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“This show reflects the incredible enthusiasm with the passage with the sportsbook surge in the United States; everybody has it on their mind and with the states now moving towards legalising sports books, it’s a state rights issue; they’re starting at the brick and mortar casinos. They’re licensed, they’re of age, that’s where you put your first sportsbooks situation. As we all know what is critical to sportsbooks is you’ve got to distribute entertainment and information. Nothing does a better high-def LED screens. Hence why our PixelPro screens are here – we have a 56-panel a wall up showing that off. It’s both the wall and very sophisticated publishing systems behind it that allow you to put up multiple screens, odds down the side… there are a million ways to deliver both the entertainment and the information. “We want to show the flexibility of the screen, not only in the publishing of it but you can bend it, you can shape it, you can make cubes, a stack, a round display… the technology gives you so many options. “We recently had patents issued for our FUZION technology, and we have submitted it to the gaming labs. We have migrated the technology and today, everything can be done on the player’s smartphone, not on the game screen. Lottery tickets, football, sportsbook – all in the player’s hand, on their trusted device. Bump the phone and you get the menu, it’s that simple.”
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ammegh showed the breadth of its gaming offer at the latest G2E show in Vegas, showcasing exquisite traditional
table gaming products imbued with technological innovation. The company has signed a distribution agreement with Australia- based SenSen Networks to bring SenSen’s automated video-and-software system to table gaming via a low-cost table-mounted camera that records the number of players at a table; shows in real-time bets placed and their value, as well as game begin, duration and end time between games. All this data is sent to the casino data warehouse’s business intelligence and analytics software applications. Operational today at Crown Resorts, the SenSen solution delivers a dramatic improvement in operational efficiency, floor yield and customer insights without the need to replace chip stocks or change the way table games are dealt or played.
The SenSen solution does not rely on RFID embedded chips, does not require new table layouts and from a dealer perspective there’s absolutely no change to the game itself. Another traditional product that’s made itself indispensable on the floors of the biggest casinos on the Vegas Strip: MGM, New York, New York, Excalibur, Palazzo, The Venetian, The
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cabinet, SynkConnect “cardless” player loyalty solution, MarkerTrax cashless slot credit, and a record volume of symbol-driven jackpot games across the Concerto Collection, from the Color Bloom series to the Thunder Arrow series. More than 26,000 casino representatives from markets around the world had the opportunity to experience a variety of games and systems technology aimed at meaningful player value and enduring entertainment. Steve Walther, Senior Director, Marketing and
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Product Management enthused to Casino International about the new products: “Our newest Concerto Opus cabinet, the 65-inch ultra high-definition display showing off our Treasure Ball product and our Diamond-Izer product has been something that everybody gravitated towards; we put it in a bank of six, two rows of three, and it’s the right size of big, enough to grab the attention but not so big that you can’t place it anywhere on the casino floor. That’s been a real crowd pleaser. “Also there’s the new KX43 cabinet; KX stands
for Konami Xperience. It has a 43-inch ultra high definition 4K display cabinet, sleek
his year’s G2E marked the debut of several key product releases by Konami Gaming including its all-new KX 43 video slot
Park and the Golden Nugget is Cammegh’s Triple Zero roulette wheel. Originally designed to appeal to new players by offering low table minimums, Triple Zero Roulette has proven such a runaway hit, increasing occupancy and demand to such a degree that Vegas operators are choosing to raise their minimums, with players seeing the third green pocket as yet another betting option. In addition to Triple Zero Roulette, Cammegh
showcased its product range including the Mercury 360 Roulette with Halo, RRS and Aurora wheels, plus the company’s ever- expanding range of exclusive side bets with the recently launched SpreadBet Baccarat, adding to the family of SpreadBet Black Jack and Roulette. Each of Cammegh’s Spreadbet sidebets were also available to play on the Novomatic booth at G2E having been incorporated fully into the NOVOLINE Unity II ETGs alongside Novomatic’s own range of in-house sidebets.
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must navigate tribal, federal and state laws. The original 1992 PASPA law, which banned sports betting, also included tribal lands. Now potentially available, launching sports
betting at tribal casinos requires more examination because of existing negotiated compacts, sovereignty issues and taxation questions. For the tribes, what are the costs of expanding infrastructure and seeking approvals? Is sports betting worth it? Because the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) considers sports betting as Class III gaming, states will be involved and must review their compact approach to tribes. Some may have to amend state constitutions. If set payment fees are in place, what about possible revenue sharing options? It may be too overwhelming to even start a program. Tribes will have to make their decisions, but some already have. The Choctaw in Mississippi were the first to offer sports betting outside Nevada; Connecticut’s Mohegans and Mashantucket Pequots support possible expansion. Although not currently on the legislative
agenda in California, the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) has partnered with MGM GVC Interactive in preparation. The alliance promises MGM’s brands and proprietary technology for retail and mobile sports betting, online poker and online casinos games at the UAIC’s Thunder Valley Casino Resort in metropolitan Sacramento. If opened, the property can only benefit from the recent MGM and the National Basketball Association (NBA) professional sports league deal. California attorney Jane G. Zerbi said many
negotiated tribal compacts have long-range expiration dates. Some expire in 2020, but several amendments extend to 2030 or 2040. Compact revisions will alter the tribal regulator’s role. National Tribal Gaming Commissioners &
Regulators (NTGCR) Chairman Jamie Hummingbird is also the Cherokee Gaming Commission Director in Oklahoma. He is in his seventh NTGCR term and boasts that Indian gaming evolved from a “mom and pop business with humble facilities” to an industry totaling more than half the U.S. gaming dollars. For both current and future gaming, including
sports betting, Hummingbird said, “We want a balanced approach to regulation and new technology that protects tribes and consumers. If it is good for business and legal, we should find a way to make it happen.” Obviously, gaming wants sports betting, but what about the sports world? ESPN sports anchor Scott Van Pelt welcomes it and said, “I’m pro being an adult and want to do adult things like sports betting.” How should gaming approach a widespread introduction? Sara Slane, American Gaming
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