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the increase in robberies on AWPs. Operators are looking for better solutions on how to protect their capital. One such solution, which seems more focused on the arcade segment, could be to use cashless. This theme was a real focus on the Comatel stand. The partnership with the Dutch company REAC could well be an answer the market requires. REAC has already linked over 20,000 AWPs in the Dutch market and so has plenty of experience in this field. The Magic Pay brand is said to be able to be


(Clockwise top left) César Canabate of Tratecnica has


BNR; Enrique Jütten of Lorenzo with the Patir team; Martin


integrated the MEI


Grandia and Maxim Hollink from REAC; Grand Jeu Double from Amatic


Industries on the Comatel stand.


implemented on all types and brands of gaming machines (AWPs, electronic roulettes). The credit is issued on a card. The card is held to the transponder that is integrated within the gaming machine. The first acoustic sound tells the player that the card has been recognised, further sounds show that a set sum has been transferred each time to the gaming machine. The operator can set the value to be transferred, e.g. 10 credits (thus 2 euros).


CHANGE MACHINES IN DEMAND Tratecnica was one of a host of companies exhibiting change machines. New to the FER was the announcement by Comatel of the new distribution agreement with VNE for the Spanish market. Comestero announced that Piero


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Martellotta is now the general manager for Comestero Spain. Comestero has a wide range of change machines. Iberselex is the distributor for Germany’s GeWeTe whose high-end products perfectly compliment the Iberselex smaller change machines. Italy’s Maggi Coniature srl presented it new Vega machine machine with the CashCode Bill-to-Bill 60 inside at their distributor stand Mecaban.


CRISIS FORCES SELF-REFLECTION One benefit an economic crisis brings is that management of companies often look on ways to improve, not just to cut costs but to bring innovation quicker to market so to ensure long-term success. This is being done in the Spanish gaming market as well. Previously a


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