Inside Asian Gaming

May 2014 inside asian gaming 73 F utureLogic was fast to embrace Asia’s burgeoning markets with its state- of-the art portfolio of printing and couponing solutions, and Asia has embraced FutureLogic. “Without a doubt, FutureLogic has a leading position in Asia with approximately 85% market share in terms of printer products installed,” notes Alfred Hwee, director of business development for the Glendale, Calif.,-based supplier, which opened its Macau office back in 2006. FutureLogic will be showcasing its full line of printers at G2E Asia, highlighted by the GEN3 Evolution, the stalwart GEN2 Universal, a fixture on slot floors worldwide, and the innovative TableXchange, which delivers robust TITO capabilities to the pit. Mr Hwee sees great potential for TableXchange in Asia by virtue of its ability to enable players to use cash-out vouchers at the table via a connection to the casino’s existing TITO network. Ticket To Ride FutureLogic is growing its sizable Asian presence with enhanced technologies for real-time promotional couponing and innovative TITO capabilities for table games “This technology creates a common currency across the casino and creates a bridge between slots and tables,” Mr Hwee explains. “The TableXchange device further streamlines casino operations by reducing the fill amounts at the tables.” The GEN3 Evolution printer is designed with promotional couponing in mind and has the industry’s largest standard paper capacity of 450 tickets, enabling operators to save up to 30 refills per year. It prints and presents a ticket or coupon at an astounding speed of less than a second and features precision grayscale printing, advanced multiport architecture and direct system connection over TCP/IP. It also offers an optional on- board promotional network adaptor. The award-winning GEN2 Universal printer is an industry standard. It’s interoperable with gaming devices from all manufacturers, so casinos can use it across their slot floors. A core strength of the GEN2 is its ability to fully print and burst tickets before releasing them to the player, and its IntelligentBezel System enables early detection to reduce paper jams. FutureLogic was quick to see the potential in promotional couponing, and its PromoNet technology provides a flexible and feature-rich system that turns ordinary slot tickets into a colorful, eye-catching tool for marketing departments to deliver real- time targeted promotions right at the device. It enables casinos to tailor rewards to all players, regardless of whether they have or are using a loyalty card, while its real-time capabilities link game-play metrics and slot promotions directly to player behavior, which can boost players club sign-ups, extend time on device and ultimately increase revenues. It also features a mobile interface so hosts can issue promotions manually on demand. Rounding out this year’s offering is Ticket2Go, an offline network-less ticket-out payment solution for machines that have a serial or parallel coin hopper, making it the only ticketing solution that works with both new and legacy machines. Ticket2Go also supports multiple languages and currencies. In all, FutureLogic sees much to like in its positioning and prospects in Asia. “More properties will be opening up around the region, especially in Macau and the Philippines,” notes Mr Hwee. “In general, the Asian market still has a lot of growth potential for years to come.” Visit FutureLogic at Stand #239 FutureLogic sees great potential for TableXchange in Asia by virtue of its ability to enable players to use cash- out vouchers at the table via a connection to the casino’s existing TITO network. As Director of Business Development Alfred Hwee explains it, “This technology creates a common currency across the casino and creates a bridge between slots and tables.” Ticket2Go —a network-less solution for both new and legacy machines. G2E ASIA 2014