CR65-p36&37-ICE 8&9:SJC-Casino Review 16/2/08 23:13 Page 2
casinoreview
ICE2008 REPORT
mechanicalmasterpiece the deal are displayed on up to been designed to be player
ELEKTRONCEK six individual player terminals. friendly and immerse the player
Design wise, the curvy con- in its technological features.
Elektroncek’s Organic Card tours of the product are as bold For example, the Organic ter-
Black Jack is hoping to deliver as the sales targets set out by minal is capable of preserving
itself as one of the aces in the Elektroncek president Joc the genetic finger print of the
product pack of 2008. Pececnik. “We are due to deliver individual, meaning it recog-
This completely automated, our first installations in April and nises the player’s ID at a touch
multi-player game shuffles and hope to have 200 orders com- of their finger.
deals real cards via technology pleted during 2008,” he said. Another first is that each ter-
that ensures the totally random “We can produce 25 units each minal can host any of the games
yet spellbinding distribution of month and hope to export to that Elektroncek provides,
up to eight decks, and while the places such as Macau, Spain turning the multi-player into a
player enjoys the game, the and the UK by mid summer. multi-game through the use of
other stack of up to eight decks There has been a lot of interest.” twin game carousels where ter-
is being shuffled in order to The game is capable of deliv- minals can be positioned
ensure fluid efficiency. ering 30 per cent more hands around two central games.
Akin to the blackjack version than live blackjack which as Called Matrix, this patented
Elektroncek’s Joc and of the piano that plays itself, Pececnik sets it aside from rival multi-channel game system can
Marusa Pececnik with the the delivery of the cards was predecessors. “As with any auto- offer roulette and bingo games
Electro Mechanical Blackjack captivating the crowds at ICE. mated product, it doesn’t call in side by side, or roulette and
Add a fast-paced casino sick, and is available to work 24 mechanical blackjack or dice.
favourite such as black jack to hours a day and seven days a Pececnik said: “Different games
Predicting a great
the mix and Elektroncek might week. Several companies have are popular in different regions
just have developed a crowd tried to produce something and we feel that this system
pleasing product, which has similar to this but all have been gives operators the perfect
deal from electro
already won awards in the unsuitable for players due to their opportunity to test new games
United Sates for its innovation. lack of speed. The game play is alongside a proven performer.
Security wise, the game very similar to live blackjack.” Again, this concept has
mechanical
takes no chances. Cards are Electro-mechanical black attracted a lot of interest.”
bar-coded for face value, with jack is only part of the Organic With head offices in four con-
a serial number exclusive to collection, the group’s fourth tinents, product all over the
black jack
each deck, and a control generation, stand out, product world, the Slovenian-born multi-
number, so there’s no way that range, which is strikingly dif- play expert is now a global
alien cards can be inserted into ferent to anything seen before player, and outside of Europe
a game. The cards are read in the gaming world and not that has meant success with its
using an optical sensor. Each just with its bubble-esque roulette range in the US in Mis-
Billed as one of the most expensive products at ICE, Elektroncek’s
playing hand includes an initial appearance. Encompassing sissippi, Missouri and Califor-
electro mechanical black jack took four years and 61 engineers to
reading when cards are six, eight, ten and stand alone nia, Canada in British Columbia,
create. Seen as a prototype at this same exhibition last year, the
inserted into the shuf- player terminals the range Ontario, Quebec, and Asia
game is now available for sale with Elektroncek predicting a 14
fler/dealer. A second reading stretches from roulette and where it recently sold 33 units,
occurs when the cards are dealt dice to blackjack and bingo. that’s 264 seats, into the Vene-
month return on investment. at the table and the results of The Organic collection has tian Macau alone.
March 2008 ice2008report 37
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56