UNI Meeting for Casino Employees

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UNI Meeting for Casino Employees

• Nyon, March 25-26, 2004

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One Stop Gambling in Europe ?

• Increased de-regulation of the industry
• Major broadening of the scope
• Governments looking to create jobs and income
• UK claims 117,000 new jobs and 5 billion
  investment, giving public income of 3.1 billion
• UK leading the way in de-regulation

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The old model is changing

• No separation from slot machines
• Increased e-gambling from betting shops
• Four main multinational groups are pushing for
  changes
• Cross-border gambling

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Who is coming in ?

• MGM Mirage
• Harrahs using Hard Rock casino brand
• Kerzner International based in Sun City, South
  Africa
• Isle of Capri (US-based riverboats)
• Mixing with existing companies
• Hotel groups Accor, Hyatt

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Other new models

• Racino combination of racecourses and casinos
• Developments at major football stadiums and
  arenas
• Combining gambling offers to customers

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UK de-regulated model

• One body for regulation
• Casinos to run all kinds of gambling, sports,
  bingo
• No restriction on permitted areas
• Can include slot machines with unlimited prizes
• Machines in betting shops

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UK de-regulated model

• Alcohol allowed on floors
• Live entertainment allowed on floors
• Bingo halls to offer other games
• Credit cards allowed, except slots
• Resort casinos allowed

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UK de-regulated model

• Key workers and operators continue to be licensed
  this could mean more qualified staff needed
• Criminal record checks to be needed for key
  operators and staff

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E-gambling proposals

• Internet, on line and I-TV to become a legal
  category of gambling
• Licensing of UK operators
• Ban on advertising for offshore sites
• On-line players will need personal identification
• Operators to prevent under-18 access
• Inspection and testing of on-line software

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More on e-gambling

• Europe to have 53 of world market by 2006
• Interactive gambling to grow to in Europe to 11
  billion
• Betting shops including roulette terminals
• Interactive horse betting in cooperation with TV
  channels

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More on e-gambling

• Europe to have 53 of world market by 2006
• Interactive gambling to grow to in Europe to 11
  billion
• Betting shops including roulette terminals
• Interactive horse betting in cooperation with TV
  channels

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Who owns the casinos ?

• Very wide ownership patterns
• Emergence of multinationals
• Expected consolidation to come?
• More x-industry links
• E-companies
• Television companies
• Hotel/resort chains

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Challenges for casino workers

• Multinational employers and new ownership
  patterns
• Greater x-border cooperation between unions
• The future of licensing of workers in a flexible
  environment
• Harmonisation of licenses in Europe?
• Effects of e-gambling and i-gambling on existing
  casinos and jobs?