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G2E 2008 REVIEW
G2E 2008
G2E is no longer the greatest show on earth, but it's still pretty damned
good. A lot of business happened this November in Vegas, as Casino
International discovered…
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here are voices in the industry suggesting them. From there, play continues as normal, but with
that, with the rise of SAGSE in Argentina, a couple of excellent embellishments and
G2E Asia, and ICE in London, G2E Las improvements. First up, when the player gets their
Vegas's days are numbered as a major two cards and the dealer has one face up card, the
international show. Well, that's not what we table calculates the true odds of the player winning,
saw in Las Vegas – yes, visitor numbers are and it becomes a side bet; if the dealer has a four, for
unquestionably down, but the number of decision example, and the player has 18, the odds are good
makers seems to have stayed constant. Business was that the player will win so the side bet will pay out
done, in some cases lots of it, and new technology less. To take the wager, the player must match their
was on show. All in all, it was a very satisfying show, initial bet on the hand. As with most electronic
with a few notable standout products. games, it's faster as payouts are automated, so it
Top of the tree was Shuffle Master's iTable, which is immediately has the potential to make more profit for
basically an electronic Blackjack game. Simple the operator.
enough so far, but there's a lot more to this than Also, the machine has a level of AI, so if a player
meets the eye. It's not fully electronic, it's played with makes a peculiar choice, they are asked if they're sure
a card reading shoe and a real deck, plus a live dealer. that's what they want to do – this helps with dispute
The player takes a seat and buys in to the game, and resolution even before it happens.
their credit appears on an individual display before Perhaps best of all though, the table is versatile –
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