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Countdown to Aristocrat has a
the 2009 Awards
Patent row: Elixir looking
ball with Luigi
T
wenty three judges are getting
for $millions in damages
their heads down to pore over Pointing out in a statement that
the nominations for the the district court’s judgment in A
ristocrat Technologies Europe
claims it has conjured up
another mystical marvel in
International Gaming Awards, which E
lixir Gaming has issued a
statement saying that it
intends to chase Shuffle favour of Elixir Gaming is final, and Luigi’s Ball, a new Multi Line game
will be announced at a glittering Master for millions of dollars in that the preliminary injunction available in Viridian, and XCite
ceremony in London in January damages as a result of a patent previously obtained by Shuffle formats.
while IGE is in town. infringement action brought by Master (and later reversed by the With average game volatility and
Part of the gala evening’s Shuffle Master. Court of Appeals) was wrongful, average feature frequency, Luigi’s
programme will involve a fund-raising Shuffle Master has dropped its Elixir Gaming plans to seek payment Ball takes players on an
auction, which will benefit two appeal of the judgment entered by for damages caused by what it extrasensory adventure into the
charities: Care International and the United States District Court, regards as Shuffle Master’s world of sorcery, packed with
Children with Leukemia. It’s not too which went against Shuffle Master wrongful preliminary injunction. paranormal symbols including a
late to donate to and in favour of Elixir Gaming Elixir will also claim for attorneys’ Palmist, Magician’s Hat, White
the charity (formerly known as VendingData fees caused by the wrongful Dove, Rabbit, Romany Caravan,
auction. Corp) on Shuffle Master’s lawsuit for prosecution of the misguided patent Black Cat – and of course the all-
Cammegh, for patent infringement involving the infringement case against the seeing ‘Luigi’s Ball’ itself...
instance, has provided a crystal Poker-1 product. Shuffle Master now Company. It estimates the total When three or more scattered
roulette wheel as one of the items. claims Poker-1 has become a potential damages could run into ‘Luigi’s Ball’ symbols appear, the
Recent donations have also been “commercial failure”. millions of dollars. player moves to a second screen
received from Casino Loutraki, where the Magical Ball chooses to
Paytec Italy, and Money Controls as randomly award the player either
well as from sponsors, including
Octavian raises $13 million
25, 20, 15 or 10 Free Games and a
Storm International BV, Red Planet win multiplier. The Feature can be
Gaming, TCS John Huxley, Bally,
Cammegh, QVM and Empire
Recruitment. O
ctavian International has Harmen Brenninkmeijer, CEO of retriggered during Free Games.
completed a reverse merger Octavian and the Company, stated:
with a publicly-traded shell “This transaction allows us to forge
Visit www.gaming-awards.com or company and changed its corporate ahead with many opportunities. It
contact +44 (0) 1453 57 86 89 name to Octavian Global also allows us to invest further in
svetlana@gaming-awards.com Technologies, Inc. It has also solution development – such as our
completed a private placement with Maverick EGM brand, our games
Dallas Burnett
institutional investors for gross kits, and our e2e GMS (End to End
joins Multimedia
proceeds of $13 million. Gaming Management System).
M
ultimedia Games has
Inspired Gaming breaks new ground in Asia
appointed Dallas Burnett
Manager of Compliance, a
new position at the Company. He
oversees all product compliance, I
nspired Gaming International OpenSBG terminals and will be first time, Asian casinos will be able
(Inspired), part of Inspired jointly responsible for the non- to offer table gaming and slots on
Gaming Group has entered into gaming entertainment, as well as the same terminal, providing their
corporate and employee licensing in its first shared-revenue partnership for the design, development and customers with more variety and
current and new markets, and will deal, and is investing in the total operation of the venue. the casinos with greater flexibility on
serve as the Company’s primary development of the Club 19 resort Inspired Gaming Group itself has floor lay out.
liaison with all regulatory agencies in South-East Asia. It will share all entered into a partnership with Inspired has also signed a
and test labs in jurisdictions where revenues in the venue (not just Australia-based NextGen Gaming worldwide multi-year revenue share
Multimedia operates or seeks to machine incomes) with its partner, that will allow Inspired to roll out license with Stanleybet
operate. Mr Burnett reports directly Silver Heritage Limited (SHL). NextGen’s slot product across its International, to provide its virtual
to Multimedia’s General Counsel, As part of the deal, Inspired will Asian casino estate as well as UK sports system across the
Uri Clinton. provide Club 19 with its range of Licensed Betting Offices. For the Stanleybet estate.
12 DECEMBER 2008
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