G2E REVIEW
lighting silver all the way down to the floor; it’s got dual spin buttons, USB built in, and it is resonating well with our new Ba Fang Jin Bao link.” Konami’s games have come on in leaps and bounds in recent years, and at G2E they showed a very real strength in depth of their game library. A very impressive showing indeed – and we haven’t even touched on their excellent skill gaming selection.
GLI G
LI is the only independent testing and certification lab that can provide suppliers with access to every existing
and emerging gaming jurisdiction. Attendees at G2E met with GLI’s team of experts and discovered GLI’s unsurpassed portfolio of testing, assessment, and certification services along with innovative “regulation ready” tools such as GLI Link and
Point.Click.Transfer. GLI can take your products everywhere in the world quickly, accurately, reliably, and cost-effectively. The company’s brilliant, award-winning, Test
Automation was also much-discussed, an innovation that works 24/7 to help suppliers get their products on casino floors even faster, and with more quality and reliability than ever before. “Wherever you want to take your product, we
have a solution to get you there, cost- effectively and with less risk,” said VP of Global Services Ian Hughes. “We are committed to quality testing that is done right the first time, which saves suppliers money, and gets them to market faster.”
Zitro
Hit, a multi-game with new aesthetic games that complements the range of the proven Pick & Win and Hot Deal games. Zitro founder Johnny Ortiz Viveiros said after the show: “G2E Las Vegas is the confirmation of Zitro as a global provider. Beyond continuing to lead the supply of video bingo games, Zitro now has Bryke video slots, which have already reached multiple countries, and which will continue to be deployed in many other countries around the world. We have done what we said we would do: make Zitro a global leader.”
Win Systems W
in Systems CEO Eric Benchimol, looks back on a successful event for the company: “G2E is very important for
Win Systems, as it is the main meeting point for our industry in the Americas which is our biggest market today. In 2018 edition we grew very much both in size (our booth was three times bigger) and even more significantly in the number of delegates visiting us and the business meetings held (we almost doubled them compared to 2017). As you can imagine, we’re leaving Las Vegas enormously satisfied with the job done and the outstanding results we achieved. “The sustained growth of our CMS Wigos,
currently connecting more than 80,000 slots in almost 300 casinos worldwide, is based on 2 main pilars: the robustness and reliability of the system, providing full confidence to the operator on his day-to-day business, and also our commitment to provide innovative solutions that enable the casino to add significant value both to its operation and to its player’s offer,” he commented.
Abbiati A
outs were the Multigame LAP range with panoramic sign, with the proven LINK KING star bank together with the new LINK ME bank, which is presented with new features and an extremely attractive theme. Zitro also presented its new Multigame LAP Hit me Up! next to the already popular LAP Blazing Pearls and Guns & Gold. In the range of standalone multi-game machines Zitro presented Smart Spins, which combines 4x5 and 3x5 games, as well as Spin
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he great variety of Zitro products was presented brilliantly on its stand at G2E. Among the Bryke Video Slots, the stand-
bbiati Casino Equipment brought their exquisitely-crafted high-end products for G2E’s visitors to enjoy: “Our main
goal was to present our innovations in terms of new products and materials to give customers the opportunity to understand the passion and the efforts of our company in the manufacture of high-end products,” said Mr. Giovanni Abbiati, President & Founder of Abbiati Casino Equipment. The Big Craps table exhibited at the stand
stood out among all the products presented at the show for its high quality manufacture and its refined details. Its fine walnut wood, named “Noce Canaletto”, and its gold PVD finishing provide it with a high standard of recognition by industry professionals; along with them, the high quality layout of the Craps table was appreciated by dealers and professionals as one of premium quality. The Director of Casino Education Group, one of the most prestigious
Association (AGA) senior vice president of public affairs, wants the AGA to coalesce with all relevant stakeholders to squash all federal legislation. She described four overlapping objectives between the gaming industry and leagues-integrity monitoring, responsible gaming, establishing mobile betting models and eliminating the illegal marketplace. Guaranteeing operation integrity sparked
strong conversations because Van Pelt claimed the sports world already receives complaints. Slane countered that gaming already complies with unprecedented complex licensing mandates and regulations. “I testified before Congress that 40 states
have some type of casino. What will Washington do that we’re not? We are already regulated on banking issues and there are currently about 4,000 commercial and tribal regulators,” said Slane. Also considered financial institutions, casinos,
and certainly sports books, must comply with federal procedures to report suspicious financial activity. According to McDonald Carano Gaming & Administrative Law Group Partner A.G. Burnett, also a former regulator, current technology is sufficient to deter any criminal activity. He said operators have no appetite for more regulation and oppose an “open door to future oversight.” The semantics of “royalty” versus “integrity
fee” created tense, combative moments. Kenny Gersh, Major League Baseball (MLB) executive vice president, gaming and new business ventures, strongly supports a data and monitoring “royalty” charge. He called it “only fair” since the MLB develops the products and assumes the risks. The MLB still owns the game content and he believes that if someone else profits from it, the MLB should participate. Across the gaming industry, the MLB position remains mostly unpopular. Gersh reported a drop in the suggested fee,
down from one percent to .25 percent, of the handle. He claimed that everyone will profit if done right. Gersh acknowledged challenges to promoting baseball because younger consumers may get bored with its slower pace. The MLB has spent millions on cameras to track all field action, like pitch velocity, to help the MLB boost the action and uniformly deliver data in near real time to licensed operators. Slane rebuffed Gersh’s contention, countering that casinos shoulder the risks and cannot enjoy a viable sports betting program if the leagues take a percentage. She continued referring to “integrity fees” and favored contractual agreements among stakeholders over federal legislation and/or fees. Companies like MGM have already partnered with the National Football League (NFL) and the National Hockey League (NHL). Even among all U.S. and international
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