G2E ASIA Giorgio Abbiati
for the Asian region. Designed in collaboration with Walker Digital Table Systems, the product is touted to speed up and facilitate game play with potential benefits to the operator spanning from improved productivity and security as well as reliability. Integrated with the Perfect Pay Table
Network management system, the currency count processes have been automated thanks to RFID 13.56 MHz PJM technology embedded on the chips and table. The equipment yields a plethora of data, such as chip denominations on the surface (including the tokens’ position at the table), calculations during game play, among there metrics generated in real-time. Security wise, the device is a guard against fraud when the tables can identify the value of casino currency on the surface; any suspicious replicas will be detected. The table is also designed to accommodate other accessories such as shuffling machines and shoes, electronic displays and more.
FutureLogic: No Network Needed
Since “ticket-in, ticket out” (or TITO)
technology was introduced to the casino world, the system has revolutionized the slots floor, evidenced by cashless machines at countless operators. Casinos are no longer burdened with operational issues coinage entailed, and having automated the process, much efficiency at the venues ensued. More operators want to join the trend, yet TITO ticket printers are not accessible to every outfit as the technology requires an ethernet system, central servers, a validation process and more. The arrival of Ticket2Go by
John Edmunds and Alfred Hwa
the California-headquartered company however, fulfills the niche for more price- sensitive industry players seeking the benefits of coin-free slots without having to adopt a
complex network system. Launched in Europe last year, Ticket2Go was finally revealed to Asia at G2E Asia and its accessibility is bound to have an impact on the industry throughout the region. Workable on both modern and legacy machines, the network-free nature of the device is the core feature of this printing solution. “It’s why the system is less expensive,” explains John Edmunds, chief marketing officer and chief sales officer of FutureLogics. “Ticket2Go is designed without needing a network. You don’t have to network all the games and you don’t need an expensive server application.” Expect reliable security too. “The device is
secure with a 2D-barcode and a system set up with a security encryption algorithm into this bar code so you don’t need to connect the network to the gamer,” explains Edmunds. With added features such as multi-language capabilities and multi-currency flexibility, the system is implementable to Asia.
On the Absence of Alfastreet The European games and systems provider
was missing on the convention floor of the annual gaming event due an on-going dispute over the intellectual property rights of electronic multi-game products in Macau rages on. A reputed games maker for multi-game
products and systems, Alfastreet has established a broad regional presence in Asia for years with more than 2,500 electronic table machines implanted n various jurisdictions across South East Asia. The company has a strong footprint in Cambodia in particular, but also Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, India and more. However an unexpected obstacle arrived only
a few years ago when local manufacturer LT Games secured patents in Macau on multi- game terminal technology, to the ire of other game developers that have already been producing and distributing such concepts to Asia. To avoid potential patent infringement court action, the Slovenian supplier abstained from the 2013 show as a result. “Many companies have already had this
feature. We were the first to show this concept. Where in the world can you patent something that has already been seen and around for years?,” says Ana Zlender, sales manager of Alfastreet.
Industry insiders have cited how the patent
row has also soured relations between the Slovenian developer and G2E organisers Reed Exhibitions. Conflicts aside, the company continues to
release and promote titles for the region. New developments include Wheel of Fortune game as well as Double Treasure, Dragon vs Tiger, Gold Rush among other themes. Whether the
games developer will return to the show in future is yet to be known but the legal tussle has sparked much debate over niche gaming laws in Macau.
AMATIC’s successful G2E AMATIC Industries looks back on an
extremely successful G2E Asia where the focus was on the company’s Grand Jeu Double. This electronic roulette multiplayer sets new standards in its field. Just one look at the Grand Jeu Double
explains why it truly stands out in the marketplace. The Austrian design and quality, the two large automatic roulette wheels, the four screens integrated above the wheels, the multiple software
options that are intuitive and so simple for players to understand and make use of, the clarity of the layout – all these points draw in players. The two wheels enable players to bet on either wheel – and if the corresponding local jurisdiction allows – on both at the same time.
“It is the ideal electronic roulette for large
casino locations. It can be positioned as the eye catcher when entering the casino or a casino floor. The feedback has been overwhelming with many new contacts being made alongside the established customers who visited us at the G2E Macau. There was much talk of AMATIC’s Grand Jeu Double and we expect great things to arise from this show”, enthused Mr. Thomas Engstberger, sales manager at AMATIC Industries. “Games such as Dragons Pearl and Lucky Coin fit perfectly here to the Asian player mentality. Visitors came from near and far in Asia to visit us at the G2E Asia, including Macau, Cambodia, Laos and South Korea. We extend our thanks to all our visitors,” concluded Mr. Engstberger.
Introducing Interblock’s G4D Interblock’s G4D Diamond multiplayer line
was revealed to Asia in three table games from this series. Each product- an enormous structure poised in visual flair and design- drew quite the crowd at the developer’s spacious booth at G2E Asia. The G4D Wheel with Big3Six, attached with a trio of giant spinning wheels, is one example. The G4D Bubble with Pop’n Poker, with a screen of virtual bouncing balls was the other, in addition to the G4D Routlette, a sprawling red spider-like structure. The fundamental difference between the
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