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Poker
TECHNOLOGY
CardRoom Magic
CardRoomMAGIC offers complete control of Poker games.
giving the edge back
It provides automation of labour intensive administration,
to tournaments
gives greater security and delivers enhanced service and
communication to your Poker players.
By computerising the age old paper method of organising poker
All elements of Tournament and Cash / Rake play are handled
tournaments, CardRoom Magic is actually looking to bring that
by the system from start to finish, making CardRoomMAGIC
extra human touch to its card room. Phil Martin looks at a
product that is already used extensively in British card rooms and is
the ultimate tool to increase card room efficiency, profits and to
at the heart of the UK leg of the World Series of Poker.
drive your Poker gaming forward.

magictouch Grosvenor Casinos became the first UK
Benefits include:
CARD ROOM MAGIC operator to install CardRoomMAGIC back
in 2006 and has since rolled it out across
� Reduced operating and staffing costs
By automating the labour intensive admin- all its card rooms.
istration side of poker whilst giving greater Paul Armitage, London regional director at
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security, reducing wastage and delivering Grosvenor Casinos, said: “The user-friendly
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better service and communication to system manages all aspects of a card room
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control of all poker games and takes away erating a seating plan. It can also manage our
any headaches behind their operation. club leagues and prize structures. It really
� Increased security and total transparency for players
The system is operated using a PC posi- takes the organisational element of card � Enhanced gaming experience for players
tioned at the card room desk and dupli- room tournaments onto a new level.
cated at the cash desk to enable entries to “By having a fully automated system, the
be taken outside card room hours. Plasma tournament director has to simply create With a low cost to implement and a rapid return on investment,
screens in the card room give the players a the competition on the system and type in
there’s never been a better time for some CardRoomMAGIC.
live view of the tournament status including the entry fee and it will provide printed
prize pool, re-buys, add-ons, chips in play records for both the casino and customer to
and blinds, whilst card room staff carry a keep,” he explained. “As a result there is far
To contact us or for more information,
portable device and use WiFi technology to less room for human error and the process
scan in re-buys and add-ons and issue a is much slicker and less time intensive. Plus
visit www.tcsjohnhuxley.com
receipt at the table. As this happens the the records are much clearer so that every-
plasmas screens are immediately updated. one can see the status of the event at any
All elements of Tournament and one time. In addition, the system duplicates
Cash/Rake play are handled by the system the records automatically meaning that all
Gaming Awards
from start to finish. Entries, re-buys/add- compliance regulations are met as the tour-
Winnerg
ons, breaks and prize money are all covered nament progresses.
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Casino
plus the ability to create ante, prize and “Moving from a paper-based to an
Equipment Supplier2009
league structures. It manages all chip move- automated system is a big step and we
ment from the cash desk to the cardroom needed to ensure that it could be imple-
and back, ensuring accurate accounting. mented seamlessly enough to retain the
The massive reduction, or even elimina- confidence of both our staff and cus-
tion, of paperwork together with the user tomers. The ‘Magic’ system has proved
friendly interface of CardRoomMAGIC can successful as it really does seem to be
lead to a reduction of staff in the cardroom able to manage every eventuality that a
whilst reducing the time required to train card tournament can reveal.”
new staff. Chip movement is tracked at key The system is being distributed globally
stages throughout, allowing chips to be allo- by TCS John Huxley although its manufac-
Live player
cated to runners whilst still highlighting a turer Cardroom Enterprises is overseeing
information
player’s chip count at the end of each day. the UK. Take up has been quick by many
screens
Remote ‘Re-Buys’ and ‘Add-Ons’ are card room operators including Napoleons
scanned in using a Pocket PC. The user can and London Clubs International, where it is
select from a list of entries if scanning is not used to manage the UK leg of Harrah’s
possible. The Plasma display is updated World Series of Poker at The Empire in
immediately showing the number of Re-Buys Leicester Square, London. By automating
plus the cumulative prize pool. A receipt is many aspects of the tournament, organis-
issued via the wearable printer and a duplicate ers are even able to bring a more human
is printed at the desktop. The whole process is touch by being able to concentrate on the
wireless with multiple handhelds supported. interaction between sessions.
Save time and money,
eliminates paperwork
Wireless Re-Buys
and Add-Ons
London poker star James Akenhead could soon be playing by magic
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