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with a wide range of multi-game mixes on their fully functional with all chip and plaque movements
attractive Super-V+ Gaminator and its slant-top and transactions being shown in real time was enough
counterpart. If IGE is anything to go by, 2009 and to wow the crowds with their speed and accuracy.
beyond will be happy days for Novomatic. As mentioned earlier, NCR unveiled its casino
Another company out to impress was Atronic, portfolio at the show, and if you missed what they
whose slot offering in recent times has been among offer, you missed something pretty special. They
the best on the market, with some particularly describe the portfolio as cross-property self-service
interesting licenses; the games that impressed in solutions, and it is far too involved to get into in this
Vegas were on show here for the international market, report; we'll look across the range in a future issue.
with Stargate looking great alongside Tree of Riches, NCR's Vice President for Marketing for Gaming, Scott
the community gaming title which is very striking Winzeler, gives a taster: “NCR is uniquely able to
indeed. At IGE though, the star of their show was provide a holistic approach to the gaming
Above: The Atronic stand; below, their
their new
CRYSTAL.net gaming platform, which the environment – from the hotel to the casino floor to
excellent Stargate slots. Bottom: EGT’s
company says is the industry's most robust and the buffet – for a seamless and consistent experience.
stand attracted plenty of attention
powerful platform to date. A guest might check in to a gaming resort using a
It features the most efficient processing self-service kiosk, locate a favorite Blackjack or
performance, longest average lifetime, and highest Roulette table using an interactive wayfinding device,
interface capacity of any online system in the business. or purchase tickets to a live show by waving a mobile
The exciting new online platform impressed device in front of a digital poster.”
customers with enhanced player communication and Bill validator specialists Money Controls showed off
bonusing capabilities. Visitors enjoyed the their new branding, with a slick white backdrop to
CRYSTAL.net display of player information, casino their product and a new logo for flagship acceptor
promotions and live messages – functions that allow Ardac Elite. The Elite was the centre of attraction, with
casino operators to reduce costs at the same time. demonstrations of its unique Server Based Gaming
In the current climate of challenging economic applications, as well as its four-way barcode reading.
conditions
CRYSTAL.net provides operators with the There is a single build for Ardac Elite, with over 60
tool to ultimately optimize their operations. In the currencies available, making it applicable worldwide. It
development of
CRYSTAL.net ATRONIC has listened has also been approved by more than 70
to the market and included features that help manufacturers around the world and can retrofitted to
operators streamline their operations. virtually any gaming machine. This certainly
Elo Touchsystems showed their latest touch impressed visitors to the stand, as did the display on a
technology, with the 2240L gaming monitor front PDA of a full-colour image of the last bill inserted.
and centre. It boasts a wide viewing angle panel (an Money Controls used IGE to stress that it provides
incredible 178 degrees) in 22" widescreen format and integrated payment solutions, not just products. To
a pleasant slim housing, which will appeal to cabinet this end, its USB integration modules, PayLink and
designers. Aimed at casino applications, the 2240L PayLink Lite, were on display, together with examples
can be supplied with surface acoustic wave, of unique product solutions produced by Money
capacitive or acoustic pulse recognition (APR) touch Controls' application engineering team.
technology within exactly the same form factor. Casinos Austria's big story was the expansion of
Euro Games Technology [EGT] brought a wide the company after the acquisition of a one-third
range of slots to the show, with their Vega Vision stake in Austria Lotteries, which expands what the
range broadened to incorporate the Vega Vision+ group can offer customers substantially. We'll look
Slant Top cabinet, which features a 22" main playing into this in a future issue of Casino International.
screen and a 26" top screen. Gaming Partners International [GPI] had
EGT have branched out into multiplayer solutions, something to celebrate after winning an International
and the results look good. On their stand was an Gaming Award for Best Technology Manufacturer.
attractive electronic roulette product, and a semi- At IGE, GPI showed their RFID product in both
electronic Blackjack table, which got a lot of 125KHz and 13.56MHz in live demonstrations which
attention. The company is enjoying greater showed off their chips, readers and operating
manufacturing capacity with the completion of its software; GPI say the new products are their most
newest facility in Bulgaria, and now they have a range comprehensive and extremely efficient offerings to
of products that will get the best out of it. date. Their suite of new product includes:
Abbiati had a large presence and the stand was TablesSolution platform for the casino cage, gaming
busy from opening on day one to the close of the floor and dedicated poker area; a progressive version
show with customers old and new. Abbiati reported of its RFIDPoker Table, which should be a huge
after the show that the reception to their new carbon success; a bill validator integrated to a RFID-enabled
fibre tables, wheels and bases was excellent, and they blackjack table; a roulette table with RFID bet
walked away with orders confirmed; their self-aligning recognition; and much, much more. Instead of one
overhead wheel reader that can be used with any large area as in previous years, the stand was divided
wheel and display was also well received. into three sections, with a back office, gaming floor
Particular interest was shown in their 13.56 MHz and poker areas.
PJM RFID Value Chip and Plaque products; two tables Suzo Happ reported a very busy show, and a
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