Inside Asian Gaming

April 2014 | INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 31 Tech Talk is much more advanced, there are extended game features and all kinds of games within games.” Nick Farley, president of Solon, Ohio-based Eclipse Compliance Testing concurs that the game testing and approval process has become more difficult, which is not necessarily a bad thing for the gaming industry as a whole. “Issues that are coming to the forefront of compliance testing include the advancement of gaming technology and new forms of gaming that are emerging,” Mr Farley said. “These new forms of gaming are creating new opportunities for revenue to enter state coffers. The technologies evolving from these new forms of gaming are changing the complexion of gaming.” And themake-up of compliance testing laboratories as well. From humble beginnings, Eclipse has expanded and is now authorized in 250 jurisdictions and has an alliance with an overseas lab to expand its reach around the world, according to Mr Farley. It now services the compliance testing needs of the casino gaming industry (both Class II and Class III); the amusement industry; state lotteries; charitable gaming; Internet gaming; and legal professionals. The lab specializes in all areas of electronic gaming, including, but not limited to, Class II and Class III gaming systems; charitable gaming systems, including bingo and electronic pull-tabs; and internet gaming, including mobile gaming. “Eclipse has established a reputation for tailoring our services to meet our customers’ needs in the most efficient manner of any lab,” Mr Farley said. “Our testing services… [offer] faster throughput and lower costs to our customers without sacrificing quality or cutting corners. We do this by establishing efficient testing procedures to ensure thoroughness in a timely fashion.” BMM Testlabs is a third independent lab whose growth parallels that of the gaming industry. Originally established in Australia in the 1980s, BMM now has 14 offices in 13 countries, employs 200 people and is licensed or recognized in over 400 jurisdictions, according to its website. The company provides testing and certification, regulatory consultancy and field services to customers throughout the globe. It also offers insight and engineering expertise within gaming certification. The company remains active as well. So far in 2014, BMM has “New forms of gaming are creating new opportunities for revenue to enter state coffers. The technologies evolving from these new forms of gaming are changing the complexion of gaming.” Nick Farley , president of Eclipse Compliance Testing