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more popular. “It’s starting to be successful for us Europe.
now. It’s proven itself efficient, fast and reliable and “Our new games, including Jack’s Venture, Private
quite inexpensive to operate.” Eye, Buccaneer and Vegas Night have been very well
Alfastreet also has the exclusive rights to distribute received. There has been huge interest in Cronus
the electronic version of Tago. “It’s a mixture of Poker Roulette, our new automated roulette system based
and Baccarat but it’s completely new,” said Matjaz. around an automated wheel and 46” LCD
“It’s an interesting game, but we know it will take time touchscreen ‘layout’.
to grow it. We have to educate a generation of players, “Operators have been impressed by its flexibility as
but it will grow.” it may be configured for any number of players from
G2E remains important to Alfastreet because of five to 200, plus it also provides enhanced levels of
the number of Latin American customers visiting, security and control.”
concluded Matjaz.
Crane Payment Solutions’ Sim Bielak was
FutureLogic had their brilliant TableXchange on extremely enthusiastic about the company’s latest
show, though the company claims it will have an even developments, a system devised with Nanoptix which
sexier version on show at IGE. The product is just six looks frankly great. Sim explained: “CashCode One
months away from being finished, the company bill validator combined with a Nanoptix Paycheck 4
estimates, so expect improvements to what already printer, to create what we call OneCheck, which is a
looks like a great product. TableXchange allows table cash accountability system. It goes beyond what’s in
games to accept TITO, which brings them into the the market already today. It’s not RFID based, so it
networked floor. There’s a lot to this, so expect to see doesn’t have the inherent cost associated with that.
it more fully explained in a future issue. “What we’ve got is a direct connection from
Their PromoNet ticketing solution has fully validator to printer, separate from the gaming machine
evolved, with a trial in Asia planned for the first via a second port. It still talks to the game machine,
quarter of 2010 and other casinos taking it on trial everything happens as normal, but this allows us to
later. It’s got a redemption terminal now, a new GUI generate a few different types of function for the
on the computer to take the user through building a system. For example, say a player says they inserted a
campaign and inserting triggers, and perhaps best of $100; you’re now able to print out what the last five
all it can now be used with existing FutureLogic bills or TITO tickets that went into the validator. At
printers, there’s no upgrade needed. the push of a button, you have this report.
“If people are out on the floor and someone says
Interblock were showing their highly unusual the acceptor isn’t working, it can generate a
Organic range of electronic table games for the first performance report for both the validator and the
time in Vegas. They really stand out in any room, with printer, which is unique. From a prevention and
no hard edges, living up to the visual Organic maintenance standpoint, you can ensure more uptime.
concept entirely. Interblock’s Irena Sîk explained: “Finally, there’s a report for the drop team. With
“Organic is here for the first time. We want to present other solutions, they are back-end resource heavy.
Organic as a full range of machines, with Keno, They might take out the cash box, take it in back, put
electromechanical Blackjack, and Megastar Roulette.” it on the docking station… With this, they go to the
And had there been good feedback from visitors? machine, push a button, and get a printed cash box
Of course! “They love the dice game, our Sic Bo report which includes a 2D barcode which shows the
Game, that’s been very popular – and the automated machine asset number. You then insert that into the
Blackjack with real cards has been a hit too. bill validator, and pull the cash box. The box is now
Everything has gone down very well,” Irena added. hot, so the validator is offline. It’s very, very simple.”
But the big news for Interblock is their GLI
certificate, recently awarded to the electromechanical Shuffle Master’s stand was dominated by two
Blackjack product. The game uses a real deck of cards things – the iTable, and the faces of various
with a mechanical shuffler in the middle of seven members of staff in their new marketing campaign. It
seats. It’s a real eye-opener, a totally unique product – aims to put a human face on the company, and each
which is what the gaming world knows Interblock for. staff member is accompanied by a pledge from
Shuffle Master to their customers.
Astro Corp’s stand boasted 37 unique single and Ah, but the iTable. We were impressed with it when
dual screen video slots, and five Progressive Jackpot we first saw it, but there have been many changes and
Displays, so no wonder it was so busy! Astro Corp also improvements to it since, as Kirsten Clark explained:
selected G2E as the launch platform for ‘Cronus “We now have the single-deck version of the iTable;
Roulette’, the company’s multiplayer automated last year we debuted Blackjack, which has since gone
roulette game. on field trial and has Nevada approval and is in the
Astro Corp Chief Executive Simon Herbert was Riviera on the Strip. We’re talking to other properties
delighted with the level of interest. “In addition to on the Strip about installing more tables. In the
catching up with many of our valued existing clients, Riviera, it’s being played by all ages and both genders.
we have experienced a high level of interest from Of course, we were worried about player acceptance
other operators, particularly from Latin America and which is often an obstacle with new technology, but
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