Ticket to ride: Bacta highlight safety commitment with ADIPSCDC Newswire · August 17, 2018 at 8:43 amBacta has launched an educational campaign to promote awareness of the key safety issues and responsibilities in relation to coin-operated children’s rides. The meeting, held in Peterborough, was attended by the industry’s leading importers, distributors, manufacturers and operators representing the bulk of UK sited coin-operated children’s rides. Bacta CEO John White believes the meeting was successful in bringing the key players together and sharing thinking on how to maintain the industry’s strong safety record and reputation. He stated: “First of all I would like to place on record my thanks to everybody who attended the meeting in Peterborough which I regard as being the launch of a ‘Manifesto For Action’ with regard to safety. While the industry’s record is very good there can be no sense of complacency or compromise in our commitment to this fundamental issue. “Providing customers – both parents/guardians and children – with a safe and secure… [continue reading]
Football Association of Ireland ‘will debate’ cutting ties with gambling firmsDaniel McDonnell, The Irish Independent · August 17, 2018 at 7:53 amFootball Association of Ireland chief executive John Delaney has refused to confirm that the association will cut its ties with gambling companies but admitted that it’s a “fair debate” to have. The FAI’s deal with official betting partner Ladbrokes is due to end this year, although there are still two years left on an arrangement with streaming company Trackchamp which allows overseas viewers to gamble on League of Ireland games. It was reported last week that the FAI were preparing to sever ties, but Mr Delaney indicated yesterday that the board will not be making any decisions until later this year. In February, the GAA decided to ban all gambling sponsorship deals.
THE 13 on track for August launch after MGTO grants remaining licensesInside Asian Gaming · August 17, 2018 at 12:01 amLuxury Macau hotel THE 13 looks set to open before the end of the month after being granted all required licenses by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO). Macau News Agency is reporting that the MGTO has now issued THE 13 Hotel with a number of necessary licenses following its second round of inspections in late July. The licenses cover the hotel’s food and beverage areas, the health club and the bar. The MGTO had previously refused issuance of the required licenses following its first inspection in June, requesting instead that a series of defects be fixed.
Video game loot boxes addictive and a form of ‘simulated gambling’, Australian Senate inquiry toldPatrick Lum, The Guardian · August 17, 2018 at 12:01 amAustralian psychiatrists and researchers have called for greater regulation of video games that encourage players to purchase chance-based items, also known as loot boxes, likening them to poker machines and warning they can lead to overspending. A Senate inquiry, which was moved by the Greens senator Jordon Steele-John and passed unanimously by the Senate in June, begins in Melbourne on Friday, and has already drawn written submissions from industry advocates, health professionals and members of the public. Games with loot box mechanics have long proven controversial, with critics and gamers alleging similarities to gambling and warning of their appeal to younger audiences.
Tourism dramatically expanding to Nagasaki’s Goto IslandsAsia Gaming Brief · August 16, 2018 at 9:16 pmThe Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture are witnessing a dramatic growth in tourist numbers this year as travel agencies put a new focus on tourism to remote Japanese islands. The main attraction of Goto Islands are the churches and other sites related to the “hidden Christians” of Japan’s Edo Period (1603-1868), which were listed this June as UNESCO World Heritage sites. The envisioned IR at Huis Ten Bosch in Sasebo has been portrayed as a maritime-focused project, meant to spur tourism in and around Kyushu, including the Christian sites of Nagasaki and the Goto Islands.
Star makes bid to build 61 storey hotel at Sydney casinoG3 Newswire · August 16, 2018 at 9:15 pmAustralian casino giant Star Entertainment Group has lodged a development application with the NSW Department of Planning for a 61-storey hotel tower that will herald the return of the famed Ritz-Carlton brand to Sydney. The proposed hotel and residences tower at The Star Sydney complex, together with works in a connected ribbon development, will include new resort amenities, significantly more food and beverage offerings and a neighbourhood centre. The Star is partnering with Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook and Far East Consortium on the project, which will involve an investment of more than $500m.
Greece launches open consultation over planned €8B Hellinikon casino ventureLuke Haward, CDC Gaming Reports · August 16, 2018 at 9:31 amThe Greek government’s planned privatisation of Athens airport is putting pressure on Greece’s Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) to speed the launch of their tender for the planned Hellinikon Integrated Resort Casino, an estimated €8 billion venture. The reason for this pressure, along with a recent government-imposed deadline for launching the tender, is that the issuance of a casino license is a required component of the deal – and the deal permits the airport’s privatisation. The HGC has now commenced an open consultation prior to the tender being launched. The intent seems to be to channel some of the disposable income of Greece’s more economically fertile population towards a stronger national economy, and to start to make good on some of the still economically vulnerable country’s debts to the Eurozone. The plan is for a full integrated resort, featuring a high-rise hotel accommodation and a marina where the high rollers’ yachts… [continue reading]
Authentic Gaming granted UK license for live casino actionLuke Haward, CDC Gaming Reports · August 16, 2018 at 9:05 amAuthentic Gaming have been greenlighted into the UK industry by the UK Gambling Commission and plan to begin rolling out live casino action soon. The firm is an international supplier of live casino games; they specialize in live roulette offerings but are active across the whole spectrum of classic casino games. Authentic Gaming CEO Jonas Delin made the following statement to the press upon announcement of the license: “The UK is a key market for us as we continue to expand into regulated jurisdictions around the world. With nearly half of our client base holding a UKGC licence, we are eager to bring our games to market. “We know (our games) will be a huge hit with UK players. We are dedicated to taking the live casino experience to the next level and making it as thrilling and authentic as possible.” Authentic offer several unique versions of roulette as well… [continue reading]
WhatsApp the route for illegal operators to promote in BoliviaG3 Newswire · August 16, 2018 at 12:03 amAccording to The Authority of Taxation and Social Control over Gaming (AJ) illegal gaming operators are using WhatsApp in order to avoid detection after the government launched its crackdown on illegal gaming. The messenger app for smartphones is now the most widely used method in order to attract customers and has been growing over the last four years. Illegal operators send out messages, which are disguised as business promotional offers that includes a transportation service and dinner according to the gaming regulator. So far this year, the AJ has closed down 39 illegal gaming halls in the country meaning that there has been a decrease overall but illegal gaming parlours are still using the app in order to avoid detection.
Paradise Entertainment inks Macau IP deal with InterblockInside Asian Gaming · August 16, 2018 at 12:01 amMacau’s Paradise Entertainment Limited has entered into a licensing agreement that will see it license the rights of certain intellectual property of non-live multi-game in Macau to global automated gaming table supplier Interblock. Under the terms of the license agreement, Paradise – which supplies the popular live multi-game systems to Macau’s casinos – has granted Interblock the non-exclusive rights of the relevant IP in Macau. “Interblock is a leading developer and supplier of multi-player gaming devices in the United States, Canada, Asia, Australia and Europe,” said Paradise Chairman and Managing Director Jay Chun.
