Analysis
GERMAN STREET GAMING
The market for spare parts is vibrant in Germany. The market leader – Kiesewetter – again had a large stand at IMA and Geiger, too, exhibited its many spare parts solutions.
CHANGE MACHINES The market for change machines has grown alongside the AWP market in general. The sheer product range on display demonstrates that there is much more than just changing money in this sector. Suzo Happ has a wide range of changer solutions. As they incorporate their own hoppers, customers profit from the engineering experience that has flowed into these changers.
Comestero Germany has a wide range of change machines, including the Dual Coin Pro, Easy Pro, Jolly Pro and Twin Jolly Pro. The Nexus Pro was on proud display on their stand that includes the latest recycling SMART products from Innovative Technology and naturally the RM5 HD coin validator, made by Comestero.
VNE – the Italian specialist change machine manufacturer – was exhibiting at the IMA for the second time. Based on its success in the home market, VNE management is now looking abroad for further growth. The German arcade market is a large potential market for VNE. The focus on quality is apparent when looking inside the machines – top quality components are fitted, such as coin validators from NRI or the banknote recycler, Merkur Dispenser 100 from Merkur Gaming, the Bill-to-Bill from CashCode or the Fujitsu 1500 note dispenser. Talk was of VNE agreeing a service contract with a company based in Germany for local support. The Super Change, Mega Change and Hyper Change were on proud display.
There is a strong number of local change machine manufacturers, namely CMI, Crown Technologies, Hirscher and GeWeTe.
CMI (Cash Management Innovation) is well known in both the German and international markets. Not only does CMI provide change machines that can handle large amounts of cash, the fact that they can network their change machines makes the VLT markets around the world the perfect focus. CMI has partnered with Bally Wulff in Germany with its strong
(Universal Hoppers from Money Controls – including the unique ‘chain saw hopper’), a 1,000 note capacity (including three recycling cassettes) and a coin capacity of up to EUR 38,000. Each of the three ‘chain saw hoppers’ has a 7,000 coin capacity. The Linux-based PC system means that it needs no cooling ventilator inside the changer.
Hirscher (alongside Crown Technologies) belongs to Novomatic, but fits in under the Löwen Entertainment umbrella. The Hirscher portfolio is wide, staring with the SC1 Mini right up to the SC7 Pro, which is stated as being multi-talented. Hirscher has many years of experience in the German AWP market.
GeWeTe is undoubtedly the market leader for change machines in German arcades. The product range has grown to become extremely wide and flexible with over 20 different change machine cabinet sizes. For each type of change requirement, GeWeTe offers a solution. The larger machines such as the Maxi Cash Recycler, Maxi- Cash- Center and Mega Cash Recycler can be fitted with the MEI BNR banknote recycler that has the unique loader function or the Merkur Dispenser 100 from Merkur Gaming.
subsidiary network throughout Germany. CMI works very closely with operators to provide solutions that are tailor made for the industry. The product range in growing that consists of at present the MCT 700, MCT 700 Professional, MCT 2000, MCT 4000, MCT 4000 Professional, MCT 7000 and MCT 7000 Professional. CMI was originally founded to provide network solutions for the Fun Games. Therefore, it goes without saying that the CMI network system offers a host of advantages and lends itself as an ideal solution for international markets, especially when the change machines are linked online, such as the VLT market.
Crown Technologies specialise in providing change machine solutions for arcades, which handle larger amounts of cash. For example, the Maxichange Plus offers banknote recycling (Bill-to-Bill from CashCode), up to nine payout hoppers
(Top) GeWeTe’s Aristidis Tsikouras
next to the BNR from MEI. (Left) GeWeTe -
Mega Cash Recycler. (Above) GeWeTe -
Mini Coin Recycler. (Below) GeWeTe - Maxi Cash Recycler.
The company philosophy focuses on four major factors – highest security, minimising the amount of idle capital, simple handling and optimizing the accounting for the operator. The successful implementation of these four factors has made GeWeTe the firm favourite within the German arcade market. The sheer amount of change available in the top GeWeTe models, for example, the Mega Cash Recycler holds up to 50,000 euros in coins for recycling and up to 6,000 banknotes, means that security has to be key. The fact that the display on the Maxi Cash Recycler and Mega Cash Recycler is protected by bulletproof glass underlines this. GeWeTe itself specifies the security levels of their change machines, the highest level being C PLUS for the top of the range change machines.
The new Mini Coin Recycler further adds to the expert product range. Although smaller in size, GeWeTe has succeeded in integrating major money changing elements into this product. Like its bigger brothers, many coins (up to 200 at one go) can be entered into the coin bulk
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