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The exhibitors
1. MEI Advansys exhibited at BEGE last year, sales manager Pascal Rivier. “We have
and have been growing their presence in been supplying casinos here, not just in
Showcasing its “product of reference”, the country over the past two years. Bulgaria but across the Balkans, for a
the Cashflow SC bill acceptor, and the “Our systems fit well within the number of years,” said Leparoux. “The
recently launched, street market-focused Bulgarian market,” Stolfa said. “We are
show is quite small, but it is important to
GEO Gravity stackerless, the MEI team also pursuing new markets in
be here, especially at a time of
maintained a positive outlook at the Montenegro and others, including
recession. We are lucky enough to have
Sofia show. “We remain the preferred Croatia.”
long market exposure, so it’s still been a
supplier for many manufacturers in the
decent year for us.”
region,” said Paul Brown (far right) of the
5. Casino Technology
European technical support division.
9. TCS John Huxley
Brown is pictured with Alan Lee, eastern
Casino Technology’s Tanga Touch
Europe sales manager, and Nathalie
product won the prize for Best Industrial
TCS John Huxley has been expanding its
Keravon, marketing and sales
Casino Product Design 2009 at the BEGE
reach over recent months. Andrew
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coordinator.
awards ceremony. Here, the company’s
Davies, business development director
Sonia Nikolova picks up the award.
for new products, said in eastern Europe
2. Abbiati Casino Equipment
the company was focusing on new
6. Bulgarian Trade applications for its existing platforms.
Giorgio Abbiati of Abbiati Casino
Equipment said the Bulgarian market
Association of Manufacturers
was becoming increasingly important for
and Operators in the
10. WMS Gaming
the Italian group. Exhibiting at BEGE for
Gaming Industry
“Although the [economic] crisis is
the first time, he noted that live gaming
unfortunate, we have had a lot of interest
was already very big in both the
Speaking at the BEGE press conference,
country’s casino and street market
Angel Iribozov, chairman of the
from our Bluebird II cabinet, our Money
venues. Noting that his company was
management board for the Bulgarian
to Burn progressive, along with
already serving some of Bulgaria’s most
Trade Association of Manufacturers and
community games from Orion,” said
renowned casinos, including the key
Operators in the Gaming Industry, said
Nadege Teyssedre, regional sales
Casino Varna and Grand Hotel, Casino
the country’s gaming industry needs to
manager for WMS.
Rila and Casino London, Abbiati said:
focus upon diversification and
“Bulgarian visitors have taken to our
responsibility 11. Alfastreet Gaming
products very well. We expect live
Instruments
gaming to become even bigger in the 7. Eurocoin
future.”
Matjaz Petek, marketing and sales
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“The Bulgarian market is 30 per cent manager for Alfastreet Gaming
3. Euro Games Technology
down, but still expanding,” said Steve Instruments, said: “Bulgaria is one of the
Smith, European sales director for markets where, with our long presence
Major Bulgarian gaming group Euro
Eurocoin (right, pictured here with and big investments, we are a true
Games Technology took a large stand at
regional representative Doru Bordeianu). market leader. All this reflects in the
BEGE, showcasing its full range of video
“For us, this gives us time for new sales volumes and also in the trust that
slots, gaming machines, jackpot
development, so it has opened some operators have towards the products
systems, electronic roulettes and
doors. Last year there were a lot of and the brand. Bulgaria is also one of
blackjack tables.
smaller companies, but the serious our favourite test beds for new products,
people, who are here, will last.” as the feedback from players and
4. Advansys
customers is fast and reliable. The show
8. Gaming Partners was a success for us. In the next year
The Advansys team, from left to right:
International
we will place an emphasis on our
Janez Petkovsek, sales and marketing electronic poker game, which still has a
manager, Tina Stolfa, regional sales Christophe Leparoux (left), international lot of potential in the region. We are
manager, and Zlatko Waiss, managing sales and marketing manager for offering a very good product specially
director and CEO. Slovenia-based Gaming Partners International, and area tailored for this market.”
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