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ICE2008 REPORT
Poker
Cyberview
extends
variety
its
the spice
reach
of casino
cyberspace
CYBERVIEW
Specialist in
downloadable server-
life
based gaming, Cyberview
is expanding the
jurisdictions in which it is
now operating. “We are
Freshly armed with the table division
increasing our footprint in
previously owned by Progressive Gaming
the Czech Republic and
Slovakia and a few other
International, Shuffle Master is looking
places,” said CEO Seamus
forward to the rest of 2008 with some relish. McGill. “We are expecting
some major US licences
agreatdeal well as a “draw” card that they shortly and will certainly
SHUFFLE MASTER can use in place of one dis- be launching our
carded card. Three Card Draw products there in 2008.”
Whilst the deal with PGI features head-to-head play
The company is also
brings onboard favourites against the dealer and a Bonus
excited about a new
such Caribbean Stud and bet that pays odds when a
generation of products it
Texas Hold ‘Em Bonus, player’s final hand contains a
is developing based on
Shuffle Master’s own R&D flush or better.
skill games now played by
team has been concentrating Texas Hold’em Bonus Pro-
younger people, using
on the development of gressive, a hold’em style
several key games, some of game that features head-to-
what designer Thierry
which were rolled out to a head play against the dealer,
Brunet de Courssou
European audience for the an optional Bonus bet that
describes as dynamic
first time at ICE. pays odds if the player’s initial
fractional wagering. “We
Marketing director Kirsten two “hole” cards are a pair or
can create entirely new
Clarke said: “Specialty table 2s or better, and a progressive
game concepts,” said de
games and side bets are wager that pays up to 100 per
Courssou. “The interest
amongst the fastest growing cent of the jackpot when the
has been phenomenal as
product segments in the hand contains a royal flush. its potential is enormous.”
casino industry today. Table Ultimate Texas Hold’em
progressives are proving Progressive, a progressive Shuffle Master’s Kirsten of hands played per hour and i-Deal, Shuffle Master’s third
hugely popular in North version of the company’s
Clarke shows the latest in
offers greater flexibility in generation single deck spe-
America, where we have over popular Ultimate Texas
table gaming
game wager amounts. cialty shuffler. Clarke
100 installations pending. Hold’em game that features One product which hadn’t revealed: “The i-Deal is the
Whilst we’re very excited head-to-head play against the no reason why European made it over the Atlantic was first of our shuffles devel-
about that, we feel the time is dealer and an optional bonus players won’t also enjoy poker Lightning poker. The fully- oped with card recognition
also right for European bet that pays odds if the style progressives on the automated, fast-paced poker technology as standard. It’s
players to follow suit and so player’s final five-card hand casino floor,” Clarke advised. table, is racking up the installs also the fastest performing of
we’re currently piecing contains three-of-a-kind or Shuffle Master’s Electronic Stateside. Clarke said: “Along our single deck shufflers and
together our strategy for their better. The optional progres- Table Systems were also with Lightening poker, many features several key enhance-
roll out over here.” sive wager pays when a proving popular with Table of the Rapid games, such as ments including standard
Three such games are player’s final hand contains a Master offering electronic Rapid Craps, are still await- that reads the rank and suit of
Three Card Draw poker, Texas full house or better, and pays versions of Three Card Poker ing approvals. If European each card being dealt and a
Hold’em Bonus Progressive 100 per cent of the jackpot and Royal Match 21 Black- customers want us to bring deck-sorting function. It’s
and Ultimate Texas Hold’em when a player has a six-card jack at a fraction of the cost these products to market been developed jointly by
Thierry Brunet de Courssou
Progressive. royal flush. of live tables. Indeed, Clarke then naturally we will be sen- our R&D teams in Las Vegas
and Alexander Popovich are
In Three Card Draw Poker, “Obviously poker is huge declared that Table Master sitive to that.” and Austria and we’re hoping designing a new breed of
players receive three cards as all over the world and we see nearly doubles the number Also worth a look was the for big things from it.” game for Cyberview
Amaya launches host of new games following PokerMate
branchingout phenomenal with 30 installs for and are delighted to launch our
AMAYA GAMING PokerMate across Europe, Asia gaming tablet which allows guests
and North America. But it was to play anywhere in the confines of
Having launched PokerMate last always the case that we were the casino be it the bar, their hotel
year Amaya Gaming, formerly going to diversify our product room or the swimming pool.”
GameTronix, was at ICE showing range to become a gaming With over 20 casino style games
how far its technology team has supplier rather than just a provider already, the tablet’s format has been
been able to diversify. of poker solutions. I’m pleased to replicated for the group’s gaming
Alongside the fully automated say that the hard work taking place terminal which is available in
poker table PokerMate and behind the scenes over the last upright, slant and bar top cabinets.
PokerStation, a peer-to-peer poker few months is in evidence today The group’s progress in multi-
network allowing clients to bridge with many more products away player gaming has seen it enter the
one or more venues together to from poker. Our company was worlds of roulette, sic bo, craps and
create a private, secure network for founded on the principles of baccarat, but this is just the start.
patrons, Amaya has now developed innovative thinking and world-class The company is also looking
solutions for wireless gaming, sports customer service. We are forward to G2e Asia where it will
betting and also multi-player games dedicated to providing our be launching more products. “This
for roulette, craps and sic-bo. customers with technological will be another huge launchpad for
Jean Paul Symeonidis, director expertise to deliver quality gaming us,” Symeonidis promised. “Our
of Sales for Amaya Gaming Group, solutions and products.” growth will again be quite visible
said: “Our growth on the poker Symeonidis continued: “We feel with two or three very serious
side has been nothing short of wireless gaming has a serious future products being launched.”
32 March 2008 ice2008report
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