GAMING PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL GPI
Advanced, Whole Table Counterfeit Protection
Game Integrity & Bet Recognition
World Leading RFID Gaming Currency Provider and Pioneer
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aming Partners International produces the most extensive range of secure gaming currency solutions available in the industry and is best known for its popular gaming currency brands;
Bourgogne et Grasset (BG), Paulson, Bud Jones, Gemaco and Dolphin. The combined currency lines offer a diverse selection of European-style plaques and jetons and American-style injection molded and compression molded chips. As a provider to casinos worldwide, GPI represents over 90% of the casino currency market and is also the number one provider of RFID enabled casino currency in the industry.
maintain sustainable and scalable solutions for customers. Announced earlier this year, GPI’s latest solution under development, its Automated Table Solution (ATS), employs the use of the company’s SMART RFID technology to offer customers full table counterfeit protection. We talked with Gregory Gronau, President & CEO of GPI, to discuss how RFID in gaming has grown and continues to evolve.
Predictive Comping and Revenue Yield Management
CI: Even though RFID in gaming currency has been around for over 20 years, it seems lately there has been an increased interest in RFID? GG: RFID in gaming currency is one of the strongest and most effective security features available. When first introduced, RFID was primarily used in gaming chips for simple validation, but because of the high cost of the tags and readers, it wasn’t quickly adopted by the industry as had been hoped. Operators wanted to see more features and operational benefits for their financial investment.
The amount and type of technology that has become available in the
market, has made would be counterfeiters and cheats a bigger threat. Operators are now taking another look at RFID at how it can not only protect their money but also provide additional benefits to their overall gaming floor operations. With GPI’s SMART RFID as an option, operators can
now reap the benefits of a faster, more advanced RFID technology but at a lower cost. Understanding this and the speed at which
Since 1998, GPI has established its position as the
number one RFID currency provider by building on the capabilities RFID has to offer. GPI is an industry leading forerunner in the development and use of RFID in gaming having developed advanced solutions and expanded applications beyond currency authentication. GPI has commercialized six different types of RFID, including its exclusive SMART RFID, with new generations and new ISO standards to provide continuous improvement and
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technology changes and the immediate and future needs of our customers, our R&D team continuously works to progress and expand how RFID technology is used. One of GPI’s more prominent RFID solutions is our exclusive Casino Inventory System (CIS). RFID currency when used with CIS, is a powerful inventory solution that can perform a wide range of functions to streamline casino operations thus providing potential revenue enhancements and operational savings. GPI’s CIS has become the industry standard and is used by many operators and by competing currency manufacturers.
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