Gambling & Betting Activities in the UK Industry Market Research Report now updated by IBISWorld

IBISWorld Market Research

London, United Kingdom (PRWEB) May 14, 2012

The Gambling & Betting Activities industry, although in a much better place than 10 years ago, has not fared well during the past five years. The industry has undergone many changes over this period, due to events affecting broader society and the industry. Importantly, these events have occurred in quick succession, creating a combination of negative conditions all affecting the industry at the same time. According to IBISWorld industry analyst Craig Shulman, “the financial crisis followed indoor smoking bans introduced the year before, started a decline in revenue and profit that the industry is only just starting to recover from”. The decline has been prolonged by the introduction of government budget cuts, online gambling revenue moving offshore and a long-term decrease in the popularity of gambling. Consequently, IBISWorld estimates that revenue will decline at an annualised 0.7% in the five years through 2012-13. While in a healthier economic environment major events would encourage industry growth and profit, persistent negative conditions are expected to reduce and negate the positive effects that the London Olympic Games may bring.

Shulman adds, “the negative conditions that surround the industry are expected to dissipate slowly over the next five years, with the expectation of a recovery as general economic conditions help raise disposable incomes”. In addition, increasing accessibility and investment in the industry will reap dividends over the period. This will help increase profit, although increasing competition from overseas online gambling operations will slow growth in the betting segment. Nonetheless, further investments into emerging gambling technology are expected as strong growth opportunities continue to be identified. Domestic gambling activity is expected to be stimulated by the occurrence of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and 2015 Rugby World Cup. IBISWorld forecasts that over the five years through 2017-18, industry revenue will return to growth.

The Gambling & Betting Activities industry has a medium level of market share concentration. While there are five companies that are classified as major players, there are still a large number of smaller enterprises including many small stand-alone betting shops, bingo premises, gambling arcades, society lottery operations, online operations and casinos. Major companies include William Hill PLC, Gala Coral Group, Ladbrokes, Camelot UK Lotteries and The Rank Group.

For more information on the Gambling & Betting Activities industry, including latest industry trends, statistics, analysis and market share information, purchase the full report from IBISWorld, the nation’s largest publisher of industry research.

IBISWorld industry Report Key Topics

This industry includes the operation of gambling facilities such as casinos, bingo halls and video gaming terminals and the provision of gambling services, such as lotteries and off-track betting.

Industry Performance

Executive Summary

Key External Drivers

Current Performance

Industry Outlook

Industry Life Cycle

Products & Markets

Supply Chain

Products & Services

Major Markets

Globalisation & Trade

Business Locations

Competitive Landscape

Market Share Concentration

Key Success Factors

Cost Structure Benchmarks

Barriers to Entry

Major Companies

Operating Conditions

Capital Intensity

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Annual Change

Key Ratios

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Mercy Center Streams StrandVision Digital Signage to Residents’ Rooms

StrandVision Digital Signage Communicates to Residents

(PRWEB) May 16, 2012

StrandVision Digital Signage and Mercy Center Nursing Unit, Inc. today announced that StrandVision digital signage is being used to stream information to residents’ rooms over the facility’s cable TV system. Mercy Center, a 140 bed facility, is comprised of a skilled nursing unit and a personal care unit. Owned by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Center offers a caring and compassionate environment for its residents.

The Internet-based system, installed by Guyette Communications Industries Corp. of Plymouth, Pa., carries information programming for Mercy Center’s 140 residents that includes a welcome message, as well as menus, activities, date, time and weather, bingo numbers and special events, such as birthdays and holiday greetings. Residents simply select the in-house channel on their television sets. The channel also is used to broadcast daily Mass.

The digital signage content is delivered by StrandVision over the Internet to a pre-configured Linux digital signage player that is integrated into the existing cable system. Weather, date and time information are updated in real time automatically by StrandVision while resident activities and notices are scheduled and posted by Mercy Center staff using StrandVision’s Internet-based Content Management System.

The system is working well. “Feedback from the residents is that they really like it,” commented Rich Heiser, Mercy Center’s tech who oversees the digital signage, information technology and other systems. “We’d like to add a few monitors in our lobbies on both our personal care and skilled nursing sides. We’re also considering adding another channel of programming in some of the lobby areas.”

“Mercy Center is making creative use of the digital signage system – sending scheduled messages directly to viewers in their rooms,” said Mike Strand StrandVision founder and CEO. “It reaches the residents where they spend the most time, which makes it as convenient as possible. The staff is able to post notices with minimal effort with the knowledge that it’s easily accessible to everyone who wants the information.”

About StrandVision

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StrandVision LLC, based in Menomonie, Wisconsin, delivers low-cost, Web-based digital signage software through a patented Software as a Service (SaaS) approach that delivers content to subscribers’ LCD flat panel screens, as well as computer screens and websites. StrandVision’s service distributes text and graphics pages, video content and national and local weather and news. It is ideal for many large and small business marketing applications, including medical and dental offices (patient education); banks, retailers and industrial distributors (video merchandising); education (student communication, staff and visitor information); employee break rooms (employee communication of events and benefits); nonprofit and religious organizations (member and supporter communication).

StrandVision also offers PC-2-TV.net, a fully digital, high-definition (HD) video extender to connect a computer to a television over long distances for use with digital signage and many other applications. StrandVision Digital Signage services and PC-2-TV.net are available directly from StrandVision and through registered affiliates and system integrators. Additional information about StrandVision Digital Signage is available at StrandVision.com, 715-235-7446 or by email.

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Cure the Tummy Bulge, Shaft Medical San Diego Announces the Availability of Advanced Liposuction Body Contouring to Eliminate Exercise Resistant Abdominal Fat

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2012

Shaft Medical San Diego, the area’s leading aesthetic medicine practice providing the full range of advanced cosmetic procedures, now offers the PowerX and Lipotherme Liposuction San Diego procedure for managing hard to treat abdominal fat.

Those collections of fat on the abdomen can be resistant to even the best diet and exercise regimen. A recent survey showed that three out of four of people want to treat their excess abdominal fat deposits.

It’s a truly sobering time in anybody’s life when one day a person looks down and sees that dreaded tummy bulge! For many women, this is the moment that the California and Palm Springs liposuction procedure starts to sound like a wonderful idea.

Even with diet and exercise, it’s possible to end up with areas of fat that just don’t seem to shift, such as back fat, love handles, bingo wings, and of course, the tummy area. Tummy fat can now be permanently eliminated with a relatively simple outpatient liposuction San Diego California procedure.

Treatment with the PowerX and Lipotherme San Diego liposuction procedure involves permanent removal of fat cells resulting in greater definition and skin tightness. This technique reduces or eliminates the unsightly “bulges” associated with excess tummy area fat.

Produced by Sound Surgical, the recently FDA-approved PowerX Lipo System is an innovative power-assisted liposuction device that makes it easier for the cosmetic surgeon to remove fat. The cannula rotates, allowing fat to be removed quicker, more efficiently, and with less effort. It is also very quiet, unlike other mechanical liposuction devices.

Lipotherme is a new FDA-approved 980 nm wavelength laser lipolysis technology developed in France. Using a small laser housed in a specially designed and patented cannula, fatty deposits below the skin are disrupted with heat, facilitating their removal and the look and contour you desire. Laser lipolysis with Lipotherme is often used in areas where traditional liposuction would not be successful and in parts of the body where diet and exercise is not able to reduce fatty deposits.

Now, with PowerX and Lipotherme, there are new and effective options in liposuction technology.

The PowerX technique substantially reduces surgical time as compared to traditional liposuction. Combining a unique rotational handpiece with multiple power settings, PowerX enables more precise body sculpting and contouring. Capable of superficial work to large volume fat removal, the PowerX allows cosmetic surgeons more control by reducing aspiration time and physician fatigue.

PowerX offers physicians and patients the ability to custom-tailor body contouring treatment. PowerX can be used alone or in combination with other liposuction technologies such as the Lipotherme laser lipolysis system.

Lipotherme laser liposuction offers smooth and consistent contouring results, allowing cosmetic surgeons to target the smallest and most stubborn pockets of fat. Lipotherme is the perfect solution for small, precise areas like the face, neck, back, parts of the abdomen and arms. This technique reduces bruising and bleeding, and only a local anesthetic is needed which reduces both cost and risk to the patient.

ABOUT SHAFT SAN DIEGO

Specializing in the very latest advanced aesthetic medicine procedures Shaft Medical San Diego features NeoGraft Scar Free Hair and Eyebrow Transplantation and MiXto SX Fractional Skin Laser for acne scars, skin rejuvenation, and nonsurgical “lift” of the face, eyes neck and chest. Our practice also offers PureLight Cellulite Heliotherapy, PowerX and Lipotherme Minimally Invasive Liposculpture Surgery, LAVIV Skin Cell Cloning Therapy and NeoGraft LTS Acne Cold Laser as well as BOTOX, Juvéderm, Radiesse, LATISSE for eyelash growth, and varicose vein and spider vein treatment. SHAFT’s modern and highly discrete office serves clients throughout Southern California including San Diego, Orange, Riverside and Los Angeles counties, and the Palm Springs area.

For more information about PowerX and Lipotherme Liposuction San Diego, please see the Company’s website at http://www.shaftsandiego.com.

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