Inside Asian Gaming

inside asian gaming May 2014 74 G iesecke & Devrient is one of the gaming industry’s most trusted names in large-volume cash processing for a lot of reasons, and all of them will be on ample display at G2E Asia 2014. Munich-based G&D has been serving central and commercial banks and cash- transit enterprises with the state of the art in such systems and services for well over a century, amassing a wealth of experience which the company has turned to the demanding environment of the 21st century with technologies that have made the smooth, efficient and secure movement of cash a specialty. In Macau, the company’s count room systems have been in use since 2005, and its presence continues to grow as Asian gaming grows, with more recent installations in Malaysia, South Korea, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. For the US$750 million Solaire Resort & Casino, which opened last March as the first of the new Manila IRs, G&D designed a tailored portfolio of hardware and software components to integrate every segment of the business—from cage operations to restaurants to the shops and The Counting House Whatever the demands of the count room, cage and satellite bank, Giesecke & Devrient has the solution the hotel—into a single, flexible system for fast, reliable, fully automated and secure cash-processing. Visitors to G&D’s G2E Asia exhibit will get a first-hand look at how all the parts fit in a display titled the “Casino’s Count Room Efficiency Solutions,” highlighted by the BPS C4 and BPS C1, the Numeron and the Bank Express System, each designed in its unique way to optimize work processes, reduce costs and enhance productivity. The BPS C4 has been developed to meet the most exacting demands of the count room with a high through-put rate and true continuous processing with header-card one-pass technology for multi- denomination, multi-orientation and multi- currency counting and TITO tickets and vouchers sorting. The compact, easy to use BPS C1 is well-suited to the places where space is an issue, such as cash desks and back of house areas. It authenticates, checks and sorts denominations, detects multiple currencies and provides emission-sorting, orientation- sorting, TITO reading and image face scans. Its two stackers, fitted with separate compartments for sorting and rejections, can count up to 1,500 banknotes per minute. BPS Connect Casino is a tailored software solution that connects with both the C4 and C1 to integrate an array of additional industry-proven best practices, including an interface between the header card and smart can system, the ability to track cash through the entire processing chain with consolidated reporting and analysis and tools to ensure that processing capacity is operating at peak utilization. The Numeron is an exceptionally compact end-to-end processing system that belies its small size with features that include the CashRay 180 high-tech sensor and a person-to-machine interface. The innovative Bank Express System sets new standards of productivity and efficiency for the satellite employee bank, working in tandem with G&D’s Compass Casino to provide controlled and secure access to as many as 150 pre-assembled employee banks, each containing up to 1,000 banknotes and up to six rolls of coins. It not only automates the bank-out function, it also tracks and controls all cash balances, providing an average dispensing time of seven seconds, enabling cashiers to complete their back- office transactions more efficiently and spend more time serving their guests. Looking ahead, G&D sees more opportunities unfolding in Asia. The Entertainment City build-out in Manila is of particular interest in light of the company’s success at Solaire. Plans include expanding on the technological front as well in areas such as loyalty card automation and chip- verification and destruction systems. Visit Giesecke & Devrient at Stand #219 The BPS C4 handles TITO tickets and vouchers as well as cash. The compact BPS C1 is ideal for smaller areas such as cash desks. G2E ASIA 2014