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Change at the
top for Aristocrat
Bally celebrates a
Cirque du Soleil
Nick Khin has
record-breaking year
moves to Asia...
The first
replaced Tim Parrott permanent
as President and Chief
B
ally Technologies has enjoyed growing foundation of systems Cirque du
Executive Officer of a record year to June 30, customers continues to drive our Soleil
Aristocrat Leisure’s 2008, with its operating recurring revenues and is helping to production in
American operations. margin more than doubling from 10 deliver greater shareholder value. Asia opened
Khin led Aristocrat’s Europe percent to 22 percent, systems We are executing very well on at the
Middle East & Africa (EMEA) revenue increasing 54 percent, and innovation and delivery across all Venetian in
operation from September 2006, a diluted EPS for $1.85 for the product lines.” Macau to coincide with the resort-
responsible for driving Aristocrat’s fiscal year, as compared to $0.40 “We are pleased with our casino’s first anniversary.
expansion into new markets, in in 2007. continued strength in North The show, ZAIA, is about the
particular Spain, where the company “Our record fiscal year confirms American ship share and are well- dream of a young girl who journeys
is about to launch its new casino- that we are continuing to execute positioned in this challenging into space. The title, ZAIA, comes
style arcade games. on our strategy to deliver industry- replacement cycle because of our from a Greek name meaning “life”
He has also had global executive leading technology and games that improved suite of products and our and is also reminiscent of “Gaia”,
responsibility for development and perform and provide value for our customer-centric team,” said Gavin the living, self-aware, spirit of Earth.
commercialization of the company’s customers,” said Richard M. Isaacs, the Company’s Chief “We are extremely excited to
ACE Class III and VLT TruServe Haddrill, Chief Executive Officer. Operating Officer. “Our growing bring this unique show to the Cotai
server-based gaming initiative “The steady increase in our gaming market share reflects the continued Strip as our first permanent step in
through its Stockholm-based operations install base and our demand for Bally games.” China,” said Daniel Lamarre, the
subsidiary, ACE Interactive. In President and CEO of Cirque
addition, he played a key
supervisory role over Elektroncek
Ritzio marches on in Peru
du Soleil.
BV, the company’s 50-percent-owned
multi-terminal business
headquartered in Europe.
The EMEA region has reported R
itzio Peru, a subsidiary of among the first Peruvian operators
New talent hired
gaming clubs operator Ritzio to introduce the latest generation of
International, has reported casino electronic games, including
record revenue (up more than 50 an 18 percent rise in revenue for IGT TrimLine, Novomatic Super-V+ W
eike Gaming Technology,
which claims to be
Singapore and Malaysia’s
percent) and profitability (up 140 the second quarter of 2008, Gaminator, Bally Quick Hit, WMS only licensed gaming machine,
percent) over the past two years, following a recent Life of Luxury and Atronic electronic gaming table and systems
with the company significantly upgrade of the games King Kong Cash. As a manufacturer, has attracted two
increasing its overall market share mix in its Peruvian result of this action, Ritzio senior members of staff from
and presence in the region. gaming properties. Peru expects to hit a Stargames, the Australian slot
Ritzio operates three 30 percent revenue developer owned by
Atronic boosts
locations in the capital growth marker in the third Shuffle Master.
Lima, with a total of 907 quarter, as more new Andrew Masen is
European team
machines, offering games increase the Weike’s new Head of
casino-style entertainment
Rizio Peru’s New York
attraction to players. Gaming Development, based in
property in Lima.
Matthew Collman has and supporting services, Ritzio Peru also plans Singapore, while Raymond Dunlop
joined Atronic and targeting at customers of to introduce live table games in one has joined the company as
International’s UK middle and high income level. of its existing locations, and will Production Director, and is based in
team based in During the second quarter of also be launching a new gaming Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
St Albans, taking 2008 all three clubs have been club in Lima. The new venue will “We have been determined to
responsibility for the company’s updating their games library with feature 150 gaming machines and secure the best people for the most
Eastern European customers and top-playing titles and installing the is scheduled to open by the end of critical elements of our business,”
providing sales, administration and latest gaming machines. Ritzio was this year. said Weike’s CEO, David Kinsman.
service experience.
Reporting to the company’s Sales
Director, Stuart German, Collman is
UK tax Tribunal rules in favour of Rank
responsible for Belgium, Belarus,
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and
Slovakia. German said, “We are all T
he Rank Group, which on games of interval bingo, and has likelihood that the case will be
operates Mecca Bingo clubs won rulings in its favour on both referred to the European Court of
and Grosvenor Casinos in the counts, which could encourage Justice, so the final decision may
very pleased to introduce and UK, could be in line for tax refunds other operators in the UK to bring not be made until 2009.
welcome Matthew to the team. totalling over £60 million following similar claims. The claims centred on European
Matthew joins the sales team at an two VAT Tribunal rulings. The second stage of litigation on Union rules concerning fiscal
exciting time for Atronic with our new The company has claimed that it the £25 million claim is due to start neutrality, and related to differential
era in gaming solutions kicking off to overpaid tax of £25 million on later this year, but the Tribunal has taxation on machines dependent on
a good start for the company.” gaming machines and £36.3 million indicated that there is a strong the location of the RNG.
10 OCTOBER 2008
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