+ thought leaders alongside 80+ exhibiting companies, can be downloaded at eigexpo.com.
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| Posted: 10 Jul 2013 02:18 PM PDT
LAS VEGAS, July 10, 2013 — Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI), a leader in slots, video machines, casino-management, interactive applications, and networked and server-based systems for the global gaming industry, today announced its online slot games are now available on the United Kingdom-based Mecca Bingo, owned by Rank Group. Bally currently provides casino-management and player-tracking systems for Rank's land-based casinos. The new agreement enables online players to enjoy Bally's thrilling game content. "We are confident our players will have a great time playing Bally games," said Rank Group Head of Games, Alex Franklin. "Bally is widely recognized as one of the top gaming companies in the world and it is exciting to partner with them as they continue to grow in the online market."
About The Rank Group Plc. Rank is a leading European gaming-based entertainment company, headquartered in Great Britain and listed on the London Stock Exchange. Its brands, Mecca, Grosvenor Casinos and Enracha, entertain more than 2.5 million customers every year across over 160 licensed venues and via internet and mobile gaming sites
About Bally Technologies, Inc. With a history dating back to 1932, Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates, and distributes advanced gaming devices, systems and technology solutions worldwide. Bally's product line includes reel-spinning slot machines, video slots, wide-area progressives, interactive and mobile applications, and Class II, lottery, and central-determination games and platforms. Bally also offers an array of casino management, slot accounting, bonusing, cashless and table management solutions. For more information, please contact Laura Olson-Reyes, Senior Director, Marketing & Corporate Communications, at 702-584-7742, or visit http://www.ballytech.com. Connect with Bally on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Pinterest.
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| SPANIARDS SPENDING LESS ON GAMBLING Posted: 10 Jul 2013 02:13 PM PDT
However, the study, carried out by UC3M's Institute for Politics and Governance, also found that 1.47 million individuals between the ages of 18 and 75 had used online gambling websites over the past three months – a significantly higher number than previously reported by the government's gambling regulatory body. The report was able to draw a sociological profile of those using online gambling services, describing them mainly as people under the age of 45, male and upper or upper-middle class. The study added that the average online punter spends 37.1 euros (us$ 48.36) per month on gambling on the internet, with more than half of them taking part in sports betting and poker in its various versions.
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