Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING | June 2013 36 FEATURES Fortune and Koi Treasures—will be available on the celebrated Pro Curve cabinet, whose innovative convex LCD emulates spinning reels. Chinese Zodiac, which invites players to choose their favorite astrological animal to lock wilds, offers the flexibility of both the V22/22 Upright and V22/26 Slant cabinets. Following up on the popularity of the Cash Wizard progressive is CashWizard Tiki Magic, featuring dazzling 1,080-pixel animation and a new character, Ms. Magic, who leads players through an enchanted forest filled with new bonus and “touch, drag and fling” features on their way to a chance at three jackpots. Bally also wants to see what kind of traction its bonus-packed NASCAR near-area progressive will gain with Asian players. “It’s a very US-centric brand,” Mr Gissane acknowledges, “but I think in the Philippines it will definitely work.” Not that he’s ruling out any of the surrounding markets. “It’s a good game with a lot of meaty features,”he notes.“The brand doesn’t necessarily relate, but it has enough entertainment that I think it will be successful in the region. We’ll see. But it’s definitely an amazing game, it’s feature-rich, it’s got the Surround Sound Chair, so it’s got that whole player experience.” Speaking of the Surround Sound, the company is already brainstorming the release of Michael Jackson II. But that’s not surprising. As Mr Gissane says,“It has been one of the most successful products we’ve ever launched into Asia.” If the prototype shown on the show floor at The Venetian last month is any indication, Bally is destined for continued success in Asia. Kurt Gissane, Bally’s senior director and managing director for Asia-Pacific, and Srini Raghavan, senior vice president APAC & Africa and managing director, India, show off the Inside Asian Gaming Supplier Awards 2013 trophy for Michael Jackson, named “Best Slot Innovation”. and we took their feedback and made changes. That’s why we’re so excited to show it here,” said Mr Gissane, speaking from the show floor last month. “Although it’s not completed yet, that was of good use to us. When they come through and say, ‘I remember how you said we should change this or do that,’ we’re able to show them.” Some of the new dual-language titles—Star Signs, Zodiac The bonus-packed NASCAR near-area progressive