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series of bill acceptors. It's a simple idea but one that shortage of admirers at ICE.
will be welcomed by operators, as it leads to greater Also new for Atronic was the Harmony slant-top
self reliance for maintenance and of course, even less cabinet, a solid-looking machine supported with
downtime for a note acceptor. ample game titles. As Sylvia Dietz, Atronic's Marketing
As MEI's Phil Wesel explains, "We also have found Director, enthused: "The reception at the show has
that the training video that we introduced recently been phenomenal. We have had comments that many
seems to be more popular in Europe than we had people think it’s the most beautiful slant top machine
predicted, primarily because the casinos are smaller. So you can buy now."
whereas it makes a lot of sense to have that distributed Mystery Magic, a mystery-driven jackpot which will
training in North America where a person could watch bring excitement and of course mystery to the
Above: Lucky Line’s Nostalgy. Below: a video at their convenience, it makes even more sense gaming floor was alongside symbol-driven progressive
Atronic’s great King Kong Cash, and
when you have a property that has less than 50 slot jackpot Hot Link, as Atronic look to further
their stand, below right.
machines, to just hand somebody a training video that strengthen their presence in the world of multi-level
they can run on their PC at their leisure." progressives.
Second is the new upstacking version of the Atronic's server-assisted gaming solution Dynamic
increasingly-popular SC series, which gives more Floor Configuration sat proudly alongside the more
flexibility when it comes to cabinet space and means traditional gaming product. You'll be hearing more
it can be retrofitted to cabinets that only have space about this in a future issue of CI, along with the
for an upstacker. fruits of their collaboration with Inspired Networks,
Finally, the CASHFLOW SCM is a larger capacity some of which was on show at ICE too.
version of the note acceptor, allowing for fewer The stand was shared with sister company Atronic
collections as it has the capacity for up to 1,000 Systems, who showed off their guest entry control
notes and tickets. system SpeedGate, which helps casinos spot barred
Lucky Line were at ICE for the fourth time, or under-age players.
presenting three new Roulette models. Nostalgy can Of course, Atronic Systems' popular cashless
be an eight-player setup, or it can be run remotely gaming system CHIP CASH and the linked gaming
from the wheel with up to 100 player terminals, while
Charlie comes in six- or eight-player configurations.
“We have had comments
Charlie's modern design, in leather, chrome and
wood, means it should fit into a wide variety of
that many people think it’s
casinos regardless of interior decor.
the most beautiful slant top
Also on show was their Colos Roulettes, in six- or
eight-player.
machine you can buy now."
Atronic built on their G2E showing, with the
European debut of the exciting and imposing King concept Tournamania were also promoted heavily.
Kong Cash four-level progressive taking centre stage. JCM brought their Intelligent Cash Box to London,
Also of note is their well-implemented and an award-winning development which sat alongside
attractive five-level progressive Game of Life linked the Universal Bill Acceptor on a stand packed with
video slot concept, based on the MB game. The look quality product. Also available were the Recycle-
of Game of Life is great, really eye-catching and the Accept-Dispense RAD 7.0 Card Recycler System, and
kind of game that will get new players playing; it's their Trident Table Safe System, which was also seen
bright and fun, and very easy on the eye, and brings on TCSJOHNHUXLEY's fantastic stand.
the best out of the dual-screen e-motion cabinet. The Speaking of TCSJOHNHUXLEY, as expected they
physical game package is an excellent piece of had an enormous array of product on show. First up
branding, too, which would stand out in any casino. was their dominant CHIPPER CHAMP, which we saw
Four-level bonus link CASH FEVER, and our old at last year's ICE and at G2E, but this was a
friend Dr Cash, was on show with a revamped version production-ready model, which the company say has
for the Asian market in Simplified Chinese, which undergone extensive enhancements. It sorts faster
should prove a hit. Supported by six Atronic games, than other chippers, and can apparently sort any
including IC Treasures and Crystal Lake, it had no chip while identifying and isolating foreign chips and
notifying the dealer.
TCSJH are also stepping into the world of RFID as
seen at ICE. The company has signed a distribution
and service agreement with EurasiaTrak, which claims
to be the first company in the world to offer a
complete line of RFID products including real-time
sensing of gaming chips in play, with a resolution of
less than one inch per stack.
Donald Robinson, Sales Agent for EurasiaTrak,
explains some of the product's key features: "If you’re
hooked onto a shoe, and you know the outcome of
the game you know that three sevens came out,
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