News INTERNATIONAL UPDATE Validation on a global scale


Having made moves to acquire MEI, Crane set out its validation plans for the future at ICE 2013


With the new comma 6a+ regulations on the horizon, Italy was very much a European focus for Crane Payment Solutions. David John of CPS explained that products produced to comply with ACMI standard recommendations for the comma 6a+ market, include the Money Controls SCH5, Crane Payment Solutions v2 colibri and NRI h2 nano.


The new AES standard products add additional value to a range that already delivers real benefits to customers, Mr. John explained. The SCH5 hopper offers fast payout in single or stream mode, at a rate of up to eight coins per second. Meanwhile the v² colibri, the first product launched under Crane Payment Solutions’ branding, offers best-in-class MFT coin validation technology and a high level of flexibility thanks to various models, interfaces and sorters. The h² nano compact hopper offers superior coin payout reliability with an industry standard footprint.


Crane was also showing its CashCode one, which comes with oneCheck cash management and accountability solution.


Eurocoin’s scanner demand soaring


Sales of Motorola’ Symbol barcode scanners and imagers has risen steadily over the past two years, reports Garry Holland, European Technical Sales Manager at Eurocoin, and recent market trends indicate that the growth is set to continue. “Fast, secure validation of a barcoded ticket receipt or an ID card at the machine has been incorporated by a number of our leading accounts in Europe,” explained Mr. Holland. “For these clients, we have worked closely with them to help integrate a Motorola solution for 1D or 2D applications, and this has been most successful.” The Motorola MS range have been the product of choice for Eurocoin clients, with Garry and the Eurocoin team providing an imaging product where 3D codes (such as QR codes) need to be read quickly and efficiently.


In Spain, Crane


Payment Solutions products are available with ccTalk interface


including the NRI v² eagle, the v² colibri and the NRI h²


nano. The h² nano compact hopper


offers superior coin payout reliability with an industry


standard footprint, while the 5” v² eagle’s compact


design means it is ideally suited for slot and


amusement machines.


It is the newest asset reporting and tracking cashbox management solution for both bills and tickets. Operators simply use a barcode scanning system to check the cashbox contents while the security cage remains closed. At the same time, a simple press of a button prints a ticket that displays the last five bills inserted into the validator, without opening the cashbox and presenting a security risk.


The Ardac Elite, meanwhile, is pitched as a truly global product. Among the innovations found on the Ardac Elite is the first and only field proven imaging technology. If there are any disputes about the last bill entered an image of the last note inserted can be displayed, either on the gaming machine display, or by plugging in a PDA via the USB port.


Koolbit launches iGoSlots in Cozy Games partnership


Gerard Cunningham, Founder and CEO of Koolbit (and former President Betfair USA) has announced that Koolbit, the San Francisco-based Virtual Currency Mobile Casino Network, has expanded into real money wagering by launching iGoSlots.com, the largest, real money, mobile casino in the UK.


Koolbit’s partnership with Cozy Games Management Limited, the leading specialist provider of online, mobile and social gaming technology, has enabled it to rapidly enter the highly competitive, real money, iGaming market with the largest mobile casino in the UK. www.iGoSlots.com


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will launch with 25 of Cozy’s games including slot machines, scratchcards, roulette, blackjack, video poker and bingo.


Focused on building mobile, casino games, Koolbit, the Mobile Casino Network, has built a leading presence in the $3B virtual currency casino game market. The company’s flagship game, City Slots, is regularly ranked in the top 20 on Google Play’s Cards and Casino Games page.


Now, with the launch of iGoSlots.com, Koolbit has entered the highly competitive $44B real money online iGaming market.


Fournier’s ROBERTO PEREA, BLANCA ALVAREZ and JAVIER BERASATEGUI.


CARD MANUFACTURER FOURNIER WAS showing new technology at ICE Totally Gaming with the second generation of its Bee-tek Electronic Shoe, which maximises game integrity and tracks behavioural data during baccarat. Originally launched in 2008, the revamped model includes new security features such as the B-codes that encode a casino property allowing for optimum reading accuracy and detection of foreign cards. Another breakthrough innovation is the PR-X Brake technology that prevents any overdraws in the dealing. The new version also boasts the virtual cut card functionality that replaces the traditional dealer cut card. The card pull has been smoothed by an optional window in the lid whilst there are more connection ports for total integration with security monitors.


Roberto Perea, Export Manager for Fournier, said: “Over draws are a problem on every baccarat table. Bee-tek eliminates that. It is ideal for casinos with heavy baccarat play such as in Las Vegas or Macau. It has a display to view game results, repeated card sequences and dealer error, and tracks data relating to the game, the player and the dealer. It is not only more secure than its predecessor, but also more robust, providing real-time data, shoe error alerts for dealers or pit bosses whilst detecting unshuffled decks. Adding statistical data to video security allows casinos to better settle player disputes.” Fournier, which is owned by United States Playing Cards, experienced double digit growth in 2012 with the export side of the business growing by 25 per cent. As well as Fournier’s range of playing cards, the company’s complete catalogue includes Bee, Bicycle, Kem, Aviator and Hoyle playing cards.


One highlight of 2012 saw Fournier special edition playing cards for the 43rd annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. It provided its 100 per cent PVC playing cards for the tournament tables, cards designed to offer longer resistance and durability, easy shuffling and unmatchable snap. Javier Berasategui, Export Director at Fournier, said: “Poker is a game that puts playing cards under great stress. Cards are folded hundreds of times and players take their resistance to the limit when trying to sneak a peep. Our 100 per cent playing cards stay flat, clean and crispy after hundreds of shuffles and deals.”


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