Gaming Partners strengthens Asia- facing RFID and chip manufacturing
GPI doubled down on its recent acquisitions, showing comprehensive range of chip and RFID products
Alfastreet’s Albert Radman Alfastreet online content targets Philippines GPI’s Maricela Maciel, right
Two major deals have strengthened Gaming Partners International position in Asia with a bid to buy rival chip manufacturer Dolphin Products Limited from Entertainment Gaming Asia (EGA) prior to the show, quickly followed by an expanded agreement with Walker Digital Table Systems to develop and enhance their PJM Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) technologies.
Te Dolphin brand is a supplier to major casinos in Asia and Australia. Te asset sale represents Dolphin’s and EGA’s exit from the table game equipment business and, as part of the transaction, Dolphin and EGA will each agree not to engage in the manufacture of table game equipment in competition with GPI.
Te RFID deal meanwhile will enhance the development time typically required to introduce and commercialise new and innovative PJM RFID offerings to the market. Both parties feel this is a big step forward in sustaining and growing a long-term, working partnership. RFID is utilised in a variety of table game applications, including gaming currency and table game solutions.
“We are excited that WDTS and GPI will collaborate on the development and distribution of PJM RFID technology and applications,” said Neil Crossan, Senior Vice President – WDTS. “Being the largest supplier of RFID technology, GPI has a wealth of experience in the field, and this together with the innovation that WDTS brings to the gaming floor will serve the industry well.”
“GPI is looking forward to its expanded collaborative efforts with WDTS and combining our experience in the development and delivery of RFID technologies,” commented Gregory Gronau, GPIC’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “An expanded working relationship offers the opportunity to capitalise on our respective core strengths and maximise our synergies into creating and developing value added products and solutions.”
Alfastreet was at G2E Asia with the exciting news that it was just weeks away from launching online content into the Philippines market place
Albert Radman, Sales Director, said: “We have secured all the necessary approvals from state regulator PAGCOR and will be launching online content including sic bo and baccarat products with an operator in the Philippines within a few weeks of this exhibition. Tis is huge news for us. We have been very active in the Philippines with installs at large casinos, but launching our gaming content online brings us a wealth of opportunity. Te Asian markets have been very successful for us. It continues to provide new installs and new growth, but given the success of our products in the region, even the replacement market is huge. For example, Naga World in Cambodia, is 100 per cent Alfastreet in terms of multi-players. Our terminals have been operating there for years and years, but are now up for replacement, which equates to about 400 new stations. Te Philippines has been huge as has Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Vietnam. Laos is a smaller market, but is also mostly Alfastreet, as is Malaysia.”
In terms of the show, he added: “It has been an exceptionally busy 2016 edition of the G2E exhibition in Macau for Alfastreet, capturing the interest of business professionals and visitors with a product selection second to none. Te highly anticipated unveiling of the Royal Derby, mechanical horse racing machine and its
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However, those were not the only machines attracting attention at the G2E stand; the brand new R8 roulette marked the first edition of the popular machine with 23 inch touch screen monitors paired with keyboards, which are still widely popular in Asian markets. Te trademark roulette cabinet was presented with a Signage superstructure including a rotating top sign, gaining instant recognition on even the biggest gaming floors.
Te company was also showing the WIKY single terminal, boasting the industry's largest, 32 inch touchscreen monitor and the possibility to play up to four games at the same time, counting on the proven solutions - Multigame and Simultaneous Play. “Already there are many units already installed on Asian markets, it is still a showstopper,” Mr. Radman explained.
Alfastreet has furthermore developed the I.Q. slot machine range. Mr. Radman said: “I.Q. generated a very good reaction from the attendees. Shortly players will also beenjoying the first installed units in Asia.”
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