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Aristocrat welcomes
Sopranos to the family
The big hitter on Aristocrat’s stand was undoubtedly The
designed Viridian cabinet. tion in London in January.
Sopranos, based on the hit HBO television series, but
“We believe this is the green- Other innovative and award
est slot machine out there in winning products on display
there was much more joining the Aristocrat family. terms of energy consumption.” are two of Aristocrat’s suc-
Khin explained. “It’s also cessful Hyperlink products,
sleeker with a smaller foot- Jackpot Deluxe, released last
print and has unique wrap year, and Bank Buster, this
around belly art and a simpli- year’s Hyperlink highlight.
fied player interface. The top This four level progressive,
screen is LCD allowing for complete with six bonus fea- Spielo
really quick content change.” tures, adopts a new math
Sean Evans, senior vice structure combing the Hyper-
aiming
president of games and link with an ante-bet and
system sales, added: “Our new bonus set up used by the
GEN7 platform will support Bonus Bank series. It is to be
new and innovative GEN7 described as one of the most
games, proven performing interactive and feature
MKVI games, as well as being enriched games Aristocrat has
pick
designed as ‘future ready’ for ever produced.
Server-Based gaming. What The massive range also of the
we have on display demon- boasted a range of Double
strates a migration path from Standalone Progressives
the current proprietary form including Outback Jack,
lottery
of gaming to what many Cashman Tonight and Aristo-
believe to be the future of crat’s new bonus bank and litter
gaming in downloadable, double standalone progres-
Nick Khin
server-based and ethernet sive, Banana King. Also
with the
floor applications.” showing were a range of new G Tech owned Spielo was
Viridian
Viridian is the result of two and innovative product cate- showing its slot range
cabinet years behind the scenes at ACE gories including Power Pay, which, with a colourful
Interactive, the server sup- Xtra Reel Power, Xtreme high-resolution 18” flat
ported specialist which Aris- Mystery and Aristocrat’s first screen monitor and the
gangstersparadise display showing selected across the States will be con- tocrat bought and whose ever multi-game, multi- blast of 16-bit digital stereo
ARISTOCRAT scenes from the New Jersey stantly entertained by The acronym now stands for Aris- denom product package, sound, makes for an
mafia series. Sopranos clips, music, anima- tocrat Contact Exchange. This Player’s World. exciting playing experience.
Having cut the ribbon to open The company rolled out the tions, character images and was on show alongside Aristo- On the systems side, a suite New titles out at G2e
the Global Gaming Expo 2007, game with two themes titled graphics sequences. crat’s downloadable solution, of advanced technologies included Paw Prints and
actors James Gandolfini and Top Boss and Welcome to the Whether it is rolled out to DL Technology utilises G2S under the OASIS 360 brand Pick Of The Litter.
Steve Schirripa, from the award Family. A third title, Play to Get the rest of the world is uncer- standards for game distribu- were providing casino opera-
winning Sopranos series, were Made, will be released later tain. Nick Khin, Aristocrat’s tion solutions through the tors with the latest technolo-
set to leave a more permanent this year in what will be the executive general manager for ATI/Bally Joint Venture gies in casino management
mark on the casino industry first application of Aristocrat’s Europe, Middle East and Africa, product, the Download and systems, business intelligence
with the new stepper title. distinctive Reel Power tech- said: “There’s no doubting the Configuration Manager. and patron-centric promo-
Linked up to a three-level nology in a reel-spinning slot. strength of the brand in the US This initiative combines tions, whilst OASIS SpeedMe-
mystery-style progressive, the In addition to winning but we aren’t sure yet whether the field-proven solutions dia promotions, utilising the
product line is being launched credits in the base game, any it will transfer to other markets from both companies to Sentinel III in-game displays,
on Aristocrat’s all-new MAV one of the three mystery pro- with the same popularity. It’s provide a powerful floor was unveiled, as the direct
Stepper cabinet, 5-reel stepper, gressive jackpots can be not something we’ve ruled out management system. result of a true Ethernet solu-
mystery-style linked progres- awarded randomly at any time. but not something we’re plan- Debuting on this new tion found in the latest OASIS
sive jackpot. The lowest level is Soldier, the ning immediately.” cabinet and platform was release 11.6. The business
A model of the George Wash- middle level is Capo and the What is set to travel the Double Happiness, a intelligence tool WAGER
ington Bridge adorns the pro- top level is Boss. gaming globe though is Aris- Chinese theme slot with allows spectators to view the
gressive bank, whilst each Already installed at the tocrat new GENeration plat- PowerPlay, which will be power of a 360 degree view of
machine is finished off with a Mandalay Bay, Silverton, Las form - GEN7, showcased in available to international operations, along with unpar-
large LCD video screen, plus Vegas Hilton, Luxor and Club their new modern, environ- markets and on show at the alleled marketing promotions
there is a huge overhead video Fortune casinos, players mentally responsible International Casino Exhibi- and hosting technology.
Applications abound for GPI’s RFID
takingtherake to do his or her job accurately and that is a proven and cost-effective
GPI allowing managers a detailed technology with an increasing
Patir
record of transactions. number of working applications,”
With no signs yet of Texas Hold’Em Christophe Leparoux said: “We said Leparoux. sitting
poker’s popularity waning, and ever have had an excellent response to Other applications include the
more casinos deciding to offer the the table. We have one now on test chip readers that can monitor chips
well at
game, the issue of how to make it in France but we are expecting to in every location from chip tray to
as cost efficient and, if possible, sell quite a lot all over Europe in cage to safe. A new application
American
profitable has come to the fore. 2008. Not only does it help the designed specifically for the cage
The game is relatively expensive dealer and the operator, it also is a reader linked to the CCTV
show
to run, requiring a skilled dealer authenticates the chips that are system, which instantly records
despite, of course, there being no laid down on the table.” chip amounts for added security.
in-built house advantage. The RFID Poker Reader is based There was also a first showing of German based seat
Commission fees per hand are one GPI’s RFID-enabled poker table can on 125KHz RFID technology: GPI’s Electronic Chip Surveillance specialist Patir Design
of the best income streams but
calculate the pot and rake within seconds
although technically it is slower system: readers placed at doors was showcasing a new
they can be complicated to work than the rival 13.56MHz trigger alarms if any dishonest range of casino chairs
out and slow down the game. It International, has developed an technology, on the demonstration employee tries to walk away with including the two
has always been an area where the RFID-enabled poker reader, table it was quite able to count up chips. The system is easy to install, pictured, one for R
virtues of RFID technology can be retrofittable to any poker table that a stack of chips and calculate the says the company and offers Franco and one
exploited. One of the leaders in the calculates the pot and the rake rake in less than four seconds. reliable detection with very few sporting a decedent
field, Gaming Partners within seconds, allowing the dealer “The thing about 125KHz RFID is false alarms. floral pattern.
20 January 2008 G2ereport
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