Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING | April 2013 28 provides connectivity independent of existing systems across all areas of the gaming floor: slots, tables, progressives, bonusing, peripherals, player- tracking, evenmobile. Itsmany innovations include Picture-in-Picture, a player display interface that lets operators deliver custom content directly onto an EGM, completely separate from the device’s proprietary images. Best Multi-Terminal Product Winner: LT Game – Live Table Multi-Game System LT Game owns Macau’s lucrative live-dealer ETG market with a patent- protected and feature- rich platform that boasts more than 2,000 terminals in casinos all over the city. The games (baccarat overwhelmingly) are dealt in real time, of course, the croupiers physically present, usually on a raised platform, the action transmitted by camera to large overhead monitors and to the screens on the scores of terminals surrounding the platform. Wherever it’s installed, Live Table is a focal point of the floor, a natural attention-getter. But not content to rest on its success, LT is continually upgrading the customizable software and the design of the player interface to keep the experience fresh, comfortable and conducive to more extended play. So it’s a highly flexible platform as well, capable of supporting any number of terminal configurations both for ticket and cash play and available in two slant-top styles. Live Table also provides player- tracking and VIP client alert functionalities and supports an array of direct-marketinggoodiesintheformofFlash-enabledadvertisements and notices of special drawings, jackpots and tournaments. Honorable Mention: SHFL Entertainment – Rapid Table Games On the strength of some 500 installed units in Singapore, SHFL’s Rapid Table Games system has established for itself an enviable track record. Available in roulette, baccarat and Sic Bo and sporting two attractive and space-saving cabinet designs, the platform supports TITO and card play, player-tracking and player-rating, accounting and auditing and has the added value of optional “satellite” deployment, which allows a terminal to be placed anywhere on the floor for remote play via a direct feed. Best Multi-Terminal Innovation Winner: Jumbo Technology – Long Dragon Baccarat Asians feed their passion for baccarat by indulging a belief in their ability to spot and exploit trends in the cards based on past results. Jumbo Technology’s Long Dragon Baccarat markets directly to this obsession with a multi-terminal platform that can link a player to up to eight active tables, each one set in a richly animated virtual environment brought vividly to life on a 47-inch widescreen. It even features a configurable “squeeze-card” function. The comfortable, forward-thinking player interface is bill validator and TITO-ready and includes a 15-inch touchscreen and extra-large play buttons (with an automatic “re-bet”). It also offers an optional side bet and a mystery jackpot. Taiwan-based Jumbo believes it has a winner in Long Dragon Baccarat and is tweaking the GLI-certified, SAS 6.0X-compatible platform for jurisdictions across the region. Nominees: Manufacturer Title Alfastreet SL-M3 Aruze Lucky Sic Bo Interblock G4 Organic Baccarat Jumbo Long Dragon Baccarat LT Game Live Table Multi-Game System SHFL Rapid Table Games LT Game’s Live Table Multi-Game System Long Dragon Baccarat Nominees: Manufacturer Title Alfastreet TT-M3 Aruze Lucky Big Wheel Aruze Lucky Sic Bo Interblock G4 Organic Baccarat Jumbo Long Dragon Baccarat LT Game Live Table Multi-Game System SUPPLIER AWARDS Rapid Fusion SaffariNet