G2E ASIA 2011
proven performers installed worldwide.
The company had a large presence at G2E, with a strong line-up of slot titles alongside their electronic multiplayer installation based on NOVOLINE Novo Unity II. Following Novomatic’s relatively recent acquisition of Octavian assets, their fully-
scalable systems products and jackpots were another highlight. The latest Super-V+ Gaminator multi-game
mixes were presented in two groups of Super-V+ Gaminator cabinets that were linked within the Octavian casino management system ACP (Accounting Control Progressives System) and connected to new mystery progressive jackpot theme WILD NIGHTS. The SL2 slant-top was used to show a selection of CoolFire II games, this cabinet being particularly flexible as it comes in three different modular versions: NOVOSTAR SL1 with one monitor for multiplayer installations, NOVOSTAR SL2 with two monitors, and NOVOSTAR SL3. The SL2 and SL3 versions feature a flip-screen feature, so the player can use either of the two main screens to play, and an extra start button in the foot rest. This was the first outing for the SL1, and it
was used to great effect to show Novomatic’s electronic multiplayer installation based on the innovative NOVO LINE Novo Unity II system. The new feature of the system is the flexible interconnecting of a great variety of electronic live games and slot games on a virtually unlimited number of individual player stations. This multi-game functionality allows the operator to link any chosen number of terminals to different games such as Roulette, Baccarat, Poker, Black Jack, Sic Bo and Bingo as well as a great slot games offering – all within one installation. With a host of trial installations in the Asian region, expect Asia to be a further success for Novomatic.
TCSJOHNHUXLEY entered G2E Asia on the back of a very exciting installation at Galaxy Macau, with a broad array of product in the region’s shiniest new casino, including Omni
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Baccarat displays. TCS played the exhibition very smartly,
realising that the local market in Macau is simply not Roulette driven, and therefore used the show to display other gaming products. The Roulette side of the business was still on display of course, as Asian markets outside of Macau – notably Singapore – are still very interested, but it was not front-and-centre as we’re so used to seeing. At the event, a dizzying amount of product
was on show, where does one begin? With the Supernova Table Bonus System, which can be applied to any game at all. It adds a mystery prize and can be either added to a single table or be used to create a local-area progressive for your property. Simple but very clever, like most great ideas. BacaraX is a non-commission derivative of
Baccarat, where the commission is earned in a different way; instead of the banker paying out at half rate when the banker wins on six points, when the banker wins on seven points the dealer moves the winnings out to a bonus box and the outcome of the next hand dictates the payout for the player, with the possibility of multiplying their winnings and adding something new and different to a game which dominates Macau’s casino floors. Also of note is Gaming Floor Live Baccarat, an
extension of the Gaming Floor Live software that has proved quite successful in analysing other table games. It allows you to manage table games from the back office, changing table minimums and other essential functions. It’s an incredibly detailed product, one we will look at in more depth when we have more space…
Asia has always been a healthy market for Gaming Partners International [GPI], mainly because of the casino chip side of the business which thrives on the many tables games in the area. But GPI appears to be receptive to their customers’ needs, with a couple of developments on show at G2E Asia with this market specifically in mind. The Chip Inventory System [CIS] harnesses
GPI’s RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology to give a property an accurate handle on the status of all enabled chips throughout a casino. It helps casinos increase inventory movement efficiency and security and gain valuable insight into their operations. By tracking currency from the cage or vault to its authorized location on the gaming floor, it allows real-time monitoring and authentication of inventory and provides fast, accurate validation of chip amounts and serial numbers. GPI’s Kirsten Clark clarified the company’s stance on the next generation of CIS, 2.0: “Our
Another change of note in Macau’s casinos,
aside from the slot usage increasing noticeably, is the apparent acceptance of electronic automated gaming – Sic Bo, Roulette, for example. This is an area where Alfastreet have scored some success around the world –notably in South America and Asia – and they now have a great new product which will appeal to Asia’s many time-sensitive players. It’s a multigame terminal, with a twist – the twist being the player can play two games
philosophy is that a casino should be able to work with any systems provider they want. Our goal is to give them accurate data and the various components for them to really maximize their RFID investment and security – but to give them the data so they have the ability to determine how they want to use that to improve their operations. Unlike prior versions, one of the key advantages of Chip Inventory System 2.0 is that we’re telling operators we just want to give them access to what they need, regardless of who they work with in back of house – we’ll work with them and our system will work with them.” The next development is the Portable Chip
Reader, created with casinos that might use RFID enabled chips but who might not have taken the step to make every table RFID- relevant. In terms of cost, this would be a huge undertaking in a casino with hundreds of card tables, so the PCR might be just what is required. Kirsten Clark explains succinctly: “The portable RFID reader gives casinos the ability to extend RFID to the pit without having to make the initial investment of putting RFID on every table. If a property is going to make the investment in RFID, they want to be able to extend the protection – you don’t want counterfeit chips to be easily passed in the pit, but to deploy RFID across hundreds and hundreds of tables it can be a costly proposition property-wide. Because of the portability, durability, read-speeds, this can be used with a group of tables so it’s available for authentication when needed and the chips don’t have to go back to the cage.”
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