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ACE Interactive, the Aristocrat develop even further next year. GLI, the gaming test lab company, has moved its western
subsidiary that develops server- CEO Michael Koch said: “We go regional office in the United States to a new larger facility
ACE
based gaming systems for into 2008 in a very strong and in Golden, Colorado. The office, at 4680 Table Mountain
casinos and lottery markets, has confident mood having
GLI gets
Drive, Golden, CO., now has more than 25,000sq ft
new moved into bigger headquarters concluded a prestigious bigger out (2,300sq m) of testing space and by 2008 will house
place
in Stockholm, Sweden. The new interactive video terminal
west
another 30 test engineers in addition to the 55 members
2,000sq m office is on the installation in Slovakia and made of staff currently working there. It is the latest in a string
waterfront in the Marievik district significant inroads into the North of office expansions and openings in 2007, stretching
and will help the company American market.” from Argentina to Australia to Austria.
PacificNet to
Still together:
acquire Octavian
Atronic &
International
Endemol
Just over a year
bankingonit Deal - Mega Deal, a wide-
after announcing its
ATRONIC INTERNATIONAL area progressive with big
prizes. Both ideas were
acquisition by eBet,
Atronic International and launched at G2E in Las
a deal that sailed
Endemol have signed a new Vegas in November.
agreement that allows Gerhard Burda, CEO of
into choppy waters
Atronic to continue to Atronic, said: “We are
in due diligence
develop, manufacture, excited about having
market and distribute repeatedly secured the
then foundered on
worldwide games themed globally well known Deal or
the rocks of the
on the international hit TV No Deal brand for our
show, Deal or No Deal. gaming machines. The
credit crunch,
The licence replaces a excitement and tension of
Octavian
now expired agreement the TV show fits perfectly
through a third party and with the entertaining and
International has comes as Atronic launches highly interactive bonus
found a safe
two new products: Deal or rounds of our games. We
No Deal - The Experience, a are looking forward to
harbour in two-level linked jackpot launching a strong portfolio
PacificNet.
game with side bet that of branded gaming prod-
increases bonus hit fre- ucts within the next 12
quency, and Deal or No months.”
portinastorm a member of the board of direc- gaming technology. Its Harmen Brenninkmeijer will
OCTAVIAN INTERNATIONAL tors. Once earn-outs have been Chinese subsidiary is also
remain CEO of Octavian but
completed and profit targets licensed to offer lottery games
also join the board of
When a year’s work to accom- met, he would then become in the PRC. Octavian’s portfo-
directors of PacificNet if the
plish the acquisition of Octa- president of PacificNet’s Global lio of modular casino manage-
acquisition goes ahead.
vian by Australian firm eBet Gaming Division. ment systems, slot and AWP
fell through in October, Octa- Although the value of the games and downloadable and global growth potential. At the
vian’s charismatic founder deal has not been disclosed, VLT games will provide an same time it would enable us
and CEO Harmen Bren- PacificNet will issue restricted excellent fit. to extend and enhance still
ninkmeijer announced imme- shares representing about Tony Tong, PacificNet’s further the range of gaming
diately that he was looking at 19.5 per cent of its outstand- CEO, said: “As with other Paci- and lottery solutions we are
other propositions. Within six ing shares, plus the additional ficNet subsidiaries, we are able to provide to existing and
weeks he has signed a defini- cash bonus. committed to Octavian con- new customers worldwide.”
tive agreement with Pacific- In the year to end of Decem- tinuing to operate independ- Victor Tong, president of
Net that sees the ber 2006, Octavian generated ently under its own well PacificNet, added:“W e are very
Nasdaq-quoted, Hong Kong- sales of approximately respected name. The acquisi- excited about working with
based game technology $64.6m (45m euros) off which tion will have a synergistic Octavian. It’s experienced cre-
company acquire 100 per cent it found gross profit of $18.4m effect by combining Octa- ative development teams are
ownership of Octavian. (12.8m euros) and a pre-tax vian’s strong global brand able to create proven games
After due diligence and on profit of $5.5m (3.8m euros). name and worldwide gaming that are tailored to individual
completion of the deal, PacificNet is an important distribution expertise with jurisdictions and are highly
expected in the first quarter of provider of gaming technol- PacificNet’s low-cost develop- cost-effective…We see strong
2008, Octavian would continue ogy in Macau and Asia, and ment resources in China and synergistic development
to operate under its current across the world. Its products local Asian expertise.” between Octavian and our
name as a wholly owned sub- include multi-player elec- Brenninkmeijer said: “Being other subsidiary companies
sidiary and Brenninkmeijer tronic table games, server- part of a company with the in the areas of gaming product
would continue as CEO. He based games, slot and bingo market presence and profile development, R&D, market-
would also become an execu- machines, VLTs, AWPs, cabi- of PacificNet would signifi- ing and distribution, and geo-
The new Deal or No Deal - Mega Deal
tive director of PacificNet and nets, systems and online cantly enhance Octavian’s graphical coverage.” progressive jackpot from Atronic
New
allchange latest in business accommo- The company has also just
INNOCORE GAMING dation and will allow us to announced new distribution
Innocore’s new HQ,
which it will move
improve our efficiency and to deals for Latin America and
home
into the
Having undergone an MBO grow further. Because of our Spain. Money Controls’
New Year
from Densitron earlier in the global expansion and sales offices in Argentina and
for
year and a major rebranding, growth during 2007, we’ve Miami will see Innocore’s
Innocore is keeping the grown out of our current facil- single-board computers for
momentum strong with a ity. This should be another gaming applications become
Innocore
move to a brand new custom- clear sign to the market of our available across the whole
built office in Newcastle, in commitment to the industry.” region. In Spain, Barcelona-
the north east of England in The unique office design based company Tovico,
the first quarter of 2008. allows for natural light to headed by Antonio Tombas,
Managing director Edward flood into the atrium, lighting formerly with 3M TouchSys-
Price said: “The new Innocore both the upstairs boardroom tems, will sell products across
House provides us with the and the open plan office. the whole of Iberia.
52 January 2008 suppliernews
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