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“Total gambling revenues being down is a reflection of the
downturn and also the age of our VLTs.”
Fred Lindsay Solicitor General Alberta | Canada
Table Games | Singapore
Ten pin bowling | Malaysia
Weike marks
The stunning new 52-lane bowling
centre in Melaka, Malaysia, was the
foray into
venue for the recent 2009 Bowling
World Cup, underlining the enduring
Europe
popularity of the sport worldwide.
Singapore’s leading gaming products manufacturer Weike steps
outside its core Asian market.
Coup for new bowling centre
N
ow in its 21st year of oper- Weike has built a solid reputation Interazar in Madrid. The elec- of Melaka, on the west coast of part of the Commonwealth
ation, Weike Gaming within Asian markets. “The limi- tronic gaming tables will pro- Malaysia which is known as a Games in 1998.”
Technology of Singapore tation to us entering European gressively be brought to M
alaysia’s premier ten pin
bowling centre in Melaka
was chosen as the venue prime holiday destination. It is South Korean Choi Yong-kyu,
has entered the European gaming markets was to find the right selected gaming venues across for the most recent Bowling the capital of the state of Melaka 23, won one of the highest acco-
equipment market through a partner,” commented CEO Spain and the group’s gaming World Cup, marking a return to and home to 700,000 people, lades in world ten pin bowling
newly-inked partnership with David Kinsman. “We were lucky machines are currently undergo- the country for the tournament’s only one hour from Kuala when he was crowned cham-
Spanish distributor GI-Tec. enough to find a very experi- ing full certification to Spanish final stages for the first time since Lumpur International Airport. pion. Meanwhile, Caroline
Weike’s entry into Europe enced and perfectly placed technical requirements via 1987. The centre has 26 lanes on each Lagrange of Montreal, Canada
begins with the launch of its elec- partner in GI-Tec. testing laboratory BMM, in The tournament was backed side of a wide and roomy central claimed the women’s champi-
tronic multiplayer table game “The important thing for preparation to be launched in by chief minister of Melaka, concourse, with plenty of ancil- onship title.
range, which includes the five- Weike was the right chemistry selected sites in the coming Datuk Wira Ali Rastam, with man- lary facilities for all to enjoy. It is With competitors from all
player Revo Baccarat and Black- with our partner, and in GI-Tec, months. agement company Benua Aspi- equipped with the latest state of over the world, the World Cup
jack and the 10-player Poker Pal we were so fortunate to find that Kinsman added: “Spain is the rasi, headed up by CEO Fadzil the art Qubica AMF lanes, pin was hailed not only as a success
X. exact fit. Spain had also been our ideal market for our first foray Ibrahim, entrusted by the state spotters and scoring systems. for the MIBC, but also for the
With its Infinity series of choice as the initial European outside Asia, and together with government to run the new Qubica AMF Bowling World sector which has stood the test
gaming machines, multiplayer market entry, due to its potential our partners, we will be working Melaka International Bowling Cup manager, Anne-Marie Board, of time and consistently attracts
electronic table games and over coming years.” very hard to establish Weike’s Centre (MIBC), the biggest stated: “Bowling is such an a host of various coin-op amuse-
state-of-the-art gaming man- Weike unveiled its electronic reputation in this exciting bowling centre in Malaysia. important sport in Malaysia. ment products as ancillary enter-
agement and jackpot systems, gaming tables at this year’s FER- gaming equipment market.” The MIBC is located in the city Many of us remember that it was tainment.
GamesWorld | 11 | December 2009/January 2010
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