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Welcome to Les Ambassadeurs’ Summer of Sharing

Submitted by admin on Sun, 15/01/2023 - 12:23
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Gaming and giving back is proving to be a winning formula for the iconic Mayfair casino

Until 2020 the world of the ultra-high-net-worth was predictable. UK summers were all about visitors packing London’s high end hotels, eating in the best restaurants, shopping in department stores such as Harrods and Selfridges, and – for the privileged few – gaming in casinos such as Les Ambassadeurs Club in London’s Mayfair.

Fast forward to 2022 and the post-Covid world looks very different. Overseas visitors are returning, but in a less predictable pattern overall. According to VisitBritain, UK visits overall for 2022 will rise to 26.7 million this year, pushing spending to £21.6 billion – but still down around 30 percent on 2019 levels. The VisitBritain estimate for summer 2022 visitor was recovery to two-thirds of pre-Covid levels.

Casino Barrière Menton, Located In A True Wonderland

Submitted by admin on Sun, 15/01/2023 - 12:01
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Damien Connelly recently visited Casino Barrière Menton to meet the team of people making memories in this entertainment and recreation pavilion on the French Riviera

The ‘Côte d’Azur’ creates images of endless blue skies over an azure sea, a bright yellow sun over gently sloping beaches, all with a backdrop of lush, green rolling countryside and mountains. Colours abound in the images created by the Côte d’Azur – also known as the French Riviera. It is renowned for inspiring artists like Picasso, Matisse and Renoir, as well as having architectural gems such as Villa E-1027 by Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici.

Metropolitan Gaming's Globe-trotting Michael Silberling

Submitted by admin on Sun, 15/01/2023 - 11:40
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CEO Michael Silberling brings a cosmopolitan experience to Metropolitan Gaming. By David McKee

For a new company looking to make an impression on the international stage, Metropolitan Gaming could hardly have chosen better than to tap Michael Silberling as its CEO. Not only is he vastly experienced in operations around the world, he is intimately familiar with Caesars Entertainment, from whose empire Silver Point Capital snapped up a far-flung portfolio of assets to form Metropolitan, reaching from the banks of the Nile to the snows of Glasgow.

The Power of Trust

Submitted by admin on Wed, 14/12/2022 - 21:08
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California’s Wilton Rancheria teams with Boyd Gaming to create Sky River Casino by David McKee

IGT at Peak Performance

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/12/2022 - 16:25
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Interview with Petko Ivanov, Director of Sales EMEA, International Game Technology

As gaming operators throughout Eastern and Western Europe remain dedicated to strengthening operations and implementing innovation, International Game Technology continues to expand its portfolio and produce first-class hardware and market-attuned content to generate player excitement. Over the past several years, the company has focused considerable support on customers in commercial gaming markets throughout the region and has never wavered in its commitment or standards. Casino Life had the exclusive opportunity to chat with Petko Ivanov, IGT’s EMEA director of sales, EMEA, to discuss the company’s outlook for the region.

How has 2022 been so far?

Hippodrome London ‘10 Years a Legend’

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/12/2022 - 16:09
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London’s Hippodrome looks back on 10 years as a casino and forward to a brave new world for British gaming. By David McKee and Victor H. Royer

Casino Life Magazine and Outsource Digital Media recently had the opportunity to interview Simon Thomas, CEO of Hippodrome Casino London.

The story of the Hippodrome Casino in London begins in 2006. By 2008 Simon and his group received their gaming license, and then began the work physically on-site in July of 2009. After about three years – and £50 million of investment to regenerate and restore the primary building, and the building next to it – and then connecting the two – there was finally a light at the end of the long tunnel and the project neared completion. The grand opening was in July 2012, and so by today Hippodrome Casino London is coming up to 10 years’ of operation.

How operators can help make gambling safer.

Submitted by admin on Sat, 22/10/2022 - 01:03
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When the World Cup ends later this year, the UK is expected to have spent an estimated £2.5bn on bets related to the tournament[1]. It is no secret that Britain loves a bet. With one of the highest rates of gambling globally, Sky Bet’s slogan “It matters more when there’s money on it” seems to ring true[2].

Awareness initiatives such as Safer Gambling Week, happening from 17-23 October, are therefore vital in stimulating conversations around how gambling can and should be done safely. Also working with operators themselves, as Better Change does, is another way of ensuring change is achieved.

Individuals and operators need to work together.

Batumi Gaming Fest 2022

Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/09/2022 - 20:33
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Lavrenty Gubin, Managing Director, Plasma 8, the organiser of the Batumi Gaming Fest 2022. Interview by Damien Connelly

Can you introduce to readers the Batumi Gaming Fest 2022?

Batumi Gaming Fest will be a unique business forum in which to discover market entry and growth opportunities: a combination of a conference, a demo zone, a real estate area to promote opportunities for investors, and a series of entertainment events and networking parties.

Image: Lavrenty Gubin, Managing Director, Plasma 8, the organiser of the Batumi Gaming Fest 2022.

Business Event Sections include:

• Regulators and Legal Firms;

• Equipment, Tech and Software Suppliers;

• Online and Offline Operators;

• Payment Systems and Crypto Providers;

The Best Gaming and Leisure Offering North of Manila

Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/09/2022 - 20:02
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Bill Healey hosts a roundtable with four top executives at Hann Casino Resort in the Philippines

The Philippines is known for its growing casino and leisure sectors, particularly in the greater Manila metropolitan area. Casinos, spas and golf are plentiful in the area. We were fortunate to speak with four directors at the new integrated resort, Hann Casino Resort in Clark Freeport, Pampanga.

What is your position and what do your daily responsibilities entail?

Liway Alba – Director of Gaming Operations

RemotePlay & Remote2all

Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/09/2022 - 12:41
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Dan Ciobanu Co-Founder & CEO Remote2all chats with Peter White

What can you tell us about the services your Remote2All Solutions provides?

Over the past two years working with top international gaming expert Lucien Wijsman, we have completed the development and patented RemotePlay© Technology, which is a streamlined solution for allowing players to play remotely on electronic gaming and gambling machines. Our solution is changing the market-addressability segments, by increasing the geographical availability of land-based casinos and also the time frames when machines can be operated, regardless of lockdown or any access restrictions. The players have now the possibility of playing their favourite machine from wherever they feel comfortable and they can remotely interact by “pressing” buttons or “touching” the touchpanel of the machine.

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