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“I can’t wait for the 2010 season to start so that every GB9 member
gets the opportunity to experience pool table perfection.”
Daryl Peach World 9 | Ball Pool Champion
Multi-Purpose Venues | UAE
Developer to
bring ‘innovative
recreation’
to Dubai
“the opportunity to dis- employs patented wind Sciences et de l’industrie, to The development will
Despite the current
cover and experience a very tunnel technology to build their first Cite des include the construction of
Magic Planet
turmoil in Dubai’s
high standard of quality provide the most realistic Enfants outside of France. the 10th Magic Planet
BRAND
entertainment”. A total of skydiving experience possi- Commenting on the new
AWARENESS
financial market, a
venue
five concepts will be inte- ble. It will have two identical development, MAF vice-
leading attractions
Majid Al Futtaim
grated within the wind tunnels, and cus- president Craig Hart said the
Leisure is a major
developer says plans
12,000sq.m venue - a family tomers wishing to experi- myriad of options will be
provider of entertain-
entertainment centre, a ence the thrill of freefall one of the centre’s main
to build Playnation
ment products and
soccer school, an ‘edutain- without the danger of attractions. “With Playna-
leisure services from
will go ahead.
ment’ zone, an indoor sky- launching themselves from tion, Majid Al Futtaim
major suppliers in
diving centre and the an airplane can safely don a Leisure will set new bench-
Europe and North
region’s first indoor ski jumpsuit, helmet and marks in the regional indoor
America. The group’s
resort, as Magic Planet mark goggles, to ride a current of leisure and entertainment
Magic Planet FEC brand
ne of the world’s a continuation of MAF’s air that is blasted from industry. We’ve lined up
O
provides amusement
most unique popular family entertain- beneath them. something for everyone.
for all age groups, fea-
attractions for ment centre concept. In Cite des Enfants, mean- Our customers, children and
turing video and
fun, leisure and what will be the group’s while, is an edutainment adults will be wowed by the
redemption games,
entertainment 10th Magic Planet FEC in the concept unique to Playna- sheer line-up of indoor activ-
family rides, softplay
will soon be a reality, as Middle East, the brand seeks tion. It will be specifically ities - amusement rides, edu-
and thrill attractions.
developer Majid Al Futtaim to provide amusement for all designed to help younger tainment concepts and
There are currently
Leisure prepares to break age groups, featuring family children explore their envi- much more. Playnation will
Magic Planets in Deira,
ground on Playnation, a new rids, thrill rides, a video game ronment through an interac- be different from anything
Ajman, Sharjah, Muscat
multi-purpose destination section, a pool and billiards tive learning experience. To on offer currently in the
and Egypt. Magic Planet
that will offer refreshing area and a 12-lane Yalla! facilitate this new venture, Emirate and we are looking
remains a market
alternatives to the standard bowling alley. MAF has joined forces with forward to inviting residents
leader in providing loca-
mall experience. One key feature of Playna- one of the most visited and tourists of Dubai to a
tion based entertain-
According to MAF, Playna- tion will be iFLY Dubai, the science museums in the very unique experience in
ment.
tion will provide visitors indoor skydiving centre that world, the Parisian Cite des March 2010.”
FECs | Romania Bingo Halls | Argentina
‘Unique’ FEC Codere renews
illustrates Eastern key bingo licence
European
SPANISH GAMING GROUP Lottery and Casinos of the
opportunities
BACK ON TRACK IN Province of Buenos Aires, the
SOUTH AMERICA Following body for the regulation and
a two-year legislative wrangle, licensing of gambling, has now
Codere Group, the multina- agreed to renew the licence for a
New entertainment complex AFI Cotroceni
tional, multi-format gaming total of ARS5m ($1.3m), with an
operator has successfully accessory charge of ARS24m
Palace Mega Fun in Bucharest has been renewed its licence to operate a ($6.3m), payable over five years.
hailed as a ‘unique’ concept and has shown
key bingo hall in the town of La Based in Spain, Codere is a
that there are opportunities for expansion in
Planta in Argentina. leading multinational company
The Platense venue, which in the European gaming sector.
Romania.
generated 11 per cent of rev- The group is currently pushing
enues and 14 per cent of ahead with plans to move into
EBITDA for Codere’s operations Spanish-speaking markets in
B
rand new development living in Bucharest and nearby area and many other amuse- Paksoy, Anchor Grup CEO. in Argentina in 2008, was forced Central and South America,
AFI is not just a mall, it’s cities. ment attractions. “There were only some slight to shut in July this year after a including Argentina, Columbia,
an entertainment In the centre of The opening of Bucharest’s sales drops, in the case of dispute regarding the licence Mexico, Panama and Uruguay.
centre with many facilities 214,000sq.m developed by newest attraction, which is in some brands which are renewal - which started when As of June 2009, the company
dedicated to people who AFI Europe are 300 shops and the same part of the city as present in both malls. But the the licence initially expired back managed over 53,600 slot
want to stay both day and a hypermarket which is open rival mall Plaza Romania, has two malls have different con- in July 2007 - continued past an machines, 140 bingo halls, 160
night. AFI Cotroceni Palace is 24 hours a day. For those more not yet had a dramatic impact cepts, they are positioned dif- agreed extension date. sports facilities, three racetracks
effectively a city within a city - interested in entertainment on the sales of the latter, ferently and they will not The Provincial Institute of and seven casinos in Spain.
and is described by its market- than shopping at AFI according to its Turkish devel- cannibalise each other. There
ing team as: “The ideal destina- Cotroceni Mega Fun Palace, oper Anchor Group. are still a lot of shops the new
tion for shopping, the FEC contains the biggest Sales at Plaza Romania have mall does not have and Plaza
entertainment, business and indoor ice rink and the largest maintained the same level, Romania has and the other
relaxation.” indoor karting track in the despite a few of the mall’s way around, which creates
Located at the intersection country, a climbing wall, bike tenants opening stores in the hidden retail synergies.”
of boulevards Vasile Milea and lanes, a power boat lake, chil- new location. It would seem that despite
Timisoara, near the city dren’s playgrounds, a cinema “Visitor numbers at Plaza the recession, Romania is one
centre, AFI Palace Cotroceni with 20 screens, the first IMAX Romania have not decreased market that could prove an
Mega Fun has a catchment in Romania, two casinos, a after the opening of AFI Palace attractive one for the family
area of the 3m Romanians laser tag arena, an exhibition Cotroceni,” says Ibrahim entertainment sector.
GamesWorld | 18 | December 2009/January 2010
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