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G2E ASIA PREVIEW
Octavian shows new games
and solutions at #1123
Octavian to debut new High Drive, Sic Bo and football game at G2E Asia,
alongside entry-level ‘EasyStart’ casino system
A
t G2E Asia, stand number 1123, capabilities that underpin the company’s rich and
Octavian will introduce new games and varied solution offering to casino, AWP and lottery
systems solutions such as High Drive, operators. Octavian’s Symphony platforms are
Sic Bo, Spot The Ball and Octavian increasingly used to deliver the highest levels of
EasyStart, all of which are on show for flexibility, both in operational terms and during
the first time in Macau. development. Evidence of this will be on show in
Fresh from its worldwide launch at IGE will be Macau, with special emphasis on recent work for a
Octavian’s new High Drive Progressive Jackpots major gaming operator. For this customer, Octavian
gaming system. Similar to Octavian ExtraCash, which developed a Lottery system that manages both the
has proved to be popular with operators and players entirely random selection of winners (using
worldwide, High Drive is a new version of the Symphony DE) and the selection of random wins
company’s fully integrated auto-payout jackpot from a pre-defined games series (using Symphony
concept. LE). Games were developed by third-party games
High Drive connects small groups of gaming developers (Super Dice for Symphony DE, and Find
machines and one or more plasmas into highly visual, Treasure and 3x3 for Symphony LE). In this instance,
revenue-generating hot spots. The High Drive system one developer connected to the Octavian network
runs six progressive jackpots and two mystery protocol, while the other connected to the API
jackpots and features the distinctive, animated ‘Lucky (Application Programming Interface) in the lottery
Bird’ character. Operators can choose from an initial terminal.
set of four themed High Drive games – Pilot School, Running live alongside the Symphony systems
Night Taxi, Cinemania and Grand Cruise – and there showcase will be the well-established Octavian ACP
are more titles on the way. slots management system, which can link and
Also running will be a new Sic Bo game for maximise the potential of slot machines from all
casino slots, which brings Octavian’s renowned major manufacturers.
graphics quality and gameplay to the ancient Of particular interest to smaller casino operators
Chinese dice game. will be Octavian EasyStart, a low-cost entry route to
Spot The Ball, meanwhile, is a brand-new football Octavian’s end-to-end tables and slots management
game delivered in partnership with Gextech, creators system.
of the Fantastic League™, the world’s leading virtual According to Brenninkmeijer: “Octavian EasyStart
football game. An exclusive tie-up between Octavian requires minimal investment in hardware. It can also
and Gextech brings Spot The Ball to land-based be deployed in a simple step-by-step manner to meet
fixed-odds terminals. regulatory demands and, at the same time, to drive
“Working hand-in-hand with Gextech and casino efficiency and profitability.”
using the latest technology, we are making Cost and risk are further reduced as Octavian
this well-known football betting format can provide free of charge the initial hardware
available across a wide range of gaming set required to run Octavian EasyStart for a 60-
operations and venue types,” said day trial period. Another economic benefit
Octavian CEO Harmen Brenninkmeijer. sure to appeal to under-pressure operators is
“With the World Cup 2010 fast the fact that there is no upfront investment
approaching, the timing for this new on- required in system software. Operators simply
screen football game couldn’t be better,” he pay a competitive flat-rate monthly fee per
added. table or slot machine. Also, the ability to
These terminals can run on either of integrate slots accounting without the need
the Octavian Symphony management for specialised slots hardware and cabling can
platforms – Symphony DE mean further savings. Octavian also
(Downloadable Games Edition) or emphasise that the Octavian EasyStart system
Symphony LE (Lottery Edition). includes powerful Business Intelligence tools
Octavian will use G2E Asia to at no extra cost and comes with full on-site
demonstrate the proven systems consultancy and tailored set-up.
34 JUNE 2009
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