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IGE 2009 REVIEW
IGE 2009
There was some trepidation going into the London Show early 2009 – but
the jitters were unfounded, as another successful show went without a hitch
G
2E Las Vegas was a good exhibition, far unveiled a raft of great product fresh for the casino
better than most predicted, with market which will take them far. More on them later,
exhibitors praising the quality of for now we go back to Novomatic.
attendees while noting the numbers were Novo Unity II is the company's new multiplayer
certainly down. These words were echoed platform, and Novomatic say it offers operators
in Earls Court, London, for IGE 2009 – the numbers unrivalled flexibility and unique gaming diversity for
were down, but the quality remained. Visitors that the guest. More than half of their substantial booth
might previously have brought a selection of staff space in London was devoted to a comprehensive
with them, just came with the decision makers. presentation of the multitude of new possibilities
This show has lost none of its buzz, even on a first opened by this groundbreaking multiplayer
day which appeared to us to be significantly down on innovation. Novo TouchBet Live-Roulette, Novo
last year in numbers. The second day was quite the Multi-Roulette, Novo Flying Roulette, Novo TouchBet
opposite, with a positive energy running through Live-Baccarat, Novo TouchBet Live-Black Jack and
Earls Court One and Two, and exhibitors leaving with Novo TouchBet Live-Sic Bo as well as the new
orders in place. The order books may not be bulging, electronic live gaming table TX-01 featuring Novo
but business was certainly done. Day three was, as Texas Hold’em Poker and the Novo Wheel of Cash
ever, reasonably quiet, but this is no surprise to were installed in a huge networked multiplayer live
regular visitors. cluster at ICE. One could not fail to be impressed by
Of the technology on show, a lot of it had been seen the grandeur of the company's vision, and of course
in Vegas, but there were certainly some standouts their ever-excellent execution.
which had not been seen before. Novomatic led the Also on their floor, Novomatic had a selection of
line with their quite brilliant Novo Unity II, while NCR new titles for the popular Coolfire II range, along
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