The new International Gaming Expo (IGE) website (www.ige-exhibition.com) has gone live, with on-line free ticket registration available to industry professionals from October.

The web site reflects the various constituent parts of IGE, which for the first time in January will bring together the ICE and ICEi exhibitions as well as the low-stake gaming element of ATEI. As a result, IGE will represent the foremost gaming and gambling exhibition and a 'bookmarked' event for industry buyers wanting to source inspirational new products and services from the world of gaming.

The IGE site will provide visitors with updated exhibition lists and floor plans, travel information for the thousands of visitors who travel from over a hundred countries each year, a media centre detailing amongst other things the latest press releases and exhibitor news, information on hotel accommodation, as well as a list of useful FAQs.

The International Gaming Expo 2009 will play host to at least 20 companies who will be making their debut appearance in London next January. The healthy attendance of first-time exhibitors enhances the status of the exhibition as the most important place for organisations to launch new gaming products.

One of those debuting in January is Taiwanese technology firm Masterwork Automodules Tech Corp.: the Taipei-based company will be marketing its state-of-the-art, portable, multi-currency, bank note validators to the gaming industry at IGE.

Battery powered and weighing in at just 1.1kg, the NC1000 series can be folded, is highly portable and takes up limited desk space. The NC1100 is described by the company as the ‘basic model of the family.’ Despite this label it has the capability to handle multi-currencies and is regarded as the perfect device for facilities which have mid-level cash flow densities.

In 2007, the company introduced its NC1200 model, which has an enhanced 250npm processing speed and serial number recording.

Following successful applications in a number of commercial environments, including foreign exchange centres, hotels and high street retail, the company’s latest model – the NC1300 was launched this year and implemented by Macau Casinos. With the ability to handle up to 16 currencies, the NC1300 is extremely versatile and can be used as part of an integrated table management system handling chips, TITO, cards and face recognition software.

The NC1000 series will be shown at IGE on stand 4652.

With representatives of the majority of the Irish Gaming Industry in attendance (either direct representation or represented by their respective trade associations), the Irish Gaming Conference provided an unprecedented forum for the industry to get together and discuss the issues currently affecting the industry.


Opened by Michael McGrath BL, Chairman of the now disbanded Casino Regulation Committee and author of the Department of Justice report 'Regulating Gaming in Ireland', the industry utilised the event to provide frank and open discussion on the frustrations at the lack of legislation, a regulatory body and the subsequent limitations imposed on the Irish Gaming Industry in the absence of such statutory instruments.
Having experts from the UK, such as Deputy CEO of the UK Gambling Commission and CEO of GamCare, to share their experiences provide further proof that the Irish industry is suffering as a result of the lack of a comprehensive legal framework in which to operate. In fact, the diverse and often conflicting laws related to different niches of gaming have exasperated many an industry stalwart.


Bookmakers voiced their frustration on the lack of debate in government on the FOBT issue and the disinformation being peddled by politicians, who have taken moral high ground on false information regarding FOBT's and their unfounded allegations of being a prime contributor to problem gambling.
Arcade operators aired their long standing view that their business is continually being eroded by illegal machine operations who have not licensed their machines / sites as they have to and also the low value of their stake and prize levels.
Independent gaming machine and single site operators voiced their concern at the inability of the government to provide a licensing classification for them and to legislate for their long standing industry practices dating back over 50 years and subsequently pigeon-holing their valuable contribution to employment and tax revenues into a legal minefield.

Casinos / Private Member Card Clubs are still worried about the fact that the wide scope for interpretation of existing laws leaves them and their substantial investments in clubs, staff and facilities potentially at risk. The fact that a lack of unambiguous law, in what has been historically a professional, self regulated segment of the gaming market, may allow unscrupulous operators give the industry a 'black eye' and force legislation, is at least annoying. This is not a desired route for casino owners.

John Purcell, MD of Purcell & Associates who organised the event, said "It is overwhelming that the unified voice of the industry has spoken so succinctly in this incredibly productive forum to let legislators know that we do want regulation and we are willing to step up to the plate and do what is necessary.
Without exception, the industry wants a regulator that can engage with operators and make decisions as well as a statutory social responsibility group to ensure professional operations and support resources for problem gambling.
One would expect a positive government reaction to this from an industry that generates over EUR 5bn in turnover in the Irish market, which wishes to ensure the proper controls are in place to regulate the entire gaming trade.

A new Russian company with Asian funds was presented at the largest booth of the 17th International Gambling, Lottery and Amusement Equipment Show - within the framework of EELEX 2008 AlsArt company announced officially it's approach to the market. The company is specialized in the sale of gambling and vending equipment but also the lease and service of slot -machines. AlsArt is a combination of Asian funds and Russian management.   

Key-note supposition for creating the company were effective business ideas creating for Russia and CIS and also chain of ambitious projects targeted to Europe, Africa and Latin America. According to anticipations, circulating of capital will be nearly 2,5 billion rubles.
The first step of the company was unification of the best gambling business’ professionals accumulated longstanding experience and knowledge of Russian gambling features. AlsArt gathered professional team who can build business in a new Russian realies and also work actively with partners all over the world.

AlsArt arises high interest to slot- machines which are not uncommitted after changes in Russian legislation. Now the new project is started regarding to obtaining 50 000 slot machines, their renovation and assignation of lease in CIS and in some countries of Europe, Africa and South America. According to investors from Asia interesting perspectives are opening in respect of Russian gambling zones and also development of alternative amusement segment.

Lyubov Loginova is invited to the post of the company’s director, is the former General Director of “Unicum Gaming”. According to investors it is necessary to use executives of a new type whose energy and flexibility coupled with business standing in Russian and world gambling industry will allow to acquit global targets performanced  for a new structure.
“AlsArt has come in earnest and for a long time”, said Lyubov Loginova. Amplitudinous work was made before creating of the company from evaluation of national markets and choice of the most perspective directions till development of exact projects. I can say with decision that AlsArt has enough resources for serious expansion at market”.
Russian company AlsArt will get into a place of a new holding company performing complex decisions for gambling business: totalizators, bingo equipment, gambling and amusement machines, lease of equipment.

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