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much more than just that, with their ‘back-up’ suite of products to enhance and improve the Roulette experience for players and operators. Cammegh are apparently discussing the use of their automated wheel, the Slingshot 2, with some OEMs – this is the brilliant wheel where the ball remains in view at all times, using compressed air to get the ball rolling, so to speak. On of the highlights of the Cammegh stand was
their new Roulette side bet, Double Shot. Andrew Cammegh explained it for us: “Our new Roulette side bet has been received very well. Some of our customers want to get that on their games; customers are very positive about how easy it is to configure and how to optimize house edge and the various options. It’s a very flexible side bet. Using the random element of the wheel, the rotor speed and wheel speed at launch, that generates a second number which means limitless opportunities in terms of side bets.”
Nanoptix had their coupon printing solutions in
two areas at the show, one stand of their own, plus space on the RGB stand. Jean-Louis Drapeau told us why: “We’re at both locations, with Crane Payment Solutions [who they have developed the oneCheck solution with] on the RGB stand and here on our own. Some people like doing business through RGB, our distributor, but for some clients that creates a conflict so we’re here for all of our customers in our various ways.” Nanoptix is gradually building its customer base
worldwide, with traction in the US which is benefitting their efforts to make inroads into Asia, Jean-Louis explained: “We’re doing okay in this part of the world but
don’t have the same level of coverage as some of our competitors. However, a lot of casinos here in Macau are driven by North American casino organisations and our growth in North America is paying off. But at the time of this huge growth in Macau, we were not there yet; we’re working at it though, at bringing value to the customers.”
Talaris had their cash handling devices on show,
and, MD Mark Trise showed CI, they are expecting Asia to be something of a growth area for them after successes elsewhere: “Macau has been such a growth area in terms of gaming and we have been quite successful in the US with steady progress over the last three or four years. “We’re well known to the ATM market in China to
domestic manufacturers and this is really a logical extension of our experience in Vegas.”
TransAct brought the big guns with them, and for
the first time, they exhibited in their own booth. The result? A very pleased Tracey Chernay. She said: “We’re really pleased with the show this year. For the first time here, TransAct is exhibiting on our own.
We’ve been very pleased with both the customer acceptance of TransAct and the quality of the traffic here.” The Epic 950 thermal printer with ServerPort was
quite the draw, Tracey told us, as customers want more from their printers. “Many of our customers in Asia are familiar with the 950 and have been using it, but ServerPort is the next step to connect the 950 to their networks for promotional coupon printing, and firmware downloads,” Tracey explained. Also of note was TransAct’s newest TITO product, the Epic Ten80, which apparently got its share of admiration. But that was not all they had for guests, Traceu
continued: “The thermal receipt printers, the Epic 880 and 430, which are roll printers, have also been a big draw for customers. Not for TITO printing, but for VLTs or kiosks, or even at the race track, the roll printer has featured highly for us here.”
Interblock proudly displayed their Organic Island
and Organic Roulette Feng Shui models to an appreciative G2E Asia. There really isn’t anything else quote like these anywhere else in the industry for looks, and couple with Interblock’s trusted automated gaming solutions, they should do very well. Mr Michael Hu, Regional Sales Manager - Asia,
commented: “The Organic Feng Shui concept and Organic Island attracted many operators to experience how the products cater to various needs of players so as to maximize the potential of gaming space. Multi-games are available for individual stations and are designed to set the latest trends in the Asian and global gaming markets. “The show gave the opportunity for networking
with operators and the exchange of ideas. As a result purchases and trials of G4 products have been scheduled all over the region which will build on the presence of Interblock products adding to the successful G3 range that have been operating in Asia since 2004.”
One of the most surprising exhibitors was Kyoraku,
which was exhibiting a Pachinko gaming solution. Pachinko is not unlike pinball, but is hugely popular in Japan where it is played in large gaming halls. The traffic on their stand was plentiful and if that
interest is anything to go by, they will have a bright, bright future in gaming.
In summary, G2E Asia certainly worked as an
exhibition. It was just the right size to get around comfortably, with enough exhibitors and product to interest everyone. Let’s hope Reed keeps it around this size and accepts that, for a relatively limited market in terms of actual casino customers, this scale of event works – and works very well. The size of show we experienced in its first year at the Venetian is too flabby; a cut-down, lean show like this is pretty much perfect.
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Above: TransAct’s Tracey Chernay with the Epic 880 roll-fed printer;
below, Andrew Cammegh displays one of the company’s Roulette wheels.
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