Ritzio Entertainment has launched a new entertainment centre in Riga, Latvia.

The centre has comes under the City Casino gaming club brand which is a relatively new format of entertainment centre for Latvia.

3M has signed a new distribution agreement with Elatec Vertriebs GmbH to reach new customers in selected East Central Europe markets. Elatec will market 3M’s comprehensive range of touch products to customers in Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria, providing in-depth technical support for their application specific requirements.

The Polish government is preparing to license and regulate online gambling. A recent European Court of Justice ruling in favour of British bookmakers who had been banned from operating in Italy without a licence is expected to be the trigger for European countries to begin regulating the online gambling industry within their borders or face trouble with the European Commission.

Ritzio Entertainment Group has announced the results of its operations in Romania and its entrance into new markets of the Czech Republic and Belarus. Building on its competitive advantages to achieve a fast market share growth, within eighteen mouths Ritzio Entertainment Group has succeeded to become the third largest gaming operator in Romania.

A recent decision by Russian Federation's 'Federal Agency of Physical Culture and Sports' has cleared the way for a new Russian poker boom. It's a long-awaited event for all gambling lovers: Poker tournaments have received the status of official sport competitions, according to PokerNews.com.

Orion Gaming is best known for its Twinstar casino slots and slant top machines. The impressive portfolio of games and the ongoing new releases has brought Orion Gaming to where it is today, a worthy casino slot manufacturer on a global scale. Orion Gaming has also been designing and manufacturing AWP machines for some ten years and is currently working on a new and exciting concept.

Casino giant Sun International has announced that the new restrictive gaming laws passed in Russia has affected its plans for a hotel and gaming complex in Moscow. But David Coutts-Trotter, Chief Executive of Sun International, said the was not abandoning its plans in Russia

From February 20th to 22nd Belgrade will host the Premier Gaming Expo Belgrade, the first event of this type in the South-East European region. Serbia is one of the countries which has achieved economic reforms in recent years as noted by international economists. Serbia has improved its economic development, not only by increasing production but also by the stability of its currency, and an increase in tourism.

An exciting development unveiled at ATEi 2007 is JPM International‚s new Prestige cabinet. This new cabinet has been created to deliver JPM International‚s vision of the future and plays an important part in the company‚s aggressive growth strategy throughout 2007. The new machine is the result of substantial investment in new skills, personnel, product development, hardware, software, support and training as the company transitions future products and game play towards video based content.

3M United Kingdom has announced that its capacitive touch-screen technology has been implemented in Unicum slot machines to address player demands for a more intense and immediate gaming experience. 3M technology was selected for its high quality, reliability and capability, as well as global support to speed development and delivery, and maximise uptime in the field.

Pan Amusements, world leader in the manufacture of electronic shooting galleries, used the IAAPA exhibition in Atlanta to showcase its new Pirate themed gallery and confirm new sales, especially from the USA.

The fifth Surexpo took place at the Warsaw Exhibition Hall from October 19-21. A total of 121 firms exhibited, five less than last year. There were 34 companies who exhibited from outside Poland.

JPM International won the best foreign product award category at Surexpo 2006 last month for its Linear cabinet. In addition, JPM’s exclusive distributor in Eastern Europe, Synot, was highly commended in best foreign stand category.