Inside Asian Gaming

inside asian gaming May 2014 82 W hen Rebecca Kingswell, managing director Asia for TCSJohnHuxley, looks at the region’s gaming market, she finds a great deal of reason for enthusiasm. “The Asian market can be summed up in four words,” she says. “Exciting, evolving, growing, competitive.” At its exhibit at G2E Asia 2014, TCSJohnHuxley will spotlight a far-reaching range of gaming industry products, including traditional gaming tables, roulette wheels, the Chipper Champ 2 chip sorter, its unique e-FX 2 displays for roulette and sic bo and its robust new A-Plus shuffler. Another new product in the spotlight will be Gaming Floor Live Baccarat, a game optimization tool designed to maximize key performance areas and profitability. Gaming Floor Live, already available for roulette, gives casino operators powerful new capabilities for assessing dealer accountability. Features include real-time feedback on overall performance, including the speed of each hand dealt, table alerting and reporting for enhanced pit visibility, greater surveillance views of all tables and alerts and incident reports along with full back-of-house reporting, all of which are available on an open platform that can interface with existing systems if required. “We are currently in partnership with a significant operator to maximize efficiencies on the floor and to improve on dealer speed to increase revenue,” Ms Kingswell says. “By having visibility of enough data and knowledge to refine and optimize processes even a tiny amount, operators are able to save and make more money. Even a fractional optimization on the scale of Macau table revenues adds up to a significant and positive change to profitability.” Another highlight at the stand will be Sic Bo Blaze, an innovative gaming surface technology that offers stunning game animations projected through a traditional gaming layout. All winning bets and game Primed for Growth TCSJohnHuxley is unveiling a fresh array of innovative table solutions for keeping pace with a region on the move “We have always had a strong presence in Asia, and we continue to increase this as the market expands, focusing heavily on investing in our products and our people.” Rebecca Kingswell , managing director Asia, TCSJohnHuxley versatile and game-configurable with a non- traceable random shuffle from one deck on up to six decks. It requires little training time as it prompts the user throughout the dealing process. The Chipper Champ 2 sorts up to 500 chips per minute with low-maintenance technology and long-life LED strobe detectors. The unique design of its rack dispensers gives perfect stacks of 20 chips every time. The innovative e-FX Elite 2 table displays, available currently for roulette and sic bo, offer full customization, enabling operators to display a variety of player messages and their own promotional media. It comes in 21- and 29-inch slim-line versions, single-side or double-sided, and it’s compatible with Gaming Floor Live. With all this and much more in its portfolio, TCSJohnHuxley is understandably optimistic about its ability to continue to grow with the region, supported by offices in Macau and Singapore and technical service teams in the Philippines and Malaysia. “We have always had a strong presence in Asia, and we continue to increase this as the market expands, focusing heavily on investing in our products and our people,” Ms Kingswell says. “We have strengthened our team by hiring the right people to drive our business forward as well as a continued commitment to develop key products for the region. “Asia is an extremely important market to us,” she adds. “As the business continues to steadily grow, our strategy remains to supply products, solutions and support that help to drive and grow our customers’ business.” Visit TCSJohnHuxley at Stand #1239 sequences are highlighted, while the highly flexible surface allows casinos to customize graphics and branding within the layout. Blaze will be rolled out in the coming year to cover a full range of table games. The A-Plus shuffler has a lightweight, compact design that fits comfortably on any table with minimal operating noise. It’s Sic Bo Blaze allows casinos to customize graphics and branding within the layout. G2E ASIA 2014