Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING | March 2008 26 as the most successful land-based and online P2P game in the gam- ing industry.” Playtech’s Asian casino games include the Japanese classic Pachinko , as well as a variety of Asian-facing slot games. Playtech’s Live games, including Roulette, Baccarat, Blackjack, and Sic Bo, also have particular appeal to Asian players, who tend to place less trust in Random Number Generator (RNG) systems that run other online casino games.The Live games offer casino games in real-time via vid- eo-streaming, with real dealers who players can chat with by means of instant messaging. “The cross selling opportunities between the casino, the live dealers and the P2P games further enhance player value introducing players to a constant stream of new offerings,” adds Mr Losica. Cross-platform network Playtech’s “unified cross-platform network en- ables all of our gaming platforms—online,mobile and land-based—to be accessed and funded by players through a single user account via the same username-password combination,” explains Mr Losica. Operators can therefore manage all gaming platforms by means of a single management interface. “We cater to a se- lect clientele, one that demands a more customized, tailored offering and service than standard ‘one prod- uct fits all’ solutions can offer,” continues Mr Losica. “We unify so that our clients can diversify.” Mr Losica also emphasizes that the Playtech platform includes count- less solutions for managing players, games, and networks with flexible configuration options, which “allow operators to accommodate future product diversification with ease. As their global reach extends, our clients can reap the benefits of a product range that is available in multiple languages and supports multiple currencies, and a games portfolio that is specifically tailored to the gaming patterns of a diverse selection of coun- tries. Our Asian facing offer- ings in particular, provide the ultimate unified solution in a culturally diverse region.” Playtech trumpets its ongoing and open dialogue with its licensees, enabling it to be very responsive to their needs.Mr Losica says his compa- ny is on the brink of unveiling several new developments, and vows “Play- tech will keep improving and develop- ing more products for the Asian market, drawing on our wealth of experience in deploying platforms and Asian facing products and providing an unrivalled level of service to operators entering Asia.” New Games