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Bringing bonuses alive with movie studio expertise


A raft of orders from its last exhibition, BEGE in Sofia, has seen Casino Technology ploughing into Hungary, Romani, Austria, the Czech Republic, Malta and Macedonia. With other work taking it into new markets such as The Philippines and Cambodia could G2e bring yet more territories?


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Like many of the industry’s creative leaders, Casino Technology has been incredibly active in terms of R&D and new game pro- duction since the general downturn in the global economy. As such it had a great variety of new releases and innovations at this year’s Las Vegas show with the striking visual appearance of its new Game Suites really catching the passing eye. The crucial element for the Game Suites has been Casino Technology’s invest- ment in developing its own, propriety ‘mini movies’ used in the game suites’ engrossing bonus screens. In total, more than 40 new


game releases were show- cased, all offered in themed groups or game suites.


Accommodated in a


range of themed slot machines and multi-level progressives, the Game suites include Motormania, Falcon Heroes and Gamopolis - City of Games. All are supported by pow- erful jackpot visualisations, and enhanced with great sound and visual perform- ance.


Sonia Nikolova, chair- man of the board of direc- tors, explained:


“The


development of these game suites started over two years ago with the creation of an in-house movie studio. We aimed to bring a greater level of player inter- action and entertainment to our games. A range of additional interactive appli- cations helps the player to feel as if they are in a life time experience, whether it is as an action hero on the racing track such as


with the Motormania Game Suite or as an adventure character in a wartime movie as with Falcon Heroes.” In terms of products


launched, California has provided rich pickings this year for Casino Technology with a number of installa- tions scheduled for the next six to 12 months. The company’s planned invest- ment in marketing and research for 2011 includes California, Oklahoma, Illi- nois and Ohio. This year’s show also opened doors for the company’s expansion towards strategic Latin American markets with a range of deals for upcom- ing installations being finalised at G2E with new partners


in Venezuela,


Dominican Republic, Hon- duras, Argentina and Mexico.


E-poker pioneer back with blackjack


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DigiDeal’s Table DROID is anything but robotic


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DigiDeal was demonstrat- ing its newest platform: the X-table, a complete plug and play e-table solution and its Table Droid. The DTS-X Table is the ultimate all-in-one E-Table designed for eight players; each with their personal 15” LCD touch screen, bill validator and ticket printer. A large centre LCD screen displays all the game action for both players and spec- tators.


Enhancing all the cost savings and security one


has come to expect on a DigiDeal electronic table, the X-Table requires no dealer or host and is powered by a robust client/server architecture delivering a rich graphical environment that intu- itively leads players through game play. With its sleek, comfort-


able design and economi- cal footprint, X-table is fully network compatible and compliant with SAS- enabled financial tracking systems; making it easy to integrate into any existing casino floor plan and comes with DigiDeal’s


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Classic Blackjack and Classic Baccarat, along with Texas Hold’Em Xtreme.


Pit bosses looking for a


way to increase profitabil- ity on existing tables, mean- while, were drawn to DigiDeal’s Table Droid, a fully automated Digital Random Outcome Interac- tive Display. This product has been designed for use on any gaming table which requires a fun, fast and secure method of arriving at a random outcome. The Droid can display virtual dice cards, dominos, or standard playing cards.


Following its pioneering move into electronic poker, PokerTek has gone back to the drawing board devising its new Blackjack table game, Blackjack Pro. “Blackjack Pro offers the traditional game of Black- jack on our new ProCore automated table game plat- form,” said James Craw- ford, PokerTek’s president. “The development of the product has been demanded by our poker customers in the market who have asked us to do something similar for black- jack. Whilst there’s other blackjack products on the market, we believe Black- jack Pro has unrivalled game configurability and player interaction. Plus it is a much more economical solution with a small foot- print that fits easily on the gaming floor.”


In addition to following the standard rules of Black-


jack, Blackjack Pro allows operators to configure the game rules and payouts to meet their needs. The table’s large centre screen allows players to easily follow the action and encourages social interac- tion. The intuitive graphics, small-footprint and low- cost make it an ideal choice for operators looking to add automated Blackjack to their pit or gaming floor.


On the poker side, Poker-


Pro was back with its newest Tournaments Plus+ software. PokerPro Tourna- ments Plus+ is a complete multi-table tournament solution, streamlining the process from registration to the final table. And the new Tournament Leaderboard gives players and specta- tors access to tournament status, player rankings and chip stacks.


Sonia Nikolova with Falcon Heroes


PokerTek president James Crawford, left, at the launch of Blackjack Pro


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