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“We have been here for some time, and South America is going well for us; trade agreements mean that importing in to Mexico is better from the US than anywhere else, so there are good strategic reasons to be here.” Business was good for the company, with
orders placed [for Rumble Rumble, on the stylish A560SL cabinet] for European customers at the show, which is highly unusual. So what is the message to customers old and
new? “Our message is simple: quality games. That’s what we have always done, quality cabinets and games for players.”
GLI The company whose name has become a
byword for gaming regulation knowhow – they’re practically gaming’s Google in that respect – came to G2E promising it would show customers how to ‘get more’. And that’s just what they did. For several years now, GLI has been about
reducing costs, streamlining processes, and making the world a smaller place for its customers. Launching games into multiple jurisdictions is no longer the headache it once was thanks to GLI Link, to
Point.Click.Transfer and more – but that’s not all GLI is about. At G2E, they showed us that alongside land- based, lottery and iGaming testing and certification, GLI offers a wide range of services beyond testing such as training, professional services, consultation, auditing, IT security audits, rule-writing and field inspections. The show also saw demos of GLICloud
inventory tracking and control system, plus the Kobetron line of products.
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CPI
Before the summer’s huge round of mergers and acquisitions, Crane Payment Solutions and MEI started their courtship and G2E was arguably the first chance for international customers to see the company in its new form. The booth boasted probably the most complete suite of money handling products in gaming, with Money Controls, CashCode, NPI and now MEI’s products. It’s a dizzying array, and it is presented with the understanding that the products are basically equal, that each has its niche. The CPI brand though, takes its themes from MEI’s branding, with yellow and blue prominent. Going into G2E, the company had announced that the entire gaming floor of the newly-opened SLS was equipped with SC Advance and EASITRAX Soft Count, making it the fourth of five properties to open on the Vegas Strip since 2008 to utilise CPI products. “CPI’s reputation for excellence precedes them in this industry – both in terms of customer
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service and product quality,” said Mike Liebenow, slot operations technical manager at SLS Las Vegas. “Along with SC Advance and EASITRAX, CPI met every expectation for our opening and, together, these products are a powerhouse for operational efficiencies and crowd-pleasing acceptance.” CPI’s Kat Cotter spoke with Casino
International: “We want to get the point across to customers that our products [Crane Payment Solutions and MEI, as the newly-formed CPI] are on the same booth now, that we have consolidated our functions. Just in terms of note acceptors we have the SC Advance, Cashcode one, Cashcode one 3000 which is for bill breakers, Money Controls Ardac Elite, and the new SCR which uses the SC Advance as a springboard. “Now that CPS and MEI are together as CPI
we offer a complete portfolio of automated payment systems.” That just may be the understatement of the exhibition.
Novomatic A sign of both the inroads they have made
into the US, and their commitment to the market, is that on Novomatic’s stand, the split between domestic US product and international was around 50-50; this follows on from their recent US web site launch,
www.novomaticamericas.com. Max Lindenberg explained: “One of the important things for us at this show is the showcase of products for the US market for Novomatic Americas, which are already licensed in Florida, Michigan, Illinois and California.” Of course, the company has a huge back
catalogue, so they have a lot of choice. Max added: “We have adapted our most successful product internationally, for the US market; they have to fit in with regulation and that’s it. We develop such a broad range of games that we can pick the right mathematical concepts and volatility that we think will fit the market.” The highlight on the Novomatic stand for us
was the Novostar VIP slot machine. Very striking, comfortable, with a low physical profile so it can be used in any casino, it’s a great-looking piece of equipment – and it has already seen success, says Max: “We recently had an
APEX gaming's Irish distributor Damien McCoy alongside Franz Plasser of APEX gaming
installation of this in the UK, and the operator tells us it is outperforming the rest of the floor, making twice the money of any other slot machine. If you have three next to each other on the casino floor, people love it and they will queue to play it.”
APEX gaming Austria’s APEX gaming has reported a truly
successful G2E in Las Vegas with overwhelming feedback. This led to many visitors stating that APEX gaming was the ‘most innovative company’ exhibiting at the G2E Las Vegas. The brand new iDROP took the market by
storm, says Mr. Johannes Weissengruber, CEO and founder of APEX Gaming: “Everybody who saw it wanted to have it.” iDROP is a money- management accounting device for table gaming, uniting live gaming with slots for TITO. Players no longer need to exchange cash or tickets for jetons at the cage – iDROP makes the cage redundant. Players can exchange cash or tickets for jetons directly at the live gaming table. The next table game component solution on
show at the APEX gaming stand was the Shuffle King II. Specifically for poker, Shuffle King II is the ideal electronic card shuffler. The cards are simply placed into the Shuffle King while the shuffle is governed by a random number generator. In order to further increase randomisation, the cards are completely shuffled on two separate occasions with the whole process taking just over 30 seconds. The APEX PLAYER STATION (APS) unites
slots gaming with electronic and live table gaming. The APS offers four table games as standard. This fully automatic player station incorporates a roulette wheel. Three other table games are available – Sic-Bo, Bacarrat and Quikker, an APEX game where the player bets on the outcome of two cards. It is possible to
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