Review G2E ASIA 2015
Scientific Games highlighted the full potential of its stadium offering of electronic table terminals in the Macau market place at G2E Asia 2015
Ken Jolly, Vice President of Scientific Games Asia, told us: “This is our biggest ever offering of electronic tables with more games and more terminals in more configurations. We’ve already had huge success in the Australasian region with 218 terminals in Resorts World Sentosa, 183 in NagaWorld in Cambodia, 445 in Crown Melbourne and 250 in Genting Highlands in Malaysia. We’ve also had successes in Korea and Laos to name but a few. We’re able to sell into Macau with no restrictions from fully automated to live dealer. As well as driving betting volume and creating a feeling of camaraderie, Macau’s gaming legislation recognises terminals arranged around one dealer as one gaming table, meaning they are a legal way to circumvent Macau’s laws on table caps. With so many new casinos coming on board in Macau over the next few years and with the table limits not allowing for the usual quantity of live tables, stadium gaming is going to become even more popular.”
With the combined forces of Shuffle Master and Bally, Scientific was at G2e Asia showing more electronic tables than ever before. The Shuffle Master table game products included several electronic table innovations such as Tablemaster Fusion and i-Table Roulette, which combines the excitement of traditional roulette with all bets and pays made electronically and an unlimited number of remote betting terminals.
The Tablemaster Fusion platform transports the fast- paced excitement of live table gaming to a fully electronic platform. This e-table innovation features a 72-inch high-definition LCD with attractive virtual dealers, widescreen player terminals with touchscreen betting, enhanced graphics, and multiple side bets. Tablemaster Fusion also featured the Chinese version of Ultimate Texas Hold’em with a Mandarin-speaking dealer.
Fortune 7 Baccarat headed up a lineup of proprietary table games including Free Bet Blackjack with the Blazing 7s Progressive and Pot of Gold side bet, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, DJ Wild Poker and Three Card Poker. Fortune 7 Baccarat is a commission-free baccarat game featuring two optional side bets: Fortune 7, which offers odds of up to 40 to one and One Up, which pays at nine to one when the player wins by one and 30 to 1 when the players wins one to zero. The base game is fundamentally the same as baccarat although banker wins are not charged commission and banker bets are a push if the banker wins with a three card total of seven.
Given baccarat’s dominance in Macau it will be an interesting game to watch.
6 8 Ken Jolly and Gavin Isaacs
SCIENTIFIC ACCELERATING INTO ASIA AT TERMINAL VELOCITY Launched by what was then
Shuffle Master, Duo Fu Duo Cai was one of ShuffleMaster’s top performers since debuting at G2E Asia 2012 with over 3,000 placements and numerous awards.
Another revolutionary new product designed specifically for such heavy duty table markets is the Safe-Bacc system, which combines a shuffler and card reading shoe into one device to increase game speed and improve security on baccarat tables, will be a highlight of the Utilities segment. Also on display was the next-generation i-Deal Plus with improved card reading and reliability, a front-mounted display, onboard printer and safety card option; the one2six Plus continuous shuffler for multi-deck games; the ChipStar roulette chip sorter; and, the i-Score Plus baccarat viewer.
On the slots side, Scientific was tuning into the success of one of its Multi-Level Progressive with Shuffle Master origins.
Mr. Jolly explained: “Da Fu Da Gui, an Asian-themed 4- level progressive link, is the continuation of the successful Duo Fu Duo Cai series, which means much luck. Launched by what was then Shuffle Master, Duo Fu Duo Cai was one of ShuffleMaster’s top performers since debuting at G2E Asia 2012 with over 3,000 placements and numerous awards. As the play purchases gold symbols, they reach a scorecard with a better jackpot and more opportunities to win progressive jackpot prizes. The baby characters that helped make Duo Fu Duo Cai a brand in its own right in Asia have grown up and are now toddlers. The sequel Da Fu Da Gui means big riches, big honors. It has a similar math model and offers big wins with its Double Luck Jackpot feature. When players reveal three Double Luck symbols during the jackpot feature, they win the current jackpot amount, plus the startup amount of the winning jackpot level. The Da Fu Da Gui link launches with base games Rich Traditions and Jade Eternity on the Pro Wave cabinet.”
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