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was inviting players to try and win at their Craps
table (with Omni Craps Display, of course!) – all you
had to do is roll five 12s…
Slot product was top of the tree for Ainsworth –
after all, that is what they do. Of note was the House of
Fortune progressive linked product, with three mystery
jackpot levels, multi denomination and up to 50 lines
games, and a great sign package. Also on show that
looked great was Jackpot Kingdom, a link progressive
package with a mystery triggered jackpot feature.
We caught up with Peter Walford, who is soon to
take over their European operation, at G2E. He told
us: "It’s been a great show for us, probably more so
for the American side; the launch of new product
Nevada Numbers too – on a small extra screen in the from Ainsworth’s perspective has been well received,
machine, and it’s an added game to the existing but I think climate conditions will dictate the next
game. We’re rolling out one application a month for few months of sales.
operators to benefit from, it’s growing all the time. "We’ve had a great influx of European customers
This is all available now though, this is not where we come through, not as many as previous years but
hope to be – this is where we are." strong enough, but again, with our new products and
TCSJOHNHUXLEY had a strong presence, and the new concepts, the
usual line-up of good products that customers have customers seem to
come to expect. The highlight for us was the Omni appreciate what
Craps Display, which brings the eye-grabbing display we have."
excitement that Roulette has benefitted from for some GPI continued
time to the Craps table. Information is clear and easy to push their RFID
to read, and the times players have been rolling for product, which
are a major part of the fun. It can even give the has grown into a
players a printout telling them how long they were genuine suite
'shooting' for; it's customisable for the casino, with a which all
selection of skins to choose from, and it's simple to operators should
use. What more could an operator want? be aware of. The
Well, how about the excellent MultiPLAY Roulette? RFID poker table,
We've seen this before, including the impressive dual for example, saves
installation at London's Empire casino, but at G2E it time in games –
was getting a lot of attention. It's attractive because of and therefore,
the security it offers operators, while retaining the fun generates more revenue. At G2E though, the RFID
of the live dealer; on top of that, it's just a great poker table was allied with JCM's table-mounted bill
looking piece of equipment that does its job perfectly. validator, Trident. As Christophe Leparoux of GPI
Also of note was the rather plush Aston Martin car explains: "We’ve teamed up with JCM to interface our
parked outside the show, which TCSJOHNHUXLEY RFID table with their Trident bill validator for table
games. It means there’s an RFID float tray, which give
the exact inventory of the table. Combined with the
bill validator, it means you can interface with our
system for the drop.
"This means with the chip tray, you know the value
of the chips when you open and close the table;
basically, this combination also gives you the drop on
the table, so you have the balance.
He added: "It’s been an excellent show, the traffic
has been very steady for us, and we’ve seen a
surprising amount of customers from Europe here.
We’ve had our RFID demos roughly every hour on the
stand, which
always draws a
crowd."
Casino
Technology, after
wowing crowds in
Vegas with their
incredible PlayMe
Roulette-wheel-in-
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