Most of Russians welcome casino closures
(Russia).- Most Russians welcome the relocation of all casinos to special gambling zones, but many will continue to gamble online, according to a survey by Profi Online Research published this week.
Venetian and Palazzo lay off workers amid downturn in Las Vegas
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(US).- The Venetian and Palazzo hotel-casinos in Las Vegas have laid off 194 employees since Monday in response to the continuing economic downturn and the resulting drive to cut costs. "It's an effort to continue to right-size our business," Las Vegas Sands Corp. spokesman Ron Reese said, adding the layoffs affected a variety of positions in multiple departments at the adjacent resorts on the Las Vegas Strip.
Russian mogul says he will relocate casinos to Europe
(Russia).- One of the largest operators of Russian casinos will take his firm and leave the country rather than respect the order to relocate at desolate districts. Oleg Bojko told Tportal that he would transfer his casinos, held as co-owner of Ritzio Entertainment, to Italy, Germany and Balkan countries rather than rebuild in Siberia or near the Chinese and North Korean border.
IGT names new executive VP of Sales and Marketing for North America
(US).- International Game Technology announced that Eric Tom will be joining the company as its new Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for North America including Canada and Mexico, subject to his obtaining appropriate regulatory approvals.
JCM Global to show its products at the 9th Annual Northwest Indian Gaming Conference
(US).- JCM Global has earned a worldwide reputation for products that help to make casino cash transactions as secure and accurate as possible. Now JCM Global will be showing its line of award-winning products at the 9th Annual Northwest Indian Gaming Conference and Expo.
Gtech/Spielo created industry first G2S protocol extension
(US / Canada).- Gtech Corporation and its subsidiary Spielo Manufacturing have created the gaming industry's first Game-to-System (G2S) protocol extension designed specifically for the distributed gaming market. The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) has approved a new storage class extension to identify available download space.
Canadian online failings prompt Barney Frank reflection
(Canada).- The United States’ staunch prohibition on online gambling has shackled all political desire to introduce a federal regulation of internet gambling north of the border in Canada, experts agreed. And with Barney Frank now looking to turn the tide in the US, there are now fears Canada may have the missed its opportunity altogether.
WPT Enterprises regains compliance with NASDAQ Listing Standard
(US).- WPT Enterprises announced that it has received notification from The NASDAQ Stock Market that it has regained compliance with the us$ 1.00 per share minimum closing bid price requirement of Listing Rule 5450 (a) (1).
Putin's law closes casinos in Moscow
(Russia).- Casinos and slot halls shut down across Russia as a new law took effect that put sweeping new restrictions on the country's formerly boisterous gaming industry. Tens of thousands of people were expected to lose their jobs as a result of the law, which was signed in 2006 by then-president Vladimir Putin in a bid to halt the spread of gambling addiction.
Enjoy made an analysis on the preferences of the Chilean player
(Chile).- According to such analysis, bettors are divided in two well-defined groups: those who prefer slots, a growing group that spends us$ 96,14 every time that it goes to the casino, and those who prefer table games, including bingo, with an average expense of us$ 384. Pier Paolo Zaccarelli, Manager of Investments of the group, talked about the issue.
“A good security and control casino system is based in the continuous assessment on the new ways of attack and prevention”
(Argentina).- With more than five years of experience in the gaming industry, the specialist in security and control of the information, Zacarías Leone, talked in exclusive with Yogonet.com on the different modalities of attack to slots and electronic roulettes in a casino, and the best strategies to reduce the risk in a gambling hall.
Intralot signs new contract in Latin America in the Republic of Suriname
(Suriname).- Through its wholly owned subsidiary Intralot St. Lucia, the firm has signed a facilities management contract with Suriname Holdings, a St. Lucia registered company which was assigned a 15-year license from the National Lottery of Suriname (NLS) to offer online lottery games in the country.
ELA 2009 official catalogue available online
(Mexico).- With just one month to go before the inauguration of the 2nd Latin-American Gaming Fair - ELA, the complete guide to the event is now available on the website of the event: www.expoazar.com.
Nicaragua government abandons lawsuit against Spanish Barceló Group
(Nicaragua).- Nicaragua government abandoned last week a demand against Spanish group Barceló, which was accused of infringing the payment of a touristic complex acquired in the Pacific Coast, the parties informed.
