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ICE2008 PREVIEW
Green landing in London from Aristocrat
ARISTOCRAT selection of low denomina- Another first for Aristocrat Games and the more progres- bition for us and the industry
ICESTAND3410 tion multiliners. will be a demonstration of its sive, full blown Server Based at large insofar as it sets the
A new XTreme theme, Island Casino Management System Gaming from ACE Interactive. tone and tempo for the year
Aristocrat’s much heralded Delight, gets its first European 7000, reinforcing the company’s PokerTek, for which Aristo- ahead. I’m delighted to say
‘green’ cabinet will be landing outing along with more than a determination to provide the crat acts as an exclusive dis- that following our strong pres-
in London at ICE 2008 to make dozen Xcite games, whilst Mr market with a more compre- tributor outside of North ence at ICE 2007 we met and
its first European appearance. Woo is the company’s latest hensive range of casino prod- America, will also have a strong indeed surpassed many of the
The ‘total gaming solutions’ Double Standalone Progres- ucts and services. presence in London, with the ambitious targets that we set
provider will be demonstrat- sive being launched on the ACE Interactive, which latest versions of its electronic ourselves.”
ing close to 80 Aristocrat Xcite platform. recently concluded a presti- PokerPro poker tables. Setting He continued: “We antici-
models at ICE, the majority of For the first time ever, Aris- gious interactive video termi- the industry standard by which pate further successes
which will be making their tocrat’s South African arm nal installation in Slovakia, will other electronic tables are through 2008 with a host of
European debuts. New innova- joins the Earls Court line-up, be demonstrating its expand- judged, PokerPro arrives at ICE initiatives many of which are
tions will also be unveiled by displaying a mixture of Xcite, ing capabilities: catering for 2008 with a full game portfolio being unveiled at ICE. Of par-
ACE Interactive and PokerPro. Hyperlink, Slants and LPM lottery and casino markets, a now including Omaha as well ticular significance are the
Key product highlights 3D top sign. Further revela- rebuilds tailored for their suite of terminals and games as Texas Hold’em. developments we will be
include Thunderheart Hyper- tions include a range of games region, whilst several individ- will be shown alongside Aristo- Looking ahead to ICE 2008, making in new sectors of the
link and Money Train Multi- currently under development ual European markets will be crat’s Server Centric Gaming Nick Khin, general manager business including download-
link, a variation of Cash which feature a Universal treated to a varied display of solution, which now includes Aristocrat EMEA, said: “ICE is a able, server based and multi-
Express sporting an exciting Player Interface and a broad dedicated games. entry level Downloadable tremendously important exhi- station gaming.
Shuffle Master always
quick on the draw
SHUFFLE MASTER mix. Featuring a variety of three cards as well as a “draw” Texas Hold’em Bonus Pro-
ICESTAND3350 poker derivatives, ShuffleMas- card that they can use in place gressive, a hold’em style game
ter’s product range will empha- of one discarded card. Three that features head-to-head play
As the gaming industry’s fastest sise the company’s multiple Card Draw features head-to- against the dealer, an optional
growing product segment, spe- progressive options on the fol- head play against the dealer Bonus bet that pays odds if the
cialty table games and side bets lowing games: Three Card and a Bonus bet that pays odds player’s initial two “hole” cards
represent an important part of Draw Poker, an exciting new when a player’s final hand con- are a pair or 2s or better, and a
the overall casino table game game where players receive tains a flush or better. progressive wager that pays
up to 100 per cent of the
jackpot when the hand con-
tains a royal flush. Systems automate the table and no-limit poker as well as
Ultimate Texas Hold’em Pro- gaming experience and multiple tournament capabili-
gressive, a progressive version provide casinos with a wealth ties. Additionally, it’s fast-paced
of the company’s popular Ulti- of information about game play game play results in more
mate Texas Hold’em game that and player betting behaviour. hands per hour, and its casino
features head-to-head play On show this year will be: Table management software pro-
against the dealer and an Master, an electronic multiple- vides casinos with complete
optional bonus bet that pays player table game with five functionality to monitor all
odds if the player’s final five- player stations that enables games and customise or
card hand contains three-of- casinos to offer table game hits change games immediately.
a-kind or better. The optional like Three Card Poker and Also worth a look is the i-
progressive wager pays when Royal Match 21 Blackjack at a Deal, Shuffle Master’s third gen-
a player’s final hand contains fraction of the cost of live eration single deck specialty
a full house or better, and pays tables. Table Master nearly shuffler, the i-Deal is the fastest
100 per cent of the jackpot doubles the number of hands of our single deck shufflers and
when a player has a six-card played per hour and offers features several key enhance-
royal flush. greater flexibility in game ments including standard card
By combining popular table wager amounts. recognition technology that
game content with state-of- Lightning Poker: A fully-auto- reads the rank and suit of each
the-art technology, Shuffle mated poker table, Lightning card being dealt and a deck-
Master’s Electronic Table Poker features live-stakes limit sorting function.
Highly rated
R8 Roulette
ALFASTREET
ICESTAND3210
After another very positive year when Alfas-
treet has reached a record high volume of
business, the company is coming to ICE with improved all-around design. The new multi-
high optimism. For the first time in Europe, wheel system received a warm welcome during
the firm will present a completely updated G2E and we are positive about its performance
product range with some interesting new and versatility. Multi-wheel system allows
developments. Alfastreet multi-player prod- players to bet on up to three roulette wheels
ucts are designed with both players and from the same player position. Roulette wheels
operators in mind. can be either automated or live, as Alfastreet
Matjaz Petek, marketing and sales manager, technology supports both options.”
said: “We will be presenting our European debut Alfastreet is also showing the Dice multi-
of the new, updated R8 roulette and a multi- player with the Sic-bo game which is gaining
wheel system. R8 is still the benchmark in multi- popularity in Europe because of the growing
player roulette and with the new version we are number of Chinese players in European casinos.
lifting the bar even higher. New roulette features A Sic-bo game is an interesting upgrade also for
larger touch screens, new betting options and the existing Alfastreet operators.
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