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G2E 2008 REVIEW
cabinet with six of the company's key slot games on, eject the ticket until it's fully printed, so it cannot be
for the international market. tampered with by the player or recipient. They also
ATRONIC had an expansive stand, and some great showed developments with the superb PromoNet
product. The standout for us was Deal or No Deal – product, in which it was linked to IGT's Service Window
What's Your Deal?, a wonderfully innovative slot on their sb product. This link means that a player can
machine – with no reels! The game follows the access Service Window, see what promotions they are
pattern of the internationally-recognised game show. eligible for when an alert is given, and the printer can
The core of the game is the briefcase bonus, in which give them the coupon right into their hand. Wonderful.
the player uses just two buttons: Deal, or No Deal. It's Finally, and best of all, there is Table Exchange,
another expansion of the license ATRONIC has which is set for a second quarter release in 2009. In
adapted to slots quite beautifully. the words of FutureLogic's Rob Denham, who was
Stargate is another licensed linked gaming concept understandably enthusiastic: "In casinos at the
from ATRONIC. Under its banner, there are four moment you have three kinds of currency – chips,
different slots, each themed around a different key cash and tickets. If you come off a slot machine you
character from the TV show. A special bonus bet must have to go to a cage or redemption terminal to
be played to get into the Stargate bonuses, offering change to cash to move on to tables. If you have
five different bonus games, including the progressive chips, you have to go to the cage to get cash to move
play-off. The show's visual theme is carried across to the slots; what this does is to allow players to move
very strongly to the slot bank, and it should be between slots and tables more efficiently. It’s got a
another hit for the company. barcode reader, so when you come from the slots the
ATRONIC's new slant-top cabinet, the double- ticket is read and validated, and you get the chips;
screen e
2
Slant, was previewed here, though it will be your ticket goes into the drop count with the cash.
launched to international markets at IGE in January. When you’re done playing, the croupier takes his
The company says that all e
2
games will be available chips back and gives you a ticket back with the right
on the e
2
slant going forward. value on, so the player can move on to another table,
Their community bonus series expands with Tree of or move back to the slots." If Table Exchange isn't a
Riches, a vibrant and fun-looking game which will huge hit for the company, Casino International will
have players collaborating and competing with each be very, very surprised.
other, under a visual identity rich with crisp graphics MEI were pushing their identity as a global
and a unique look. company very hard at the show, but considering their
Deal or No Deal – Join N Play, one of the most worldwide growth and increasing market share, that
applauded products at this year´s G2E, also comes seems fair. Product-wise, they showed the SCM, with a
under the same community bonus series banner, and cashbox with space for 50 per cent more bills, or a
it joins ATRONIC's other great DOND titles as a standard-size cash box.
surefire hit. Also on show was the Cashflow Sphinx, which we've
Quality was everywhere at the show; take FutureLogic, seen before under a different name, but which looks
for example. Three new products at one show, and every very, very good now. It's a validator for the casino
one a winner. They were showing the Eclipse Roll cage, which is probably the part of the casino most
Printer, a product with the casino, VLT and ATM susceptible to fraud. It's quick and easy – feed the
markets in mind, which, like their Gen2 printer, doesn't bill in, if it comes out it's a good bill. Simple but
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