Inside Asian Gaming

46 47 Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. was founded in Septem- ber 1987, under the name JRM Enterprises, a sole proprietorship owned by President/Founder James R. Maida. From the period 1987 to July 1989,the company’s primary clients were the State of Montana and the State of South Dakota. On July 1, 1989, James R.Maida and Paul J. Magno merged JRM Enterprises into Gam- ing Laboratories Interna- tional, Inc. (GLI), with its World Headquarters lo- cated in Toms River, New Jersey. Since that date, GLI has entered into more than 360 contracts worldwide to perform machine testing and certification on more than 300,000 devices. On a worldwide basis, GLI has either consulted and/or tested machines Gaming Laboratories International Taking testing and certification further for more than 360 jurisdictions in countries including Aland, Aus- tralia, Belgium, Canada, The Caribbean, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Lux- emburg, Malta, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The United King- dom and The United States. Currently GLI employs more than 400 professionals at nine offices worldwide. It operates wholly owned and fully staffed gaming test laboratories in Lakewood, NJ; Golden, CO; Las Vegas, NV; GLI Europe, B.V. in Hillegom, The Netherlands; GLI Africa in Pretoria, South Africa; GLI Italia, in Bologna, Italy and GLI Asia, Macau, China. GLI is the only laboratory, public or private, that maintains ISO 17025 Accreditation at all of its testing laboratory locations. The GLI operation is a complex, comprehensive program of con- stant testing, communication and updating information. With more than 77,000 approved programs currently in the company’s database, GLI is more capable of quickly testing, certifying and communicating other products. In addition, GLI’s Senior Director of Engineering and Client Services Ian Hughes will be speaking at G2E on the panel “Regulation & Compli- ance:An International Standard,”held on June 13th. http://www.gaminglabs.com/ JCM American The most trusted name in currency and transaction management G2E Asia Vendor Profiles JCM American Corporation is the worldwide leader and most trusted name in currency and transaction management, and its products are used in countries around the globe. For more than 50 years, JCM has been developing and designing innovative currency solutions for a diverse range of industries, including gaming, vending, retail, financial, transportation, security and unique application industries. On display at G2E Asia: The Intelligent Cash Box improves a casino’s overall accounting efficiencies. ICB is a system, not just a cash box. The ICB multi-function onboard memory improves casino operations by automating processes, which eliminate human errors. ICB provides a secure report of every transaction accepted and accurately links those transactions to the machine the cash box was taken from. ICB reduces tasks during the drop and moves drop data from the count room to accounting, generally 50 percent faster. ICB eliminates human error in multiple areas by automating critical manual steps in procedures and provides reporting triple check for baseline accuracy. The Universal Bill Acceptor, UBA®, offers the most sophisticated security measures, incorporating overt and covert technologies in magnetic and optical sensing; infrared, red and green LEDs, phototrans- istors, UV, reflective, transparency and bar code sensors; self-centering mechanisms; two-time automatic retry feature;front-access USB download port;and forward/backward-compatible,high-impact Plastic 500 or 1000 note Cash Box.The UBA has a 99% acceptance rate; one head for all global currencies,and accepts currency up to 85mm. UBA is Intelligent Cash Box compatible; the combined technology increase effi- ciency, reduces human errors, automatically links the cash box to gaming asset and supplies independent data reporting from the UBA. JCM is a subsidiary of Osaka-based Japan CashMachine,with subsidiaries inDüsseldorf,Hong Kong,London, Macau, and Sydney. www.jcm-american.com James Maida Among the great products Aristocrat will have on display are: Hyperlink Building on the success of Hyperlink Cash Express and Jackpot Carnival three NEW themes will be displayed at G2E with LCD top- box displays and high impact over head signage. Golden Goals, Loco Loot and Jackpot Deluxe are Aristocrat’s latest Hyperlink themes set to take Asia by storm.  Loco Loot, Golden Goals and Jackpot Deluxe are designed to add a thrill to your gaming floor through high jackpot activity and enter- taining games. Players join in the fun of the game as they interact with new and unique second screen features to deter- mine what level of jack- pot is won.   More Games: An extension to the successful launch of 50 Lines games, Aristocrat introduces 100 Line games “Wild Panda” and Aristocrat Technologies Building on its Asian successes with great new products Bally Technologies Celebrating its 75th Anniversary with exciting new products Bally Technologies, Inc will be featuring a variety of exciting new products at the first G2E.“We have an outstanding mix of new slot machine titles and technol- ogy that we look forward to showing off to our customers from throughout the Asia Pacific,” said Cath Burns, Vice President and Managing Director for Bally Asia Pacific. “Our game developers have done a great job creating a variety of new multi-level progressives that we’re confident will appeal to players in Macau and beyond.We are also teaming up with the show organizers to host Bally’s 75th An- niversary celebration and welcome reception on the first night of the show,so the new G2E Asia promises to be a special event for everyone.” The multi-level progressive video titles Bally will display include Hot Shot Pro- gressive™ Winning Times™, Hot Shot Progressive Blazing 7s®, Hot Shot Progres- sive All About Money™ and Golden Monkey™. Other new titles on display will include Jade of the Dragon™, Fixin’To Win™, Sand Dollar™, Silver Knight™, Good Fortune™, Bagpipe Bonus™, Double Dragon Frenzy™, Super Fireball Frenzy™, Fortune Frog™, Fortune River™, Suduko™ and Double Dragon & Diamonds™. Additionally, Bally will also be presenting its TMS.Bacc™ system to track bac- carat play, a technology that has already been successfully deployed in the Ma- cau market. The show also follows Bally’s announcement in April that it secured a comprehensive slot accounting and casino management agreement with Las Vegas Sands Corp. for all LVS casinos along the Cotai Strip in Macau as well as LVS’ casino under construction in Singapore. www.BallyTech.com “100 Lions”, which offer the player 100 Line / 100 credit combinations betting max lines on any reel spin. Aristocrat looks forward to the response from the marketplace given the great maths and graphic packages behind these two games.   There will also be a range of new games on the stand emphasis- ing Aristocrat’s focus on the Asian Market with games like “Oriental Beauty”,“Spring Festival”,“5 Koi”,“Fortune King”, and“Cheeky Monkey”.  Poker Pro TM: As shown last year, PokerPro® has become a hit with the world- wide growth of Poker and professional Poker tournaments. Poker- Pro® is a 10-seat automated Poker table that combines the fast play of online Poker, and the interactivity of live Poker. Players prefer PokerPro® because it’s fast, 100% accurate, and more spacious than a standard table. Casinos benefit from PokerPro® as it increases rev- enue from increased hands per hour, reduces operating costs, and drives a new demographic onto the Casino floor.  The 2-player ver- sion, PokerPro® Heads-UpTM which was just voted one of the Top 20 Gaming technology products for 2006 by Casino Journal, will also be displayed at the stand.  http://www.aristocratgaming.com