Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING | 84 F utureLogic, with its printing and couponing solutions, has been a mainstay in the Asian gaming market since opening its office in Macau in 2006. Its latest innovation, Ticket2Go, will be the focal point as the company returns to G2E Asia. Ticket2Go is new to Asian gaming markets. The solution offers a networkless ticket-out payment solution for machines that have a serial or parallel coin hopper, making it the only ticket-out payment solution that works with both state-of-the-art as well as legacy machines. Multilingual and multi-currency, the Ticket2Go solution can be installed across multiple sites enabling operators to replace coin payout technology with a simple ticket-based solution. With the addition of the Ticket2Go Cash Redemption Module which can be integrated with any third-party cash redemption terminal, FutureLogic offers a secure and automated solution for small to medium-sized operations or venues. The product originally was launched at London’s ICE show in 2012, then spread to Europeanmarkets. John Edmunds, FutureLogic’s vice president of global product management and international markets, said market-specific adjustments were performed to make the Ticket2Go ready for Asia. “We’ve now been able to develop the product so it’s applicable toward the Asia market and we’re very excited about showing it off at G2E Asia for the first time,” said Mr Edmunds. “In Europe they have a lot of what they call amusement with prizes games. These are much lower-cost products, much more about entertainment than just gambling. They’re really kind of a cross between an amusement game and a slot machine. “That market’s quite distinct, and there are more than a million of those games in Europe. It doesn’t exist in Asia. Asia really is a slot market, and it just depends on whether they’re large casinos or small clubs. So there’s a difference in product and there’s a difference in market segmentation. So we’ve had to make different developments in the product to make it applicable toward that market.” The key benefit to small-to-medium-sized operations is the ability to turn machines with coin payouts to ticket pays. That enables operators to get rid of coin inventory and reduce coin-handling time. With redemption behind the bar for small operations, it eases collections for route operators and saves time, freeing operators to interact with customers. While Ticket2Go is new and FutureLogic is eager to show it off, the company’s full line of ticketing solutions will be on display at G2E Asia. That includes the Gen2 Universal Printer that earlier this year won the Inside Asian Gaming Supplier Award for “Best Electronic Gaming Peripheral – Printer”. It’s interoperable with gaming devices from all manufacturers, allowing operators to use a single printer throughout their slot floor. The Gen2 Intelligent Bezel System uses blocked bezel detection to reduce paper jams, and tickets are fully printed and burst before being made available to the player. FutureLogic will also present the PromoNet promotional couponing solution. Installedin12locationsworldwide, it’s a template-based solution that helps casinos design and manage a wide range of promotional campaigns from the convenience of a workstation PC, and turns ordinary slot tickets into eye-catching coupons. It also enables operators to tailor rewards to all players, regardless of whether they have or are using a loyalty card. Promotional triggers work in real time, and PromoNet can link game-play metrics and slot promotions directly to player behavior. FutureLogic suggests that can boost players club sign-up, extend the G2E ASIA 2013 Hopper Upgrade Taking center stage at FutureLogic’s stand this year is the new Ticket2Go solution, which enables slot operators to replace coin payout technology with a simple ticket-based solution The Gen3 Evolution Printer, which FutureLogic claims is the fastest printer in gaming