Igor Lombar and Primoz Krsevan
Spintec takes sic bo and baccarat virtual
Spintec was at G2E showing its latest innovations in automated and virtual sic bo and baccarat designed especially for the Asian player. Also turning heads was the luxurious gold edition of its automated roulette with topper
“We’ve taken a huge step forward at this G2e Asia,” said Igor Lombar, CEO of Spintec. “We are exhibiting a wider range of products compared to previous years. Spintec is now proudly presenting the whole product portfolio consisting of automated solutions for all live table games, which are roulette, sic bo and baccarat.
“Automated roulette is our flagship product and holds the majority share among all automated roulette installations in the past three years in Macau,” continued Mr. Lombar. “We are present in all six casino groups in Macau with this product and the feedback from the operators is great, more specifically the operators like it because of its excellent gaming performance and outstanding technical stability.”
“Considering our market share in Asia and the importance of the Asian market for us, we have developed new products with Asian players in mind with this show seeing the launch of sic bo and baccarat,” he added. “Te development of sic bo and baccarat is a result of extensive
Interblock’s re-entry into Macau heralded as huge success
Interblock has been growing its footprint throughout Macau over the last year with the most recent deal being the placement of 10 MiniStar units with eight play stations in five of Melco Crown Entertainment’s Mocha Clubs
Melco Crown Entertainment operates seven Mocha Club properties in China’s gaming mecca, Macau. Each venue is tailored to a different theme, providing their customers with an authentically distinctive gaming experience. Te company prides itself on being the ultimate provider for the latest electronic table gaming offerings.
Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific, Cameron Louis, said: “Mocha Club’s vision of creating new gaming experiences for their customers uniquely aligns with the Interblock brand. Our MiniStar Roulette offers the style, elegance, and sophistication that each Mocha property tailors to their player base.”
Interblock’s MiniStar product line is a high- performance product with a smaller footprint
Cameron Louis
that accommodates any casino floor, especially appealing to Mocha Club’s properties. It consists of a fully automated Roulette generator with excellent visibility of the wheel and an ergonomically designed surface. Te automated Roulette generator enables between 80 and 150 results per hour.
“We are happy to continue our partnership with Melco Crown operators and look forward to our products raising the bar of their ETG (electronic table game) landscape,” said Mr. Louis.
Te installation will take place at Hotel Royal, Sinatra, Macau Tower, Golden Dragon, and Taipa Square Mocha Club properties next
research where we’ve talked with operators about the current technical solutions on the market and their pros and cons. We observed how players are reacting to certain features and collected feedback from people when presented with the prototypes. With this deep market overview and our own technical innovations, we are following our brand promise of longer gaming sessions. Automated sic bo is in the certification process and we are expecting to finish it by the end of July.”
Spintec was also showing virtual solutions, presented on a TV wall and a standalone virtual machine consisting of virtual roulette, virtual baccarat and virtual sic bo.
Mr. Lombar explained: “All three games are distinguished from the competitors by the use of HD live footage from a real casino. With the development of virtual baccarat and virtual sic bo, we are able to provide the operators with a multi-functional game. Where applicable due to legislation, an operator can choose across different technologies, from automated or virtual to a connection to live games and across different games. Tese kinds of multigame solutions are typical for Asia and are gaining their presence globally. Asia Pioneer Entertainment is our distributor in Macau. With their help we are already introducing presented products to Asian operators. Te initial feedback is promising and we are looking forward to many more new installations.”
month. Having successfully re-entered the Macau market, Interblock is now looking to conquer Australia.
Mr. Louis said: “January to May saw Interblock put a lot of people in place with the aim being to open new markets. We successfully re- entered the Macau market last year and have now set our sights on Australia, a really exciting market that presents a lot of opportunity for Interblock. We have grown our footprint across the Asia Pacific region in recent years due to our keen focus on providing a traditional table experience through premium, fast-paced, secure gaming devices. We are now placed in the Macau market with some of the largest operators in the world, exceeding expectations with 250 gaming positions delivered to Sands China, Mocha Clubs and Melco Crown’s City of Dreams and Studio City.”
In terms of product the company was showing a mix of its Diamond products with games such as Roulette, Sic-Bo, Blackjack, and Baccarat in addition to its MiniStar Roulette, which delivers all of the features its Diamond line offers, but designed with a smaller footprint. StarBar is an impressive multi-play and multi-game play station that is playable directly from the bar’s counter, and has been specifically designed to maximise casino space and fit stylishly into any bar area. StarBar offers the whole range of Interblock games as well as video poker games.
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