Burke had taken a full team to London, with a range of Category C and B3 models, saying that there is “a portfolio of all-new developments in the pipeline” that will be ready for the upcoming London Casino and Gaming expo at ExCeL in January.
“There is a long tradition of casino shows in London,” he added, “and they traditionally show product for Europe, so the operators of bricks-and-mortar casinos in countries like France and Germany will find much to interest them at London Casino and Gaming expo in January.”
Currently, the upper limit in the UK is 20 slots per location, though the 2023 white paper has proposed increasing this.
“We are hoping that the new government will take up white paper recommendations, notably in the area of the number of slots permitted on a casino floor,” said Burke.
“Look at the Hippodrome in London, one of the top casinos in Europe, yet it can only have 20 slots. Players are standing in line to play them.”
He said there is some evidence of multi-licensing in the UK now, where one operator holds more than one licence for a city and amalgamates them into one location, technically separating them so as many as three licences are in operation under the same roof.
