Inside Asian Gaming

June 2014 inside asian gaming 37 Tech Talk reigns supreme. Although Alfastreet has installed successful live-dealer multi- terminal baccarat units at Casino de Genting in Malaysia, it is barred from selling them in Macau, where LT Game has 100% share of well over 3,000 such terminals across the city with that number set to soar further as the new resorts on Cotai open over the coming years. While Alfastreet patiently awaits its chance to have a shot at entering Macau it’s been busy developing a slick new terminal with futuristic looks and superior ergonomics. Dubbed the Wiky, it features a 32-inch display—a lot bigger than the SL’s 23-inch screen though, according to Mr Radman, both terminals occupy the same footprint on the floor. Furthermore, while the SL debuted the unique feature of allowing players to bet on two games simultaneously on the same screen, on the Wiky they can bet on up to four games. “Asia is always looking for new products,” remarks Mr Radman. “If it’s new it’s good. Even if it’s not better sometimes, it has to be new.” Though Alfastreet feels the commercial pressure to continually roll out new or enhanced products, it obviously strives to ensure the changes it makes are positive ones. And the Wiky clearly appears to enhance value. “Baccarat players in particular always like to play several tables at once. Providing them a product that allows them to bet on four tables at once on one terminal seems to be a sure hit,” Mr Radman says. At the show, the games displayed on the Wiky included sic bo, roulette, double spin roulette and semi-live baccarat. “We have many more games, but we selected these particular ones for Asia,” he explains. “Definitely, as I said, baccarat and roulette, those games rule the Asian market.” Though Mr Radman is confident of his games’ superior value, aesthetics, technology and robustness, he is mindful they can still be held back by the region’s An enhanced version of the classic eight-station R8 roulette, which performs particularly well in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Whereas Alfastreet’s previous roulette products had all been fully automated, the SL was its first semi-automated offering, with a live dealer spinning the ball but all bets and payouts made through electronic terminals. Alfastreet’s new terminal, the Wiky, features a 32-inch display—a lot bigger than its predecessor’s 23-inch screen, though both terminals occupy the same footprint on the floor. unique regulatory hurdles, including delays in product approvals by the fastidious Casino Regulatory Authority in Singapore and the Macau patent issue. Alfastreet is instead concentrating on diligently gathering market feedback and constantly striving to develop the best products to cater to the evolving needs of Asia’s rapidly maturing electronic table gaming market. And in the process it’s creating some beautiful machines. Also on display at the Alfastreet stand was its big wheel product, available in both automated and live game formats.