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TABLE GAMIING


developments in many of our products, but particularly hybrid games, which fuse together state-of-the-art technology with traditional elements of the games, such as retaining the dealer, live wheel or cards, and so on. This allows players to enjoy all the excitement of the live game but substantially increases the number of games played per hour, which adds momentum. The operator also benefits from total game security and reduced costs. “New advances for us have included Tablet


Roulette, a server-based Roulette solution offering tablet gaming in a live environment. The system allows gamers to play live Roulette tables on a touchscreen tablet device throughout the gaming venue. Tablet Roulette is the perfect Roulette solution for delivering extra capacity and gaming to traditionally non-gaming areas such as bars, restaurants, and smoking terraces. It enhances your electronic revenue by giving flexibility during busy periods, offering increased player positions without the need for additional staffing levels. Its small size also makes it ideal for card room players to enjoy live Roulette action during their quiet periods.”


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automated, virtual casino multiplayer games on traditional-style tables or via individual electronic player terminals.” Applying new technologies to table games can be


doubly beneficial in that it not only gives old favourites a boost of novelty, but also contributes to operator revenue in other ways, for example by reducing costs and increasing the number of games per hour because of faster dealing and play. Says TCSJohnHuxley’s Cohen: “Changing demographics and player preference have driven


Here to stay? Continual change in the table games market can make it difficult to


separate out temporary fads from the long-term trends with legs. But Abbiati Casino Equipment, the Italian Roulette specialist, has zeroed in on the major points to consider when choosing new casino tables. The big developments in the last decade, it says, have included: • Progressive games. • Winning number displays. • Laser technology in wheels (Abbiati patented). • Proprietary games. • Hybrid tables. • LED table technology. • Table and wheel online reports and controls. • RFID technology (total control over chip movement and


verification). • Automated wheels.


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Cohen continues: “The introduction of new games is being driven by the new younger demographic visiting casinos, who are more technologically astute. These new players, who are familiar with everyday devices such as the Web, iPhones, tablets and video consoles, migrate much easier to new products and demand something more interactive. “Casinos will want to continue having products that satisfy the craving of the table game player whilst enhancing the playing experience and simultaneously driving cost and error out of the operator’s business. These types of products enable the dealer to interface with the player more and create a much better playing experience than just ‘sitting at a table’. It is this kind of technology that operators are demanding to ensure accuracy, better returns on valuable floor space and secure


And what’s coming up over the next few years? According to Abbiati: • The gaming area will remain basically the same as the dealer still


has to deal and players still have to play. • Ergonomically table designs and materials will be ongoing as new


materials become available and designs become more experimental. • Synthetic durable materials. • More online information and reporting back to senior management. • Player tracking. • More electronic gaming (all table games). • Cashless systems. • Camera card recognition. • RFID technology on all tables.


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