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G2E PREVIEW
MEI fully embraces
RFID technology
Bill validator experts MEI utilize RFID technology in EASITRAX device to
assist casinos in soft count – see it at G2E 2008!
M
EI has a long history of noteworthy • increasing labor efficiency in the soft count room
technological achievements. After all, • providing tools to maximize the casino layout
the company developed the first • reducing the fleet of cashboxes because they no
electronic, non-contact bill acceptor. longer need to be dedicated.
The introduction of EASITRAX Soft
Count provides a faster, more efficient way to manage “MEI has enjoyed success in the gaming industry
cash drops and evaluate data from slot machines – due to an ability to document an increase in
and that strikes the right note with casino operators. profitability associated with our products,” said Mr.
“EASITRAX Soft Count has been very well Fisher. “That is why MEI enjoyed nearly 80 per cent
received,” said Bob Mackenzie, MEI director of ship share in the Americas last year. EASITRAX Soft
engineering – Gaming. “It provides a better solution Count continues that tradition. The return on a
for an operation not normally associated with MEI. minimal investment provides clear value.”
But customers have quickly realized the knowledge The EASITRAX Soft Count system has been
used to build our core competencies – security and designed to be easily retrofitted to the CASHFLOW
acceptance – has wide applicability.” SC bill validator. Building a comprehensive cash
Easitrax
Information collected in the CASHFLOW SC bill management solution is as simple as applying these
validator is now easily accessible in a database that basic components:
can be networked to multiple locations. The system • Placing an antenna board to the CASHFLOW SC
uses RFID technology to connect slot machine asset interface board
numbers to a cashbox. This allows casino operators • Applying RFID tags into the cashbox to allow
can streamline the cash management process. information to be transmitted
“If you take a step back, it’s a logical extension, said • Tying EASITRAX reader bases into a soft count
Mr. Mackenzie. “MEI has expertise in cash security. It room system that includes a USB hub and a computer
makes sense that knowledge is leveraged across the • Installing software that creates a SQL database
entire process – from players inserting notes in a slot and loads available reports.
machine to the soft count room where those same
notes are unloaded from cashboxes and placed in “We designed SC66
sorter/counter equipment.” EASITRAX Soft Count
RFID technology provides unrivaled flexibility. A with the operator in
simple retrofit process avoids unnecessary expense, mind,” said Mr.
risk and maintenance demands typically associated Mackenzie. “It is a
with existing products. And data can be transferred in turnkey system for the
a way that uses existing system components, such as soft count room.
sorter/counter equipment, further reducing cost. Implementing the
“Every operator is looking for a payback on any system is cost effective
investment,” said Eric Fisher, MEI Gaming VP – in its ability to leverage
Americas. “EASITRAX Soft Count offers functionality existing equipment. And
that can be tied to hard cost savings. Those savings, utilizing RFID components makes
compared to the cost to implement the system, have the installation very easy to
quickly created a queue of US customers for understand and complete.
EASITRAX installations.” “EASITRAX is similar to
EASITRAX Soft Count, which is being implemented CASHFLOW SC in the sense that is
in the US and will be sold internationally in the near not the first product of its kind to
future, provides cost savings by: address a specific concern in the
• eliminating the cost associated with searching for gaming industry. But its
“hotboxes” introduction raises the bar of
• improving efficiencies within the drop process expectations for what that solution
• avoiding fines due to out of date software can accomplish.”
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