liquidity las vegas – 16 november 2010 william scott – vp commercial gtech g2
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Liquidity Las Vegas – 16 November 2010 William Scott – VP Commercial GTECH G2 Liquidity Sharing across jurisdictions and regulations (Danish case) May, 20 th 2010. Liquidity...improves players experience. Peer to Peer Games, such as Poker, require liquidity - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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LiquidityLiquidityLas Vegas – 16 November 2010Las Vegas – 16 November 2010
William Scott – VP Commercial GTECH G2William Scott – VP Commercial GTECH G2
Liquidity Sharing across jurisdictions Liquidity Sharing across jurisdictions and regulations (Danish case)and regulations (Danish case)
May, 20May, 20thth 2010 2010
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Liquidity...improves players experience
• Peer to Peer Games, such as Poker, require liquidity> Players online at all times of the day> Similar experience, game choice and value> Tournaments require large number of players
• Casino and Bingo also require “liquidity”> Some are pari-mutuel game – In Bingo more
players means higher prizes> Jackpot games - Casino progressives require play> Experience - Table games are more fun with
more players
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Current Poker Networks
• Cross Border Networks> Licensed in countries such as Malta, Isle of Man, Gibraltar
etc;> Players from numerous countries – Europe or beyond
• County Networks – Ring fenced> Licensed in countries such as Italy, France, Sweden etc;> Players from a single country
• Country Networks – Non Ring fenced> Licensed in countries such as Austria and Denmark> Share liquidity with other jurisdictions
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Regulation impact on poker liquidity
• Countries in Europe are regulating gaming > Regulated – Austria, France, Italy and Sweden> Proposing Regulation – Canada, California, Denmark, Greece,
Florida, New Jersey, Romania etc;• Regulation needs to take into account liquidity issues
> Low liquidity levels will not stop cross leakage> Negative impact on player experience
• Regulation needs to address> Similar tax (and therefore rake) levels> Poker rules harmonized> Agreements in place to share liquidity
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Technical minimum liquidity requirements
• Minimums to technically maintain a Poker network are as follows:
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• Base on Italy, the maximum networks that can be supported are as follows (Note that not all will have the minimum liquidity):
0
5
10
15
Germany
13
UK
11
France
10
Italy
8
Spain
7
Canada
7
Netherland
4
Belgium
3
Romania
3
Sweden
3
Denmark
2
Greece
2
Finland
2
Ireland
2
Californ
ia
7
NewYo
rk
5
Illinois
3
NewJerse
y
3
Florid
a
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Daily Unique Players
Daily RMP
Daily Max Concurrents
Daily Peak Cash
Daily Registrations
First Time Players
Monthly RMP
Daily Rake
4,333 2,146 1,000 420 120 90 10,342 € 22,000
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Issues to be addressed by regulators
• Sharing of liquidity for small populations> Between various country (state) and/or cross
border networks • Harmonization of poker rules• Similar tax and rake percentages• Poker servers based in an agreed location• Network management
> Fraud and Security, including dispute resolution
> Information sharing> Network settlement
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GTECH G2
• GTECH G2 brings together, under one brand, the combined expertise of GTECH and its extensive lottery insight with leaders in the interactive gaming
• A complete gaming portfolio of poker, bingo, casino, sportsbetting, fully managed services and instant games.
• The group includes Boss Media, a leading innovator in software and systems for Poker, Casino and Bingo entertainment; Finsoft , a leading provider of enterprise-wide real time trading solutions for the commercial sports betting industry – both interactive and retail; St Minver, a fully managed service provider of Internet games to media, lifestyle, and other brands; and Dynamite Idea, a developer of unique, innovative digital instant and side games.
• Consolidating combined talent and expertise into one premiere brand means that GTECH G2 can provide a flexible digital solution to all customers, large or small, wherever they may be.
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