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Q: How much is S.E. Asian mirroring the supplier of choice in this market.
and new players.
resurgence in stepper product that we
have seen in the US market? Q: WMS has recently stated that its
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entering the Australian market - what are
– The stepper products we offer have your expectations of this notoriously
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been extremely well received across Asia challenging market and what does WMS
and we have had particular success in have to offer Australian players/operators?
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Macau with these products. In the past
year, about 42% of our installations in RS – We believe that the success of our
that market have been stepper machines product portfolio, game themes and
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continue going forward as players globe should easily carry over into the
experience and drives revenue
continue to seek out our steppers. Australian marketplace. Based on the
market research we have done ahead of
growth.
products that fully immerse the player in Q: Do you sell your Asia-specific games our entrance into Australia, slot players
the gaming experience and we have into other markets? Are they, for example, are looking for exciting new products that a73 High-quality graphics and
technology platforms, such as our successful with Asian players in the US? provide a superior entertainment
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includes real-time 3D graphics and a RS – As noted before, we sell the same provides just that. Australian slot players
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There's specific emphasis right now in demonstrated success in many markets effectively compete in a challenging
the Macau market on VIP players, but “WMScannotand where there is a high non-native Asian marketplace such as Australia.
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there continues to be great hope that the doesnotmarketthe population such as casinos in the Western
mass-market will develop in the country. entirebreadthofour United States. Q: What does the future hold for WMS in
placed to be doubled until bet
Is it possible to supply both - or do you productportfolioin S.E. Asia and how important is this
concentrate, for now, on the VIP sector Asia.Instead,we Q: As Singapore readies to launch itself market to the international business of
limits for each field is reached.
for the most immediate gains in the selectproductsthat into the casino marketplace, what are the the company?
market? matchupwiththe demands from operators specific to the
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by that we mean the games that offer slot Asianregionandthen that will define this market from day one? SE Asia as we look for a number of key
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big and small fields, respective
players the highest possible level of furthertailorthose areas of growth. First, easing of the visa
entertainment value - are great regardless productstoensure SG – While Singapore is still to be restrictions in Macau will help that
of their denomination and their targeted thattheexperience established as a gaming market, the market get back to a growth trajectory,
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end user. It is true that while the casino theyprovideis potential slot player there is already very particularly with the upcoming launch of
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operators in Macau have targeted the bulk customizedforthe familiar with casinos and slot-based casinos in Singapore. Second, we are
of their efforts towards the VIP slot and slotplayers,including gaming. Today, consumers seeking out seeing some impressive growth in both
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table game player in general, more effort presentinggamesin slot machines in Singapore can find them the Philippines and Malaysia. Third,
is being made to lure the mass-market theirlanguage, in clubs and on cruise lines or they can Taiwan has the chance to be another area
Take the ancient and hugely popular Chinese dice game and
attract customers.
slot player to the casino. To that end, we adjustingthegame travel to the nearby Genting Highlands of growth as the local government there
target the mass-market in Macau by mathtobemarket- Resort in Malaysia where they will find begins to deliver on casino licenses. blend it with the latest multi-player gaming technology.
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providing the same games that are found specific,ensuringthat one of the world’s largest casinos. Fourth, India remains a “sleeping giant”
in VIP areas with differences only on the theoverallprincipleof Therefore, as Singapore moves to open in our minds. While the Indian
Then make it simple for operators to roll out and manage
configuration of the games. Mass-market thegameandthe full-scale casinos, we would expect government has signaled its opposition to
visitors to Macau casinos will find lower gamemechanicsis potential customers to be very highly casinos in the past, we believe there is
group games across multiple gaming machines.
denominations and a different percentage understandableand educated slot players with a fully the chance at some point in the future
return to players but their entertainment entertainingtothe developed sense of what they want to get that the government’s position will relax
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experiences will otherwise be identical to localplayers.” from their gaming experience. and we will be able to target this
those of the VIP player in every other Furthermore, with the expected enormous untapped marketplace. Taken Sic Bo for the modern age. To find out more, email
respect. competition between the two proposed together, these key opportunities represent
operators, WMS believes that a significant book of potential business OctaGames@octavianinternational.com
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