Leisure Report articles from August 2008

Leisure Report archives from August 2008

Battle for online supremacy 'reaching the final stages'.
August 1, 2008... The battlefield of the online gaming market is now nearing the final stages, and an onshore, regulated and taxed industry is set to emerge from the current "mess", according to research by Evolution Securities. The broker and analyst said...

UK recession is still avoidable says NIESR.(Report)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The UK economy is set to suffer the slowest rate of growth since 1991, but could still avoid falling into recession, according to a new report by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). The Institute predicts...

Mixed signals mean it's better to lead ...(Inside track)(Industry overview)
August 1, 2008... One school of thought, which thankfully is not overly prevalent in the fast-paced world of leisure, is that when times are tough, it is better to let others lead the way. That way, the theory goes, you'll be out of the firing line if they take...

Over 6,000 gambling jobs under threat.(Breaking news)(Survey)
August 1, 2008... More than 6,000 jobs could be lost as the UK gaming industry consolidates over the next 12 months, according to Plimsoll Analysis. The unwelcome news for the gaming sector coincides with a British Chamber of Commerce survey which suggests...

Altium: 'leisure trading set to get tougher'.(Breaking news)
August 1, 2008... A leading analyst has warned that it fears that trading in the leisure sector is set to get notably tougher and as a result has reduced its estimates for the groups it covers. In its latest sector note for July, Altium Securities has...

32Red 'pleased' with HI trading.(Breaking news)
August 1, 2008... 32Red, the online gaming operator, said it was "pleased with trading" during the first half of its financial year, which saw year-on-year increases in group revenues, active players, and yield per player. In a trading update for the six...

Pressure intensifies on service sector.(Breaking news)
August 1, 2008... Latest figures published indicate that the pressure on the UK services sector has intensified in the face of rising costs and falling demand. Firms in the sector, which includes hotel, pub, restaurant, and leisure firms, cut jobs last...

Inspired sells division to Danoptra.(Breaking news)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Inspired Gaming has sold its pubs division, and placed 80 million convertible preference shares at 50p, to raise 40m [pounds sterling] with embedded bank facilities. Chief executives Luke Alvarez and Norman Crowley said: "The transactions...

North West leisure agent goes bust.(Breaking news)
August 1, 2008... Kings Business Transfer, the North West business broker for the leisure sector, has been placed into administration with its parent company the AIM-listed Dipford Group. MCR, formally Menzies Corporate Restructuring, has been appointed as...

Merlin shrugs off gloom with magical results.(Breaking news)(Financial report)
August 1, 2008... Merlin Entertainments Group, now the second-largest visitor attraction operator in the world, has again produced a magical set of figures, as the Blackstone-backed company continues its aggressive growth strategy in the face of the credit...

Probability eyes profits after 152% hike in gaming revenues.(Breaking news)(Financial report)
August 1, 2008... Probability, the AIM-quoted mobile phone gambling specialist, has reported a 152% increase in net gaming revenues to 3.16m [pounds sterling] (2007: 1.25m [pounds sterling]) for the full year to 31 March 2008. The firm said the 12 months...

Inflation nears 4% in June as recession looms.(Industry News)
August 1, 2008... Rising food and fuel costs pushed UK inflation up to an 11-year high of 3.8% last month--up from 3.3% in May. The rise means inflation is now well above the government's 2% target and vastly reduces the chance of a UK interest rate cut. The...

ALMR discredits Sky 'price freeze'.(Industry News)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... A leading trade body has undermined Sky's claims that it had frozen football package subscriptions for 2008/09, saying businesses could actually end up paying 18% more. The Association of licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) said that the...

Leisure: a pale shade of green.(Industry News)
August 1, 2008... UK leisure firms are less environmentally friendly than they believe, according to new research. An independent report of over 300 premises found that although 92% claimed to be taking active steps to be green, most were doing very little...

New 112m [pounds sterling] sector training fund is unveiled.(Industry News)
August 1, 2008... UK leisure employers have been given access to 112m [pounds sterling] of government funds to help with training their staff. Following on from a 100m [pounds sterling] deal with the National Skills Academy, this means the government has set...

Hospitality confidence falls.(Industry News)
August 1, 2008... A third of hospitality business in the UK are feeling leas confident about their economic prospects over the next 12 months than they do now, according to a new American Express study. However, despite the negative sentiment, the industry...

Through the pain barrier: the last recession provided the opportunity to sow the seeds of today's health & fitness market, writes David Minton, but is some pruning now required?(Insight)
August 1, 2008... The final remark from Sir David Michels at the British Hospitality Association (BHA) luncheon in June was very telling. Michels has worked through two previous recessions and understands how difficult business life can be when money is short....

Lay tent demand: as music festivals become big business, the business of keeping increasingly-demanding festival-goers clean and dry has sparked an industry of its own.(Insight: Innovation)
August 1, 2008... Two weeks after the Glastonbury Festival and despite the eventual success of the event, rumours that next year will be a fallow year on Worthy Farm persist after sluggish ticket sales. The credit crunch and the comparative lack of big...

A swarm of low-costs: Ray Algar looks at the emergence of the first true budget clubs in the UK, and considers what consequences they will have on the shape of the market.(Insight: Budget gyms)(Industry overview)
August 1, 2008... I can vividly recall the discussion with the then chief executive of Holies Place. "I've put together an exciting deal for a purpose-designed club to form part of a new development in Newbury. The numbers are good; what do you think?"After...

Big Brother is watching: Lorenza Alessie, associate director at HVS Executive Search, investigates how professional and social online networks such as Facebook and Linkedin are affecting the face of recruitment.(Insight: Social networking)
August 1, 2008... As headhunters, when we first approach candidates we have identified via research some are surprised about how much we already know about them. These days headhunters can find information about candidates not only through referrals and general...

Alterations without panic stations: changes to licensed premises no longer have a straightforward path to follow under the 2003 Licensing Act. Robert Edney from Davies Arnold Cooper LLP looks at the new processes.(Insight: Legal-Licensing)
August 1, 2008... The advent of the Licensing Act 2003 has been somewhat of a mixed blessing. The transfer of jurisdiction from magistrates to local authorities has, some would say, thrown up more anomalies than it has solved and consistency in approach has been...

Dividend: possible jackpot: the football pools looked to be in terminal decline until Sportech began to consolidate the market. Dominic Walsh looks at the future of the concept.(Insight: Behind the headlines)
August 1, 2008... The mere mention of the Pools Panel is enough to make me mistyeyed. It conjures up memories from my youth of sitting in front of the television, snow six inches deep outside the window, desperately hoping for the line "home win" to be announced...

M&A does exist--it's just different: Coffer Corporate Leisure's Mark Sheehan says that while the M&A marketplace might look serene, there is plenty of activity going under under the scope of the traditional radar.(Insight: M&A activity)(Industry overview)
August 1, 2008... It is the classic "swimming duck" situation. Although it looks quiet on the surface, there are deals happening out there. They're just different. Typically smaller and often as a result of some kind of distress or strategic change; deals...

888 continues drive to form new strategic white-label partnerships.(News: Betting & gaming)
August 1, 2008... 888.com, the online gaming firm, has entered into two new partnerships, designed to further expand its presence and offering. Deals with The PokerDome Group (PokerDome), a diverse group of poker-related companies, and Ash Gaming, which offers...

Gaming VC's 15% revenue hike is well timed.(News: Betting & gaming)
August 1, 2008... Gaming VC Holdings, the AIM-listed European online gaming company, said trading in its first half had been slightly ahead of expectations, with total revenues 15% ahead of the same period in the previous year and 13% more funded accounts on...

AsianLogic sees no slowdown in its target marketplace.(News: Betting & gaming)
August 1, 2008... AsianLogic, the AIM-traded AsiaPacific online and land-based gaming company, saw its average daily casino turnover rise from $11m to $14.6m in the three months from 1 April to 30 June, a 34% hike on the previous quarter's average. The...

L&G on target as Italian presence bolsters offer.(News: Betting & gaming)(Financial report)
August 1, 2008... Leisure & Gaming, the betting and gaming group behind brands such as Betshop, Betshop Italia, and Acropolis Casino, said trading for the six months to 30 June 2008 had been in line with market expectations, and that the profitable growth of the...

HMRC appeals Rank VAT ruling.(News: Betting & gaming)
August 1, 2008... Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has appealed the decision of the VAT and Duties Tribunal, relating to Rank's 36.3m [pounds sterling] claim for VAT paid on interval bingo. The Tribunal had upheld Rank's claim relating to VAT paid on...

PartyGaming slips as Euro 2008 weighs.(News: Betting & gaming )(Financial report)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... PartyGaming warned that, since 28 April, gross revenues had fallen slightly due to seasonality and competition for players' leisure time from the Euro 2008 football tournament. The firm's casino division "has continued to perform strongly...

London Capital Group unbeat after strong first-half figures.(News: Betting & gaming)
August 1, 2008... London Capital Group (LCG), the financial services and online spread betting company, reported a strong performance in the first half of 2008. In a trading update for the first half to 30 June 2008, ahead of interims on 7 August, LCG said...

TurfTrax restructures core operations but says the GoingStick is good.(News: Betting & gaming)(The Pricar )(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... TurfTrax, the listed racing services firm, said it would look to restructure its core business after failing to secure deals to supply its 'Pricer' software to bookmakers. The Pricar is a software application that generates a continuously...

Baby2body signs maiden franchise deal with The energie Group.(News: Health, fitness & sport)
August 1, 2008... Baby2body, the lifestyle and fitness brand for women, has teamed up with The energie Group to launch a franchising operation. The idea to franchise baby2body grew out of a need to fill the demand for classes and personal training from all...

Leisure Net launches 9th HAFOS survey.(News: Health, fitness & sport)(Health and Fitness Omnibus Survey )(Survey)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The 9th annual Health and Fitness Omnibus Survey (HAFOS) will take place in September, tracking public attitudes towards health, fitness end physical activity. The research, carded out by customer insight specialist Leisure-net Solutions,...

DC Leisure tools up.(News: Health, fitness & sport)
August 1, 2008... DC Leisure has become the first leisure management company to apply the new 'Culture and Sport Improvement Toolkit' to its operation. The company has conducted self-assessment against a version of the benchmark, adapted for a commercial leisure...

FIA names new ops director.(News: Health, fitness & sport)(Dave Stalker appointed at Fitness Industry Association )(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The Fitness Industry Association (FIA), the not-for-profit trade body which represents private end public organisations in the health end fitness sector, has announced the appointment of Dave Stalker to the newly created position of operations...

ADDleisure drives Movers & Shapers.(News: Health, fitness & sport)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... ADDleisure plc, the AIM traded developer of products and services in the health end leisure sectors, said Movers and Shapers, its 50/50 joint venture company with Bupa, is opening a further three stores, bringing its total to five in the UK....

Goals Soccer Centres sees no need to scale back on expansion plans.(News: Health, fitness & sport)
August 1, 2008... Goals Soccer Centres, the premier operator of next generation five-a-side soccer centres across the UK, said trading for the haft year to 30 June 2008 was in line with management's expectations. The directors said they were "pleased with...

Playgolf views East Kilbride as ideal template.(News: Health, fitness & sport)
August 1, 2008... Playgolf, the operator and developer of "advanced multi-sport facilities", said pro-tax profit and turnover fell slightly during the last 12 months. The golf course and driving range group said pre-tax profit for the full year to 31 December,...

Under-fire Saints to post 5m [pounds sterling] FY loss.(News: Health, fitness & sport)(Southampton Leisure Holdings)(Financial report)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Southampton Leisure Holdings, parent of Southampton Football Club, said it expects to sea a full-year loss of 5m [pounds sterling]. In a trading update prior to the release of its financial results for the year to 30 June 2008, David Jones,...

Competition Line has worked with Life Fitness and Escape Fitness to create a new Lifestyle Fitness gym at the 12.3m [pounds sterling] Freeman's Quay Leisure Centre, in Durham City centre.(Getting in shape ...)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Competition Line has worked with Life Fitness and Escape Fitness to create a new Lifestyle Fitness gym at the 12.3m [pounds sterling] Freeman's Quay Leisure Centre, in Durham City centre. The centre opened on time and on budget. It features...

The Lord Butler Fitness and Leisure Centre, managed by Leisure Connection, has worked with Dalesauna to install a new steam room.(Getting in shape ...)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The Lord Butler Fitness and Leisure Centre, managed by Leisure Connection, has worked with Dalesauna to install a new steam room. The leisure centre in Saffron Walden invested 29,000 [pounds sterling] in a new steam room. The centre's...

ISG has secured a 1.4m [pounds sterling] project with DC Leisure to extend fitness facilities and enhance accessibility at the Arena Leisure Centre in Camberley, Surrey.(Getting in shape ...)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... ISG has secured a 1.4m [pounds sterling] project with DC Leisure to extend fitness facilities and enhance accessibility at the Arena Leisure Centre in Camberley, Surrey. Working throughout the leisure centre, ISG will systematically update...

Life Fitness.(Getting in shape ...)(Winsford Lifestyle Centre)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Life Fitness has won the contract to equip the 10.5m [pounds sterling] Winsford Lifestyle Centre, in Cheshire. Facilities include a health and fitness club, 25m swimming pool, teaching pool, squash courts, dance studio and an events hall. ...

Select Committee puts government back in firing line over tourism.(News: Tourism & attractions)
August 1, 2008... The government has been attacked over its decision to cut funding to the tourism sector in a Treasury Select Committee report published in July. The report said that the move to cut funding to VisitBritain by 18% by 2010/11 was "baffling"...

Pontin's sees bookings rise.(News: Tourism & attractions)
August 1, 2008... Pontin's, the holiday village operator, has reported a 10% rise in future summer bookings, as Britons-faced with the strong Euro and declining disposable income--choose UK holidays. The company, which was acquired by Ocean Parcs in March...

Plans to scrap visa waivers angers industry.(News: Tourism & attractions)
August 1, 2008... Industry associations have criticised government proposals to withdraw visa waiver agreements for some overseas visitors, saying the move will damage tourism. The Home Office and the United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) announced they plan...

UK visitors spending less.(News: Tourism & attractions)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The amount foreign visitors spent in the UK for the three months to April dropped by 2% to 3.31bn [pounds sterling], according to latest figures. However, TRI Hospitality Consulting said there was no drop in the total number of overseas...

Park Holidays invests 15m [pounds sterling] in acquisitions.(News: Tourism & attractions)
August 1, 2008... Park Holidays UK, based in Hastings, East Sussex, has bought two substantial holiday parks in Dawlish Warren, Devon, with a 15m [pounds sterling] funding package from The Royal Bank of Scotland. The acquisition confirms Park Holidays as the...

Impressive rise in UK box office as cinema flourishes during 2007.(News: Cinema & entertainments)
August 1, 2008... UK box offices took 1.65bn [pounds sterling] worldwide in 2007, up by an impressive 50% on the previous year, according to recent figures released by the UK Film Council. The organisation said the last decade had also seen a 50% increase...

Utopian reports pre-tax losses.(News: Cinema & entertainments)(Financial report)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Utopian Leisure, the nightclub business founded by former directors of Ultimate Leisure, made losses of almost 400,000 [pounds sterling] in its first full year. The result comes despite the previous forecast by co-founder Bob Senior--made...

Cineworld on track in H1.(News: Cinema & entertainments)(Financial report)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Listed UK cinema group Cineworld said it had traded in line with expectations during the first half of 2008. In a trading statement covering the 26 weeks to 26 June, the firm said total revenues were up 0.7% year-on-year, with box office up...

Mystery suitor aims to pin down Georgica.(News: Cinema & entertainments)(Financial report)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Georgica, operator of the UK-wide chain of Tenpin bowling centres, is in preliminary talks over a possible offer for the company. Should the talks not result in a satisfactory offer, the company intends to instruct its financial advisors to...

Pacific raises MAMA stake.(News: Cinema & entertainments)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... MAMA Group, the AIM-listed live music and entertainment firm, said Pacific Capital has raised its stake in the company to to 97.45 million shares, or 13.16% of the issued share capital. The company said on 11 June Pacific Capital had subscribed...

Luminar l-f-l sales hit by Euro 2008 and poor weather.(News: Cinema & entertainments)
August 1, 2008... Nightclub group Luminer has revealed that like-for-like sales were down 2.4% and blamed Euro 2008 and a 'deteriorating macro-economic climate' for the decline in trade. The group--led by Stephen Thomas--said cumulatively for the 19 weeks...

Commercial property deal values fall by 50%.(News: Property & development)
August 1, 2008... Central London has seen a 50% drop in commercial property transactions, new figures have revealed. The City of London and West End markets have seen the volume of investment fall from 10.3bn [pounds sterling] in first half of last year to...

Blades sell Thames Club to realise 700,000 [pounds sterling].(News: Property & development)
August 1, 2008... Acting on behalf of Sheffield United, Christie & Co has sold The Thames Club to a company funded by Downing Protected VCTs for an undisclosed sum, realising a gross profit of 0.7m [pounds sterling] for Sheffield United. The football club...

'HD One' leisure scheme unveiled.(News: Property & development)
August 1, 2008... A new development on a 54 acre site in Huddersfield has ben put forward. The HD One could offer over 400,000sq ft of new leisure, sporting and entertainment facilities, adding eating out, hotel, retail, and attractions to the 24,500-seat,...

Aura club for sale.(News: Property & development)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Aura, the Mayfair bar and club, has been put up for sale, with an asking price of 2.5m [pounds sterling] for the leasehold property. The 200-capacity venue, which has a licence to trade Monday to Sunday, 9am to 3.30am, carries an annual...

Tone Leisure set to redevelop three sites.(News: Property & development)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... A 700,000 [pounds sterling] project is underway to redevelop three leisure centres managed by Tone Leisure. Alliance Leisure, which won the contract to fund and project manage the redevelopments, started work at Wellington Sports Centre,...

3.25m [pounds sterling] holiday park put on market.(News: Property & development)
August 1, 2008... Cenarth Falls, a five-star holiday park in Wales, has been placed on the market via Savills' Leisure team in Oxford, at a guide price of 3.25m [pounds sterling]. Covering some 11.5 acres, the site has 87 static caravans, 30 touring...

1.7m [pounds sterling] refurbishment for DC's Arena.(News: Property & development)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The Arena Leisure Centre is to undergo a 1.7m [pounds sterling] refurbishment as part of a commitment from Surrey Heath Borough Council and its leisure partner DC Leisure to improve facilities for the local community. The council is...

'Innovation and marketing'--keys to survival in foodservice sector.(News: Food & drink)
August 1, 2008... The UK's restaurant sector will start feeling the squeeze more acutely unless it follows the example of pub operators, many of whom are investing in marketing and new innovations to keep their offer fresh, according to independent consultancy...

Gatorade targets leisure market.(News: Food & drink)
August 1, 2008... Gatorade, the sports drink, is entering the UK market for the first time as the product launches with its offer of no artificial colours, flavours or sweeteners and no preservatives. The brand's UK bottler, Britvic Soft Drinks will be...

EU restaurants eye VAT cut.(News: Food & drink)
August 1, 2008... The hospitality sector in the UK could benefit if proposals for a reduced VAT rate for restaurants in Europe are approved. Under the proposals put forward by the European Commission, tax could be cut to as low as 5% on restaurant services...

Shakeaway's double.(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Shakeaway, the operator of milkshake bars in shopping centres, is to open two new units. The group has taken a unit at Lakeside on a 10-year lease, with an annual rent of 44,000 [pounds sterling]. It has also signed a 10-year lease at...

Nando's enters US market.(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Nando's, the fast-casual restaurant concept, has made its US debut. The company has opened a restaurant in the Penn Quarter area of Washington DC. It is the latest in a growing line of UK and Europeanbased eating-out formats to set its sites on...

Aramark in Wild Bean deal.
August 1, 2008... Aramark, the contract caterer, has signed a deal with BP to open the first standalone Wild Bean Cafe. The group will launch the petrol retailers' coffee-shop concept at Portsmouth's Continental Ferry Port, which handles 1.9 million passengers...

Butlins' hi-de-hi to sushi.(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Butlins is to open its first sushi bar. The new restaurant will open at the company's Shoreline hotel in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Staff have been trained to offer delicacies like seafood gunkan, smoked salmon nigri and tuna maid rolls....

CEO quits Coffee Republic.(Steven Bartlett to resign)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Coffee Republic has announced that Steven Bartlett, its chief executive, is to step down at the group's AGM. He will remain on the group's board as a non-exec and will be appointed vice chairman at the meeting. Bartlett will retain his...

Food & Drink to be sold off.(News: Food & drink)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Food & Drink Group, the Aim-listed bar group, is to be sold via a so-called "pre-packaged" administration, our sister title M&C Report has revealed. The process, which it was thought would be concluded as Leisure Report went to press, will...

Starbucks pours more into China.(News: Food & drink)
August 1, 2008... Starbucks will look to invest in China after closing underperforming stores and slashing jobs in the US. Last month the company said it will close 600 US outlets and get rid of 12,000 jobs. It also said it would slow domestic expansion...

LR Index leisure stockwatch July 2008.(Sharewatch)
August 1, 2008... "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning," said Winston Churchill, a leader who had to deal with some severe economic conditions during his time in power. Well, now...

Tourism Alliance.(People on the move)
August 1, 2008... Bob Cotton OBE, chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, has been named chairman of the Tourism Alliance, succeeding Ros Pritchard OBE, chief executive of the British Holiday and Home Parks Association, who has been chairman for...

National Skills Academy for Hospitality.(People on the move)
August 1, 2008... David McHattie, chief operating officer of People 1st, the sector skills council, has been named as the chief executive of the newly launched National Skills Academy for Hospitality. The hospitality sector was given the go-ahead in May to...

AsianLogic.(People on the move)
August 1, 2008... AsianLogic has announced the following changes to its board: Thomas Hall, currently the executive vice chairman, will assume the role of chief executive with immediate effect and will assume day to day responsibility for the company's...

Asian Poker Tour.(People on the move)
August 1, 2008... Hall replaces Christopher Parker who continues as a director and takes up the new position of chief executive of the Asian Poker Tour, AsianLogic's land-based poker tournament company.

Paddy Power.(People on the move)(Padraig o Riordain has appointed as non-executive director )(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Paddy Power said Padraig o Riordain has joined the board as a non-executive director of the company with immediate effect. He is currently managing partner of Arthur Cox, a leading Irish law firm. He trained as a lawyer in the National...

Olympic Delivery Authority.(People on the move)(Sir Howard Bernstein to resign as chairman )(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Sir Howard Bernstein, a member of the board of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), is to step down, following his appointment as chairman of the ReBlackpool urban regeneration company. Sir Howard, who is also chief executive of Manchester...

Escape Fitness.(People on the move)(Wendy de Knoop and Adam Smith appointed in sales and marketing team)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Escape Fitness has added Wendy de Knoop and Adam Smith to its expanding sales and marketing team. The former joined as sales and marketing coordinator in March, having previously worked for Life Fitness Atlantic in The Netherlands. Her remit is...

Playgolf.(People on the move)(Nell McGuinness resigns as finance director)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Playgolf, the developer and operator of public access multi-sport facilities, said it has reluctantly accepted the resignation of Nell McGuinness, finance director, with immediate effect, following a dispute between Kilmartin Property Group and...

Sportech.(People on the move)(Will Muirhead appointed as managing director )(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Sportech has appointed Will Muirhead as managing director of the company's relaunched online football gaming businesses. Muirhead, who will sit on the company's executive board, joins the business ahead of the official relaunch of The New...

Diary dates: summer.(Calendar)
August 1, 2008... July Event: Next Generation in Gambling Date: 29-30 Location: Palais de Congres, Montreal, Canada Description: The inaugural Next Generation in Gambling (NGG) conference will be especially useful for casino, racing, and lottery companies...