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WWW.G3NEWSWIRE.COM/WWW.G3-247.COM International Gaming News / Knowledge / Statistics / Marketing Information / Digital and Print OFFICIAL MAGAZINE NEWSWIRE Global Games INTERACTIVE and Gaming Magazine MARKET DATA August 2018 WWW.G3-247.COM WWW.G3NEWSWIRE.COM Coljuegos has granted the 12th licence to operate online sports betting to Royal Betting Solutions COLOMBIA P08 Barrière Group and Raineau Group get green light for two more Parisian gaming clubs FRANCE P14 A ceremonial ribbon-cutting celebrated the official opening of the 1,399-room Ocean Resort NEW JERSEY P23 COUNTRY REPORT: HUNGARY The Japanese Diet has passed a historic bill DARK AGES OF GAMING allowing for the operation of casinos in Japan A country intent upon plunging its gaming industry JAPAN P27 into the Dark Ages - is there any hope for Hungary? SUBSCRIBE at G3Newswire.com Read every G3 magazine, download every market report and much more... 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App Store and Google Play Store Contents August 2018 SOUTH AMERICA EMEA COLOMBIA P8 FRANCE P14 Gaming regulator Coljuegos has granted the Two new gaming clubs have been authorised in twelfth licence to operate online sports Paris with The Barrière and Centaura Clubs betting to Royal Betting Solutions S.A.S. joining the Paris Elysées and the Circus Club Samson House, ARGENTINA P10 SPAIN P17 Manchester Road, Manchester M29 7BR, Only three of eight companies now Novomatic has been awarded the Granada United Kingdom interested in the tender for slots located in casino licence with its bid to create ‘The Casino the state casinos in the province of Buenos de Monachil’ in the municipality of Monachil CHILE P11 FRANCE P20 Enjoy has informed investors that it plans to For the first time, the online gaming sector in invest as much as US$116.7m over the next France has seen a rise in the activity of sports two to three years into its operations in Chile betting, horse betting and poker World Partner to Clarion Events G3Newswire.com delivers NORTH AMERICA ASIA & OCEANIA daily international gaming industry news and NEW JERSEY P22 CHINA P26 information, with the G3Newswire newsletter SBTech has signed an agreement with US SBM’s failure to capitalise on its marketshare circulated three times per land-based casino operator Resorts Casino through satelite casinos could spell trouble week to a 8,500+ database Hotel to provide its sportsbook solution ahead during the concession renewal process of gaming industry influencers NEW JERSEY P23 JAPAN P27 Executives from AC Ocean Walk, Ocean The Japanese Diet has passed legislation that Resort Casino and Hyatt joined the Atlantic will allow for the operation of three integrated City Mayor to open the Ocean Resort Casino casino resorts across the nation DELAWARE P25 CAMBODIA P27 Clarion has announced the 2019 launch of NagaCorp CEO, Chen Lip Keong, has purchased ICE North America, which will bring together HKD39.6m (USD5.05m) shares in the GiGse and ICE Sports Betting USA Cambodian casino operator www.G3Newswire.com Report Insight Hungary Casino Andorra Back to the Dark Ages Hitting the Jackpot: Technology Top Five: Andorra has awarded its casino Reports P34 Numbers betting Gaming Monitors licence to home-grown Jocs SA From a complete arcade ban Interactive P30 Products 48 Insight P28 through to the licensing of Paul Witten, Product Director at G3 interviews the NMi Gaming Jocs SA has won the tender to caisnos and challenge to the SIS, explains how numbers team in Bangor, Wales as the build and operate the new casino European Union in regards to betting can boost turnover and company rebrands at GLI in Andorra alongside technology online gaming, Hungary is keep casual bettors engaged for following the acquisition of the partner, Novomatic. With 100 per walking its own path sportsbook operators company in 2017 cent capital coming from Andorra NEWSWIRE / INTERACTIVE / MARKET DATA P3 Lewis Pek Editor Comment August 2018 The ECA Summer Meeting 2018, held in Monte-Carlo this year, brought the land-based gaming glitterati to Monaco to discuss a range of topics spanning such subjects as Anti-Money Laundering and Pan-European gaming legislation. However, the topic that lit the blue-touch paper at the event was that of gender diversity within the land-based gaming sector. Drawing together a panel consisting of Tracy Damestani, of the UK National Casino Forum, Pauline Boyer Martin, JOA Group and Kate Chambers, Clarion Gaming, the discussion centred around two pivotal points, the employment of women in the gaming sector and the appropriate nature of promotions and sales activities using models at trade shows supported by the ECA. Something of a north/south divide was evident in the room, with the Scandinavian country’s boasting high levels of employment and parity across all roles, not just in tradiutional marketing and HR specific jobs, but as Financial Directors and Operational Directors of some of the largest land-based casino groups in Europe. THE FALLOUT FROM THE ICE GENDER DEBATE IN THE UK’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS REMAINED FRONT OF MIND FOR ECA MEMBERS The divide was clear as debate shifted towards Mediterranean-based casinos, with an obviously more unbalanced employment picture, but one that was being addressed progressively, albeit at a slower pace of change. What was striking was the positive attitude and senior management focus of the JOA Group in France, as Pauline Boyer Martin described the 50/50 goal of the company, which was underlined by JOA CEO, Laurent Lassiaz, who was positively discriminating in favour of the employment of women across all roles within the France-based casino group. The subject of appropriate jobs and attire was discussed at length with panelist Kate Chambers as the fallout from the ICE exhibition gender debate in the UK’s national newspapers remained front of mind for ECA members. Ms. Chambers put up a strong defence of the exhibition companies to have the right to promote their products in a sensible and sensitive manner, without imposing a ban on female models and promotional girls at the event. However, dress-code would be policed at the exhibition if deemed inappropriate and” outside the nature of the products being exhibited.” While open to interpretation, such a common sense approach was welcomed by the ECA members who hope to avoid ‘round two’ with the UK national press at next year’s event. 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