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floor and home to nothing more than a plant pot Hopper. Ideal for all machines, the SMART Hopper
previously. Its stylish design features a large, customer eliminates the need for multiple hoppers and coin
friendly, colour touch screen that will integrate well sorters as well as reducing the cost of handling coins
into all gaming venues and offers the option of internally. A high speed, high security, multi coin
increased revenues through advertising with the payout unit capable of accepting all coins passed
addition of an LED matrix sign. through the coin mechanism, the SMART Hopper
As a final, added benefit, the CRT is not only a collects, discriminates and stores coins for future
ticket redemption system, but can also be used as a payout.
change machine, breaking notes for customers, again “The SMART Hopper brings coin payment
taking pressure off the cashiers’ windows. technology into the 21st Century. A true multi coin
hopper and a new solution to coin starvation has
arrived,” says Aidan Towey, Managing Director of
MEI Innovative Technology.
Operating at an industry leading 12 coins per
MEI is introducing a new product to its portfolio: second the SMART Hopper will revolutionize coin
the GEO Gravity. Given the success of MEI’s previous payment technology. The host machine can set the
offering to casino operators, the CASHFLOW SC, the desired coin values needed for payout and transfers
introduction of the GEO Gravity provides a similar all other values straight to the cashbox. Prior to
level of increased performance for smaller scale collection the SMART Hopper transfers the excess
casinos and street arcade operators. One of the most coins to the cash box, leaving the desired float in the
welcome features, given the current economic SMART Hopper. This self-regulating float ensures the
climate is the fact that the GEO Gravity effectively host machine is able to payout as necessary while
balances performance and price – expanding easing operator refill and collection.
expectations for acceptance rates, security and jam In order to increase customer comfort, the SMART
performance in a market segment where MEI has not Hopper pays out at a physically higher level than
historically participated. conventional hoppers so customers no longer have to
The new GEO Gravity is a multiwidth, stackerless reach down to retrieve coins. This higher payout also
bill validator that allows operators of increases security and allows for a change in the
amusement and street gaming design of the machine. With inbuilt security features
machines to profit from the such as eSSP, a single coin entry point and modulated
value MEI creates. The GEO coin exit sensor, operators can have faith in the
Gravity has been designed as a SMART Hopper’s anti fraud mechanisms.
market-entry note reader. This Ideal for all coin payment applications the SMART
is the ideal solution where Hopper is recommended for AWP, Gaming, Self Serve
machine dimensions do not & Retail, Vending, Kiosk, Casino, Ticketing and
allow the CASHFLOW SC to be Parking applications. Maintaining Innovative
fitted but where an appropriate Technology’s philosophy the SMART Hopper is
level of performance is still competitively priced for its advanced level of
expected. functionality and technology.
Proven MEI technology is the core of “A high
GEO. The product line is built upon algorithms that speed, high
have been enhanced based on decades of experience security multi
and driven superior performance in the CASHFLOW coin hopper
SC. “We’re excited about adding GEO Gravity to our the SMART
offering,” said Mark Greenawalt, vice president of Hopper has the
Retail and Gaming at MEI for Europe, the Middle ability to
East and Africa. payout coins at
“We will be able to show a new group of customers a speed of 12
how MEI products can improve profitability by coins per
increasing machine uptime, enhancing the player second from up
experience and, ultimately, creating more revenue. to 11 different
“GEO will join CASHFLOW SC in the MEI family of denominations.
innovative solutions. The result is an expanded With its self
ability to match each customer with a product that is regulating float
ideal for its intended environment.” Several notesets and large
have already been developed for GEO Gravity. Other volume coin
currencies are currently in development. capacity the
SMART Hopper
Innovative Technology sets new
standards for coin payment technology,” concludes
Innovative Technology Ltd has proudly announced Aidan Towey.
the launch of their latest innovation the SMART
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