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seems to be a real improvement. It uses their
wonderful Transmissive Reels technology, where a
clear screen overlays the reels, and features
programmable buttons – both features make it
perfect for a server-based floor. Of course, with a Bose
sound system installed, the audio quality of the
games on Bluebird 2 is outstanding.
Also at their booth was a cracking selection of
fundamentally, it's a card table, not just a Blackjack community gaming products, including their superb
table. The Blackjack model can be rebooted and in Monopoly branded titles.
just a few minutes, it's a Baccarat table; same shoe, WMS has been at the top of its game for the past
same dealer, different appeal. Genius! few years, and judging by G2E the purple patch
As Shuffle Master's Kirsten Clark explains, "On our continues. We'll take a much closer look at the
version of iTable that utilizes a specialty shuffler, we’ll product on show at G2E – including their Casino
be able to change from 3 Card Poker to a Hold’Em Evolved vision – in a forthcoming issue.
style game depending on the demands of the floor. Novomatic's booth was far larger than last year,
We’re launching with Blackjack and Baccarat, but and enjoyed a good position on the floor. Just as well,
we’re developing the software for other games now. because they had a good selection of quality product
"We’re really excited about it, we’ve worked closely for customers to peruse.
with dealers and developers with this product and Debuting several new Coolfire II game mixes
we’re very proud of what we’ve got here. We’re close designed specifically for the North and South
to submitting it to GLI for approval, which we hope American markets and presented in the Novo Super-
will happen quite quickly. Then we’ll manage a Vision cabinet, Novomatic received a very high level
controlled rollout, so we can monitor the games and of interest in these multi-game machines.
make sure any minor problems are taken care of, and Novomatic’s very highly regarded electronic
any enhancements we can add." multiplayer games, displayed in a Novo Multi-Table
Microsoft were demonstrating the next level of Roulette configuration, powered by the server based
their hospitality solution in one of the venue's
meeting rooms and it was simply sensational. It's a
broad-ranging solution for a resort casino, hotel or,
well, anyone that wants to really harness and use
Business Intelligence. There's not enough room to go
into details here, but in a forthcoming issue,
Microsoft will explain just how effective and in-depth
their solution is. A visit to the meeting room was
worth it if only to see Microsoft's Surface technology
in place, and to understand where it can go in the
future; they're attacking the gaming market with
intelligence and what appears to be a real
understanding of what the customer needs – then
they take it ten steps further, so it will still be relevant
in years to come.
WMS premiered their Bluebird 2 cabinet at the
show, the evolution of the much admired Bluebird,
their mainstay for the last few years. The Bluebird was
future-proofed, capable of working within a server-
based gaming environment, but the new cabinet
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