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G2e07 REPORT
Three screen solution a Paradise in Macau
The three-screen Paradise Box progressive jackpot based on introduce a Sic-Bo version.
combines Paradise’s e-table baccarat. The company, which itself is an
baccarat game (which has an The baccarat game involves operator, has already signed
installed base of 500 terminals in remote betting on a live table, as collaborative agreements with
Macau) with server-based slot does the jackpot, which pays out Galaxy and SJM in Macau that
games. Players will also be able to on a poker-style royal flush of involves the installation of at least
use the terminal to place bets on cards used during the game. In the 1,200 terminals of which several
the sports book and take part in a future, Paradise intends to hundred are Paradise Boxes.
Hitting the high notes
Keeping
terminal
in auto roulette
gaming
in Cek
Casino Technology
ising the casino floor. Addi- cekout
could well be in tune
tional player terminals can ELEKTRONCEK
be remotely linked and
with its customers located for example at the Sales have been brisk in North
with the launch of
bar within listening range of America for automated table
PlayMe, a grand
the pianist. specialist Elektroncek. Aristo-
Back to Casino Technolgy’s crat holds a 50 per cent stake in
piano which has a main bread winner of slots, the Elektroncek Group and is
roulette wheel
and the Multi-Gemini was in the distributor of the Interblock
embedded in its
seventh heaven with its line of products in Australia,
seventh reincarnation. New New Zealand, South Africa and
innards. As well as
game titles included Golden North America.
turning heads, it’s
Elephant, Elephant Party, Full Sales director Timothy
more importantly
of Jewels and Lady Fortune. Chapman said: “Whilst our
The Gemini collection of product is not yet in Nevada or
filling order books.
high-performing video-slot New Jersey, it is proving popular
games was also enlarged with in Mississippi, Missouri and Cal-
intune a new generation of games ifornia. Indeed, our automated
CASINO TECHNOLOGY on a PC-based platform pro- roulette carousels are perform-
viding enhanced quality ing extremely well in many
It’s almost a disservice to the
Casino Technology’s Sonia
graphics and a high level of Indian reservation casinos. In
quality of slot rolling off the
Nikolova with PlayMe and
interaction, along with international terms we have had
Sofia production lines that the Elton John lookalike multi-channel stereo sound. a huge year in Asia selling 33
most of the group’s G2e atten- Aztec Returns, Columbus units, that’s 246 seats, into the
tion should immediately focus Treasure, Ocean Delight and Venetian Macau alone. Com-
on a single roulette product. has already proved a success are convinced that by creat- future success has been Wild Wild Africa were all pleting orders of this magnitude
But such is the show stopping in Bulgaria where it has been ing a unique gaming atmos- backed up with requests from exploiting the advantages of is a testimony to the hard work
appeal of PlayMe, the auto- installed at the Palms Merkur phere we can provide casinos Cyprus, Ukraine, Romania, the the hi-end dual-monitor of Aristocrat and Elektroncek.
matic roulette multiplayer in the Sofia hotel. with a new avenue of enter- Czech Republic and Africa. Gemini cabinet and cater Aside from this we have secured
station within a grand piano The brain child of the tainment. PlayMe is ideal for And, of course, Casino for player categories from a positive start in New South
that this year the slots had to founder, president and CEO of lounge players bringing Technology isn’t new to the low-denomination to VIP. Wales in Australia and are con-
wait their turn. Casino Technology, Milo roulette play to new areas of world of roulette and calls Also on show was Quatro tinuing to make good steady
Unconventional yet some- Borissov, PlayMe draws on his the casino and providing an upon years of experience in Cash Mania, a multi-level progress throughout Europe.”
what inspired, the six termi- love of roulette and the piano atmosphere and social expe- manufacturing the auto- mystery-progressive jackpot Elektroncek presented its
nal PlayMe piano, available in and his belief that bringing rience different to the main mated version. Play Me uses system, featuring multimedia fourth generation of automated
black or white, draws on the passion, interaction and enter- gaming floor.” all the advanced technologi- animations and additional products at this year’s G2e,
belief that entertained players tainment into gaming main- In terms of getting people cal features of the successful bonus events and two systems known as Organic, demonstrat-
play for longer. The Elton John tains player interest and keeps talking, PlayMe did as much as Casino King series Automatic Unilink, developed for local, ing the multi-game principle
singalike, which isn’t included the curiosity alive. any other product at the show. Roulette multiplayer station, average size casinos of up to whereby several centre units can
in the cost, was keeping the Sonia Nikolova, sales and The feel good factor was there PlayMe ensures simple oper- 40 slot machines, and be placed in one single gaming
crowds entertained on the marketing director, said: for all to see on the faces of ation, easy maintenance and Minilink, developed to machine. “Each terminal can
Las Vegas exhibition floor “We’re fully aware that this is those in the vicinity and in great player comfort, along connect small local networks host any of the games that we
whilst the concept as a whole a niche, novelty product, but terms of operator interest, its with flexible options in util- of up to 12 slots. provide,” Chapman explained.
“This has allowed us to develop
twin game carousels, where ter-
minals can be positioned around
Double the fun
two central games with maybe
Dmitry Besborodko with
the Nice Pair video
an electronic roulette wheel or a
slot/video poker game
mechanical dice feature located
in the middle.”
Called Matrix, this patented
bigideas animals and diamond mines; tor. “Nice Pair is designed as multi-channel game system, can
BELATRA Anotherland brings a magical an alternative to the Multi offer roulette and bingo games
world to life; Marswood Party Vision platform and we have side by side, or roulette and
The Belarusian manufac- brings an alien take to the created some of our best mechanical blackjack or dice.
turer Belatra, which is movie industry; Pharoah’s ideas and games to feature
gaining a reputation for pro- Chest uncovers the mysteries on it. The main market is def-
ducing an excellent quality of ancient Egypt; Persian initely casinos, particularly
product in its five-game Multi Night invokes genies, magic those with space issue. With
Vision platform, has devel- lamps and hoarded gold. this solution they can have
oped a new dual-option While all the feature possi- both a good slot game and a
machine, Nice Pair. bility of the themes is played good poker game.”
Each machine offers out in the slot games, the Nice Pair is still undergo-
players a choice of a poker or theme carries over into the ing testing in Belarus and is Europe really like our discussions for its machines
slot game, both based on the card design and surround of scheduled for completion in machines. The market for us to be assembled on the conti-
same theme. Operators have the poker games. February at which point it is big with lots of potential,” nent either in Argentina or in
six themes to choose from: “We’re responding to will go to market. said Besborodko. Columbia, a strategy that will
Seadogs Story features pirates what our customers want,” “We are finding that the South America is becom- help it keep its costs low and
Elektroncek’s Timothy
and treasure chests; Africa said Dmitry Besborodko, Latin American markets as ing such an important market margins high while still offer-
Chapman with the company’s
Gold has jungles, exotic Belatra’s commercial direc- well as those in Eastern that the company is now in ing a very competitive price. video baccarat
38 January 2008 G2ereport
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