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Italy – Inspired signs new VLT deal with Cogetech
By Phil - 12 February 2014Inspired Gaming Group, the international SBG and VLT specialist, and one of the three largest suppliers of VLTs in Italy, has signed a new VLT deal with Cogetech, one of the major gaming operators in Italy.
Inspired will be supplying its leading Open VLT cabinets, technology and HD games to Cogetech venues all over Italy. The agreement was signed during the ICE Totally Gaming tradeshow in London, where Inspired was exhibiting its latest innovations.
Inspired and Cogetech already have a partnership for Virtual Sports in Italy – Cogetech was one of the first Italian operators to sign up for Inspired’s Virtual Sports and is now live with eight market-leading sports.
Vitaliano Casalone, President of Inspired Italy, commented: “We are delighted to be working with such a key player in the Italian gaming market and we are extremely proud to be selected as one of Cogetech’s VLT suppliers. We look forward to bringing Inspired’s popular VLT entertainment to Cogetech venues, alongside our Virtual Sports.”
Cogetech Spa, founded in 2004 as a start-up between a group of Italian gaming entrepreneurs and the world primary player Gtech Corporation, is today one of the leading companies in the Italian gaming industry. Cogetech operates directly more than 5,200 VLTs, manages a network of more than 38,000 AWPs in about 15.000 shops, operates sports and horse racing betting through a retail network of 189 points of sale under the brand iZiPlay across Italy and provides services to a network of 300 independent betting shops.
Cogetch CEO, Fabio Schiavolin, also commented: “We are committed to providing the best range of entertainment to our players, and Inspired’s VLT products and games are proven to be popular with Italian players. We have been impressed by Inspired’s range of approved VLT cabinets and games. This partnership will give us access to Inspired’s cabinets and games, as well as other leading suppliers such as Apex, WMS and Merkur Gaming.”