News | Sunday, 15 November 2009

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Casino war goes online

Barriere Group, operators of the Dragonara Casino, have reacted to claims by Portomaso Casino on their alleged involvement in an Italian casino tender, that they have no interest in the operation of the Taormina Casino, lambasting the rival casino for “inventing” the rumour.
In comments made to this paper, Dragonara Casino senior spokesman Peter Borg Olivier categorically denied that Barrière Group had expressed any interest in taking over the concession for the Taormina Casino in Sicily.
Portomaso Casino director Gianfranco Scordato was quoted by gaming portal gioconews.it that Dragonara Casino were after the Taormina concession.
He said that the move was “inopportune and illegitimate”, alleging that the Barrière Group had “no right” to express its interest or to undertake any future commitments when it is currently competing in Malta to renew its concession of the Dragonara Casino.
According to Scordato, Dragonara Casino’s interest in Taormina is “suspiciously dubious.”
Speaking to MaltaToday, Peter Borg Olivier insisted that Gianfranco Scordato’s comments to the gaming portal were an “outright fabrication” and “conveniently misleading.”

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