Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING | June 2011 40 Multiloteri David Čechmánek, founder of Muliloteri, is hopeful that hand-held gaming devices will find greater acceptance in the future. Mr Čechmánek spoke to Inside Asian Gaming about the company’s MLT® - mobile lottery terminal™—a portable gaming device using state of the art wireless technology. IAG : Please tell us about the development of your main product. Mr Čechmánek : For a long time, our company, Multiloteri®, has been dedicated to the development of a gaming device: F aced with a shortage of dealers, a cap on the number of live gaming tables and imminent restrictions on smoking areas at their properties, Macau casino operators are becoming more interested in finding new ways for players to bet on games away from the tables. One solution could be to introduce a remote gaming platform that enables players to gamble anywhere within a casino resort property. Although the idea of applying wireless technology to support and augment land-based gaming operations is not new, the introduction of such technology has been moving very slowly due to legal issues and security concerns. Czech Republic-based Multiloteri®, a pioneer in the research and development of wireless gaming technology, is about to launch one of the first wireless gaming platforms designed specifically for land- based casinos. Revolution at Your Fingertips Multiloteri’s MLT® - mobile lottery terminal™ opens up a host of new possibilities for both players and casinos Multiloteri MLT® - mobile lottery terminal™. To protect it, we applied for patent protection for all of our products even before their introduction in the market. Patent protection is a very lengthy process, but for a small firm like ours, it is the only way to break through and succeed. We wanted to publish information and present our products several months later, but as we noticed the attempts of some firms to introduce a similar product in the market, we decided to announce our products immediately. Our goal is to distribute MLT throughout the world, but arranging for production and operation of such a number of MLT devices and their parts is difficult from financial, technological and logistical points of view. These are the main reasons why we are currently looking for reliable, ambitious and prestigious partners to ensure production and distribution. Do you see potential for MLT in Asia? Any product that does not require too much space has potential in overpopulated Asia. But it is not only about giving the operator independence from space and location, but also about giving more options from a design point of view. MLT consists of multiple portable