Unstoppable growing of betting shops in the Basque Country

24.03.2009, Even if the things going bad, what does a one euro means if I going to see the football with more interest, and there is a possibility to earn some money." The three betting shops which began last summer its activity in the Basque Country hope that this thought is repeated 250 million times each year among its clients, to raise the same amount of euros. They Are on track to achieve this, judging by the success of this form of gambling, and expansion plans for 2009 designed Kiroljokoa, Reta and Garaipen.

Throughout this year will add seven new premises and more than 600 betting terminals in bars in the three territories and 22 states to open today and the more than 700 gambling machines spread throughout the Basque Country.

Although the three companies that get a licenses given by the Department of Games and Entertainment of the Basque Government in 2007 to open this kind of premises do not provide the figures obtained from that business began to operate, the fact is that they are much satisfied with the result to date.

The spokesman of Reta, Mireya Álvarez, said that "live events are promoting the influx of groups of friends that are cited in the shops for a while live sporting passion. All this is changing with many new people betting small amounts. "

For its part, Maribel San José notes that Kiroljokoa has recorded over half a million bets since its opening in August. "With the eight betting shpos we have currently and with the new machines being installed every day in bars, betting is increasing. Furthermore, people will know and increasingly familiar with the game Kiroljokoa "she explains.

Ainhoa Iza of Garaipen impact on those good feelings. "The expectations are being met and starting business in the Basque country has been very positive," says company spokesperson, who explained that "since December, when wasopened the first betting area of Garaipen Victoria in the capital of Alava, gambling and number of people have increased significantly each week. "

Given the success of the initiative, and that the Basques are increasingly familiar with the machines and the mechanics of gambling establishments, each company has designed its own expansion plan for this year.

Expansion plans Kiroljokoa plans has more than 60 workers, now available premises in Vitoria, Durango, Gernika, Barakaldo, Santurtzi, Irun, Toulouse and the locality in which it is situated, Eibar. In addition, distributed betting machines in 229 local restaurants, 46 of them in Álava, 136 in Bizkaia and in Gipuzkoa 96. It also has five Txoko Kiroljokoa (recovery points), four of them in Bilbao and one in San Sebastian.

In 2009, the company plans to invest in Gipuzkoa between three and six million euros in opening up new premises (not determined yet how many) and the distribution of 500 machines in bars and restaurants throughout the Basque Country.

For its part, Garaipen has opened 46 locals (seven of them in exclusive, the rest areas are enabled in arcades), and plans to open 20 additional areas in the next two months. Furthermore, it will open four betting shops this year, and hundreds of autobetting machines in local restaurants will be installed.

Garaipen has created a twenty direct jobs, and also receives support from 50 employees to its headquarters. Their playgrounds are distributed in relation to the inhabitants of each territory. Thus, 18 are in Gipuzkoa, 6 in Alava and other 22 in Bizkaia.

Reta, which achieved the highest score in the tender organized by the Basque Government, has seven beting shops operating (three in Bizkaia, as many in Álava and Gipuzkoa), and has distributed about 400 terminals in betting premises.

The firm, founded in 2002 and has about 70 employees, has terminals in the box, the BEC, or Illumbe Anoeta, and in summer brings its machines available to the amateur league drifters. Throughout 2009 will open two shops in San Sebastian, in Amara and the Parte Vieja (Old Town), and one on Gorbea street in Vitoria.

Source: noticiasdealava.com / spanishgamingnews.com

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