Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING | June 2012 40 SPIELO International W ith SYSTEM2Go, SPIELO International has crafted a Web- based slot floor management solution that is ideally suited to small casinos and club markets, such as Indochina, Malaysia and Singapore. As you might expect from this, it was one of the highlights of the company’s exhibit at last month’s G2E Asia. A “light” alternative to the company’s end-to-end GALAXIS system is how Chiang Lai Fatt, general manager-Asia Pacific for Casino Systems, refers to SYSTEM2Go. It’s an entirely apt description, even if it belies to some degree just how versatile and intuitive this Web-based bundle of technologies is in performing a range of essential functions, fromaccounting toplayer tracking to jackpot management and control. “Even though we call it a light alternative to GALAXIS, it’s a complete tool,” Mr Chiang notes. “You don’t need to spend a fortune to have a system.” The goal was to create a comprehensive online slot floor system for facilities with a limited number of machines in one or in multiple venues, allowing them to get it off the ground from scratch and get their floors connected for automated readings and reporting. This meant it had to deliver considerable punch, but at a price point that makes sense in thosemarkets. To accomplish this, SYSTEM2Go is sold with hardware and software bundled into a single low cost package. What also makes it uniquely affordable is that it’s modular. Operators can select from four different packages— Advantage, Gold, Platinum TK and Platinum CC—and trade up as their needs require, starting with core accounting, reporting and jackpot management tools and later adding ticket-in/ticket-out, player-tracking and card cashless functionalities. The punch is delivered in the form of comprehensive, customizable performance reports and a powerful mystery and progressive jackpots engine that can create big Wide Area Jackpots (WAPs), with loyalty- building tools. Because it’s Web-based, management can remotely access real-time information from a single property, even a single machine, to an entire multi-site estate and develop reports that extract, manage and analyze the data critical to decision-making. Set-up is quick and simple using a standard Internet connection. The thinking from the start was to make it as user-friendly as possible. “It was the No. 1 thing we were looking at for this system,”Mr Chiang says.“Especially when you go to places like Indochina, where you must expect to have user-friendly products for them. And it’s very good for venues where they have high turnover of staff, because it’s very easy to train someone on it. The application is so easy to use—just one hour, and that’s it.” Data hosting and management can also beoutsourced to SPIELO International, which can be a real help to smaller operations with limited staff and resources. SYSTEM2Go is currently deployed in a number of small casinos and slot halls in Europe. It was installed simultaneously across the major slot hall groups in Malta earlier this year. To comply with Malta’s new slot hall regulations SYSTEM2Go was customized to provide a detailed report of players’ individual activities, which it does at the player’s request. It’s also installed in South America. The Asian markets are next. “We want to introduce it to all the clubs in the region,” says Mr Chiang. SPIELO International also presented a comprehensive range of compelling new games for the Asian market, another area where the company sees Asia as a significant growth opportunity. SPIELO Lean but Mean SPIELO International presented its latest product line-up of games and systems solutions as well as its enhanced sales presence at G2E Asia 2012 Lai Fatt Chiang Maria Garcia