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MULTIPLAYER GAMES
terminals allow wagering on a layout that's identical to games arriving on the market, is that it still allows
Roulette. Available in three languages – English, players to enjoy the game of Roulette in an authentic
Spanish and Chinese – the game features a unique way,” Davis says. “TouchTable MultiPLAY Roulette
ball design that shows 24 number printings and doesn’t alter the game in any way.”
allows a camera to catch a clear result from any angle AccuPLAY Parallel Deal Blackjack from
of the ball. Normally a bingo ball only shows six faces. TCSJOHNHUXLEY is a touch screen live card table,
All Jumbo’s MPS products can be configured to link offering real card action at electronic speed. The
with Mystery Jackpot facilities if operators so wish. system consists of two patented elements. First, the
www.jumbogames.com.tw Parallel Deal Blackjack game rules enable six players to
play at virtually the same speed as one-against-the-
Novomatic dealer. Secondly there is the AccuPLAY table with
Novomatic sees itself as the global market leader in integral electronics that enhance security and allow
multiplayer games, with Touchbet Roulette its flagship such a unique game to be played.
product. AccuPLAY Parallel Deal Blackjack has the potential
“It’s a performance-proven product with the quality to revolutionise live casino gaming, according to
that comes with the highest standards,” explains Davis. The great thing about this product is that it
Novomatic’s Max Lindenberg. “Our multiplayer games maintains the trust that players have in real cards but
are very flexible because they run on a server-based removes the time-consuming element of chip
multiplayer platform. This means operators don’t have handling for both the dealer and the players,” he says.
to run just one table of Touchbet Roulette, but can Each player seating position is equipped with its own
interconnect up to three tables and give a player, at an credit meter and touch screen player interface. Quick
individual player station, the choice of which of one out and simple to use, the system increases player
of three tables to try his or her luck on.” decisions per hour, making your table games more
Novo Multi Roulette has a mechanical reel, and engaging for customers. Owing to automated bet and
connects to Novomatic’s Stealth cabinets, and there are payout transactions, AccuPLAY has the potential to
TouchBet versions of Sic Bo and Blackjack. increase turn over by approximately 70 percent.
There’s some major new multiplayer product Standard house cards are used in a normal card
development underway at Novomatic, according to shoe but are drawn across a reader (as fast as you like)
Lindenberg, but it’s remaining under wraps until IGE: and are shown on screens in front of the players.
“we will have a big innovation and we are going to These touch screens display credit, purchased from Jumbo – (from the top) virtual dealer
revolutionise the gaming floor of the future, with our the dealer with cash or chips and according to the Jessie; the Jumbo Live Table; and
new Multiplayer Plus performance that will be rules, players choose options to buy-in, take a card,
Jumbo’s Lucky Ball Roulette.
introduced in January,” Linden promises. Facilities to split, double, stand and so on by touching the screen.
connect many more than three tables together seem Unlike regular Blackjack, with Parallel Deal
likely to be part of the new developments. Blackjack the player cards are common to all players
Indeed, IGE, for Novomatic, is going to be focussed and there is virtually no limit to the number of players
on multiplayer games. “We will have more than 50 that can make their own decisions simultaneously.
percent of our stand, perhaps as much as 60 or 70 Apart from the major reduction in game time
percent for multiplayer presentations,” Lindenberg says. achieved by simultaneous decision-making and
automatic payment, the game requires fewer cards per
TCSJOHNHUXLEY round and thus fewer shuffles per session.
TouchTable MultiPLAY Roulette merges a traditional Poker players can take on virtual opponent Big Tony
Roulette table and live dealer with a full-sized the self-styled “King of Poker”. Gameplay and a string
electronic multi-player betting surface. What makes it of new patents including one for bluffing makes Big
so unique and authentic for players, according to Tony’s Texas Hold ’em a fun, unique product for all
Luke Davis, Product Communications Manager for the types of gaming venues. It comes as a slim, slot-style
Novomatic – features a dozen products
company, is that unlike any other touch screen betting cabinet and is also delivered in a new 1-4 multi-player in its multiplayer range.
interface it can identify each individual player and table version called Big Tony’s PokerKard.
their betting activity. Each of the 7 to 21 player
positions, fed from a single croupier and live wheel, Slomaster
displays a personalised touch menu giving full access Slomaster is unusual in that is uses Linux as the
to a host of game features. operating system in its multiplayer games, rather than
The system uses a 56-inch Quad HD LCD screen to DOS or Windows. Since last year it has added a new,
represent the layout. Chip handling, calculation of compact multiplayer machine to its range – which
winnings and payout functions are automated and Managing Director Silvo Povse claims has the smallest
deliver total game security, lowers costs and footprint in the market. “It’s very interesting,” he says.
substantially increases the hourly number of games. “It fits in very small places, requiring only 2.1 square
Configurations available are 7-player single, metres, so it suitable for non-casino environments
14-player double and 21-player triple table formats. such as hotel lobbies and bars as well as the casino
“One of the most important attributes of the floor. We’ll be opening new markets with this product,
MultiPLAY system, and something that seems which means that our range of multiplayer Roulette
Slomaster – possibly the world’s
increasingly forgotten among the plethora of modern machines can offer games for 2, 4, 5, 8 and 10 players. smallest multiplayer footprint?
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