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for John Carroll
Irish gaming market’s
European gains
John Carroll,
potential is identified
for Aristocrat
who set up
Carroll
Consulting in
early 2008, has F
ollowing the publication of the operators. “According to the A
ristocrat returned from the
first Balkan Gaming and
Entertainment Expo (BEGE)
report ‘Regulating Gaming in industry sources we have with the title ‘Best Upright Slot
Ireland’ by Irish Justice consulted,” Lawlor states “they Machine’ given to its Viridian
launched a new Minister Dermot Ahern in July this would prefer to move onshore to machine in the Best Gaming
website that year, the Gaming and Leisure more established and larger Equipment Industrial Design in the
sets out the three core activities of Association of Ireland (GLAI) has jurisdictions, but no such jurisdiction Balkans awards, which were
the company: Consultancy; PR & commissioned and published a has moved to adequately presented during the show.
Advertising; and Translation report that illustrates accommodate them as of Meanwhile, in Spain, the
Services. the economic potential yet. This window of company used the FER-Interazar
Based in Billerbeck, near for regulated online and opportunity is unlikely to event as the launch pad for its
Düsseldorf in Germany, John has land-based casino remain open in the long plans to enter the Spanish Type B
many years of experience within the gaming in Ireland. run, however, as strong gaming market.
industry, developing business The GLAI’s report, growth in the sector and “Our games and
relationships with manufacturers, ‘Economic Assessment straitened economic dedicated cabinet, designed
distributors and operators in of a Regulated Casino times make them an to appeal to a broad range of
Germany. Gaming Sector’, claims attractive target.” players, were very well
Carroll Consulting offers a that the Irish Exchequer In a separate move, received by key Iberian
complete communications could derive up to to the Irish Government is operators,” explained
management, PR and advertising €230 million a year in revenue from looking at proposals made by the Aristocrat Europe’s Marketing
service. While John is a specialist casino gaming over the next 12 Irish Bookmakers’ Association on Director, Marc Campman.
translator to and from German, the years, alongside the creation of behalf of traditional bookmakers,
company calls on its long-standing 13,000 new jobs. who want to install Fixed Odds
network of experienced translators The report’s author, John Lawlor, Betting Terminals in their premises,
Weike goes direct
for other languages. identifies a window of opportunity which could raise an additional €20
The new website – in English, for Ireland to attract online gaming million a year for the Exchequer.
in Vietnam market
German and Spanish – is at
www.carrollconsulting.de
CryptoLogic wins PartyGaming
W
eike Technology,
Singapore’s licensed
gaming machine and
FutureLogic has
electronic gaming table
oLogic is to provide partnerships with world-famous manufacturer, is continuing to work
shipped a million
C
rypt
PartyGaming with a suite of entertainment brands. This is one very closely with Waz Lian Gaming
its top-branded casino of CryptoLogic’s biggest customer (WLG), which has the
F
utureLogic has shipped one games, which are likely to be wins of the year, and an right to represent
million gaming printers since it launched early in 2009. endorsement of the branded games Weike products in the
introduced the very first TITO Under the deal, PartyGaming has element of our new strategy.” Vietnam market on a
printer in 1999. the option to add any new PartyGaming represents non-exclusive basis, thereby
FutureLogic now has printers CryptoLogic-powered casino games CryptoLogic’s ninth new customer in providing customers with a choice of
installed in more than 40 countries to its offering in the future. 2008, joining a roster of who they would like to deal with for
across the Americas, Europe, Africa, “We are delighted to welcome established and emerging gaming Weike products.
Asia and Australia. FutureLogic PartyGaming as our latest partner,” brands that includes
888.com, Sky Assigned Account Manger
printers are approved and specified said Brian Hadfield, CryptoLogic’s Betting and Gaming, Gaming Media Mr Taylor Phua will be serving the
by more than 40 EGMs and have President and CEO. “PartyGaming Group (The PokerChannel), Vietnam market. Previously, he
won 10 industry awards in the past has chosen six CryptoLogic games Maharajah Club, OPoker, Kurastica, looked after the Cambodian market
five years. that represent four different Betjacks, and KhelGalli. before switching to the Philippines.
Unibet enters partnership with online Ivobank
I
vobank, the UK’s newest online Unibet, one of the largest online indemnify and settle funds
bank is to provide online gaming operators in the European immediately at any time that is a
payment and banking services to market, which claims 2.5 million big plus for us, as well as the fact
the customers of online gaming customers in 150 countries, offers they can offer our customers
specialist Unibet. an online sportsbook, casino, competitive interest rates.”
The M Resort, Spa and Casino, a
Ivobank will be rolled out as a poker, games, and scratch cards. “Our partnership with Unibet
$1 billion venture due to open in Las
Vegas in March 2009, is using a 178
payment option to Unibet’s Daniel Alsén, CIO and Head of presents a fantastic opportunity,”
foot lightship with the world’s largest
customers on a country-by-country Business Development at Unibet said Martin Peterlechner, Ivobank’s
aerial television screen for promotions. basis, starting with Spain. said: “It’s Ivobank’s ability to Commercial Development Director.
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