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with some of the more simple games, where players at City of Dreams, TransAct were showing their Epic
can follow trends, for example. 950 printer with ServerPort, as Tracey enthused: “The
“We’re trying to understand the market better and Epic 950 and ServerPort are the main things on show
work more closely with the casinos to satisfy that here. The Epic 950 is our premier ticket printing
need for both ease of play and volatility.” product, and ServerPort allows connectivity to
Crane Payment Solutions had its exciting One network systems. It allows downloading of firmware
concept at the show under its CashCode banner. One automatically, remote printer configuration, plus
is the company’s universal bill acceptor which is printing coupons and promotions to players.”
being enthusiastically received by the industry. WMS had a wide range of games on show,
FutureLogic, best known for their GEN2 thermal comprising their completely brilliant Transmissive
printers, brought TableXchange with them, the Reel technology (including Goldfish 2, the first in
product we enthused about after IGE in London. THe their Bluebird 2 Bonus Banks Series, and the new
potential for this product in Asia is huge, and Rob John Wayne mechanical reel), the well-known
Denham explained some of the benefits to us: Community Gaming titles (including the
“TableXchange’s biggest benefit is helping with phenomenally popular Monopoly series), the
FutureLogic’s Rob Denham operational costs. You lose fewer chips from a table
Innovation series and Local Area Progressives like the
and Fivos Polymiou
when you’re using this, so you have to replenish the new Money To Burn. They shared their stand with
table less often. When casinos replenish, they usually Orion Gaming, the company they acquired just a few
close the table, replenish then re-open. You have to years ago, and they exhibited their new cabinet,
do that less often, and the cash box on the table has Helios, which was created to bring standalone game
less cash in it; there are less security worries, less content to markets not suitable for the Twinstar II
visits to the cage… There are real benefits on the cabinet.
operational side.” TCSJOHNHUXLEY took their NX2 Macau table
IGT had a large presence, as we have come to game concept to G2E Asia and it wowed visitors. It’s a
expect from the company at exhibitions. Plenty of Punto Banco and Baccarat table game, which lets the
staff were on hand for customers, player bet on the winning outcome of a single coup
and they had the usual high-quality of Punto Banco; its pay table is very attractive to
products on display. The company is players who are able to place multiple bets with high
really pushing its Advanced Video odds. A second version, NX2 Macau ëEach-Way’,
Platform, and looking at the early allows players to bet on the result of each hand in a
game developments on it, it’s easy to single coup, regardless of whether it wins or loses.
see why. As Kurt Quartier explained, NX2 Macau will generate higher table wagers due to
“The show for us is about our AVP more bets being made available to customers. All
[Advanced Video Platform] launch, bets will be at higher hold percentages than the
our new platform which is allowing traditional game, resulting in more revenue for the
us to do things on the slots side that operator. The table looks good, and certainly appears
have not been possible before. The to give operators a great opportunity for increased
other message is sb, our systems revenue. And with the table game market in Asia
side. We had a very successful go-live at City of being so very large, this could prove exceptionally
Dreams with our Advantage system.” popular.
Kurt’s view of Asia is a positive one, despite the Last but certainly not least, Gaming Partners
slowdown on building projects in Macau itself. He International came armed with a broad range of
added: “Apart from the City of Dreams opening there RFID-based solutions, which included a new version
are not many new projects on the way in Macau; of the Electronic Survelliance System being shown for
however there are existing floors that need to be the first time. According to Christophe Leparoux, this
refreshed and Asia is far more than just Macau. We’re device now has a first-time detection rate of over 95
seeing good visitation from the rest of the region.” per cent, and can even give the ID number of the
TransAct and JCM shared exhibition space, with chips it detects. This is a great weapon against
JCM’s ICB [Intelligent Cash Box] dishonest staff pilfering gaming chips.
leading the line with its Universal GPI also displayed the eReady table, a gaming table
Bill Acceptor alongside, and the on which everything is prepared to accept the
wonderful Trident bill acceptor for electronic equipment we use in table gaming
table games. Great products, and as ñ†shufflers, RFID readers, electronic shoes and more,
TransAct’s Tracey Chernay explained for easy adoption.
to Casino International, there are The progressive version of their RFID Poker was
benefits to both companies to work also on show, as was a new chip bank reader for large
together this way: “We believe the volumes of chips at the cage or vault.
operators like the synergy of a bill
acceptor company and a printer In short, there was plenty to be excited about at
company working together.” G2E Asia. Even if visitor numbers were down, the
After enjoying a great success with quality of visitor was high, as was the standard of
installation of their printer products product on show. As ever, we say roll on next year…
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