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Cirsa seeing strong growth in Italy and Colombia
President of Codere, José He has a total of 36.22m
Cirsa recorded income of 1.2bn euros during the first nine months of
Codere
Antonio Martínez shares in the company at a
the year, yielding an operational profit of 126.6m euros, an increase
Sampedro, has increased market value of 671.98m
of 19.5 per cent compared to the same period last year.
boss puts
his shareholding in the euros.
In the third quarter, Cirsa saw turnover of 409.9m euros, with an
his money
group to 65.821 per cent,
EBIDTA of 46.6m. An increase in the number of slot machines
where his after investing 1.19m
helped drive revenues. The number of machines in Italy has more
than 5,000 units. Colombia has also seen good growth with a total of
work is
euros in shares.
Sampedro, who is also the
21 new casinos with 110 table games and 2,250 machines.
main shareholder, acquired
a total of 58,729 shares,
which represents 0.07 per
cent of the capital, at a
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cost of 20.3 euros each, at
the end of November
2007.
Dusk Till Dawn opens
to a packed house
pokerplace poker community are going
UNITED KINGDOM to love it. Though we did con-
sider having slot machines at
Over 200 invited guests the club we have now recon-
attended the eagerly awaited sidered and despite the con-
opening of Dusk Till Dawn ditions not being legally
last month, many of them binding we will abide by
professional players, to cele- them as a sign of good faith.”
brate the club’s inaugural Demand has been high for
night. what is classing itself as the
Launched by entrepre- UK’s first legal poker club -
neurs Rob Yong and Nick all events sold out straight
Whiten, Dusk Till Dawn is a away which has led to an
15,000sq.ft. facility strategi- increase in capacity from 81
cally located in Nottingham, to 108 runners for the late
in the centre of England. November events.
Leased from Showcase On December 1 the club
Cinemas, the venue will was all set to host its opening
accommodate up to 414 weekend main event with an
players with 46 tables includ- entry of £500 +£50, capped
ing a Final/TV table and will at 108. This tournament has a
be capable of hosting WPT list of professional players so
and EPT events. experienced, the club
Yong’s original plan was to believes it will be one of the
open a much smaller venue hardest £500 fields in a
comprising just eight tables. decade.
Nick Whiten, operations Simon Trumper, live poker
director of DTD, said: “The director, said: “I never had any
opening night has been a doubts that we would sell all
long time coming but I could- our seats for the opening
n’t be happier with the way finally said those long and London Clubs Interna- the club was not financially obtaining a full gaming license weekend. We can’t rest on
Dusk Till Dawn looks. Every- awaited words….”Shuffle up tional objected on the viable. we would have denied it. We our laurels now though as
one who attended the event and deal,” announcing the grounds of ‘insufficient However, arguments from would have been finished by the real challenge is to make
had a fantastic time and I am card room officially open. demand.’ DTD barrister Andrew lunch, however, as you wish Dusk Till Dawn the best club
confident that the club’s Launch night saw a free The objection caused the Woods and two letters of to open a poker only club, we in Europe and keep players
going to be a huge success.” tournament take place with original case in April 2007 to support from the Gambling feel there is demand for the coming through our door
Yong made a speech prais- 50 players participating, the be adjourned until Septem- Commission, in itself an facilities you offer. As such we over the years to follow.”
ing staff who had been with top prize being entry to Sat- ber 24. unprecedented event, will issue you a license with Though the club’s popu-
him from the beginning, Nick urday’s £500 +£50 Main Event At the eleventh hour swayed the magistrates in the condition that only poker larity has been a strong part
Whiten, Lee Scott and Nick which was ultimately won by London Clubs dropped out DTD’s favour. can be played there and no of the draw, a new feature on
Watkin, and presenting them Ladbroke’s Nigel Blower. but barristers for both Gala The chairman of the slot machines will be allowed. DTDPoker, Dusk Till Dawn’s
with gifts and bottles of More importantly, it put to and Stanley’s fiercely con- Betting and Gaming Commit- Yong commented: “It’s online counterpart, has made
champagne. He finished by bed the whole licensing tested the bid. They argued tee said in his verdict: “I can been a long struggle but it’s it possible for people not
calling his mother from the process during which three that there was not enough safely say that if you had come been worth it. The club is only to register but buy-in
crowd to cut the ribbon and casino chains, Gala, Stanley’s demand in the local area and to us with the intention of looking great and I know the online as well.
Regional government says ‘yes’ to Gran Scala
aragonon firms called International theme park Gran Scala des- the complex, which will
SPAIN Leisure Development. tined for Aragon, expects include between 12 and 14
“This is an important day three of the five phases of casino hotels, almost 20
The Aragon regional govern- for Aragon. Gran Scala is a Spain’s Gran Scala to be sold hotels and two theme parks,
ment has now signed a prelim- great hope,” Iglesias’ deputy before its official opening in will equate to almost half of
inary agreement giving the Jose Angel Biel said. “We Autumn 2010. the Gran Scala project.
green light for investors to couldn’t let the opportunity ILD aims to sign agree- In total the venue aims to
seek operators for the ambi- pass.” ments with operators during have 32 casinos, five theme
tious 5,000-acre casino and Biel said the first brick the second and third stage of parks, around 70 hotels,
theme park project destined would be laid next September the project, once it opens the including one modelled after
for the Los Monegros region, 16, the day after the 2008 first stage, the construction of the Pentagon in an espionage
east of Zaragoza, in Spain. World’s Fair finishes in which is planned to start at theme park called Spyland,
Aragon regional govern- Zaragoza. the beginning of 2009. and a bullring but the phased
ment president Marcelino International Leisure Devel- Sources at the company development is expected to
Iglesias announced the opment (ILD), the group of explained that contacts to make the plans more feasible.
signing of a draft in December companies behind the ambi- start the first phase are in In the first phase, develop-
with a consortium of foreign tious casino complex and advanced stages. This part of ers will build theme parks
2 January 2008 europeannews
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