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INSTALLATIONS
TransAct’s Epic 950 at
City of Dreams
T
ransAct Technologies’ Epic 950 printer has been selected
exclusively by the City of Dreams entertainment resort on the
Cotai Strip of Macau for all of the approximately 1,350 slot
machines featured on the casino floor which opened in June.
“We are very pleased with this exclusive win, which provides further
confirmation that the Epic 950 printer is fast becoming the most sought
after Ticket-In, Ticket-Out (TITO) printer on a global scale,” said Bart C.
Shuldman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TransAct
Technologies. “Operators continue to seek the best technological
features with maximum flexibility for their slot floors, and the Epic 950
fits that description perfectly – a highly reliable and robust printer
which offers numerous advanced features including quick disconnect,
reliable ticket burst and present, paper low ticket sensing, the ability to
print in two colors and in Chinese characters, and an easy upgrade path
to server-based gaming with our patented ServerPort technology. We are
excited to have the Epic 950 chosen by Melco Crown Entertainment for
City of Dreams and look forward to working with them to capitalize on
all the features the Epic 950 offers.”
“City of Dreams is pleased to announce the selection of TransAct
Technologies as exclusive provider of TITO printers property-wide,” said
Matt Hurst, Vice President, Gaming Machines for City of Dreams.
“TransAct has proven themselves in the Macau marketplace over the last
couple of years in terms of product performance, and their excellent
service and support as a leading supplier of printers in the region, and
we are happy to be working with them on our exciting project.”
CoD opens with GPI
G
aming Partners International has announced the successful
delivery of its order for the City of Dreams casino in Macau.
The order, which included all of the casino’s gaming plaques
for their 550 table games, was valued at US$2.7 million.
City of Dreams, a Melco PBL Entertainment property, purchased GPI’s
Bourgogne & Grasset line of gaming plaques fitted with high-frequency
13.56MHz RFID (radio frequency identification device) microchips.
The RFID technology offered with all GPI’s lines of casino currency,
allows casinos to verify the authenticity and value of each chip, plaque
and jeton almost instantly, reducing the possibility of counterfeits, staff
pilferage or errors in casino currency counts. This technology enables
casinos to track individual chips, plaques or jetons throughout the
gaming floor and, with specialized readers and software, follow payments,
fills and credits, table drops, tips, and win and losses per table at any
time of the day. GPI's high-frequency RFID chips are compatible with
special player tracking hardware and software that allow for accurate
tracking of play data from tables so casinos can follow player bets and
accurately rate and reward players.
“GPI is very proud to have been a part of the successful opening of
this landmark casino,” said Gerard P. Charlier, President and CEO of GPI.
“The City of Dreams’ acceptance of RFID is a testament to the
advantages of this technology and our commitment in providing the best
solutions for casino currency security and tracking.”
City of Dreams, Macau is just the latest Melco PBL property to
implement GPI’s RFID technology with its casino currency. GPI has been
providing the Crown Macau and Crown Melbourne casino with RFID
Casino Currency Control solutions since 2007. This latest delivery
maintains GPI's dominance in the Macau casino currency control market.
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