Gaming Industry News (GIN) 29 Sep 11

30.09.2011, Gaming Industry News is the weekly e-news service from Totally Gaming, sent to a 40,000- plus database of professional buyers and influencers in over 190 global jurisdictions. GIN is a free news service provided by Clarion Events:

Totally Gaming Awards secure prestigious lead sponsor

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January's inaugural Totally Gaming Awards has announced a major coup, securing Novomatic as the event's headline sponsor. The Totally Gaming Awards, to be held at the prestigious 8 Northumberland Avenue, one of London's top venues, has been created to recognise and reward innovation, as well as great products and services, from across the whole spectrum of the gaming industry. Jens Halle, Managing Director of Novomatic's international subsidiary Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH, commented: "Our industry lives and breathes on innovation and excellence, so to be able to celebrate those qualities through the medium of a top class Awards event makes perfect sense. Being held on the eve of the show makes for a perfect 'curtain raiser' to the international gaming industry's 2012 calendar and we are already looking forward to this new evolution of ICE in London."

For more info on the Totally Gaming Awards visit www.totallygamingawards.com.

Mobile gaming units approved by Nevada Gaming Commission MOBILE The use of mobile gaming units in Las Vegas hotel rooms has been unanimously approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission. Under revised regulations, licensees wanting to expose new sections of a property to mobile gaming would have to appeal to the state Gaming Control Board and show that they have the ability to monitor play and assure regulators that gaming laws are obeyed.

EiG hailed a major success ONLINE The tenth EiG has been deemed a major success by both delegates and exhibitors as a total of 1744 industry thought leaders - an increase of 30% on the 2010 figure - met in Milan. Delegates attended high level sessions covering a range of topical issues, including future customers and their entertainment habits, the Facebook generation, increasingly fragmented regulation, optimal taxation models, social media strategies for gambling amongst many more.

Global Draw acquires Barcrest from IGT STREET Global Draw, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Barcrest Group from IGT. Barcrest will be integrated into Scientific's Diversified Gaming Group - which also includes Global Draw and Games Media - and help the firm extend its UK presence as well as provide access to the Italian and Czech markets. Click here for more information

Novomatic to headline ICE's Totally Gaming Novomatic announced today that it the headline sponsor at ICE Totally Gaming Exhibition's inaugural Totally Gaming Awards. The ceremony is to be held at London's prestigious 8 Northumberland Avenue on Monday 23rd January, 2012, and will recognise and reward innovation, as well as great products and services, from across the whole spectrum of the gaming industry. Jens Halle, Managing Director of Novomatic's international subsidiary Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH, praised the announcement, saying: "Our industry lives and breathes on innovation and excellence, so to be able to celebrate those qualities through the medium of a top class Awards event makes perfect sense." For more information, go to www.totallygamingawards.com

French interest for Full Tilt ONLINE Embattled online gaming firm Full Tilt Poker is in buyout talks with an unnamed French investor according to its lawyer Jeff Ifrah. He added that the Dublin-based company - which is currently the subject of a large scale investigation by the US government over alleged illegal gambling, money laundering and bank fraud - had also received an expression of interest from another possible buyer.

Mobile Web research shows US preference MOBILE New research has found that 59 percent of consumers who gamble online in the US, access games through the Mobile Web. Study author Forrester Research said that, in comparison, just 26 percent of their European counterparts play using the Mobile Web. A spokesperson for Forrester called the Mobile Web the 'fastest-growing platform by-far', but pointed out that revenues generated by the platform are still limited.

Isle of Man casino plan faces opposition CASINO Plans for a second casino on the Isle of Man are facing opposition after residents objected to the government's proposal to seek expressions of interest over the development. Objectors said that a comprehensive financial review had not been undertaken, and that the process was being pushed forward without a proper assessment and understanding of the local market.

Crown Bingo blocks Australian trademark infringement BINGO Crown Bingo has blocked a move by Australia's Crown Casino to launch an online arm in the UK citing trademark infringement. A spokesperson for the bingo group said that they were pleased with the decision, adding that they would also be looking to challenge further offline launches in the country by Crown Casino.

Hungarian MPs hike gaming tax by 50% CASINO Hungarian ministers have voted to increase gaming tax by 50 percent from November 2011. Antal Rogan, the head of parliament's economic committee, further proposed an increase in online gaming tax in an attempt to fill the country's expected 2012 budget gap. Click here for more information

Bookmaker Coral buys independent chain Chas Kendall BETTING Betting firm Coral has bought Cumbria's largest independent bookmakers, Chas Kendall, in a multi-million pound deal. The acquisition will give Coral a foothold in the North West of the UK, where Chas Kendall operates 30 shops and employs more than 150 staff.

EiG goes live with EiG Replay ONLINE Worried that you missed an important session at last week's EiG? Want to refresh your memory on some of the topics debated and discussed by our line-up of key industry figures? EiG is giving you the opportunity to do both with EiG Replay, its new online playback service. Every session from across the 10th anniversary EiG conference, plus its two add-on conferences - European iGaming Design and Development, and, Entertainment, Sport and iGaming (organised in partnership with Gaminglaw.eu) - has been recorded and made available online for your perusal. For more information, contact Yeemay.Huang@clariongaming.com.

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