Tag Archives: Barcelona
Spain – Regulators take centre stage at Euromat Gaming Summit 2016
Regulators from some of Europe’s biggest markets will take centre stage at this year’s EUROMAT Gaming Summit which will take place at the Majestic Hotel in the heart of Barcelona. The latest programme for the Summit shows that Marta Espasa, the Director General for Gaming in Catalonia will open the programme along with the European…
Spain – Barcelona confirmed for Euromat’s 2016 Gaming Summit
Euromat, the European Gaming and Amusement Federation, has confirmed the Hotel Majestic in the historic centre of Barcelona as the venue for its 2nd Annual Gaming Summit on the May 26 2016. Euromat’s President Eduardo Antoja said: “I’m really pleased to welcome Europe’s land-based gaming sector to my home city of Barcelona next year. The…
Spain – MelcoLot to go it alone as Veremonte pulls out of BCN World
Hong Kong-based MelcoLot has confirmed that it ‘remains interested’ in the tender process to operate a casino at BCN World in Barcelona, Spain, despite having severed a deal to bid for a licence with Veremonte España SL. Veremonte is reported to have walked out on the project having missed a second funding deadline and passing…
Spain – Scientific centralises EMEA Headquarters in Barcelona
Scientific Games has centralized its European headquarters in Barcelona, Spain and will discontinue redundant functions at its Amsterdam, the Netherlands office by December 31, 2015. The Scientific Games facility in Barcelona is now the central hub for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) sales, service, support, and manufacturing for the Company’s Bally, Shuffle Master, and…
Spain – Hard Rock to invest €900m in BCN World
Hard Rock International has outlined its involvement in the planned Hispanic project Barcelona World in Vila-seca y Salou, near the Port Aventura park. Hard Rock International’s CEO Hamish Dodds revealed that the company would be one of the main investors in BCN World spending €900m on its part of the project. He likened the company’s…
Spain – Aristocrat installs first games in Casino Barcelona
Aristocrat Technologies has introduced its first Class III games into the Spanish market. Following their approval in Catalonia last month, the first Aristocrat casino games for Spain will be available to players at Casino de Barcelona and Casino Peralada, situated near the French border in the province of Girona. Configured in multi-station banks of eight…
Spain – Grupo Villar Rodriguez takes over Cirsa’s share in four slot halls
Grupo Villar Rodriguez has bought the remaining 50 per cent stake in the four slot halls and one bingo hall it had previously owned in partnership with Cirsa. All five venues are located in Barcelona, including Bingo billiard, Ciutat Barcelona and the Fortuna Chamber of Poblenou.
Spain – Caesars adds interest to BCN World
Caesars Entertainment has reportedly entered the race to be one of the six operators to run the six initially resort casinos at BCN World, the casino-centric destination being planned for the Spanish region of Catalonia. Caesars will invest €500m (US$675m) to develop the casino, surpassing the minimum €300m investment outlined by the government. It would…
Spain – Catalan parliament passes BCN World legislation
Yesterday, the Catalan Parliament in Spain passed the Law that will allow up to six casino licenses in the area of the Recreational and Tourism Centre in Vila-seca and Salou, south of Barcelona. The regional government will now begin the process of approving the BCN World Master Plan in order to define the zoning, and…
